J. Robert Lennon

Publié à l’aube du vingt et unième siècle, Mailman, road movie existentiel et méchamment drôle, marque la naissance d’une nouvelle révélation de la littérature américaine.Avec ce roman tendu comme un arc, J. Robert Lennon nous entraîne – de New York... Lire la suite

A new collection of short fiction by the author of the cult classic Pieces for the Left Hand Let Me Think is a meticulous selection of short stories by one of the preeminent chroniclers of the American absurd. Through J. Robert Lennon’s mordant yet... Lire la suite

The first substantial collection of short fiction from "a writer with enough electricity to light up the country" (Ann Patchett) "I guess the things that scare you are the things that are almost normal," observes one narrator in this collection of... Lire la suite

Following a string of affairs, Karl and Eleanor are giving their marriage one last shot: they're moving with their twelve-year-old daughter Irina from Brooklyn to a newly renovated, apparently charming old house near the upstate New York town of... Lire la suite

Bizarre, darkly funny and disconcerting, this collection of stories explores the surreal that lurks in everyday life. Deftly blending the everyday at its most uncanny with smatterings of sci-fi, these fourteen stories probe moments when family... Lire la suite

Finally available in the United States, a singular story collection that Time Out declared "unsettlingly brilliant" Astudent's suicide note is not what it seems. A high school football rivalry turns absurd—and deadly. A much-loved cat seems to have... Lire la suite

A haunting, enigmatic novel about a woman who is given a second chance—and isn't sure whether she really wants it * A Publishers Weekly "Indie Sleeper" * A Powell's Indiespensable Pick * The Nervous Breakdown's October Book Club Pick * Elisa Brown... Lire la suite

A heady, inventive, fantastical novel about the nature of memory and the difficulty of confronting trauma An unnamed woman checks into a guesthouse in a mysterious district known only as the Subdivision. The guesthouse’s owners, Clara and the Judge,... Lire la suite

An anthology of essays on video games by some of today's best literary writers 'A loot drop of brilliance' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power Whether you're an avid gamer, a Twitch subscriber, or just an incidental Subway Surfer, video games have... Lire la suite

The most inventive and entertaining novel to date from “a master of the dark arts” (Kelly Link) A modest house in upstate New York. One in the morning. Three people—a couple and their child—hurry out the door, but it’s too late for them. As the... Lire la suite

Castle by J. Robert Lennon "Castle tells a terrific story, dire and confusing and convincing." —Scott Bradfield, The New York Times Book Review Eric Loesch, a private man with a shadowy past, returns to his hometown in rural New York, where he... Lire la suite

A gangster who liked music too much. A nude skier. The power of Alaska matchmaking, Yoism, and birthday party magic. Twenty-one weird and comical tales from J. Robert Lennon, author of SEE YOU IN PARADISE and PIECES FOR THE LEFT HAND, paired with... Lire la suite

Happy Masters is a megalomaniacal entrepreneur, a shrewd negotiator, and the mastermind behind Happy Girls, a phenomenally successful doll company. When she happens upon the sleepy village of Equinox, New York, she gets the idea that will transform... Lire la suite

The story of a small town rocked by the tragedy of a plane crash, the arrival of a stranger who claims to be the lone survivor of the crash, and a marriage about to crumble offers a richly textured portrait of change, compassion, and tenuous... Lire la suite

At the end of World War II, Grant Person abandons his family's ranch on the Great Plains for a fishing boat on the Atlantic, only to be drawn back by his mother's death. Grant's father has mysteriously disappeared, and his brother, Max, a lifelong... Lire la suite

The Mix family, a motley crew of troubled souls who have been forever immortalized in their father's popular comic strip, must learn to inhabit the real world when their father dies and the division of his estate becomes an issue.

“Mistranslations and Meeting Notes” is a wild fever dream of thematic resonances and workaday collisions. These prose poems (or flash stories) skip stones across the ocean of what language means to us, both as speakers with intention and as... Lire la suite