New & Notable Fiction: October 2012

by Tom Wolfe

Full of stereotyping and waspishness, sure, but a welcome pleasure from an old master and the best from his pen in a long... Full review >

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by Sherman Alexie

Whether recent or from his earliest period, these pieces show Alexie at his best: as an interpreter and observer, always... Full review >

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by Chris Ware

A dazzling document, beautifully if most idiosyncratically drawn; in this iteration, sure to become a collector’s item,... Full review >

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by Iain M. Banks

Sheer delight. Full review >

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by Mary Sharratt

The ideal companion to the elevation of Hildegard by the pontiff who rebuked American nuns for their outspokenness, an irony... Full review >

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by Albert Vigoleis Thelen translated by Donald O. White

Worthy of a place alongside On the Marble Cliffs, Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Death of Virgil and other modernist German... Full review >

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by Laird Hunt

Profoundly imaginative, strikingly original, deeply moving. Full review >

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by Dennis Lehane

Power, lust and moral ambiguity combine for an all-American explosion of fictional fireworks. Full review >

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by Jami Attenberg

A sharp-tongued, sweet-natured masterpiece of Jewish family life. Full review >

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by Da Chen

A lyrical tale of crossed borders, boundaries and destinies, expertly told. Full review >

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by Jo Nesbø

Where earlier novels provide a better introduction to Hole, this one best takes the full measure of the man. Full review >

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by Nick Hayes

More than a classic-comics adaptation, this is an original work of art. Full review >

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by Michael Robotham

Subtle, smart, compelling and blessed with both an intelligent storyline and top-notch writing, this book will grab readers... Full review >

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by Mark Helprin

A fine adult love story—not in the prurient sense, but in the sense of lovers elevated from smittenness to all the grown-up... Full review >

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by Christopher Buehlman

An author to watch, Buehlman is now two for two in delivering eerie, offbeat novels with admirable literary skill. Full review >

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by Robin Sloan

From the shadows of Penumbra’s bookshelves to the brightly lit constellation of cyberspace to the depths of a subterranean... Full review >

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by Karen Engelmann

The setup is wonderfully engrossing; the denouement doesn’t deliver quite enough. But this is stylish work by an author of... Full review >

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by Joan Wickersham

Short stories don’t get much better than this, and for once, the overarching framework strengthens rather than dissipates... Full review >

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by Howard Jacobson

Guy’s not a lucky guy, to be sure, but if there’s justice, Jacobson will enjoy best-sellerdom in his place with this latest... Full review >

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by Patricia Cornwell

An ingenious murder method, more hours in the mortuary and forensics lab than usual, an uncharacteristically muffled killer,... Full review >

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by Joanne Harris

A slow buildup to a breathtaking finish. Full review >

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by Walter Mosley

For thoughtful readers, the questions posed by the book are well worth pondering. Full review >

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by Tina Connolly

An intriguing and ambitious fantasy tale. Full review >

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by Francesca Lia Block

Well-paced and lushly written. Full review >

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by Richard Burton

With its deeper, more sophisticated narrative, classifying Burton’s brilliantly imaginative effort as a Da Vinci Code... Full review >

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