Charming Billy by Alice McDermott

Billy Lynch is dead. As family and friends gather at the funeral lunch, the sad saga of Billy’s life unfolds. Continue reading →

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Part love story, part history, the debut novel traces the youthful friendship between Henry, a first generation Chinese-American boy, and Continue reading →

The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

When a poet writes about war, the result is a mix of terror and beauty. Kevin Powers, a poet, served in Continue reading →

The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez

Nunez’s novel tells the story of two complex women, opposites in every way, who meet as college roommates and whose Continue reading →

The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey

Luck and family legacy – good and bad – form the foundation of the story of Dara and Abigail, two Continue reading →