Joanna Hershon is the author of The German Bride, The Outside of August, and Swimming. She has received fellowships from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and the Edward Albee Foundation.
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At once an all-too-plausible literary thriller, an unexpected love story, and a philosophically searching inquiry into the nature of fear, Nathaniel Rich’s new novel poses the ultimate questions of imagination and civilization. The future is not quite what it used to be.
“A brilliant series of glimpses into the special oddities and new terrors of contemporary life—abrupt, painful, and altogether splendid.” —Donald Barthelme
"The sweep of Epstein’s vision is matched by her empathetic attention to the smallest details in the lives of the people who inhabit it.” -Jennifer Egan
His brand new, debut story collection is a work of profound humanity, pairing moments of high comedy with searing truths about life’s missed opportunities, and offers a first look at an amazingly gifted writer who has just begun teaching us the tools of his trade. Enjoy!
“An astoundingly tuned voice—graceful, dark, authentic, and funny—telling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times.” -Thomas Pynchon
Her new collection of essays ranges from pop culture to politics, from Hillary Clinton to Susan Sontag, from Facebook to Mad Men, from Joan Didion to David Foster Wallace to—most strikingly—the author’s own life. “Katie Roiphe is one of the most insightful, exciting writers of her generation. She’s daring, fierce, and entirely original.” —Gay Talese
Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. Her awards and honors include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, a Guggenheim fellowship, and the MacArthur. "Anne Carson is, for me, the most exciting poet writing in English today," says Michael Ondaatje.
Born in Brooklyn, Robert Stone is the author of seven novels: A Hall of Mirrors, Dog Soldiers, A Flag for Sunrise, Children of Light, Outerbridge Reach, Damascus Gate, and Bay of Souls.
The Middlesteins (Grand Central Publishing) will be be released this week! Jami lives in Brooklyn. "The Middlesteins had me from its very first pages, but it wasn't until its final pages that I fully appreciated the range of Attenberg's sympathy and the artistry of her storytelling." -Jonathan Franzen