Fiction - City Life

School is almost over, and for Paddy, Liz, Christy and Kevin it's time to figure out what's next. But before they start the rest of their lives, these teenagers have the "Cave"--a place to drink, smoke, flirt and listen to punk music. Somewhere to...

Copeland Cane V, the child who fell outta Colored People Time and into America, is a fugitive... He is also just a regular teenager coming up in a terrifying world. A slightly eccentric, flip-phone loving kid with analog tendencies and a sideline hustling sneakers,...

Next time you go to your favorite coffee shop and you have money in your wallet to pay for a latte, pick the oldest looking note (if you're lucky enough to have several) and wonder for a second which hands have touched it, at...

This "enthralling" (The New York Times Book Review) and "introspective, energetic novel" (Booklist) explores what it means to be a woman in her many forms--daughter, friend, partner, lover, and mother--from the acclaimed author of Tuesday Nights in 1980. Emily writes for women's catalogs for...

Through the curious life of Dick Kallman--a real-life celebrity striver, poisonously charming actor, and eventual murder victim--the unforgiving worlds of postwar showbiz and down-low gay sexuality are thrown into stark relief in this "page-turning blast" (James Ellroy, author of Widespread Panic) "Engrossing...[A] keen portrait...

It was one of the most perfect days, only just warm enough, an ever so slight breeze I could see in the hairs on my arm and in the flutter of flags across each end of the pool but couldn't feel. It must have...

Author: Stephen N. SiniariISBN-10: 1944967575ISBN-13: 9781944967574Publisher: Ancient Faith PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2021Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d

Dear Edna Sloane is a funny, fast-paced epistolary novel about fame, writers, ambition, and the ups and downs of a creative life.Edna Sloane was a promising author at the top of her game. Her debut novel was an instant classic and commercial success, vaulting...

'A wonderfully surprising novel, powered by wit, exuberance and nostalgia.' Chloe Aridjis, author of Sea Monsters A captivating portrait of contemporary Mexico, cut through with dazzling wit and sensitivity It started with a drowning. Deep in the heart of Mexico City, where five houses...

First came LOVE... but it takes more than fairy tales to make DREAMS come true...Falling for rock star Adrian "Digger" Graves was the second chance at love Kat Lewis never expected. In fact, it defied all classification the former librarian had come to rely...

In this timely and explosive novel, an academic's seemingly mundane midlife crisis takes an alarming turn after his visit to a Greek monastery. It's February 2019. Philip Notman, an acclaimed historian with a German wife and a troubled nineteen-year-old son, is on his way...

Cedric Willow is a middle-aged journalist and senior warden at St. Bartholomew by the Lake, a small Episcopal parish in Minneapolis. St. Bart's church is a widely admired icon of mid-century modern architecture, but its congregation is aging and attendance is on the decline....

From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through the Motor City at a heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turnCraig Henderson screeches onto the scene with this fast-paced debut starring ex-rally...

A dark yet compassionate comedy of art aspirations and friendships come to naught. First published in 2003, Gary Indiana's turn-of-the-millennium novel traces the lives of a loosely connected group of New York artists and the dissolution of their scene. During the summer of 2001,...

Discover a tale of human authenticity told through a sweet-souled alcoholic who means well and sees good in people. When the residents of Como Flats see Lonnie Klipsen in the same bar, drinking the same beer, telling the same stories, night after night, year...

A debut short story collection investigating the strange and unexpected intersections of loneliness and connection. From his car, a lonely, heartbroken man secretly watches strangers going about their lives in the comfort of their own homes; when caught, he wrecks his car in an...

"What's Mine is a surprising and deep work with a persistent quiet momentum carrying the reader back-and-forth in times and spaces across the slivers of four interlocking lives. It is totally engaging." --Brian Eno, musician, artist, activist354 Rooseveltlaan, Amsterdam. It's Saturday afternoon and Luis...

For the first time in print! New York Times sensation Chanel Cleeton's international, angst-fueled romance is perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score.Maggie Carpenter is a small-town Southern girl who's never been kissed. She's ready for a change--and to leave her ordinary...

Told through the alternating perspectives of five childhood friends from the same housing estate in England, I See Buildings Fall like Lightning is a story about friendship, place, loss, addiction and the ways in which lives, minds, and bodies can be limited by material...

The ultimate O. Henry: an annotated edition of classic tales by America's master storyteller Texas troubadour, convicted embezzler, and adopted New Yorker William Sidney Porter--better known as O. Henry--was one of the world's great storytellers. A master of cunning plots and a gifted humorist,...

A former Wall Street veteran, quarantined by the coronavirus, becomes consumed with madness--or the fulfillment of his own mythic fateThe Reservoir follows an unexceptional man in an exceptional time. We see our present-day pandemic world and New York City through the eyes of a...

A #1 International Bestseller - An Amazon Best Book of February 2024 - An IndieNext Pick "A dark dream of a novel...that feels both timeless and original. Enjoy--and also beware. This fairy tale is deadly." --Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author Slip into...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2024 BY VOGUE, ELLE, NYLON, NPR, PURE WOW, SHONDALAND, BOOK RIOT and more!In the vein of Luster and Queenie, an unflinching portrayal of high-paid sex work in the age of the internet--an intoxicating, bold debut from a...

From Perfectly Impossible author Elizabeth Topp comes an unforgettably searing novel about a band of mothers who are forced to reckon with themselves after the unexpected loss of one of their own.When beautiful and successful Susan Harris jumps from the roof of her apartment...

Discover a tale of human authenticity told through a sweet-souled alcoholic who means well and sees good in people. When the residents of Como Flats see Lonnie Klipsen in the same bar, drinking the same beer, telling the same stories, night after night, year...

A Fierce and Hysterical TaleOf Self-Destruction OnThe Road to Being DiscoveredHannah is a struggling actress living in New York's Tribeca, and like any young thesp she is bent on success: finding paying jobs that offer good material, not just mindless roles for eager and...

At once a log of pandemic life in New York City and a meditation on selfhood, memory, and language, Emily Simon's first book is a lyrical and timely experiment in prose fragments.IN MANY WAYS describes a self in process, at odds, and enthralled, in...

In The Luck of the Fall, characters get lost; they fall, but the falls shape their lives in ways that might even be called "lucky"--if luck is defined as survival, despite the scars left behind. They take consolation in their lack of prizes, in...

Daniel Zimmer will do almost anything to end his pain--except for the one thing that might work. Growing up in 1970s Brooklyn under the shadow of his tyrannical father and against the backdrop of the Son of Sam murders, the Karen Ann Quinlan tragedy,...

Colorful characters involved in affecting dramas underlie this memorable collection that explores corruption, religious intolerance, gratuitous violence and the importance of joy.Author: Toni KanISBN-10: 1911115847ISBN-13: 9781911115847Publisher: Cassava Republic PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2019Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.70d

The Bronx. It's America at its most vibrant and chaotic; it's also where one foster care caseworker-awould-be white savior from New England, a twentysomething kid prematurely jaded by the system--takes it upon himself to reunify a troubled birthmother with her children, against the recommendation...

"[A]n enjoyable and immersive reading experience, what with its lively dialogue, vivid cityscape, and impressive emotional range."- IndieReader"The chemistry between the two is undeniable....a must-read novel for romance enthusiasts who enjoy a heavy layer of plot."- Readers' Favorite, 5-star reviewCould you commit an act...

From Perfectly Impossible author Elizabeth Topp comes an unforgettably searing novel about a band of mothers who are forced to reckon with themselves after the unexpected loss of one of their own.When beautiful and successful Susan Harris jumps from the roof of her apartment...

Winner of the 2018 Acorn Prize, New Zealand's highest fiction award, Pip Adam's The New Animals is a work of artistic ambition and political urgency. Set in the Auckland fashion scene in 2016, The New Animals moves over the course of one night through...

She's shattering the glass ceiling one building at a time Bridget Steele's father taught her two things: how to build and how to fight. With those skills, she created her own company and began building for New York City's elite. Often the only woman...

In this electrifyingly fierce and funny social satire--a gender-flipped reboot of the iconic 1970s film Taxi Driver--a ride share driver is barely holding it together on the hunt for love, dignity, and financial security...until she decides she's done waiting. "A ferocious new voice. A...

From the author of the "original and electric" Braised Pork (Time), An Yu's enchanting and contemplative novel of music and mushrooms follows a former concert pianist searching for the truth about a vanished musicianFor three years, Song Yan has filled the emptiness of her...

A lethal plague sweeps the globe. Millions have died. Survivors are confined to their homes.Gabriel passes his time in a small New York apartment on the city's Upper West Side. During the plodding solitude of the lockdown, he observes several strangers in their nearby...

Renowned for his sparse yet powerful prose, J. M. Coetzee is unquestionably among the most influential--and provocative--authors of our time. With characteristic insight and a "brittle wit that forces our attention on the common terrors we don't want to think about" (Washington Post), Coetzee...

A low-income Baltimore neighborhood is targeted for a controversial urban renewal project--an amusement park in the theme of Baltimore itself--that forces its residents to reckon with racism, displacement, and their futures. Peter Cryer is a queer teenager who fantasizes about leaving Baltimore and the...

Jodi was only a child when she was orphaned and taken into the care of a religious organization that hated everything that she was. They abused her physically and emotionally, robbed her of her culture and identity, and left her with emotional scars. This...

Tony D'Marino lives a seemingly charmed existence. From immigrant roots to a Harvard MBA, he's amassed a formidable stock portfolio and owns a sprawling Soho loft with Hudson River views. But images of post-apocalyptic Detroit have triggered a traumatic memory from his college years...

When she develops feelings for her best friend, construction worker Russell Hart, high-powered corporate exec-and virgin-Abby Sullivan, as he tries to keep her a safe distance, sees through his tough-talking exterior and is determined to turn the friendzone into foreplay.Author: Tessa BaileyISBN-10: 0063329417ISBN-13: 9780063329416Publisher:...

Author: Tessa BaileyISBN-10: 0063329344ISBN-13: 9780063329348Publisher: Avon BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2023Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.30w x 1.10d

Killer Hill was originally written in memory of the slain individuals of Baltimore City. The author's agenda was to shine a purpose on victims for family sake. The narrator is telling tales of killer hill through the eyes of one of the main characters,...

AN ADULT COMING-OF-AGE NOVELTHIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD JASON FOXX FINALLY-FINALLY-KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS.He wants to get his damaged brother, Brian, back on his feet. He wants to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend Adele and be a dad to her son, Stephen. And after nine years of teaching, he...

When Honey Perribow traded in her cowboy boots for stilettos and left her small Kentucky town to attend Columbia University, she never expected to find a dirt-cheap apartment or two new best friends. No stranger to hard work, Honey's sole focus is a medical...

"This is a rare thing: an original, intelligent novel that's not just a perfect summer beach read, but one that deserves serious awards consideration as well. Put down your phone and pick it up. . . . A major accomplishment."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: Vox * The Paris Review * NPR * Vanity Fair / A FINALIST FOR THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FIRST FICTION James Frankie Thomas's Idlewild is a darkly funny story of two adults looking back...

A 1999 LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST BOOKDELUXE EDITION, WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN RECOVERED CHAPTERS--Los Angeles, 1967--With gleaming detail and blinding precision, Lou Mathews freeze-frames a hidden corner of L.A.'s outlaw culture in the moments before it becomes extinct. The heart of the culture is the drive-in,...