Overview :A definitive biography of a twentieth century gay author whose work has recently been rediscovered and enjoys a cult following. One of the m... Read More
Overview :The publication of The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy is a literary event that marks the first time all of James Purdy's short storie... Read More
Overview :Introduced simply as the boy on the bench, the titular character of Malcolm is a Candide-like figure who is picked up by the most famous ast... Read More
Overview :Cabot Wright is a handsome, Yale-educated stockbroker and scion of a good family. He also happens to be the convicted rapist of nearly three... Read More
Overview :Following the discovery of an anonymous libretto Abner Blossom comes out of retirement to write an opera based on the life of infamous novel... Read More
Overview :No James Purdy novel has dazzled contemporary writers more than this haunting tale of unrequited love in an indifferent world. A seedy depre... Read More
Overview :Since 2005, Valancourt Books has earned a reputation as one of the foremost publishers of lost and rediscovered classics, reissuing more tha... Read More
Overview :Released from a prison sentence for manslaughter, Sidney De Lakes returns home to West Virginia, where, in order to exorcise the memory of t... Read More
Overview :Garnet Montrose returns home from Vietnam to small-town Virginia with injuries so terrible that people become ill at the sight of him. Seeki... Read More
Overview :Brock Purdy's path from "Mr. Irrelevant" to the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback is quite amazing. Readers are taken through the hi... Read More