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Formally inventive, Simon Brousseau’s Synapses orchestrates a series of beautifully crafted literary snapshots, each involving a different character, eloquently presented using a sole, twisting and turning, stylistically accomplished sentence written in the second-person singular. Brousseau depicts a vast society of differing psyches and souls, all unique and idiosyncratic, yet interconnected, ... Read more

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Formally inventive, Simon Brousseau’s Synapses orchestrates a series of beautifully crafted literary snapshots, each involving a different character, eloquently presented using a sole, twisting and turning, stylistically accomplished sentence written in the second-person singular. Brousseau depicts a vast society of differing psyches and souls, all unique and idiosyncratic, yet interconnected,
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Idle Days

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Depressed and unmoored by his father's violent death, and drafted into the Canadian military to serve in World War II, Jerome has fled, taking refuge in a cabin his grandfather owns in a remote part of the countryside.But Jerome's troubles are only beginning. A strange dread fills the woods, and rumors of murders and ghosts cast his refuge in a sinister light. As Jerome struggles to come to terms ... Read more

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Depressed and unmoored by his father's violent death, and drafted into the Canadian military to serve in World War II, Jerome has fled, taking refuge in a cabin his grandfather owns in a remote part of the countryside.But Jerome's troubles are only beginning. A strange dread fills the woods, and rumors of murders and ghosts cast his refuge in a sinister light. As Jerome struggles to come to terms
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What Are You Going Through

by Sigrid Nunez ...

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, PEOPLE, AND O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINEA NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ TOP BOOK OF THE YEARNATIONAL BESTSELLER“As good as The Friend, if not better.” —The New York Times“Impossible to put down . . . leavened with wit and tenderness.” —People“I was dazed by the novel’s grace.”** —**The New YorkerThe New York Times–bestselling, National Book Award... ... Read more

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**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, PEOPLE, AND O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINEA NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ TOP BOOK OF THE YEARNATIONAL BESTSELLER“As good as The Friend, if not better.” —The New York Times“Impossible to put down . . . leavened with wit and tenderness.” —People“I was dazed by the novel’s grace.”** —**The New YorkerThe New York Times–bestselling, National Book Award...
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Essays

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In this deeply smart and sneakily poignant collection of essays, the bestselling author of Fraud and Don’t Get Too Comfortable makes an inspired case for always assuming the worst—because then you’ll never be disappointed.Whether he’s taking on pop culture phenomena with Oscar Wilde-worthy wit or dealing with personal tragedy, Rakoff’s sharp observations and humorist’s flair for the absurd will ... Read more

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In this deeply smart and sneakily poignant collection of essays, the bestselling author of Fraud and Don’t Get Too Comfortable makes an inspired case for always assuming the worst—because then you’ll never be disappointed.Whether he’s taking on pop culture phenomena with Oscar Wilde-worthy wit or dealing with personal tragedy, Rakoff’s sharp observations and humorist’s flair for the absurd will
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From This American Life alum David Rakoff comes a hilarious collection that single-handedly raises self-deprecation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitive survival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn’t belong–nor does he try to.In ... Read more

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From This American Life alum David Rakoff comes a hilarious collection that single-handedly raises self-deprecation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitive survival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn’t belong–nor does he try to.In
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The Marbled Swarm

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From an award-winning author comes a novel that's "a mesmerizing, labyrinthine tour through an especially hellish father-son relationship" ( Vanity Fair )."An American master. . . . Cooper is the most important transgressive literary artist since Burroughs." — SalonIn secret passageways, hidden rooms, and the troubled mind of our narrator, a mystery perpetually takes shape... ... Read more

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From an award-winning author comes a novel that's "a mesmerizing, labyrinthine tour through an especially hellish father-son relationship" ( Vanity Fair )."An American master. . . . Cooper is the most important transgressive literary artist since Burroughs." — SalonIn secret passageways, hidden rooms, and the troubled mind of our narrator, a mystery perpetually takes shape...
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Me and the Devil

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by Nick Tosches ...

An aging New Yorker, a writer named Nick, feels life ebbing out of him. The world has gone to hell and Nick is so sick of it all that he can't even have a glass of champagne. Then one night he meets a tantalizing young woman who agrees to come back to his apartment. Their encounter is the most strangely extraordinary of his life. Propelled by uncontrollable, primordial desires, he enters a new and ... Read more

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An aging New Yorker, a writer named Nick, feels life ebbing out of him. The world has gone to hell and Nick is so sick of it all that he can't even have a glass of champagne. Then one night he meets a tantalizing young woman who agrees to come back to his apartment. Their encounter is the most strangely extraordinary of his life. Propelled by uncontrollable, primordial desires, he enters a new and
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The Lonely Stories

22 Celebrated Writers on the Joys & Struggles of Being Alone

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A collection of essays about the joys and struggles of being alone by 22 literary writers including: Lev Grossman, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lena Dunham, Jesmyn Ward, Yiyun Li, and Anthony DoerrIf you’re feeling lonely or if you’ve ever felt unseen, if you’re emboldened by solitude or secretly longing for it: Welcome to The Lonely Stories. This cathartic collection of essays illuminates an experience that so ... Read more

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Nicotine

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by Gregor Hens ...

Translated by Jen Calleja ...

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMISTBy turns philosophical and darkly comic, an ex-smoker’s meditation on the nature and consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction.**Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, ... Read more

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**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMISTBy turns philosophical and darkly comic, an ex-smoker’s meditation on the nature and consequences of his nearly lifelong addiction.**Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age,
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Crime Novel

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A mysterious criminal upends lives across Helsinki through a string of deviously absurd pranks in this Finnish comic noir novella.The winter dark of Helsinki is even more chilling thanks to Hermann Ångström, who subjects his unsuspecting victims to a series of unbearable embarrassments. Ångström leaves a young bride at the altar, disguises himself as a doctor and delivers false medical reports, ... Read more

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A mysterious criminal upends lives across Helsinki through a string of deviously absurd pranks in this Finnish comic noir novella.The winter dark of Helsinki is even more chilling thanks to Hermann Ångström, who subjects his unsuspecting victims to a series of unbearable embarrassments. Ångström leaves a young bride at the altar, disguises himself as a doctor and delivers false medical reports,
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Saving Face

How to Lie, Fake, and Maneuver Your Way Out of Life's Most Awkward Situations

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Little fixes for life's BIG faux pasFiguring out which salad fork to use is a relative no-brainer, but what's the protocol for using a lockless bathroom or getting caught regifting?Saving Face daringly examines dozens of our worst-case social scenarios. Using helpful illustrations and a "toolbox" of general techniques and technologies, you'll learn what to do if caught:Arriving without a ... Read more

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Little fixes for life's BIG faux pasFiguring out which salad fork to use is a relative no-brainer, but what's the protocol for using a lockless bathroom or getting caught regifting?Saving Face daringly examines dozens of our worst-case social scenarios. Using helpful illustrations and a "toolbox" of general techniques and technologies, you'll learn what to do if caught:Arriving without a
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My Son's Girlfriend

by Jung Mi Kyung ...

Translated by Yu Young-nan ...

Series Book 4 - Library of Korean Literature
At once an ironic portrayal of contemporary Korea and an intimate exploration of heartache, alienation, and nostalgia, this collection of seven short stories has earned the author widespread critical acclaim. With empathy and an overarching melancholy that is at times tinged with sarcasm but always deeply meaningful, Jung explores the ambition and chaos of urban life, the lives of the lost and ... Read more

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At once an ironic portrayal of contemporary Korea and an intimate exploration of heartache, alienation, and nostalgia, this collection of seven short stories has earned the author widespread critical acclaim. With empathy and an overarching melancholy that is at times tinged with sarcasm but always deeply meaningful, Jung explores the ambition and chaos of urban life, the lives of the lost and
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