The Empty Chair

Bruce Wagner’s poetic oddity shines in novellas charting two “gurus”: a Buddhist looking for peace in Big Sur after the death of his son, and an aging party animal getting a second chance at her abandoned voyage to India.

Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

Vampires in the Lemon Grove And Other StoriesWritten by Karen RussellTrade Paperback, 256 pages | Vintage | Fiction – Literary; Fiction – Short Stories (single author); Fiction – Humorous | $14.95 | January 14, 2014 | 978-0-307-94747-5...

A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith

A Star for Mrs. Blake A novelWritten by April SmithHardcover, 352 pages | Knopf | Fiction – War; Fiction – Romance – Historical; Fiction – Contemporary Women | $24.95 | January 14, 2014 | 978-0-307-95884-6 (0-307-95884-1)The United States...

Cape Fear by John D. MacDonald

Cape Fear A NovelWritten by John D. MacDonald Introduction by Dean KoontzTrade Paperback, 224 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction – Mystery & Detective – Hard-Boiled; Fiction – Suspense; Fiction – Thrillers | $16.00 | January...