Literary Fiction

Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan

MANHATTAN BEACH was one of the most anticipated books of the season. This dark story is set during World War Two when a woman's life was structured, and the protagonist becomes the only female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. She also has her own ideas about sexual appetites, and becomes involved with a mob boss who...

A Hologram for the King Dave Eggers

A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING takes the reader to far-away Saudi Arabia to show how a man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economy's collapse.  

 

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The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich

THE MIGHTY RED from the mighty pen of the winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize is a major literary event. It is about men and women, flawed and decent, lonely and hopeful, who dream, grow up, fall in love, struggle, endure tragedy and carry bitter secrets.

 

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The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich

THE NIGHT WATCHMAN is based on the author's grandfather who went from rural North Dakota all the way to our nation's capital to fight against Native dispossession. The story exudes the humor and elegant prose a reader expects from a literary master and Pulitzer Prize winner.

 

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Fresh Complaint Jeffrey Eugenides

FRESH COMPLAINT is Jeffrey Eugenides at his best with a brilliant collection of stories containing subjects as varied as immigrants, reproductive antics and embezzlers. Each is a stand-alone and prove the author's ability to reach and entertain.

 

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Woman of Light Kali Fajardo-Anstine

WOMAN OF LIGHT is one of the most anticipated books of 2022. It is am epic, five generational Latino and Native American saga that will open readers' eyes and hearts. The story is deeply moving because of the power of the narrative and the gorgeous language and lyrical prose.

 

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Here I Am Jonathan Safran Foer

HERE I AM is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. While the reader will find emotional urgency, there is a wonderful balance of hilarious irreverence. 

 

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Be Mine Richard Ford

BE MINE is the return of one of the most beloved heroes in American literature, and the subject of Richard Ford's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Sportswriter. For decades, readers have yearned to read more about Frank Bascombe and this new release delivers a funny, touching and profound work. Critics call...

Sorry For Your Trouble: Stories Richard Ford

SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLE is a collection of short stories, many of which center around themes of loss, whether through a breakup or through death. The collection contains a novella, "The Run of Yourself," finds a lawyer in New Orleans dealing with the death of his wife and trying to find a way through his grief. All of...

Canada Richard Ford

CANADA tells the story of a brother and sister growing up in a small town, whose normal, regular, average parents rob a bank. The teenagers attempt to redefine their lives is a resonant and luminous read destined to become a classic. 

 

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