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F I C T I O N Pussy, King of the Pirates by Kathy Acker
The author's trademark madness buries Robert Louis Stevenson under an avalanche of odoriferous twaddle.
The Book of Man by Barry Graham
A sensible, sweet-natured tale of a writer, his heroin-addicted mentor, and a great deal of vomiting.
Meeting Lily by Sarah Woodhouse
Romantic chaos takes over a quiet Italian country inn and its eccentric guests.
Jackon's Dilemma by Iris Murdoch
The master novelist tells of a group of couples who reshuffle partners thanks to the angelic intervention of a mysterious butler.
A Fall in Denver by Sarah Andrews
Geologist-sleuth Em Hansen investigates why oilmen are falling thicker than aspen leaves from the windows of a Denver skyscraper.
N O N F I C T I O N Young Man from the Provinces: A Gay Life Before Stonewall by Alan Helms
A frank memoir from the golden boy dubbed by Edmund White "the best piece of ass of my generation."
Net Chick: A Smart-Girl Guide to the Wired World
by Carla Sinclair
Loosen your bra straps:A female Net veteran has penned the ultimate grrrl's tour of the online scene.
All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs by Elie Wiesel
The Nobel Peace Prize winner recalls his formative years and the birth of his life as a writer.
At Eighty-Two: A Journal by May Sarton
Small pleasures and ironic regrets from one of America's most beloved diarist's final years.
Robertson Davies: Man of Myth
by Judith Skelton Grant
The definitive biography of the late novelist reveals a defiant eccentric with a powerful inner life.
