Tales of Woe
In John Reed's graphic novel, few get out alive. Gratuitous outrage? Not a chance.
Bicycle Diaries
For "Talking Head" Byrne, the the world's offerings are best seen from a bike.
The General of the Dead Army
Albanian master Kadare's post-war parable skirts ideology to achieve a rare timelessness.
Sag Harbor
An impressive fifth movement from Colson Whitehead, who again looks back.
A Question of Belief
Commissario Brunetti serves up a summer sizzler courtesy of Donna Léon.
Tell-All
Palahniuk tells his Hollywood all, but after a while the show grows tiresome.
Antwerp
Early on, Roberto Bolaño offered a delicious presaging of things to come.
Everything is the Best Thing Ever
In Justin Taylor's first collection, youth is lost in its own space.
The Concert Ticket
Olga Grushin confirms her status as one of the best young writers in the English language.
Any Human Face
Charles Lambert's new novel puts a modest man on a collision course with Italy's dark side.
The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman's balleyhooed novel about an English-language paper in Rome is true to its title.