Lauren Grodstein, Author . Persea $23.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-89255-281-8
Grodstein captures the uncertain nuances of the mating game in her impressive debut collection, consisting of 10 lively, smart stories that focus on 20-something men and women in urban settings who are trying to reconcile their ambivalent feelings...
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Lauren Grodstein, Author . Dial $23 (224p) ISBN 978-0-385-33770-0
Grodstein's first novel (after 2002's collection The Best of Animals
) is a sweet, honest account of the life and loves of 20-something Joel Miller. It's a rainy Saturday, and Miller has just been directed to walk the 12 blocks to the...
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Lauren Grodstein, Author . Algonquin $23.95 (302p) ISBN 978-1-56512-916-0
In her wonderful second novel, Grodstein (Reproduction Is the Flaw of Love
) traces a suburban crisis and gives especially perceptive attention to the father-son bond. Pete Dizinoff has it pretty good—an internist with a successful practice,...
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Lauren Grodstein. Algonquin, $24.95 (372p) ISBN 978-1-61620-112-8
A little romance fails to lighten a heavy-handed parable about the limits of belief and intolerance in Grodstein’s third novel (after A Friend of the Family). Biology professor Andy Waite, preoccupied with applying for tenure and securing a major...
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Lauren Grodstein. Algonquin, $26.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-61620-622-2
Karen Neulander has a rotten deal. Diagnosed with stage-IV ovarian cancer, she tries to manage her health—surgeries and treatments to prolong her life—as well as her career—political consultant to a philandering New York City councilman running for...
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Lauren Grodstein, Author, Rick Adamson, Read by , read by Rick Adamson. HighBridge Audio $34.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-59887-943-8
There are grave consequences when Pete Dizinoff, a successful doctor, tries to keep his son from being seduced by Laura, a possible murderess and the daughter of Pete's best friend. Grodstein's superb second novel is a deft portrayal of...
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Lauren Grodstein. Algonquin, $27 (304p) ISBN 978-1-64375-234-1
Grodstein (Our Short History) draws on archival records for an eloquent story of the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. Adam Paskow, a childless widower, teaches English to a group of children in the ghetto, where he lives in a cramped apartment with two...
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Lauren Grodstein. Algonquin, $29 (304p) ISBN 978-1-64375-235-8
In the touching latest from Grodstein (We Must Not Think of Ourselves), a dejected 40-something woman travels halfway around the world to restore her sense of purpose. Amy Webb met her husband, Judd, 20 years earlier, while working as a line cook in
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