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About Thin Girls
Kirkus Reviews : Thin Girls (June 30, 2020)Incisive social commentary rendered in artful, original, and powerfully affecting prose.
$ 13.99
About Catherine House
Publishers Weekly : Catherine House (June 19, 2020)Surreal imagery, spare characterization, and artful, hypnotic prose lend Thomas’s tale a delirious air, but at the book’s core lies a profound portrait of depression and adolescent turmoil.
$ 14.99
About Catherine House
Booklist : Catherine House (June 19, 2020)At times terrifying, always gorgeously captivating, Thomas’ debut is one not to be missed, and perhaps to be revisited frequently.
$ 14.99
About The Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly
Kirkus Reviews : The Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly (May 06, 2020)A rousing, funny, feminist workplace romp that also takes a frank look at modern poverty.
$ 9.99
About Barn 8
The Guardian : Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth review – the great chicken heist (April 18, 2020)Although the book is uneven, the things in Barn 8 that work are so aesthetically perfect and philosophically profound that it doesn’t matter much if the caper plot falls a little flat.
$ 9.99
About Twisted
Kirkus Reviews : Twisted (April 01, 2020)Part memoir, part social history, and sure to become the definitive book on the politics, culture, and economics of black hair.
$ 11.99
About Sharks in the Time of Saviors
The New York Times : The Hawaii of ‘Sharks in the Time of Saviors’ Is Modern, Yet Mystical (March 30, 2020)Washburn has given us a meditation on the tragedies of living too long in the darkness.
$ 13.99
About Great State
Kirkus Reviews : Great State (March 20, 2020)With useful maps and stories within stories, this is an ingenious look at an often misunderstood country.
$ 16.99
About Untold Night and Day
The Guardian : Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah review – surrealism in Seoul (March 18, 2020)To read this novel of shrouded pilgrimages is also to arrive at a meaning that is “bewitching, and utterly private, a secret for me, a single ship, a single concealed place”.
$ 18.65
About No Bad Deed
Bookreporter : No Bad Deed (March 01, 2020)If you enjoy books that keep you on edge, wondering how things will work out, then No Bad Deed is perfect for you. There are twists, followed by more twists, and plenty of excitement and mystery.
$ 14.99
About The Only Child
Bookreporter : The Only Child (February 22, 2020)In addition to The Bad Seed, THE ONLY CHILD carries overt references to The Silence of the Lambs. It’s easy to imagine this suspenseful, multilayered novel being adapted into a pretty sinister film in its own right.
$ 11.99
About The Only Child
NPR : In 'The Only Child,' The Thrills Might Be Lost In Translation (February 17, 2020)Good elevator pitch, not so great final result, though I can actually picture a fairly cool movie coming out of this if adapted properly. Netflix, take note.
$ 11.99
About Highfire
Washington Independent Review of Books : Highfire: A Novel (February 17, 2020)It’s a fun, rip-roaring read that draws you in and leaves you short of breath from both action and laughter. It’s hard not to be captivated.
$ 12.99
About In the Land of Men
Washington Independent Review of Books : In the Land of Men: A Memoir (February 10, 2020)If you’re a devotee of David Foster Wallace, you’ll devour this memoir with pleasure. If not, you may enjoy the cultural scavenger hunt and appreciate how much Adrienne Miller makes you stretch.
$ 14.99
About Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
The Guardian : Hitting a Straight Lick With a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston review – wickedly funny (February 09, 2020)On literary and ethnographic expeditions, Hurston packed a pistol along with her notepads. These stories share that same wild spirit – unnerving at times, they are always a thrill.
$ 10.99
About Perfect Little Children
Bookreporter : Perfect Little Children (February 08, 2020)Perfect Little Children is one of the most ingenious psychological thrillers I have ever read, and the ending is completely satisfying.
$ 14.99
About A Beautiful Crime
Bookreporter : A Beautiful Crime (February 01, 2020)The setting is marvelous. Venice isn’t just a scenic background for the action of A Beautiful Crime. Its capricious tides and twisty, deceptive geography seem to mirror the characters’ secrets and intrigues.
$ 13.99
About Perfect Little Children
Washington Independent Review of Books : Perfect Little Children: A Novel (February 01, 2020)Readers will quickly turn the pages of Perfect Little Children to discover whether those things really are there.
$ 14.99