Stories
By Ben Greenman
ISBN 978-0-06-198740-3 (paperback)
A diverse and moving collection of witty, fabular, haunting stories about love, infidelity, and the vanishing art of letter writing.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve read a story collection as assured and persuasive as Ben Greenman’s What He’s Poised to Do.… Astonishing precisely for its depth of emotional engagement.”
—Los Angeles Times
Stories by Anton Chekhov
Adapted & Celebritized by Ben Greenman
ISBN 978-0-06-199049-6 (paperback)
You’ve never read the immortal stories of Anton Chekhov quite like this before. Thought-provoking and funny, Ben Greenman’s literary experiment reshapes Russian literature’s most celebrated stories around America’s most popular pop culture icons, such as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kim Kardashian, and Owen Wilson.
“Celebrity Chekhov might be the first literary mashup that actually adds to our understanding of the original work.”
—The Observer’s Very Short List
A Novel
By Blake Butler
ISBN 978-0-06-199742-6 (paperback)
A wildly inventive novel of family, sickness, and the birth-wrench of art, from one of the most exciting and influential young writers in America.
“Deeply honest and emotional.... This novel is a thing of such strange beauty [that it yields] the rewards that only well-made art can provide.”
—New York Times Book Review
(Editor’s Choice)
A Portrait of Insomnia
By Blake Butler
ISBN 978-0-06-199738-9 (paperback)
Daring novelist Blake Butler explores his epic struggle with insomnia, and its unexpected consequences on his imagination, his creative process, and his perspective on reality.
“Lyrical.... A weird, waking-dream of a memoir superbly illustrating the relentless inner spin of the insomniac.”
—Kirkus Reviews
A Novel
By Matthew Norman
ISBN 978-0-06-206511-7 (paperback)
Tom Violet always thought that by the time he turned thirty-five, he’d have everything going for him. But instead, his life is crushing his soul—and he’s decided to do something about it in this brilliant and beguiling story of a man finally taking control of his own happiness—even if it means making a complete idiot of himself along the way.
“Domestic Violets is a fast, fun, hilarious read.”
—Jessica Anya Blau, author of
The Summer of Naked Swim Parties
and Drinking Closer to Home
A Novel
By Elizabeth Crane
ISBN 978-0-06-209947-1 (paperback)
A funny and moving debut that follows four generations of a singular American family all living under one roof as each member confronts a moment of crisis.
“The kind of book that inspires a person to see the beauty in the ordinary, to stop concentrating on others’ failings long enough to see their spark and maybe rediscover his or her own.”
—Susan Henderson
A Novel
By Adam Wilson
ISBN 978-0-06-209033-1 (paperback)
A hilariously voiced suburban epic, Flatscreen tells the coming-of-age story of Eli Schwartz, as he copes with the loss of his home, the abandonment of his parents, the success of his older brother, and the cruel and frequent dismissal of the opposite sex.
“Adam Wilson’s Flatscreen is the sort of novel we’ve heard nobody is able to write anymore: erudite and hilarious, raunchy and topical, and flat-out fun.”
—Darin Strauss
A Novel
By Greg Bardsley
ISBN 978-0-06-212771-6 (paperback)
After years of writing corporate-speak riddled speeches for a corrupt CEO, Dan Jordan has finally found a way out. But with only three days to go before he can officially cash out, slow down, and reconnect with his family, all hell breaks loose. He’s kidnapped, stalked, nearly killed, and forced to turn to his lunatic outcast neighbors to save the day.
“Tight, serrated, brutal, nine kinds of twisted, and funny as hell.”
—Doug Dorst, author of
Alive in Necropolis
A Novel
By Jess Walter
ISBN 978-0-06-192812-3 (hardcover)
A dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel, careening from the coast of Italy in 1962 to the back lots of Hollywood today, tracing the stories of a young Italian innkeeper, a troubled American starlet, and a cast of flawed yet fascinating characters.
“Why mince words? Beautiful Ruins is an absolute masterpiece.”
—Richard Russo, author of
That Old Cape Magic
A Novel
By Jess Walter
ISBN 978-0-06-191605-2 (paperback)
After gambling everything on a an ill- advised business idea, Matthew Prior wakes up jobless, hobbled with debt, spying on his wife’s online flirtation, and six days away from losing his home.... Until, one night he falls in with some local stoners, and they end up hatching the biggest—and most misbegotten—plan yet.
“Made me laugh more than any other book published this year.”
—Nick Hornby, Parade
