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Modern Literary Fiction


Testimony by Anita Shreve

Testimony by Anita Shreve

by Susan Allison

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Anita Shreve is the critically acclaimed author of fourteen novels, including Body Surfing, The Pilot's Wife, which was a selection of Oprah's Book Club, and The Weight of Water, which was a finalist for England's Orange Prize. She lives in Massachusetts.

The Loop by Joe Coomer

The Loop by Joe Coomer

by Jean Palmer

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Joe Coomer is the author of several novels. He lives in Texas and Maine.

The School on Heart's Content Road by Carolyn Chute

The School on Heart's Content Road by Carolyn Chute

by Nola Theiss

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Carolyn Chute is the author of The Beans of Egypt, Maine; Letourneau’s Used Auto Parts; Snow Man; and Merry Men, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Thorton Wilder Fellowship. She currently lives in Maine with her husband.

The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Baumeister

The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Baumeister

by Jean Palmer

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Erica Bauermeister’s love of slow food and slow life was cemented by her two years of living in northern Italy with her husband and children. She has taught literature and creative writing at the University of Washington and currently lives in Seattle with her family. The School of Essential Ingredients is her first novel.

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

by Nancy Chaplin

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Toni Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She is the author of many novels, including Sula, Song of Solomon, and Beloved. She has also received the National Book Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize for her fiction.