A gathering of middle-aged men in Upstate New York after the death of a friend prompts uneasy confessions and questions of who we really are.

• Literary,

John Brown's rebellion and downfall as seen through the eyes of a child freed by the famed abolitionist.

• Fiction,
• Literary,

The triumph of discovery and the sense of loss that scientific progress can bring are explored in this new collection of short stories.

• Literary,
• Short Stories,

Forget the cluelessness of 17-year-olds. It’s the parents who need coaching in this novel about the anxious world of college-essay preparation.

• Literary,

The author brings her trademark technical dexterity to a novel of Irish-Americans that’s moving but never sentimental.

• Literary,

A double self combines innocence and experience to try to avert a family tragedy.

• Literary,

A treatment center’s counselors and clients struggle to make sense of an often-absurd world in the author’s latest novel.

• Literary,

A small town struggles to understand the new meanings of life and death when its deceased are resurrected.

• Fiction,
• Fantasy,
• Literary,
• Science Fiction,