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The Cat Inside

William S. Burroughs' essays on his relationships with the cats who passed in and out of his life over the years. Funny, moving, and thoughtful, it's a great read and a must for cat people. More »

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

When we follow Dorothy through Frank L. Baum's candy-coated classic, The Wizard of Oz, we hear the story of an innocent girl who faces an evil witch in a strange and distant land in order to find her way home again. But just who is this "Wicked" Witch of the West? Are Dorothy and her friends — an unlikely band of assassins, if ever there was one — really as innocent as they appear? More »

Liquor

Poppy Z. Brite's latest novel follows New Orleans chefs John Rickey and Gary Stubbs (characters first introduced in her Novella, The Value of X) as they launch their own restaurant. It's a great read, and proves her merit (to anyone who needed proof, certainly not me) as a novelist, not just a "genre writer." More »

Griffin and Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence

A Ben and Cam favorite, Griffin and Sabine follows the story of Griffin, a London stamp designer, and Sabine, a mysterious woman who lives on an island in the South Pacific and who begins writing to Griffin one day, seemingly at random. This truly magical story unfolds through the illustrated letters and postcards exchanged by Griffin and Sabine. An amazing book. We love it. More »

Prime

The latest installment in the lives of New Orleans chefs Rickey and G-man finds the two young chefs happily running their successful restaurant, Liquor. Trouble is brewing, however, as an eccentric district attorney launches an investigation into the shady business dealings of their silent partner, Lenny Duveteaux. Rickey and G-man decide it's time to buy Lenny out, and a plum consulting job that Rickey has been offered in Dallas seems like a great way to begin gathering the necessary funds. Everything seems to be going well, until some shocking news forces Rickey to return to Dallas, and G-man discovers his partner could be in serious danger. More »

Low Red Moon

Low Red Moon, the follow-up to Kiernan's 2001 novel, Threshold, takes place several years after the events of Threshold, in a reality in which those horrifying events have never happened. Psychic Deacon Silvey and paleontologist Chance Matthews have married and are expecting a child. Chance has completed her doctorate and is working at the university, while Deacon, unemployed and not too happy about it, focusing on staying sober, at Chance's urging. More »

Murder of Angels

In this follow-up to her debut novel Silk, Kiernan picks up the story of Nikki Ky and Daria Parker, 10 years after the frightening events the two and their friends endured in Birmingham. Scarred and forever changed by the events of that night, Nikki has been diagnosed schizophrenic, and has almost come to accept that explanation herself. At least until her dead girlfriend Spyder calls out to her from beyond the grave, from another world that Spyder claims only Nikki can save. More »

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

The year is 1808 and Napoleon's army is battering the British forces abroad. Meanwhile, at home, a fussy magician named Mr. Norrell is making quite a splash in the fashionable drawing rooms of London. Norrell promises a rebirth of English magic — a rebirth that seems to include anyone other than himself from actually practicing magic. More »

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The sixth book in Rowling's marvelous Harry Potter series finds Harry and friends battling increasingly difficult lessons, raging adolescent hormones, and of course, He Who Must Not Be Named. Definitely worth the wait, HBP continues the series' trend of increasing in complexity and sophistication with the psychological development of its main characters. A must-read. More »

The Dry Salvages

Caitlin's stunning return to her sci-fi roots is easily one of the best books I've read this year. Scary, smart and thoughtful. Buy it, already. More »

Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman's latest novel, Anansi Boys, is something of a follow-up to 2001's American Gods. Anansi Boys is the story of the sons of one of those Gods, Anansi (Mr. Nancy), the African spider god. More »

The Plucker

An extraordinary gallery of work by Brom as illustrations for a wonderful, dark, mystical story he has written. More »

Soul Kitchen

The third installment in Poppy's fiction series based on life in the restaurant world finds Rickey and G-man trying to replace a chef. Coincidentally, a talented chef and old friend of Rickey's has just been released from prison, having been cleared of the crime for which he was convicted. Their troubles aren't over, however, as they soon discover that the new chef is mysteriously connected to a pill-pushing doctor and a shady businessman who want Rickey to consult on a new restaurant. More »

Haunted

How far will people go to become famous? Palahniuk explores this question with disturbing results in this innovative novel/short story collection. More »