Political noir as only Ellroy can write it, "Blood's A Rover" is a novel of astonishing depth and scope, a massive tale of corruption and retribution, of ideals at war and the extremity of love. Set in the tumultuous year of 1968, this novel is the largest and greatest work of fiction by an American master. …More

In her first novel in nine years, "New York Times"-bestselling author Kingsolver tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, an unforgettable protagonist whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the 20th century's most tumultuous events. …More

From an American virtuoso of the short story form ("Salon") comes this collection of her best work, from the groundbreaking Break It Down to the 2007 National Book Award nominee, Varieties of Disturbance. …More

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In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another. …More

From National Book Award-finalist Walter comes a hysterically funny--and painfully timely--new novel of one man's attempt to save his family from economic disaster by putting his entrepreneurial leanings toward a life of petty crime. …More

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From the universally acclaimed author of "Snow" and "My Name Is Red" comes his first novel since winning the Nobel Prize. A stirring exploration of the nature of romantic attachment and the strange allure of collecting, this is Pamuk's greatest achievement to date. …More

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The author of "The Good German" returns with his most accomplished novel yet--a tale of Hollywood glamour, postwar espionage, and family secrets. …More

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In Ackroyd's haunting and atmospheric novel, two 19th-century Oxford students--Victor Frankenstein, a serious researcher, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley--form an unlikely friendship. …More

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With uncompromising insight, Auster reinvents the coming-of-age story and takes readers into the shadowy borderland between truth and memory, between authorship and identity, to produce a work of unforgettable power. …More

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A spellbinding novel, at once sweeping and intimate, from the Booker Prize-winning author of "Possession," spans the Victorian era through the World War I years, and centers around a famous children's book author and the passions, betrayals, and secrets that tear apart the people she loves. …More

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In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power. …More

Walls's "The Glass Castle" was nothing short of spectacular ("Entertainment Weekly"). Now Walls presents this magnificent, true-life novel based on her no-nonsense, resourceful, hardworking, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. …More

A story spanning five decades, Irving's 12th novel is set in 1954 New Hampshire, where an anxious 12-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. …More

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The acclaimed author of "Motherless Brooklyn" and "The Fortress of Solitude" returns with this gorgeous, searing portrayal of Manhattanites wrapped in their own delusions, desires, and lies. …More

"The Wild Things"--based loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay co-written with Spike Jonze--is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can't control. …More

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From the National Book Award-winning author of "The Echo Maker" comes a playful and provocative novel about the discovery of the happiness gene. Funny, fast, and magical, "Generosity" celebrates both science and the freed imagination. …More