New and Notable Fiction: November 2011

by Stephen King

Though his scenarios aren’t always plausible in strictest terms, King’s imagination, as always, yields a most satisfying... Full review >

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by Gregory Maguire

Is a neat ending possible? Not likely. There’s even room in this deliciously fun novel for a trap-door sequel. Stay tuned. Full review >

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by Péter Nádas & translated by Imre Goldstein

A pensive, beautifully written tour de force of modern European literature, worthy of shelving alongside Döblin, Pasternak... Full review >

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by Umberto Eco

What does it all add up to? An indictment of the old Europe, for one thing, and a perplexing, multilayered,... Full review >

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by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

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by Caroline Preston

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by Q.R. Markham

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by Peter Orner

Readers will find both love and shame in abundance in Orner’s teeming fictional world. Full review >

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by Erri De Luca & translated by Beth Archer Brombert

De Luca writes like a dream, passionately but not effusively, and he treats his characters with both respect and affection. Full review >

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by Matt Rees

A beautiful book illuminated by the author’s own musical background that moves slowly and deliberately to a fine conclusion. Full review >

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by Jack Todd

A brilliant, compelling, at times repulsive and highly readable novel. Full review >

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by Michael Connelly

Not by a long shot Bosch’s finest hour, but a welcome return to form after the helter-skelter 9 Dragons (2009). Full review >

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