NONFICTION
Released: March 20, 2012
"A candid, inspiring narrative of the author's brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a renewed sense of self."
Unsentimental memoir of the author's three-month solo hike from California to Washington along the Pacific Crest Trail.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 31, 2010
"If "freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose" (as Kris Kristofferson wrote), this book uses too many words to convey too much of nothing."
The epic sprawl of this ambitious yet ultimately unsatisfying novel encompasses everything from indie rock to environmental radicalism to profiteering in the Middle East.
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FICTION
Released: June 10, 2008
"An auspicious debut: a boon for dog lovers, and for fans of storytelling that eschews flash. Highly recommended."
A stately, wonderfully written debut novel that incorporates a few of the great archetypes: a disabled but resourceful young man, a potential Clytemnestra of a mom and a faithful dog.
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FICTION
Released: June 9, 2008
"Haunting prose. Unrelenting horror. An almost unreadable must-read."
Redemption is in short supply in these five stories by a Nigerian priest about children caught in the crossfire of various African countries' upheavals.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2006
"A novel of horrific beauty, where death is the only truth."
Even within the author's extraordinary body of work, this stands as a radical achievement, a novel that demands to be read and reread.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 15, 2003
"Startling, at times pretentious in its self-regard, but ultimately breathtaking: The Lost Weekend for the under-25 set."
Frey's lacerating, intimate debut chronicles his recovery from multiple addictions with adrenal rage and sprawling prose.
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