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...

Julian Barnes In his widely acclaimed new collection of stories, Julian Barnes addresses what is perhaps the most poignant aspect of the human condition: growing old.The characters in The Lemon Table are...

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...

Tod Goldberg "Tod Goldberg is a terrific writer, and The Low Desert is a smart, surprising page turner." —Don WinslowRaymond Carver meets Elmore Leonard in this extraordinary collection of contemporary crime writing...

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...

Omer Friedlander  The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land announces the arrival of a natural-born storyteller of immense talent. Warm, poignant, delightfully whimsical, Omer Friedlander’s gorgeously immersive and...

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...