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1) Exley
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The literary equivalent of a half-court shot . . . Extraordinary."-NPR
For young Miller Le Ray, life has become a search. A search for his dad, who may or may not have joined the army and gone to Iraq. A search for a notorious (and, unfortunately, deceased) writer, Frederick Exley, author of the "fictional memoir" A Fan's Notes, who may hold the key to bringing Miller's father back. But most of all, his is a search for truth. As Miller says,...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Take the format of a spy thriller, shape it around real-life incidents involving international terrorism, leaven it with dark, dry humor, toss in a love rectangle, give everybody a gun, and let everything play out in the outer reaches of upstate New York [where a Danish cartoonist is relocated after having been involved in the controversy surrounding a depiction of Muhammad]"--From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Calvin Bledsoe's journey begins with the death of his mother. An internationally known theologian and an expert on all things John Calvin, she had been the dominant force in her son's existence, so much so that he never left home--even when he married--and, as a result, never grew up. At his mother's funeral, Calvin is introduced to his aunt Beatrice, a woman he had not even known existed. Beatrice immediately makes it clear to Calvin that she is...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"Funny, profound . . . a seductive book with a payoff on every page."-People
A lot of remarkable things have happened in the life of Sam Pulsifer, the hapless hero of this incendiary novel, beginning with the ten years he spent in prison for accidentally burning down Emily Dickinson's house and unwittingly killing two people. emerging at age twenty-eight, he creates a new life and identity as a husband and father. But when the homes of other famous...