Literary Fiction

The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead

THE NICKEL BOYS revolves around two young men sentenced to a juvenile reformatory in 1960s Jim Crow Florida where they and the other residents are subject to the cruel abuse of the staff, both physically and sexually. One, Elwood Curtis, keeps the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in his mind and heart, trying to live Dr...

Crook Manifesto Colson Whitehead

CROOK MANIFESTO looks at 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. It is a darkly funny tale of a city under siege.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Colson Whitehead on a page bound into the book. It is a new, unopened first edition, and comes with a certificate...

Our Woman in Moscow Beatriz Williams

OUR WOMAN IN MOSCOW is a powerful, historically accurate story of espionage and family devotion in the Cold War. The mysterious 1948 disappearance of an American family living in London shocks the world. Were they eliminated by the Soviet intelligence service or did they defect with vital secrets?

 

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Baby, You're Gonna Be Mine Kevin Wilson

BABY, YOU'RE GONNA BE MINE is a collection of short stories ranging from laugh out loud funny to thoughtfully somber, but all share Wilson's charismatic flair and his affinity for the quirky. Included is the tale of a magic razor that can give the power of time travel, another about a famous rock star forced to move...

Now Is Not the Time to Panic Kevin Wilson

NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC is populated by two teen-age misfits who explore love, identity, and the power of art. This bold, coming-of-age story is written with Kevin Wilson's trademark wit and genius prose.

 

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The Emperor of Shoes Spencer Wise

THE EMPEROR OF SHOES finds a young man, Alex Cohen, taking over for his father at running the family shoe factory in China, only to discover that the workers are being exploited, the regulatory system has failed them, and his father had been paying bribes to the government. When he meets a young woman working at the...

Wash Margaret Wrinkle

WASH was named the best debut novel of 2013. Based loosely on the author's forebears, this story brings to light the unspeakable plan a Revolutionary War veteran devised for his slave. Meticulous research provides the reader a view into the inspiration a mother's love can bring in the most terrible of times.

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Wash Margaret Wrinkle

WASH was named the best debut novel of 2013. Based loosely on the author's forebears, this story brings to light the unspeakable plan a Revolutionary War veteran devised for his slave. Meticulous research provides the reader a view into the inspiration a mother's love can bring in the most terrible of times.

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The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights Kitty Zeldis

THE DRESSMAKERS OF PROSPECT HEIGHTS is the story of how the families we are born into and the families we choose create unbreakable bonds among women.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed on the title page by Kitty Zeldis at her office. It is a new, unread first edition opened...