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BEFORE THE END, AFTER THE BEGINNINGGilb gets excellent mileage from simple elements. Though the men in these stories have common concerns, each feels distinct... Full review >
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THE WEDDING OF THE TWO-HEADED WOMANBracingly serious but without pretension, Mattison’s voice is like that of no one else writing today: the demands she makes... Full review >
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ANDY CATLETTAn eloquent distillation of Berry’s favorite themes: the importance of family, community and respect for the land. Full review >
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THE FAMILY FANGby Kevin Wilson
A fantastic first novel that asks if the kids are alright, finding answers in the most unexpected places. Full review >
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SWIM BACK TO MEby Ann Packer
Touching, tender and true—short fiction nearly as rich and satisfying as Packer’s two fine novels (Songs Without Words,... Full review >
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EAST OF THE WESTThis debut collection from Penkov spotlights the best of the young (he was born in 1982) writer’s output, much of which has... Full review >
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BENTO'S SKETCHBOOKby John Berger illustrated by John Berger
Berger’s readers will see with fresh eyes. Full review >
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GOLD BOY, EMERALD GIRLby Yiyun Li
Further proof that Li deserves to be considered among the best living fiction writers. Full review >
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YOU THINK THAT'S BADby Jim Shepard
The narrator of one story in this collection writes that, when the weather rages, communication is “reduced to hand signals... Full review >
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THE VISIBLE WORLDby Mark Slouka
An eloquent testament to the power of storytelling. Full review >
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ARCADIAby Lauren Groff
As a follow-up to Groff’s well-received debut (The Monsters of Templeton, 2008), this novel is a structural conundrum,... Full review >
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MEMORY WALLDoerr (Four Seasons in Rome, 2007, etc.) moves the reader gracefully from place to place (the stories span four continents),... Full review >
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THE ENDA demanding but rewarding novel likely to appeal to a very small audience. Full review >
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TOO MUCH HAPPINESSby Alice Munro
As Munro explains in her acknowledgements, it’s a story based on the final days of Sophia Kovalevski, a brilliant Russian... Full review >
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