A novel mourning the death of journalism, centered on the decline and fall of an English-language paper in Rome.
A gifted and confident storyteller plots the loneliness of a husband of four and father of 28.
The latest novel from Jane Smiley anatomizes a marriage in an era of tumultuous change.
A sparkling, sprawling comedy of a square peg in a family of screwballs.
Sue Miller's novel puts old friends on a collision course.
The award-winning novelist spins a tale of mismatched master and servant, lost in America.
A Qatari computer whiz tries to reprogram himself as an American financial genius. Read more...
The award-winning philosopher and writer on science branches out with a unique work of fiction.
A self-consciously tangled work of fiction follows a labyrinthine path in pursuit of the nature of love. Read more...
A near-future thriller set in a Russia both familiar and strange. Read more...
An ambitious new novel recreates the chaos of jungle combat in Vietnam -- from one who took part.
An enigmatic tragedy is the catalyst for this tale of a girl's negotiation of her multi-ethnic identity. Read more...
From the author of Atonement and Saturday, a darkly comic take on modern science and climate change.
A woman's battle with cancer resonates with a wider sense of crisis over health care.
A new edition of Ralph Ellison’s unfinished second novel, a monumental story of politics and violence in America.