A debut collection of short fiction by an author whose work has appeared in Best American Short Stories and other collections and periodicals features such works as "Thief," "Dog Lover," "Sadness of the Body," and the title story, about a man who tra...
A stunningly elegant and highly original debut collection of stories at once dark and poignant, funny and bleak.
The story "Thief" begins: "When my mother removed her shirt in front of third-period honors English, I was in the classroom next d...“Brown’s comic take on America today is both amazing and memorable . . . One of the most brilliant and original new writers to appear for a long time.” (Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prize"winning author) “Everything Natalie ...
An American journalist's roadtrip to Toronto to start a new job writing travel articles for Canada's largest newspaper soon spirals out of control into a frantic quest to understand what the hell a Quebec separatist is before it's too late....
What starts off as a stakeout turns into more than 'The Uncontrollables' can handle, and things get even more complicated for the most anarchic police force as outside influences creep in without them realising. Only Inspector Sid Laurie has his susp...
Randy Lawrence had no idea that celebrating his 28th birthday in an East Hollywood bar would eventually start his life on a wild ride of a 2-year countdown to find fame or else. Suddenly each day counts and common worries melt away as Randy tries...
An unfortunate circumstance in Pennsylvania leads Ethan to a remote Greek Island where he meets Julia, a young German woman with her own secrets. They spend a glorious month traveling the Greek Islands but the question remains whether Ethan can be...
Fiction. The ten linked stories in Jason Brown's A FAITHFUL BUT MELANCHOLY ACCOUNT OF SEVERAL BARBARITIES LATELY COMMITTED follow John Howland and his descendants as they struggle with their New England legacy as one of the country's founding familie...
A Thrilling Adventure of Justice, Mystery, and the Call of the Open RoadBy day, Silas Cole is a quiet drifter, seeking solace in the vast, untamed wilderness of the West. By night, he becomes the infamous Night Rider, a shadowy figure who strikes fea...