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The newest novel from the newest Chilean literary wunderkind
Read MoreIn Michael Dahlie's new novel, an idle young millionaire ghost-writes a book for an arrogant Hollywood star
Read MoreThe death of a talented teenage artist spins his family and friends into turmoil in Manu Joseph's incredibly accomplished second novel.
Read MoreIn the latest Ismail Kadare novel to be translated into English, an Albanian doctor invites the invading Nazis to an elaborate dinner at his house - but what exactly happens that night, to the strains of Schubert?
Read MoreIn Lara Santoro's new novella, an older woman falls head-over-heels into a physical passion for a younger man - with consequences that threaten to tear her life apart
Read MoreA talented novelist writes the story of his husband's family's experiences in war-torn Bangladesh - but is it life, or art?
Read MoreHistorian Alison Weir's latest novel features two young heroines, separated by 80 years but united by their fascination with one of history's mysteries: the fate of the Princes in the Tower
Read MoreFranz Kafka was eternally affianced but never married - maybe more in love with the concept of love than with any particular woman. A new novel intensely dramatizes the writer and his passions.
Read MoreTrying to mind his own business, a man at a Yankees game refuses to stand for a singing of "God Bless America" - and all Hell breaks loose.
Read MoreA generous collection of stories featuring John Mortimer's immortal creation, wine-swilling judge-taunting criminal-defending barrister, Horace Rumpole of the Old Bailey
Read MorePete Dexter's lean, harrowing novel of murder and ambition is coming to the big screen with a full complement of movie stars - and a new paperback edition of the book is a happy by-product.
Read MoreThe son of a powerful crime family falls in love with a young woman in the Witness Protection Program - a young woman his family wants dead! Don't you hate it when that happens?
Read More16th Century Iran comes alive in a new novel
Read MoreIn John Lanchester's new novel, a posh London street is hit hard when the housing bubble bursts
Read MoreVeteran writer Ed Falco pens a prequel to "The Godfather," featuring the rise of a crime family - and the story of a vicious strongman named Luca Brasi.
Read MoreA popular French book about the daring assassination of a Nazi official in 1942 receives an English translation
Read MoreA darkly dazzling new Edwardian novel to tempt fans of "Downton Abbey"
Read MoreA new thriller features an implacable torturer-for-hire as its problematic protagonist.
Read MoreIn Richard Mason's latest novel, a handsome, articulate young man takes a job with a wealthy family as tutor for their troubled son
Read MoreThomas Mallon's latest novel dramatizes the Watergate scandal that brought down the Nixon administration
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