“Variety, familiarity, mood and tone, and the occasional gem of a story make Miami Noir a collection to savor.”
—Miami Herald
AMERICAN VISA
by Juan de Recacoechea
translated by Adrian Althoff
260 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95
*Winner of Bolivia’s National Book Prize
“American Visa is beautifully written, atmospheric, and stylish in the manner of Chandler … a smart, exotic crime fiction offering.”
—George Pelecanos, author of The Night Gardener
“At a time when the debate around U.S. immigration reduces many people around the world to caricatures, American Visa’s singular and provocative portrait of the issue will connect with readers of all political stripes.”
—Arthur Nersesian, author of The Swing Voter of Staten Island
THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN SHOES
by Colin Channer
with an afterword by Russell Banks
182 pages, trade paperback original, $12.95
“The Girl with the Golden Shoes is a nearly perfect moral fable.”
—Russell Banks, author of Continental Drift
“[M]oving, beautifully constructed, and morally complex.”
—Chris Abani, author of Song for Night
SOUTHLAND
by Nina Revoyr
348 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95
*A Los Angeles Times Best-seller
*Winner of Lambda, Ferro-Grumley, and ALA’s Stonewall Honor awards.
“What makes a book like Southland resonate is that it merges elements of literature and social history with the propulsive drive of a mystery, while evoking Southern California as a character, a key player in the tale. Such aesthetics have motivated other Southland writers, most notably Walter Mosley.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review
SONG FOR NIGHT
by Chris Abani
164 pages, trade paperback original, $12.95
“Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he’s stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point.”
—Dave Eggers, author of What Is the What
SHE’S GONE
by Kwame Dawes
340 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95
“Dawes captures the sodden heat and beauty of the Caribbean with ease [and] infuses the story with the flavors, poetry, and rhythms of reggae music. He obviously loves the music and lets it shine in his characters and story, along with his adoration of Jamaica … As a love letter to Jamaica, She’s Gone has beautiful moments.”
—Time Out Chicago
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