Mark Gamin

Mark Gamin

Mark Gamin is a lawyer, writer, and editor. He has served as editor-in-chief of three scholarly legal journals and has freelance edited several general-interest books. He is currently writing a book set in the middle of Idaho, the working title of which is The Middle of Idaho. Physically, Mark resides in Cleveland; in his mind, he is often at his small farm in Appalachian Ohio, on the very edge of civilization.


17 entries by Mark Gamin

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The Curse of Pietro Houdini: A Novel

Needlessly murky plot points mar this otherwise clever art-heist tale.

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Distant Sons: A Novel

By Tim Johnston

Distant Sons: A Novel

This exceptional whodunit deserves a sequel (and may boast a prequel).

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Plain Air

By Michael Martone

Plain Air

This collection invites comparison to that other Winesburg, with surprising results.

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Plain Air: Sketches from Winesburg, Indiana

This collection invites comparison to that other Winesburg, with surprising results.

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The Great Dissenter

By Peter S. Canellos

The Great Dissenter

A compelling look at an unusual — and unlikely — civil rights champion.

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I Was the President’s Mistress!!

This antic Filipino picaresque pays off big for patient readers.

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The Cold Millions

By Jess Walter

The Cold Millions

This extraordinary story of an early 1900s class struggle cements the author’s place among America’s finest writers.

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The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero

A compelling look at an unusual — and unlikely — civil rights champion.

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The Compton Cowboys

By Walter Thompson-Hernández

The Compton Cowboys

A heartwarming but unpolished true story of the unlikely bond between inner-city men and second-chance horses.

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The Cold Millions: A Novel

This extraordinary story of an early 1900s class struggle cements the author’s place among America’s finest writers.

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Endeavour

By Peter Moore

Endeavour

A rich history of the vessel that voyaged far beyond her beam reach.

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The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland

A heartwarming but unpolished true story of the unlikely bond between inner-city men and second-chance horses.

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Endeavour: The Ship that Changed the World

A rich history of the vessel that voyaged far beyond her beam reach.

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Cloudbursts

By Thomas McGuane

Cloudbursts

This ingenious assortment of tales reads like a master class in the genre.

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The New Iberia Blues: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

The legendary detective is back to solve a series of grisly murders and sort through the misalignments of his own fate.

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A Year with Nature: An Almanac

Twelve months of fresh facts and quirky celebrations await in the author’s annual handbook.

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Cloudbursts: Collected and New Stories

This ingenious assortment of tales reads like a master class in the genre.