Overview :Why do some people retain cute baby-talk names for their relatives (like "Num-Num" and "Pee-Paw") well into middle age? How should a reasona... Read More
Overview :What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement ... Read More
Overview : "THE MICHAELS is as hopeful as it is heartbreaking."Ben Brantley, The New York Times "Nelson builds characters who are rich in spirit and s... Read More
Overview :Although it lasted only a single term, the presidency of George H. W. Bush was an unusually eventful one, encompassing the fall of the Berli... Read More
Overview :A journalist on holiday in a small French village in the 1950s discovers an enigmatic memorial plaque, dedicated to a British soldier who di... Read More
Overview :'A promising debut. Here is rollicking, yet far from vacuous, entertainment.' - "Birmingham Post" 'An amusing and capable first novel.' - "... Read More
Overview :Critics Pick "Extraordinary... [Nelson's] stripped-down dramaturgy asks us to care about character more than story, and to see the largest m... Read More