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Cover art for CRABCAKES
NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 7, 1998

"McPherson has traveled the world and never lost sight of the inspirational lure of one's origins."
 McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prizewinning short-story collection Elbow Room (1977), writes here with an astonishing range of language and emotion. Read full book review >
Cover art for AMERICAN PASTORAL
FICTION
Released: May 12, 1997

"American fiction."
Roth's elegiac and affecting new novel, his 18th, displays a striking reversal of form—and content—from his most recent critical success, the Portnoyan Sabbath's Theater (1995). Read full book review >
Cover art for THIRTEEN UNCOLLECTED STORIES
FICTION
Released: March 1, 1994

"At best, middle-brow fiction in the O'Hara-Cozzens mold."
After years of litigation between the publisher and Cheever's estate, this collection of 13 stories now in the public domain proves something of a disappointment. Read full book review >
Cover art for A THOUSAND ACRES
FICTION
Released: Nov. 4, 1991

"With the Bard's peak moments—the storm, a blinding, etc.—a potent tragedy immaculate in characters, stately pace, and lowering ambiance."
Lear in Iowa. Read full book review >