Shortlisted for the National Book Award Fiction Earthy and otherworldly, antic and sexy, queer and caustic, comic and deadly serious, Her Body and Other Parties swings from horrific violence to the most exquisite sentiment. In their explosive originality, these stories enlarge the possibilities of contemporary fiction. Read the full description. “Those of us who knew […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – August 2017 — The Lauras
August 1st, 2017 · 1 Comment · Featured Audio Giveaways
From the exceptionally gifted, Baileys Prize–nominated author Sara Taylor comes a dazzling new novel about youth, identity, and family secrets. Read the full description. “Elegiac and beautifully observed. . . . It is such acute observations of her imaginary world that saw Taylor’s debut novel, The Shore, long listed for the Bailey’s prize, and it […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – June 2017 — Stephen Florida
June 5th, 2017 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
“I’m pinned to the mat by this one.” —The Quivering Pen Foxcatcher meets The Art of Fielding, Stephen Florida follows a college wrestler in his senior season, when every practice, every match, is a step closer to greatness and a step further from sanity. Read the full description. “Finely rendered, dark, and funny . . […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – March 2017 — The Whole Art of Detection
March 7th, 2017 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
Lyndsay Faye’s best Sherlock Holmes tales, including two new works, are brought together in The Whole Art of Detection, a stunning collection that spans Holmes’s career, from self-taught young upstart to publicly lauded detective, both before and after his faked death over a Swiss waterfall in 1894. Read the full description. “There are mysteries here and […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – February 2017 — Be My Wolff
February 1st, 2017 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
“Erudite, sexy, richly textured, and packed with delights. Like Salinger’s Glass family or Wes Anderson’s Tenenbaums, the Wolff siblings seem to crash in on the terrestrial world from some more eccentric orbit.” —Garth Risk Hallberg, author of City on Fire Filled with art and science, fairy tales and folk songs, tsars and foundlings, Be My […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – January 2017 — Jonathan Swift
January 2nd, 2017 · 1 Comment · Featured Audio Giveaways
“Stubbs’s in-depth analysis of the vast cultural impact of Swift’s many works is impressive, as are his portraits of Swift’s literary acquaintances. . . . This astute portrait of a complicated man who wanted to defend his homeland . . . is truly masterful. A rich and sweeping story superbly told.” —Kirkus Starred Review _________________________________________________________ […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – November 2016 —Anatomy of a Song
November 1st, 2016 · 1 Comment · Featured Audio Giveaways
“The book’s strength lies in thoughtful, wry reflections from artists including Elvis Costello, Jimmy Cliff, Stevie Wonder, Booker T. Jones, Dr. John, and Debbie Harry. An entertaining record of the soundtrack of the baby boomer era.” —Kirkus Reviews Every great song has a story that needs to be told. In Anatomy of a Song, based […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – October 2016 – Something in the Blood
October 3rd, 2016 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
A groundbreaking biography reveals the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula and traces the psychosexual contours of late Victorian society. Read the full description. Something in the Blood By David J. Skal Read by James Patrick Cronin “Sharply written, well-researched (with judicious use of recent discoveries), attentive to detail, and entertaining to read. […]
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Featured Audio Giveaway – September 2016 – We Eat Our Own
September 1st, 2016 · 2 Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
Inspired by a true story from the annals of 1970s Italian horror film, and told in dazzlingly precise prose, We Eat Our Own is a resounding literary debut, a thrilling journey behind the scenes of a shocking film and a thoughtful commentary on violence and its repercussions. “A daredevil debut by a talented young writer.” […]
Featured Audio Giveaway – August 2016 – The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin
August 2nd, 2016 · No Comments · Featured Audio Giveaways
The Peculiar Miracles of Antoinette Martin By Stephanie Knipper Read by Cassandra Campbell and Andi Arndt “This charming debut will appeal to those seeking elements of magic realism, family relationships, and personal growth, as well as Sarah Addison Allen fans.” —Library Journal In the spirit of Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s The Language of Flowers—and with a touch […]