The Novelist
By: Jordan Castro
3.41
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a deli…
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1. Taipei
By: Tao Lin
3.33
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
"At some point, maybe twenty minutes after he'd begun refreshing Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Gmail i… read more
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"On average, since the urge to kill myself isn't so strong that I actually kill myself, the world is worth living in."-Tao Lin, Taipei
"Nice" said Paul staring transfixed at Fran's delicate and extreme gaze, like that of a skeleton with eyeballs, or a person with their face peeled off."-Tao Lin, Taipei
"Gradually, after being the target a few times of a similar capriciousness, which he discerned as default behavior for most people, and not liking it, Paul learned to not be more generous or enthusias…"-Tao Lin, Taipei
"He wanted to hide by shrinking past zero, through the dot at the end of himself, to a negative size, into an otherworld, where he would find a place— in an enormous city, too large to know itself, or…"-Tao Lin, Taipei
2. The Sarah Book
By: Scott McClanahan
4.50
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
"McClanahan's prose is miasmic, dizzying, repetitive. A rushing river of words that reflects the ch… read more
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- american
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3. Shoplifting from American Apparel
By: Tao Lin
3.76
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
Set mostly in Manhattan--although also featuring Atlantic City, Brooklyn, GMail Chat, and Gainsvill… read more
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4. what purpose did i serve in your life
By: Marie Calloway
4.27
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
Marie Calloway emerged in 2011, a controversial, compelling young talent whose work drove intense a… read more
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5. Earth Angel
By: Madeline Cash
4.05
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
In her electric debut, Madeline Cash synthesizes the godlessness of a digital age into a glimmering… read more
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- literature
- literary fiction
- fiction
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6. My First Book
By: Honor Levy
3.27
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From groundbreaking debut author Honor Levy, stories to delight and ensnare Walking the wire betwe… read more
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- american
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"I HAV3 CHOS3N T3H WAY OF FA3THFUL3SS"-Honor Levy, My First Book
"Nerf is a verb now. I'm gonna nerf all you faggots, give me that grenade."-Honor Levy, My First Book
"1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer. 1 like = 1 prayer."-Honor Levy, My First Book
"Zoe laughs like Tinkerbell, the air whistling between the gaps in her teeth. She’s definitely not a dog."-Honor Levy, My First Book
7. Pure Colour
By: Sheila Heti
3.46
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. … read more
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"And what opens one heart opens many."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"The body becomes a woman and it cannot turn back."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"And a glimpse into one heart is a glimpse into many."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"Why did it seem like the only way to live-was to disobey?"-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
8. Fuccboi
By: Sean Thor Conroe
3.07
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
A fearless and savagely funny examination of masculinity under late capitalism from an electrifying… read more
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- literature
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9. The Novelist
By: Jordan Castro
3.41
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a deli… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- american
- internet
- literature
- humor
- fiction
- contemporary
- writing
- novels
10. Leave Society
By: Tao Lin
3.97
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A bold portrait of a writer working to balance all his lives—as an artist, a son, and a loner. A VI… read more
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- american
- literature
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"Patched-together or hard-won coverings of positivity flew away with ridiculous suddenness, like hats, or else gradually and unceremoniously, over days, like paint."-Tao Lin, Leave Society
11. Tell Me I'm An Artist
By: Chelsea Martin
3.93
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of the artist as a work-in-progress (Sharma Shields), this hilarious and incisive coming… read more
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- humor
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12. Alphabetical Diaries
By: Sheila Heti
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti kept a… read more
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- writing
13. Essays and Fictions
By: Brad Phillips
4.42
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Brad Phillips' collection of short stories adeptly walks a very thin line between taboo and proprie… read more
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- literature
- novels
- fiction
- contemporary
"To be close to me is also to learn how to cope--to cope with how I cope."-Brad Phillips, Essays and Fictions
14. Molly
By: Blake Butler
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more
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15. Body High
By: Jon Lindsey
4.20
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
Squirting across the sunburned landscape of Southern California, Body High is a journey marked by m… read more
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- adult fiction
- literature
- fiction
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16. Bitter Water Opera
By: Nicolette Polek
4.03
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
An electrifying debut novel about art, solitude, family, and faith in a world without it In 1967, … read more
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- literature
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17. Teenager
By: Bud Smith
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Two teenagers, in love and insane, journey across the United States in this Bonnie and Clyde-like a… read more
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18. Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays
By: Chelsea Hodson
3.75
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
A highly anticipated collection, from the writer Maggie Nelson has called, “bracingly good…refreshi… read more
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- contemporary
"I’ve always liked men who look as if they’re from another time."-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays
"I didn't keep a journal then. I was busy, or I thought I was, but mostly I thought anything important would stay with me."-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays
"I’m trying to write something so good, so pure, so perfect that I’ll never have to have children; I’ll have created something that can stand in for me, that can live on after me.."-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays
"Money can do that if you let it--if you close your eyes and enter its dream, the one where you are well dressed, fit, successful, in love with exactly the right person. The gym I used to belong to co…"-Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays
19. Hello Friend We Missed You
By: Richard Owain Roberts
4.04
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Guardian Not the Booker Prize Winner 2020 HELLO FRIEND WE MISSED YOU is a deeply poignant and b… read more
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20. The War for Gloria
By: Atticus Lish
3.81
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the PEN/Faulkner winning debut novel Preparation for the Next Life--a searing, t… read more
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- literary fiction
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21. The Ice Cream Man and Other Stories
By: Sam Pink
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
"Pink is a keen observer of the culture of minimum-wage jobs and low-rent studio apartments that is… read more
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