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The Spare Room

A Novel

Helen Garner

In this critically acclaimed novel, award-winning writer Helen Garner confronts the joys and limits of female friendship under the transforming pressure of...

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A Wall in Palestine

René Backmann, Translated by A. Kaiser

An incisive report on the West Bank Barrier—one of the most significant developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in our lifetime

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Mixed Blood

A Thriller

Roger Smith

A corrupt cop, a gangbanger, and an ex-marine sitting on three million dollars in stolen cash find themselves entangled in this "cinematic cape town thriller"...

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Shadow of the Wolf

A Novel

Brent Ghelfi

He left the blood-soaked mountains of Chechnya behind to become a gun-for-hire in the new Moscow. But an international cabal is luring Alexei Volkovoy back to...

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		Audio Interview Wayne Koestenbaum on ART ON AIR radio The author reads excerpts from Jackie Under My Skin and explains Jackie O's enduring mystique.Listen
		Audio Interview Raj Patel on NPR's MORNING EDITION Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing, discusses the true value of our world.Listen
		Audio Interview Paul Auster on NH Public radio Paul Auster discusses his latest novel, Invisible. Listen
		Audio Interview Ann Jones on NPR's TELL ME MORE Ann Jones, author of Winter in Kabul, discusses the plight of Afghani women.Listen

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Out Stealing Horses

A Novel

Per Petterson; Translated by Anne Born

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A TIME MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY...

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International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Winner

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Gilead

A Novel

Marilynne Robinson

Twenty-four years after her first novel, Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations from the Civil War to the...

ALA Notable Books - Winner - Fiction
L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist - Fiction
National Book Critics Circle Awards - Winner - Fiction
Ambassador Book Award - Winner - Fiction
Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee - Adult Fiction
Christianity Today Book Award - Fiction
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Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner - Nonfiction
Society of Midland Authors Book Awards - Winner - Adult Fiction
Pulitzer Prize - Winner - Fiction

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Join in the One Book One Marin celebration of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. For a list of all the events, please go to http://www.onebookonemarin.org/

Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned

February 8-12, 2010

Wells Tower reads from Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned.

John Wray reads from LOWBOY

February 4 and 10 -- New York, NY

John Wray reads from LOWBOY.

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November 16, 2009

THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE movie premieres in New York -- listen to author Rebecca Miller discuss the book on Leonard Lopate

Rebecca Miller discusses her book/screenplay for The Private Lives of Pippa Lee on WNYC's Leonard Lopate. The movie has become a major Hollywood event -- see pictures from the NYC premiere here.

November 10, 2009

Trailer for Raj Patel's The Value of Nothing Released

The trailer for Raj Patel's The Value of Nothing, directed by Academy Award-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden), has been released. For more information about Raj and the book, see RajPatel.org and become a fan of Raj on Facebook.

October 20, 2009

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, based on Rebecca Miller's novel, hits theaters November 27th

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, starring Robin Wright Penn, Keanu Reeves, Blake Lively, Maria Bello, Alan Arkin, Julianne Moore and Winona Ryder, will make its debut November 27th.

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Hotel Iris

A Novel

Yoko Ogawa

In this trade paperback original, Yoko Ogawa, beloved author of The Housekeeper and the Professor, returns with the twisted tale of a young girl’s affair with...

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Venus Drive

Stories

Sam Lipsyte

An intense, mordantly funny collection of short fiction from the author of Home Land and The Ask.

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The Value of Nothing
How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
"A deeply though-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness."--Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0
Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
A Businessweek Best Business Book of the Year
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year
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Mixed Blood
A Thriller
A corrupt cop, a gangbanger, and an ex-marine sitting on three million dollars in stolen cash find themselves entangled in this "cinematic Cape Town thriller" (Bookpage).
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Among the Mad
A Maisie Dobbs Novel
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Christmas, 1931. The Prime Minister’s office receives a letter threatening massive loss of life. Maisie Dobbs is tapped by Scotland Yard's Special Branch to find a man who proves he has the knowledge and will to inflict destruction on the people of London.
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Charming Billy
A Novel
A National Book Award winner Beautifully written and teeming with fine portraits of Irish-American life in New York, Charming Billy is a masterful novel about how a community can pin its dreams to one man, and how good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide.
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2666
A Novel
One of New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2008 Time Magazine's Best Book of 2008 A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2008
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The Paris Review Interviews, IV
With an Introduction by Salman Rushdie
This critically acclaimed series continues with another eclectic lineup, including Philip Roth, Ezra Pound, Haruki Murakami, Marilynne Robinson, Stephen Sondheim, E. B. White, Maya Angelou, William Styron and more.
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Time
Big Ideas, Small Books
Novelist, cultural commentator, memoirist, and historian Eva Hoffman examines our ever-changing perception of time in this inspired addition to the BIG IDEAS/small books series.
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