The Absent Author, Paperback

A psychological thriller from the author of People of Abandoned Character. A missing girl. Buried family secrets. An absent father. Is the truth wo...

Pot bellied, pot smoking failed writer Grady Tripp struggles with an absent wife, pregnant lover, insane editor and unfinished 2, 000 page masterpi...

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DescriptionA young woman goes on a perilous journey in search of her absent father. What ensues is a Freudian adult fairytale in this exciting debu...

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It's no secret that teenagers are perpetually connected via social media and mobile devices, but while we've analyzed as a culture how youth are co...

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Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose catch a crypt criminal--in the thirteenth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are headed to the Big...

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A #1 New York Times bestselling author traces her father's life from turn-of-the-century Warsaw to New York City in an intimate memoir about family...

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"A triumph... a small yet well-measured tale." --Los Angeles Times When Patrick is eight years old, his absent father returns unexpectedly for a br...

Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Elle, BuzzFeed, Good Housekeeping, Thrillist, The Advocate, Lit Hub, and Paperback Paris From the auth...

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Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-d...

This landmark book tracks matters of intimacy to investigate matters of state in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Indonesia, particularl...

In this flirty wilderness adventure by the author of The Marriage Code, two hikers who drive each other crazy discover they might have a lot to lea...

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Reducere. Author, Adria King, writes about the aftermath of losing her dad at young age and reassures readers that everything we think we lost can be found i...