“Why mince words? Beautiful Ruins is an absolute masterpiece.” — Richard RussoThe acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets returns with his funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later.The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch ...

“One of the most captivating novels of the year.” – Washington PostNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A Library Reads Pick • An Indie Next PickA Best Book of the Year: Bloomberg | Boston Globe | Chicago Public Library | Chicago Tribune | Esquire**| Kirkus | New York Public Library | New York Times Book Review (Historical Fiction) | NPR's Fr...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD"A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."—Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake"Searing and sublime … Walter is a slyly adept social critic, and has clearly invested his protagonist with all of the ...

A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Jess Walter and series editor Steph Cha.New York Times bestselling author and “superb storyteller” (Boston Globe), Jess Walter flexes his genre chops and selects twenty short stories that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel of the Year“You just have to read it . . . . Utterly inventive. . . excruciatingly breathless." **—**Maureen Corrigan, Washington PostFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins: a riveting****story of witness protection, petty thievery, local politics, and murder—set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1980 presidential elect...

“Darkly funny, surprisingly tender . . . witheringly dead-on.” — Los Angeles TimesNamed one of the year’s best novels by: Time • Salon.com • Los Angeles Times • NPR/Fresh Air • New West • Kansas City Star • St. Louis Post-DispatchA comic and heartfelt novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and Cold Millions about...

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year“Riveting. . . . Without ever taking the easy way out, the book explores the battle of good vs. evil on very human terms.” —Washington Post Book WorldDark in mood and rich in character, Over Tumbled Graves by #1 New York Times bestselling authorJess Walter is that rare thriller that manages to be at once viscerally gripping and deeply provocative

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a stunning collection about those moments when everything changes—for the better, for the worse, for the outrageous—as a diverse cast of characters bounces from Italy to Idaho, questioning their roles in life and finding inspiration in the unlikeliest places.We all live like we’re famous now, curating our social media presences, performing our identities, ...

“A mystery novel of profound depth.” — Booklist (starred review)“Walter is at his incisive best. . . . Hypnotically compelling." — Publishers WeeklyIn this fiendishly clever and darkly funny novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter,explores the bonds and compromises we make as children—and the fatal errors we can make at any time in our lives.A 4...

National Book Award Finalist"Political satire at its best: scathing, funny, dark. Grade: A.” —Entertainment WeeklyThe breakout novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter: In the wake of a devastating terrorist attack, one man struggles to make sense of his world, even as the world tries to make use of himBrian Remy has no idea how h...

ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2019From the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, the first collection of short fiction from Jess Walter—a suite of diverse and searching stories about personal struggle and diminished dreams, all of them marked by the wry wit, keen eye, and generosity of spirit that has made him a bookseller and reader favoriteThese twelve stories—published over the last f...

With a new introduction“The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” — Washington TimesFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter, here is the story of what happened on Ruby Ridge: the tragic and unlikely series of events that destroyed a family, brought down the number-two man in the FBI, and left in its wake a nation increa...