Todd Hasek-Lowy's stories glue together the Holocaust and ketchup — but even Red Herrings can smell.

Cynthia Ozick assembles a wild cast, including destructive fathers and compromised suitors in this 1930s epic.

Sure, the narrator is a London actor-writer named Xan who's married to a woman named Russia, but where's Amis' story?

Ghostmeister Taichi Yamada gets into the head of a Tokyo got who keeps hearing what he shouldn't.

Schutt isn't for everyone, but if you like breathtaking style with your storytelling she's a feast.

Surprise, surprise. Nearly 20 years ago, he said it was coming, and why.

Michel Faber does aliens in good stead thanks to Scotland and twist on the flesh trade.

Sebald's gem-dream of a travelogue depends on his wanderer's traipsing through Italy.

Sci-fi writer Elizabeth Moon uses her own experience with autism to create a credible story.

Half-a-century of well-observed stories from a professional expat who made Paris her home away from Canada.

Men and women are wired differently, writes Sax. So far, so good. But when Sax turns to pop-culture, credibility diminishes.