In 2071 AD, clones are grown for spare parts. They live like subhumans in harsh conditions in the Clearances, a vast area run by a nefarious and secretive government. Virtually no one thinks about his or her clone, or the ethical issues... Read More

“Trouble with webs. When you’re in one, you can’t see past the next knot,” laments private investigator Philip Noir, the lead character in Robert Coover’s gritty and compelling novel filled with danger, death, and dames. In... Read More

A book that foregrounds the importance of literature and language, Barnardo Atxaga’s "Obabakoak" is an achievement. Its methods are varied, and much is bound by its spine—wit, fiction, autobiography, metafiction, explication,... Read More

For those who’ve never ventured into a boxing gym, the sport can sometimes seem the brutal, mysterious realm of grizzled trainers and hardened athletes. In that light, the image of a middle-aged female Jewish psychotherapist tying on... Read More

All right, die-hard golfers-and you know who you are-throw the clubs in the car, and get ready to grip it and rip it on any one of more than 200 great public courses! If you aren’t sure about where to go, well-known golf writer Jeff... Read More

"Dream of Reason" is the fictional diary of Santiago Hernández—written late into the night and secreted away—chronicling his childhood, first love, marriage, personal crises, and (from a distance) the Spanish Civil War and World War... Read More

The author, a World War II veteran who served as a member of the military police, is quite honest when he describes his day-to-day experiences as “mundane.” Milton Cook’s memoir reports on just about every little detail and duty,... Read More

“I’m no comedian in the usual sense” author William Goodman writes “but one of my greatest pleasures since childhood has been making people laugh.” He succeeds in that endeavor with his first book. With plenty of guffaw-worthy... Read More