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A Fascinating Explorationnew

In her sumptuous new collection of stories, Soueif details the lives of a series of Arab women as they traverse the cultural line that divides East from West.

Artvoice | Jill Froebel | 02-16-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Ahdaf Soueif, I Think of You

'Radiance' Glowsnew

Lambert's first novel gently detonates the emotional land mines dormant in diverse characters.

NOW Magazine | Zoe Whittall | 02-16-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Radiance, Shaena Lambert

Future Imperfectnew

Don't forget to tip your Messiah.

Dig Boston | Zak M. Salih | 02-14-2007 | Fiction

Tags: The Book of Dave, Will Self

Baine of His Existencenew

Gorman Bechard unwinds in a new fictional guise.

New Haven Advocate | Christopher Arnott | 02-13-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Jonathan Baine, Unwound

Google-noianew

Raban's post-9/11 novel is less-than-explosive.

Seattle Weekly | Brian Miller | 02-13-2007 | Fiction

Tags: surveillance, Jonathan Raban

Marx-ist Mirthnew

A fast, fun, if frustrating read, Him Her works best when Marx reins in her penchant for long, supposedly funny lists.

NOW Magazine | Ibi Kaslik | 02-09-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Him Her Him Again The End of Him, Patricia Marx

Sharp Narrativenew

Miller follows up his debut, The Featherbed, with another compelling tale about Jewish immigrant life in Toronto in the 30s and 40s, this time with a nifty political twist.

NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | 02-09-2007 | Fiction

Tags: A Sharp Intake of Breath, John Miller

Teenage Vampirenew

Christopher Moore channels his sick sense of humor into the bloody good You Suck.

Montreal Mirror | Juliet Waters | 02-08-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Christopher Moore, You Suck: A Love Story

Brotherhoodnew

This swift, weird little novel by Martin Amis is his best fiction in years.

Weekly Alibi | John Freeman | 02-06-2007 | Fiction

Tags: House of Meetings, Martin Amis

Tales by Toibinnew

Quaint title aside, these stories -- Toibin's first collection -- aren't celebrations of Hallmark-card family unity, complete with bucolic Irish settings.

NOW Magazine | Glenn Sumi | 02-05-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Colm Toibin, Mothers and Sons

Big Bangnew

This is a polished and marvellously textured first book of short fiction -- can't wait for his first novel.

NOW Magazine | Zoe Whittall | 02-05-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Bang Crunch, Neil Smith

Parker is a natural comedian, his ear is keen and close to the ground, and his search for a soul-cure is so genuine, so devout, that his occasional aerobatics of purplish lyricism don't fly away with his stories.

INDY Week | Adam Sobsey | 02-02-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Don't Make Me Stop Now, Michael Parker