Years ago, Eddie Yates disappeared into the rainforests of the Yucatan, a burned-out visionary in search of cosmic truth. A mysterious photo sends Lindsey, his ex-wife, on a quest to bring him back and puts her on a collision course with Eddie's brot...
"I first heard Laurie Moss on Stanford's KZSU in early August of 1995. I was driving into San Francisco on the Junipero Serra and "Neither Are We," with its jazzy-but-distorted chords and Laurie's hurt and weary vocals, simply blindsided me. I turned...
Raw emotion, exquisite story construction, an ability to defy categorization by using whatever genre suits his artistic needs are the hallmarks that cause Shiner's latest collection to... shine. Much like T.C. Boyle in his short work, Shiner invokes ...
When Michael follows his dying father to North Carolina, a lifetime of lies begins to unravel. His pursuit of his father's past--haunted by voodoo, adultery and murder--takes him to a place called Hayti, once the most prosperous black community in th...
Containing 41 stories and extensive author's notes, Collected Stories is the
definitive compilation of Shiner's short work. His best known stories are all here, including The War at Home, Twilight Time, The Circle, Perfidia, and Mozart in Mirrorsh...
After the breakup of his marriage and his forced relocation to Buenos Aires, Rob Cavenaugh's life was going downhill fast. Until he met Elena. She was smart and beautiful and danced like a dream. But she had a history that she said he could never ...
If you gaze long enough into the holidays, the holidays will gaze back into you....
Tales of adventure and suspense: - Five stage magicians set out to topple Hitler in 1934 - A middle-aged lawyer finds himself battling new, predatory species - A hate-filled demagogue threatens the peaceful existence of the cats and dogs at the ...
What happened to the idealism of the 1960s? This question has haunted a generation. Outside the Gates of Eden follows two men from their first meeting in high school to their final destination in the twenty-first century. Alex is torn between his f...
In a starred review of the original Collected Stories, Publishers Weekly said, Shiner never fails to astound, and this collection highlights everything that makes him one of today's best storytellers.This sequel contains six of S...