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...

Tom Wolfe   The setting is Atlanta, Georgia -- a racially mixed, late-century boomtown full of fresh wealth and wily politicians. The protagonist is Charles Croker, once a college football...

Garrison KeillorMeet Larry Wyler, a man with a big heart, broad shoulders and some very odd baggage. After the runaway success of his debut novel, 'Spacious Skies', Larry decides to...

Jonathan Swift  Jonathan Swift's classic satirical narrative was first published in 1726, seven years after Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (one of its few rivals in fame and breadth of appeal).As a...

Tracy Chevalier A triumph. Excellent' Time Out'A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colours' The Times'An intriguing and poignant read' Sunday Express'Such an achievement for a serious writer that you...

Linda Sunshine The beloved author gathers the wit and wisdom of many well-known women on the subject of pregnancy, including Anne Lamott, Nora Ephron, and Louise Erdrich, among others.  First...

Piers Anthony Three scientists came to the mysterious planet Nacre to discover, to explore, to record. Utterly defenseless, they trekked through the grotesque jungle of multiform mushrooms and dense spore-clouds,...

Piers Anthony Throughout history, man has been searching for better ways to gather information about his universe. But although they may have longed for it, not even the most brilliant...

David Brin Physicist Dennis Nuel was the first human to probe the strange realms called anomaly worlds--alternate universes where the laws of science were unpredictably changed. But the world Dennis...

Piers Anthony The trio of scientists had been ordered to survey the planet's flora, fauna and mineral resources, and from the very beginning of their mission everything they observed led...

Dave Duncan They were refugees from death, rescued from the distant past and futures unforeseen. From every land the Oracle had gathered them and governed them in Mera, whose high...

Orson Scott Card The Tales of Alvin Maker series continues in volume three, Prentice Alvin. Young Alvin returns to the town of his birth, and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing...