Humming with invention and energy, the stories collected in McBride’s first fiction book since his National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird again affirm his storytelling gifts. In the opening story, “The Under Graham Railroad Box Car Set,” vintage toy dealer Leo Banskoff gets a lead o... Continue reading »

An anonymous author reveals a lifetime of secrets in this unforgettable memoir as she tells the story of her relationship with her father, who raped her over the course of her childhood, until the author was 21. The result is one of the most frank and cathartic depictions of child abuse ever written... Continue reading »

What happened to Humpty Dumpty after his great fall? Santat’s tale about facing fear imagines a long recovery. Humpty’s lofty perch was his favorite: “I loved being close to the birds.” But after his accident, he’s scared of heights. Caldecott Medalist Santat (The Adventures of Beekle) pain... Continue reading »

This detailed study of changes in leadership in the major communities of the Hasidic movement—Munkacs, Boyan and Kopyczynitz, Bobov, Satmar, and Chabad—is not aimed at the same general audience as sociology professor Heilman’s acclaimed other works (The Rebbe; Sliding to the Right)... Continue reading »

Miller’s 1986 graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns is one of the seminal postmodern American comics, its stylish, gritty take on Batman forever altering the way superhero stories are told. The widely panned 2001 sequel, The Dark Knight Strikes Again, was slapdash and self-indulgent, but at... Continue reading »

Bunker’s debut crime novel is the study of a surefire insurance scam that goes horribly and hilariously wrong. The story is mainly set in a bar and grill serving members of a Southern California golf club where a crooked lawyer with a cash-flow problem, J.T. Edwards, is intrigued by a scheme cooked ... Continue reading »