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Bordertown by Barry Gifford Delving into such pastimes as kidnapping, prostitution, drug dealing, robbery, rape and murder, Bordertown is stunning story which combines Gifford’s fictional... More about this book »	The Rooster Trapped in the Reptile Room: A Barry Gifford Reader by Barry Gifford “Everything I have to say about race and religion and politics is in the novels,” declares Barry Gifford. The Rooster gathers generous portions of all thirteen... More about this book »
The Stars Above Veracruz by Barry Gifford As author Barry Gifford was writing these pieces, he gradually came to realize that what he was creating was a geographical fiction, or a geography of fictions. As... More about this book »	Sailor’s Holiday, or The Wild Life of Sailor and Lula by Barry Gifford Wild at Heart introduced readers to Sailor Ripley and Lula Pace Fortune, the most sex-driven, star-crossed lovers since Romeo and Juliet. Now they’re back.... More about this book »
The Cavalry Charges: Writings on Books, Film and Music by Barry Gifford Barry Gifford’s diverse interests, varied influences, wide travels, and multitudinous acquaintances have fueled his prolific writing career. In a series of... More about this book »	Memories from a Sinking Ship by Barry Gifford The coming-of-age novel that Barry Gifford was born to write, Memories from a Sinking Ship recounts a uniquely American childhood and adolescence through a boy’s... More about this book »
Brando Rides Alone by Barry Gifford Part critique, part witty polemic, this revisiting of one of the 1960s’ most tortured and misunderstood productions finds a flawed masterpiece that survived... More about this book »	Single Woman of a Certain Age by Jane Ganahl In Single Woman of a Certain Age, Jane Ganahl assembles a chorus of sophisticated and witty voices for this revealing anthology about flying solo in midlife. Joyce... More about this book »
Naked on the Page: The Misadventures of My Unmarried Midlife by Jane Ganahl The jungle of midlife dating has found an intrepid new explorer in Jane Ganahl. Beginning with the launch of her San Francisco Chronicle column, Single Minded, and... More about this book »	Not Fade Away by Ben Fong-Torres In 1969, young rock reporter Ben Fong-Torres was hired by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner to “come in and do what you think needs to be done.” Now Fong-Torres... More about this book »

The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile by Christopher W Gortner So begins Isabella’s story, in this evocative, vividly imagined novel about one of history’s most famous and controversial queens—the warrior who united a... More about this book »	Tick Tock by James Patterson NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem—the Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria and the Mad Bomber are all back. The city has never been more... More about this book »
Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock In many ways, Carrie Parker is like any other eight-year-old—playing make-believe, going to school, dreaming of faraway places. But even... More about this book »	11-22-1963 by Roy Widing November 22, 1963 is a day that forever changed history. Adults of the time remember where they were and what they were doing when President John F. Kennedy... More about this book »
Tahoe Blues: Short Lit on Life at the Lake by Mark Maynard Bona Fide Books has collected sixty short works of flash fiction and true tales, polished like glacial granite to reveal the depths of the lake we love. Each... More about this book »	The Memory of Scent by Lisa Burkitt 'Henri de Toulouse Lautrec'. His name has the ring of nobility that he does indeed spring from, but I would say he is more at home among the girls of... More about this book »
Usher's Harbour by Barry Epstein The people of twentieth- and twenty-first century Earth failed to live up to the challenges presented by the planet's devastating climate changes. The few who did... More about this book »	For One Who Knows How to Own Land by Scott Owens I grew up in two worlds: my father’s parents’ world of brick homes, city streets, shopping, and playgrounds; and my mother’s parents’ world of dirt roads,... More about this book »
The Healing Powers of Coffee by Cal Orey “A cup or two of Joe every day is a good way to boost mood, energy and overall health.” --Julian Whitaker, M.D., founder of the Whitaker Wellness Institute Wake Up... More about this book »	Venus on Mars by Jan Millsapps Summer 1971. A lone spacecraft is on its way to Mars; meanwhile Venus heads toward Pasadena – and back to her job at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where... More about this book »