Down and Out with Orwell

June 25: Eric Blair was born on this day in 1903, becoming “George Orwell” with the 1933 publication of his first book, Down and Out in Paris and London.

The Arsonist by Sue Miller

The Arsonist A novelWritten by Sue MillerHardcover, 320 pages | Knopf | Fiction – Contemporary Women; Fiction – Family Life; Fiction – Mystery & Detective – Women Sleuths | $25.95 | June 24, 2014 | 978-0-307-59479-2 (0-307-59479-3)From the...

The Antiquarian

Peruvian journalist Faverón Patriau’s debut novel confirms what we’ve long suspected: booksellers are secretly trafficking human organs in an underground marketplace. This dark fable recalls the works of Jorge Luis Borges and Roberto Bolano in its pairing...