Barbara Kingsolver — “Writing the D.A.B.”

Barbara Kingsolver describes her writing process and, specifically, some of her experiences while creating The Poisonwood Bible. (more…)

Truth and Bright Water

Thomas King

The novel tells the story of two young cousins and one long summer. Tecumseh and Lum live in Truth, a small American town, and Bright Water, the reserve across the border and over the river. (more…)

The Perennial Promotion

Three square feet. One extraordinary opportunity. (more…)

James Frey — On the Fly

The endlessly compelling Bright, Shiny Morning comes out in its Perennial edition next week. (more…)

1001 Books: A Reading List

There’s a whole community of readers out there who have picked up the challenge in terms of the hugely popular 1001 Books You Must Read  Before You Die list. (more…)

The Zero

From its opening pages — when hero cop Brian Remy wakes up to find he’s shot himself in the head — novelist Jess Walter takes us on a harrowing tour of a city and a country shuddering through the aftershocks of a devastating terrorist attack. (more…)

The Seamstress

Francis de Ponte Peebles

As seamstresses, the young sisters Emília and Luzia dos Santos know how to cut, how to mend, and how to conceal. These are useful skills (more…)

We Are Now Beginning Our Descent

James Meek

Adam Kellas’s world—his life—is not just crumbling, but cracking. An aspiring novelist, Kellas was in the midst of writing a thriller about terrorists and destruction in September 2001 when real life overtook his fictional plot. The terrible events of 9/11 left him scarred, disconnected from the people around him and the meaningless passivity of words. Now headed to the battlefields of Afghanistan as a war correspondent, he drives himself toward action, seeking “some violent blow, inarticulate noise or mad mime-show of truth.” (more…)

Ugly Man

Dennis Cooper

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Sneaker Wars

Barbara Smit

The true story of the brothers behind Adidas and Puma, two of the biggest global brands of athletic footwear. (more…)