Reminiscent of Bukowski and Barfly, but without all the sweetness, Damascus is a sad mix of stories that is not without redemption.

An excerpt from Grimes’s new novel, The Pornographers.

There are strangers here who wear your face.

A brave and insightful novel about the power and depth of grief, and of the women who struggle with it.

A sly, humorous and self-referential book-length fairy tale that teaches its central character the purpose of learning itself.

A conversation with the author of two bestselling memoirs.

The title tells you (almost) everything you need to know.

Matt Salyer tells a story about pirates and pirates a story.

J. A. Tyler reviews Patrick deWitt’s second novel, a story about two killers-for-hire who find both their bounty and their humility amidst the California gold rush.