The long-awaited first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting...
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Author: Saunders, GeorgeSummary: -
Author: Balzer, DavidSummary:This debut collection of stories — featuring a talk-show host and her talking hand, a women’s activity group that writes to prisoners, and a poncho-making nudist — is as unique as it is compelling...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories -
Author: Slate, JennySummary:"Magical" -Mindy Kaling "Delicious"- Amy Sedaris "It made me remember I was alive" - George Saunders. Hello! I looked into my brain and found a book. Here it is....
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Author: Saunders, GeorgeSummary:
From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell...
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Author: Scapellato, JosephSummary:An inventive, ranging debut story collection from a writer hailed by Claire Vaye Watkins as "Wallace Stegner on peyote, Nathanael West in a sweat lodge, Larry McMurtry on a vision quest....
Genre: Short stories -
Author: Hofmann, KarenSummary:
In this provocative collection of short stories, Karen Hofmann creates characters who struggle to connect or disconnect from entanglements and relationships. With ironic accuracy and sensuous...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories -
Author: Christie, AgathaSummary:
John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The ABC Murders: A chilling letter sets the sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer. After the Funeral: A wealthy businessman is dead...
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Author: Offerman, NickSummary:
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, inspired by three journeys...
Genre: History and geography, Humour, Travel writing -
Author: Klosterman, ChuckSummary:We live in a culture of casual certitude. This has always been the case, no matter how often that certainty has failed. Though no generation believes there's nothing left to learn, every...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Discursive works, Essays -
Author: Unnikrishnan, DeepakSummary:
Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. "Guest workers of the United Arab Emirates embody multiple worlds and identities and long for home in a fantastical debut work of...
Genre: Magic realist fiction, Short stories -
Author: Bump, Gabriel; Chang-Eppig, Rita; Cuti, Vanessa; Duque, Jenzo; Hobson, Brandon; Kochai, Jamil Jan; Krauss, Nicole; Means, David; Murray, Yxta Maya; Osunde, Eloghosa; Pek, Jane; Peyton, Tracey Rose; Romanosky, Christa; Saunders, George; Sigers, Shanteka; Soileau, Stephanie; Vijay, Madhuri; Washington, Bryan; Wilson, Kevin; Zhang, C PamSummary:
In her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor Jesmyn Ward says that the best fiction offers the reader a "sense of repair." The stories in this year's...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories