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Staff Recommendations A listing of current favorites, recommended by the bookstore staff. Check back for new recommendations each month as we bring you the best of what we're reading. Browse by title, author or staff member!   Anah   |  Andy   |  Dia   |  Don   |  Elaine   |  Elaine Kahn   |  Garrett   |  Gent   |  Jeff   |  Jolene   |  Layla   |  Linda   |  Lawrence   |  Luke   |  Maia   |  Matt   |  Nancy   |  Paul   |  Peter   |  Scott   |  Stacey   |  Tân

<<< 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 >>>     sort list by title | author | publication date The Nick Adams Stories Ernest Hemingway Written in the 1920s and 30s, these short stories follow protagonist Nick Adams and his family through periods of his life, jobs, and the war from his childhood to adulthood. One story was made into the classic film-noir of the 40s The Killers. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Díaz Recommended by Paul, City Lights Books The most talked about—and praised—first novel of 2007, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother... The Adoration of Jenna Fox Mary E. Pearson This is a near-flawless the-future-is-today sci-fi novel. Although written for a teen audience, it captivated and held me until the very end, beginning with its enigmatic title. I highly recommend this for both its peek at our biologically-uncertain... Wabi Sabi Mark Reibstein Beautifully illustrated with earthy collage, this introduction to (or reminder of) Wabi Sabi comes in the poetically told story of a cat. With haikus by Basho in English and japanese. --Recommended by Tân, City Lights Books The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Michael Chabon Joe Kavalier, a young Jewish artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just smuggled himself out of Nazi-invaded Prague and landed in New York City. Flight A Novel Sherman Alexie A harrowing time-travel adventure starring an unforgettable young Native American who finds himself center stage at seminal historic moments. A darkly observant, funny, and moving tale. Death & Sex Dorion Sagan, Tyler Volk This is actually two books, both written by eminent science writers, but it is "Sex" I wish to dwell on (pun intended). Dorion is the son of Carl and an engaged, engaging, and omnivorous philosopher of science. Ranging over love, lust, sex, reproduction, The Sacred Book of the Werewolf A Novel Victor Pelevin Victor Pelevin may be a literary genius. He has written one of the most spiritually satisfying novels ever about wily werefoxes, interspecies sex, kleptocracy, and the joys of methamphetamines. It's also pretentious, perverse, purile, and exasperating... Beauty Salon Mario Bellatin Biting social allegory from one of Mexico's most exciting young authors: edgy, lyrical and cynically hopeful.   All-American Poem Matthew Dickman One of the best young poets writing in America today. A joy to read. Says Tony Hoagland, APR/Honickman First Book Prize judge "Matthew Dickman's all-American poems are the epitome of the pleasure principle; as clever as they are... Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust Nathanael West The Day of the Locust (1939) is West's great dystopian Hollywood novel based on his experiences at the seedy fringes of the movie industry. Said novelist and screenwriter Budd Schulberg: "A new public [has] discovered in the writings of West... Red Dust A Path Through China Ma Jian Red Dust is a rich, strange, searching travelogue through the outposts of communist China by an adventurous, dissident poet. Author Ma is often compared to the Beats--but imagine if Kerouac had to escape from a Kafka novel in order to go "on the road"... The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Sherman Alexie This is a great start to the Alexie oeuvre: a collection of interconnected stories of native American life on and around a reservation near Seattle. Humorous, surreal imagery; poetic storytelling. You can't go wrong with any Sherman Alexie! Big Sur Jack Kerouac An interesting biography of what happens when fame and age taint the dream of being "on the road" in the life of this aspiring poet. The book details Kerouac's descent into alcoholism and hope for salvation. I think this is one of his greatest... <<< 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 >>>