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T.C. Boyle

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FICTION
Released: Feb. 22, 2011
Kirkus Star WHEN THE KILLING'S DONE
by T.C. Boyle
"Narrative propulsion is laced with delicious irony in this winning novel."
A provocative premise delivers considerable literary dividends. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 25, 2010
WILD CHILD
by T.C. Boyle
"With each book Boyle becomes a more adventurous and interesting writer."
The usual darkly comic cautionary tales, but also some bracingly and impressively new works from the prolific author (The Women, 2009, etc.). Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 9, 2009
THE WOMEN
by T.C. Boyle
"And Boyle's warmhearted, coldly calculating, ineffably seductive and unknowable Frank Lloyd Wright may be the most beguiling of them all."
When the artist formerly known as T. Coraghessan Boyle burst onto the national literary scene some 30 years ago, readers knew immediately that an immensely smart, versatile and entertaining new writer was staking his claim to some of the territory held by such reader-friendly wizards of narrative and rhetoric as Kurt Vonnegut and Donald Barthelme. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 10, 2006
Kirkus Star TALK TALK
by T.C. Boyle
"By the riveting climax, characters and readers alike recognize that the very concept of a fixed, static identity is a delusion."
On the surface, this novel of identity theft delivers page-turning suspense, but it also delves deeper into the essence of identity. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2005
THE HUMAN FLY: AND OTHER STORIES
by T.C. Boyle

Acclaimed writer Boyle presents 12 of his previously published short stories, plus one new story, in this collection intended for teens. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 8, 2005
Kirkus Star TOOTH AND CLAW: AND OTHER STORIES
by T.C. Boyle
"Vintage Boyle, and not to be missed."
Darker tones and an impressive range of subjects dominate this impressive collection of 14 vivid stories, the seventh from one of our most versatile and prolific writers. Read full book review >