Books

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Tom Robbins

Starring Sissy Hanshaw-flawlessly beautiful, almost. A small-town girl with big-time dreams and a quirk to match-hitchhiking her way into your heart, your hopes, and your sleeping bags… Featuring Bonanza Jellybean and the smooth-riding cowgirls of Rubber Rose Ranch. Chink; a lascivious guru of yams and yang. Julian; a Mohawk by birth;…

Jitterbug Perfume

Tom Robbins

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight [Paris time]….

Still Life with Woodpecker

Tom Robbins

Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes….

Playing For Thrills

Wang Shuo

Playing for Thrills follows the investigation of a mysterious murder of a possibly imaginary character that took place more than 10 years before. The chief suspect is the narrator of the novel who may or may not have committed the crime – even he isn’t sure….

Shut Up And Deal

Jesse May

An exploration of the booming casino industry in the 1990s, as narrated by an obsessed, young poker professional called Mickey.