Alexander Popper can't stop remembering. Four years old when his father tossed him into Lake Michigan, he was told, Sink or swim, kid. In his mind, he's still bobbing in that frigid water. The rest of
Characters hiding their true, inner selves from one another and also themselves are stripped of the pretenses of everyday life in this new novel from the author of Esther Stories and The Second Coming
In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one "a marvel of concision and compassion" (Washington Post), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and "master of his f
National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and "master of his form" (New York Times) Peter Orner returns with a powerful new collection.Maggie Brown & Others is a stunning and deeply moving array of
This collection of short stories from the author of Love and Shame and Love includes tales about a woman who is widowed before her divorce is finalized and two brothers who play under the infamous bri
A collection of short stories includes tales about a woman who is widowed before her divorce is fanalized and two brothers who play under the infamous bridge at Chappaquiddick.
When Mavala Shikongo deserted them, the teachers at the boys' school in Goas weren't surprised. How could they be? She was too beautiful, too powerful, and too mysterious for their tiny, remote, and
Peter Orner reads and writes wherever he finds himselfin a hospital cafeteria, a canoe in northern Minnesota, the Las Vegas Cafe in Albania, or on a bus in Haiti. Stories have always been his lifebloo
“In these 35 stories, one struggles to find a sentence that is anything less than jewel-box perfect.” —The New York Times Book ReviewGina Berriault is known for the complexity and compassion with whic
"The spirit of Esther Stories is, like true beauty, no aesthete, and like true love, no sentimentalist." (Marilynne Robinson) One of the most acclaimed and original story collections of the last deca
An NYRB Classics OriginalMavis Gallant’s two novels are as memorable as her many short stories. Full of wit, whim, and psychological poignancy,A Fairly Good Time, here accompanied by Green Water, Gree
Millions of immigrants risk deportation and imprisonment by living in the US without legal status. They are living underground, with little protection from exploitation at the hands of human smugglers
Millions of immigrants risk deportation and imprisonment by living in the US without legal status. They are living underground, with little protection from exploitation at the hands of human smugglers
Moving stories of life in a country enduring an ongoing crisisHalf a dozen years after the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck Haiti, the island nation remains in cris
