Two professors, one American and one British, swap lives and campuses, exposing the greed and pretension within higher education on both sides of the Atlantic.
After years of artistic invisibility, a female artist stages a provocative experiment, creating three male alter egos to expose the art world's biases, only to become entangled in a dangerous psychological game with a celebrated artist that ends in his bizarre death.
In a town where spirits mingle with everyday life, a young bride named Meridia uncovers generations of dark magic and hidden truths within her new family, forcing her to confront her own past and the secrets that bind them all.
Through decades of Appalachian hardship and judgment, a woman's spirit and letters turn a life of perceived betrayal and toil into a story of lasting hope and the quiet power of the written word.
From the gritty streets of 1930s Newark to the glittering heights of 1940s radio stardom, a passionate idealist's life unravels in the McCarthy era, his public downfall ignited by the private betrayals of a marriage consumed by political paranoia and personal vengeance.
In pre-WWII Alexandria, where intellect and history meet, a group of expats goes into obsessive love and betrayal, mistaking physical pursuit for understanding.
Through the fragmented memories of a young Bengali man, "The Shadow Lines" shows how borders and historical violence scar personal lives and identities, connecting two families across continents and generations.
Born an old man who ages backward, Max Tivoli repeatedly pursues the love of his life through the decades of turn-of-the-century San Francisco, each time a stranger to her as his body grows younger.
In the brutal winter of 1897, a hardened midwife and her traumatized young son seek vengeance across the snow-covered New York wilderness, haunted by their slaughtered family.
After a surfing accident, a young man's heart begins a twenty-four-hour journey, connecting strangers in a story of grief, hope, and the exchange of life.
After surviving being run over by a mailman at age seven, Edgar Mint, a half-Apache orphan, navigates the eccentricities of foster care and boarding school, holding onto his innate goodness and a quixotic quest to find and forgive the man who nearly ended his life.
In 1930s London, an orphaned girl's innocent love collides with the polished cruelty of high society and a charming cad, leading to a heartbreaking betrayal illuminated by the flick of a cigarette lighter.
Sherman Alexie writes about modern Indigenous life, from Spokane journalists to Lummi boxers and IHOP bandits. He shows the tender, often funny, love stories in his characters' everyday struggles.
In a remote 1930s farming town, the jealousy between two brothers over a woman starts a generational tragedy, showing the power of obsession and the reach of war.
In late 1980s Dublin, two unemployed, middle-aged men find purpose (and a lot of grease) selling fish and chips from a run-down van, navigating the humor and challenges of friendship, entrepreneurship, and food inspectors.
Pynchon's sweeping novel follows mathematicians, spies, and revolutionaries across the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from anarchist bombings in Colorado to early film sets, as they pursue theoretical physics and ancient conspiracies while the world moves toward war.
In a dark, internal quest, an old Molloy's fragmented memories merge with a detective Moran's absurd search for him, blurring identity and reality in a world on the brink.
