“ At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. ” ― Barbara Bush
In this powerful debut novel by award-winning Nora Pierce, a young girl must discover the meaning of self and family as she struggles to find her place between two contrasting realities.On the reservation, Alice lives in a run-down trailer. Both her paren
Contributors include: Dennis Lehane, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, Susan Straight, Jonathan Safran Foer, Laura Lippman, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Terrance Hayes, Jerome Charyn, Jeffe
A thrilling work of sophisticated suspense set amid the Vietnamese underworld in Las Vegas.Robert, an Oakland cop, still can't let go of Suzy, the enigmatic Vietnamese wife who left him two years ago. Now she's disappeared from her new husband, Sonny, a v
"In this new novel, Preston L. Allen writes with an elegance and honesty that make his observations on 'humanity' -- our common flaws, our insistent dishonesty, our daily failings -- a psalm, a love song to imperfection, and yet holds onto a firm and astu
“Like Dostoyevsky, Allen colorfully evokes the gambling milieu—the chained (mis)fortunes of the players, their vanities and grotesqueries, their quasi-philosophical ruminations on chance. Like Burroughs, he is a dispassionate chronicler of the addict�
In this one-of-a-kind science fiction anthology, H. G. Wells's classic tale of Martian invasion serves as a takeoff point for a rare flight of the imagination. Here some of today's leading SF authors, including Connie Willis, George Alec Effinger, Robert
Classic fairy tales made enchantingly modern by: * Nini Kiriki Hoffman * Tanya Huff * Jody Lynn Nye * and others From a young girl who rescues her brother when he's magically trapped in a mall, to a guitarist's who trades his jacket for magical picks, t
In 1968, Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn captured the hearts and the imaginations of people of all ages around the world. Now, by popular demand, Beagle has at last reunited with the fabulous mythical creature. An integral symbol in each piece, the fab
The Horror Writers Association Presents Blood Lite...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, w