Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer “The storyteller and poet of our time, as in any other time, must be an entertainer of the spirit in the full sense of the word,”...

Tom RachmanFrom the author of The Italian Teacher, this acclaimed debut novel set in Rome follows the topsy-turvy lives of the denizens of an English language newspaper. NAMED ONE OF...

Susanna ClarkeThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories(Strange & Norrell #1.5)rom the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you...

Victoria HislopTen short stories by the million-copy best-selling author of the island, the return and the thread collected in a beautiful demy-format hardback edition.Three of these stories were previously published...

Washington IrvingIn The Sketch-Book (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. In two sketches, he experiments with tales transplanted from Europe, thereby creating...

Larry Dark From pyrotechnic eroticism to fading passion, 20 contemporary writers explore love in this irresistible collection. Contributors include Harold Brodkey, Laurie Colwin, Nadine Gordimer, Rachel Ingalls, William Kotzwinkle, Joyce...

Alistair MacLean This book is a collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched Alistair MacLean's writing career, the account of the epic battle to sink...

Ivan Vladislavic“Not writing is always a relief and sometimes a pleasure. Writing about what cannot be written, by contrast, is the devil’s own job.”In this unusual text, a blend of...

Igal Sarna   From one of Israel's leading investigative journalists, piercingly honest portraits of Israeli men and women who, in the face of brutal and desperate forces, try-often without success-to...

AS ByattEach story is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling -- about the ways in...

Author: Patti Moskovitz Spirituality * Judaism * Religion * Ritual and TraditionThe A Tapestry of Jewish Life took over 10 years to complete. Growing out of a personal tragedy, the...

Alexander McCall Smith A client, who was adopted, askes Precious Ramotswe to trace her biological family. But will her searches bring happiness or something rather different, something rather frightening? January...