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Review: Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolaño

Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolaño

Roberto Bolaño's 1996 book Nazi Literature in the Americas is a collection of fictional portraits of strange right-wing writers from the 20th century and beyond. >>

Review: An A-Z of Possible Worlds, by A. C. Tillyer

An A-Z of Possible Worlds, by A. C. Tillyer

An A-Z of Possible Worlds, by A. C. Tillyer, is a collection of twenty-six separately bound short stories that explore imaginary places. >>

Review: The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov

The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov

The Original of Laura is a rough draft of an unfinished manuscript by Vladimir Nabokov, published as much as ephemera as fiction. >>

Review: The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome

The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome

The Last Englishman is a new biography of Arthur Ransome, focussing on the years he spent in Russia during the Soviet revolution. >>

Review: Legend of a Suicide by David Vann

Legend of a Suicide by David Vann

Legend of a Suicide is a novel that takes a series of different runs at the same subject: the suicide of the protagonist's father. >>

Changes at The Fiction Desk

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Blog: Where do eBooks go when you die?

Where do eBooks go when you die?

Here's a question: What happens to ebook collections when the user dies? >>

Blog: Win a copy of Nazi Literature in the Americas

Win a copy of Nazi Literature in the Americas

The start of this year saw the publication of the UK edition of Roberto Bolaño's Nazi Literature in the Americas, and The Fiction Desk is giving away a free copy in this month's email newsletter. >>

Blog: IndieBooks website to sell titles from independent publishers

IndieBooks website to sell titles from independent publishers

Legend Press are launching a new website, IndieBooks, which will sell a limited range of fifty fiction and non-fiction titles from independent publishers. >>

Blog: Charles Lambert and the hypocrisy of power (interview)

Charles Lambert and the hypocrisy of power (interview)

An interview with Charles Lambert, author of Little Monsters, The Scent of Cinnamon, and upcoming novel Any Human Face. >>

Blog: The return of the bookseller-publisher?

The return of the bookseller-publisher?

In the eighteenth century, it was normal for a bookseller to publish books. Can indie publishers and booksellers benefit from teaming up today? >>