The Affairs of Others

A young widow's set boundaries and isolation begin to dissolve when a new tenant in her apartment building brings chaos and unpredictability.

Man Alive!: A Novel

Mary Kay Zuravleff

Man Alive!: A Novel

A lightning strike sends one family off its comfortable axis.

The Light in the Ruins

Chris Bohjalian

The Light in the Ruins

A historical novel with a murderous bite.

Duplex: A Novel

By Kathryn Davis

Duplex: A Novel

Strange yet familiar, this story evokes feelings similar to those precipitated by a bizarre dream.

Doctor Sleep: A Novel

By Stephen King

Doctor Sleep: A Novel

Shine on? The much-heralded sequel to The Shining fails to live up to the original, but will still keep you turning the pages.

Nine Inches

Tom Perrotta

Nine Inches

In this 10-story collection, American suburban angst is given new depth and incisive insight.

The Childhood of Jesus: A Novel

A minor dystopia challenges a boy and his guardians.

The Disenchanted Widow

Christina McKenna

The Disenchanted Widow

A sometimes gentle, sometimes not so gentle spoof of late-20th-century rural Irish life.