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As The Kite Runner and The Swallows of Kabuldid for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, this slim, profound novel illuminates the plight of those living under the Islamic State as well as the spirit of the Yazidi people. Today is Nazo’s wedding.... Lire la suite

Ankara, the capital city in the heart of Turkey at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, East and West, is a hotspot in the Cold War, torn between communism and conservatism, Western freedoms and traditional ways, with an army fearful of democracy and... Lire la suite

The first book that J. Malcolm Garcia ever bought would impact his life in a way that the then twelve-year-old could have never imagined. The Day the Red Baron Died plunged Garcia into the intrigue and excitement of the World War I German flying ace... Lire la suite

** Library Journal's Editor's Pick! **
Philadelphia 1793. Hercules, President George Washington’s chef, is a fixture on the Philadelphia scene. He is famous for both his culinary prowess and for ruling his kitchen like a commanding general. He... Lire la suite

****WESTERN WRITERS OF AMERICA 2019 SPUR AWARDS WINNER!** "[A] first-rate novel."**—**True West magazine "Smith has written tight, fast-paced novels his entire career…and reading one is like riding a thoroughbred."--The Chronicle Herald In the style... Lire la suite

When Jackie Dunbar's father dies, she takes a leave from medical school and goes back to the family cattle ranch in Colorado to set affairs in order. But what she finds derails her: the Dunbar ranch is bankrupt, her sister is having a nervous... Lire la suite

In the Rust Belt of the 1960s, a blue-collar father works double shifts, chasing elusive dreams: a good night's sleep, eternal life, a cabin in the Allegheny Mountains where he can hunt and fish. His son is a child of the times, chasing his own... Lire la suite

A Thrilling Debut that Explores the Profound Mysteries of Life in the Digital Age Mona Veigh was feeling burnt out from the tech world—and life in general. Following the death of her unconventional colleague, Avram Parr, and the collapse of her AI... Lire la suite

Scraps, Orts, and Fragments: Pieces of a Life is a collection of essays, written in fits over several years, comprising what the title suggests: snapshots of a life without any attempt to fashion them into a coherent narrative. Michael Rosenthal... Lire la suite

**An acclaimed story collection from the author of the Shirley Jackson Award–winning novel The Hole *Booklist Starred Review*** Six elephants bolt from an amusement park and vanish; where they’re found brings back memories of a forgotten dictator. A... Lire la suite

Dr. Enoch Seele, a world-leading transplant surgeon, flourishes in the rarified realm of the New York elite, where his great power and wealth render him arrogant and inaccessible. But Enoch’s soul has other plans. An unexpected confrontation with a... Lire la suite

I Met Someone is the story of an actress named Dusty Wilding, her wife Allegra, a long-lost daughter, and the secrets beneath the glamour of their lavish, yet carefully measured celebrity life. After Allegra suffers a miscarriage, Dusty embarks on a... Lire la suite

A darkly comic dystopian satire about being human—all too human. In a post-catastrophic dystopian future—peaceful, prosperous, and corporate-controlled—non-conformity is a diagnosable disorder, and the human race is being genetically "corrected" to... Lire la suite

A deeply funny and achingly honest coming-of-age story surfacing from the pressures of Navy life and the weight of what comes after. “Murphy, a fiction writer of vibrant imagination, wit, and nuance, returns after a long hiatus with a bravura first... Lire la suite

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of a doomed love and a young man’s education in hope. In the crowded streets of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, Waseem has learned to navigate life with quiet resilience. Born with a disability that... Lire la suite

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross comes Some Recollections of St. Ives**, a masterful novel masquerading as the memoir of Charles Hollis—a fictional man whose life spanned continents and conflicts, culminating in a... Lire la suite

A mosaic of grief, a lifetime of love and loss, rendered with the cadence of Hemingway South is a novel about grief, marriage, artistic ambition, and the search for home. Told through interconnected stories and journal entries, it follows Bert Staub... Lire la suite

Don’t you just hate it when someone tries to kill you and you don’t know why? Single father Murray Whelan thinks the life of a parent and political operative is complicated enough. His ex is staking out the moral high ground for a custody battle,... Lire la suite

How an Unprepared, Undertrained Group of Maine National Guard Troops Went to Abu Ghraib to Fix the Irreparable The prison at Abu Ghraib was still a relatively unknown part of America’s War on Terror when-with no special training and their gear lost... Lire la suite

Walter Wolff was the son of a Jewish merchant family that fled their German home when the Nazis came to power and took refuge in Brussels, Belgium. On the eve of the German invasion, in May 1940, the family began its second escape. Their sixteen... Lire la suite