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Going to Great Lengths

One does not have to write a long book to be worthy of acclaim. But readers increasingly seek out books of a certain length—whether an epic...

Sometimes I read based on the setting—location and circumstance can be very persuasive. In the four novels below you’ll find yourself on a...

This week’s selection provides much for readers to discover. There are two novels marked by comic genius–one set in the Middle East and one...

Five very different novels address the various ways fictional characters tackle the challenges before them—and change both themselves and the world

We are delighted to launch two of the books below at The Center—one about a freelancing poet questioning his life, the other a Mexican writer’s...

The stories in this selection offer a bit of unhinged pleasure as well as discomfort. There is madness in the form of a Scandinavian asylum and...

Soul-searching runs through the work of this week’s five authors, each seeking answers to profound questions about how to live

The characters gathered here are a group of eccentrics: maladjusted, often at a crossroads, skeptical about life, unsure of their futures, making...

Our annual bestsellers list closes out this year’s recommendations with fifteen titles reflecting a wide range of reading tastes—from new...

Here is a selection of gift-y books for the holidays, including new and old classics: boxed sets of favorite authors in editions anyone would...