Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh

The ultimate confidence man, Ken Kimble isn’t in it for the hour or the week, but for years. More threatening than Humbert or Raskolnikov without approaching their crimes, Kimble reminds us how little we know about those close to us and how great the stakes of...

Alain de Botton

The author’s incisive intellect, compassionate soul and elegant writing have produced several companionable, brilliant, reassuring books of essays.  Each and every one will expand your knowledge and your sympathies. Buy the Book           Visit the...

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III

A modern tragedy, this deeply moving novel offers a page-turning plot, beautiful language and compelling characters while exploring so much of what literature strives to understand: poverty, patriotism, the American Dream, immigration, love, recklessness,...

Gods and Monsters by Christopher Bram

Written with a keen sense of psychology during an intriguing historical moment and featuring a page-turning plot, this gem of a novel has it all, including beautiful sentences. Bram is a master of the overt as well as the implied simile and his sense of pacing...