This big, underwater-lit novel returns Vollmann’s work to the dive bars and gender-fluid clubs of San Francisco . . . Vollmann admirably captures the pull of vulnerability and invention, how sex can be, in the right space, a powerful way to know one’s self, and ultimately, how much each of his characters here needs a space to be themselves.

Shameless is one of the most important, life-changing books I’ve ever read. Expertly-crafted and lovingly delivered, it serves as both a bomb and a balm

All I can really tell you is, read McCann’s book.  It’s an important book.  It’s quite possibly a great book.

[Snowden’s Box] reads like a thriller, as well as a cautionary tale, because beyond this drama’s handful of players are all of us—and what’s happened to our data, our privacy, and our political agency.

King captures the agita of an early-life crisis and the eccentricities of a writer’s life, spiking the narrative with wit, sumptuous imagery and hilarious skewerings of literary elitism.

Kunstler possesses the alchemy of describing a comprehensive disaster with a light touch.

An exciting fantasy with familiar elements—magical creatures, high stakes, and courage—rich with Lebanese texture.

A blitz on the way the nation injures and titillates its most vulnerable.

In this tightly drawn, steadily hair-raising thriller, Bohjalian once again demonstrates his keen affinity for strong, capable female protagonists, while his masterful merging of setting and plot delivers a cerebral and dramatic dive into what happens when love turns to agony.

Impressive in its clarity and thoroughness, Thompson’s survey shines a much-needed light on a group of people who have exerted a powerful effect on almost every aspect of the modern world.

An American Summer is at turns shocking, heart-rending, and deeply moving. But it is always important. This is about the soul of our country.

A stupendous multigenerational family saga… A mesmerizing achievement.

[An] engrossing narrative, a moving meditation on loss, and an evocative, lyrical portrait of Japanese society.

At its heart, the novel is about the act of resistance and its attendant forces of courage and hope.