Then the Fish Swallowed HimAn critically acclaimed Iranian author makes his American literary debut with this powerful and harrowing psychological portrait of modern Iranan unprecedented and urgent work of fiction with echoes of The Stranger, 1984, and The Orphan Masters Sonthat exposes the oppressive and corrosive power of the state to bend individual lives. Yunus Turabi, a bus driver in Tehran, leads an unremarkable life. A solitary man since the unexpected deaths of his

he was a teenage rebel growing up in the pre–Silicon Valley

and colorful local lore—a novel filled with unforgettable characters

” (San Diego Union-Tribune) in a case as dark and chilling as an Oslo winter’s night

and the enduring power of love—the second book in acclaimed New

Exhibiting a satisfying thematic unity unusual for a collection

Rick Riordan

Ziggy reflects on his life

Who could be happy in such circumstances

was Cody Roman safe and using his wilderness skills on a solo adventure from which he would emerge at any moment

Ribbons of Scarlet is a timely story of the power of women to start a revolution—and change the world

new moms searching for permission to focus on family

where the turbulence of life seems to offer no cure for the emptiness