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Brom, Krampus: The Yule Lord…
Giving “Christmas spirit” a new meaning, Brom’s bold fa… more »
Lydia Netzer, Shine Shine Shi…
Lydia Netzer creates a sci-fi folk tale with her debut novel, weaving tog… more »
Megan Abbott, Dare Me…
Megan Abbott’s Dare Me is Bring It On in a Blue Velvet world. Abbot… more »
Carlos Fuentes, Vlad
In Vlad, Mexican literary giant Carlos Fuentes puts his own spin on the c… more »
Muriel Spark, The Girls of Sl…
In this slim tale centered around a London ladies’ hostel at the en… more »
Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeeper…
Reaching back to the first century, Hoffman offers a feminist retelling o… more »
Amy Bloom, Away
After surviving the pogroms that killed her parents, husband, and child, … more »
Paula McLain, The Paris Wife…
This fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway’s first marriage, to… more »
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief…
Death narrates this now-iconic young adult novel about an illiterate youn… more »
Toni Morrison, Home
Twenty-four-year-old Frank Money is plotting his escape from a nuthouse (… more »
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger G…
Readers will root for Katniss despite — and even because of —… more »
Eowyn Ivey, The Snow Child…
A magical yet realistic fairy tale of the Alaskan Wilderness Alaskan writ… more »
Shalom Auslander, Hope: A Tra…
The title of Shalom Auslander’s debut novel, Hope: A Tragedy, is as… more »
Don DeLillo, The Angel Esmera…
A tour through one of the most fertile literary careers of the past 40 ye… more »
Dana Spiotta, Stone Arabia…
A first rate rock ‘n’ roll novel, and an ode to family Dana S… more »
Lily Tuck, I Married You for …
The aftermath of an unexpected death An unexpected death can throw the li… more »
Justin Torres, We the Animals…
A debut novel that’s packed full of life There’s just so much… more »
Kazuo Ishiguro, Nocturnes…
Ishiguro turns his finely tuned ear to the theme of music — sweet h… more »
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eMusic Features
Interview: George Saunders
By Amanda Davidson, eMusic Contributor
George Saunders's newest story, published only as an audiobook and Kindle Single, is told from the point of view of Fox 8, the title character who pens his tale of friendship and loss by way… more »
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