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By Anna Quon

At first glance, Adriana seems to have the trivial difficulties of any young adult – family issues, a bothersome ex-boyfriend, school troubles. But after a failed suicide attempt lands her at a mental hospital, she ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Swarm

By Lauren Carter

Set alternately in a city crumbling into cavernous disparity between rich and poor, and on an island characterized by hardscrabble sustenance, Lauren Carter’s debut novel tells the dystopic near-future story of everyperson Sandy Burch-Bailey. The ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Festival Man

By Geoff Berner

Written as the fictional memoirs of Campbell Ouiniette, a music manager of questionable repute, Geoff Berner’s debut novel is a fun, fast read. A musician by trade, Berner’s career as an international touring artist undoubtedly ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Infidelity

By Stacey May Fowles

Reviewer, essayist, and novelist (and frequent Q&Q contributor) Stacey May Fowles returns to long-form fiction with this tale of an obsessive affair. Charlie, a clinically anxious poet and academic, feels trapped. His wife is his ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Bird’s Eye

By Cary Fagan

With its brief chapters and empathetic narrative, Cary Fagan’s slim new novel stands out from other coming-of-age stories. Fourteen-year-old Benjamin Kleeman is the son of struggling immigrant parents in 1930s Toronto. His Jewish father is ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Omens

By Kelley Armstrong

Twenty-four-year-old socialite Olivia Taylor Jones seems to have a perfect life: wealthy parents, a successful fiancé, and financial stability. That’s until she finds out that she was actually adopted into her rich Chicago family, and ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels