Literary Fiction

Let Me Be Frank With You Richard Ford

LET ME BE FRANK WITH YOU is a collection of four connected stories told by Frank Bascombe, one of the most famous characters in American literature. The tales are wry, profane and comedic while the base is the terrible storm Sandy. 

 

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Booth Karern Joy Fowler

BOOTH brings the reader to a complete understanding of how the most infamous figure in American history became the man who asasssinated President Lincoln. Meticulous research and brilliant writing follows John Wilkes Booth and his strange secret family from birh to that unforgivable night. The use of fiction allowed...

Crossroads Jonathan Franzen

CROSSROADS is the first volume in a trilogy that foloows the political, intellectual, and social crosscurrents of a family's dynamics through three generations. It has moments of comedy, and then turns harrowing and suspenseful.

 

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Purity Jonathan Franzen

PURITY is a grand story of youthful idealism, extreme fidelity and murder. The book follows a quixotic young woman from California to South America to Germany to unlock the secrets of who she really is.  This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for...

The Trackers Charles Frazier

THE TRACKERS is set during the roughest part of the depression and follows an artist attempting to track down the missing wife of his wealthy benefactor. 

 

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Varina Charles Frazier

VARINA brings Charles Frazier's readers back to the devastation of Cold Mountain, but with a meticulously researched and beautifully written inside look at the wife of Jefferson Davis, and how she was forced to cope with a life she never imaged after meeting the wealthy planter as a teenager.

 

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Fugitives of the Heart William Gay

FUGITIVES OF THE HEART is a coming-of-age story set in Depression era Tennessee, with characters and gorgeous language reminiscence of Mark Twain. There are two distinguishing features of this work: one is that it was discovered after the death of the author and the other is that our owner and founder, Jake Reiss calls...

The Lost Country William Gay

THE LOST COUNTRY might very well be the most anticipated Southern Gothic novel ever published. The astonishing delivery of the manuscript, ten years after the advance was paid and six years after the author's death, presents a mystery unto itself. The haunting prose of this dark road trip grips the reader with multiple...

A Good American Alex George

A GOOD AMERICAN remains a store favorite. This poignant, funny and heartbreaking tale follows a German immigrant's family from their arrival in America, through two generations. Along the way, we meet some of the most interesting characters in literature including a teen-age giant, a gumbo-cooking jazz musician, a...

Setting Free the Kites Alex George

SETTING FREE THE KITES is a coming of age story featuring two unlikely teenage friends. One is cautious, the other daring, one an observer, the other curious. They bond while working one summer at a run-down amusement park. This warm and moving story explores the pain and joy of youthful friendship, by the author of...