"Ray Robertson is an irrepressible voice, with brass balls and a heart of gold."—Jonathan EvisonPeter Bayle—heavy drinker, philosopher, scholar, anemic lover—is in Kansas, writing a feature on middle
"Beautifully written [and] well worth the effort."?Library JournalSam Samson, meet Samantha.Sam's dad has Alzheimer's, his mom died of stroke, his wife in a car crash. Samantha's a cutter. Eighteen. L
"Ray Robertson is an irrepressible voice, with brass balls, and a heart of gold."Jonathon Evison, author ofThe Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving"Ray Robertson is the Jerry
Inspired by the exploits of ill-fated country-rock visionary Gram Parsons, this mid-60s tale of idealism and escape traces the trials of a fictionalized draft-dodging flower child from the United Sta
"God and whiskey have got me where I am. Too little of the one, too much of the other."?David King, 1895.Born a slave in 1847, but raised as a free man by the Reverend William King, David has rebelled
God and whiskey have got me where I am. Too little of the one, too much of the other.--David King, Chatham, Canada, 1895. Born a slave in 1847, but raised as a free man on the world-renowned, African-
Tom Buzby is thirteen years old and lives in Chatham. Set in the year that real newspaper headlines told of the rise of Reagan and North America’s hard turn to the right, 1979 is a novel of inno
