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New York Times Book Review
, Editors’ Choice

THE CAVE MAN

A NOVEL BY XIAODA XIAO

 

   
WOSU
(NPR member station) Favorite Book of 2009.

“As a parable of modern China, [
The Cave Man
] is chilling.”


Boston Globe

 

            
THE PEOPLE WHO WATCHED HER PASS BY

            
A NOVEL BY SCOTT BRADFIELD

 

            
“Challenging [and] original… A billowy adventure of a book. In a book that supplies few answers, Bradfield’s lavish eloquence is the presiding constant.” —
New York Times Book Review

 

            
“Brave and unforgettable. Scott Bradfield creates a country for the reader to wander through, holding Sal’s hand, assuming goodness.”

            

Los Angeles Times

THE DROP EDGE OF YONDER

A NOVEL BY RUDOLPH WURLITZER

 

   
Time Out New York
’s Best Book of 2008.

   
ForeWord
Magazine 2008 Gold Medal in Literary Fiction.

“A picaresque American
Book of the Dead
… in the tradition of Thomas Pynchon, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, and

Terry Southern.” —
Los Angeles Times

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P
art-thriller, part-nightmarish examination of the widening gap between originality and technology, told with remarkable precision. Haunting and engaging,
The Removals
imagines where we go from here.

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O
n an overcast Wednesday afternoon, Patrick N. Allen took his own life. He is survived by his father, Patrick, Sr.; his step-mother, Patricia; his step-sister, Patty; and his twin brother, Seth.

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