NOVELS
“Soaked with gothic mood and spiked with sharp dialogue, it’s Dead Poets Society via Stephen King.” “A malevolently thrilling coming-of-ager wrapped in a philosophical detective tale.” “A remarkable first novel...impossible to put down...
Gods of Aberdeen may be basically a coming-of-age story but it is much more than that...As an author, Nathan’s off to a brilliant start.” “Think Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, with a little magic thrown in.” “A perfectly proportioned gothic mystery.” “Highly recommended...one of the year’s best debuts.” “This year’s strongest entry into the hallowed-halls-of-learning field. Nathan’s eye for detail can be subtly spectacular, his humor eloquently wicked. Nathan is an extremely gifted young writer...” “If you’re looking for the same old plots, you’ll have to search elsewhere. A well-written, hold-your-breath story.” “We may be witnessing the evolution of a new genre of fiction. Call it ‘gothic tweed’...Gods of Aberdeen more than makes the grade.” “A promising debut.” “America’s love affair with higher learning continues.” “A scary coming-of-age yarn, with plenty of sexual intrigue, buried secrets, and dark deeds.”
“Nathan presents the reader with several fantastic characters in this rollicking,adventurous tale. Readers will pore through this fast-paced, adrenaline-filled novel and eat up the fantastic dialogue that brings Elvis back to life in a new, deliciously lascivious way.” “...engaging...a blend of the slapstick and the slapdash, the ironic and the painfully sincere...a wild road trip, a yarn spiced with plenty of humor and romance.” “Less about the hip-swiveling sex icon and more about friendship, Losing Graceland isn’t just a tall tale of another Elvis impersonator, but about life’s journey through bumps in the road.” “Thus begins the weirdest of buddy adventures, with feckless Ben playing first mate to the is-he-or-isn’t-Elvis, a superannuated hillbilly with the unearthly self-possession of a Zen master.” “Ben has undreamed-of experiences on this strange journey...with quirky characters and homespun wisdom, this will appeal to fans of literary coming-of-age-stories.” “A highly entertaining, rambunctiously readable second novel.” “A novel of lost souls and a lost America. The idea of Elvis Presley hiding in plain sight as an Elvis impersonator is a stroke of genius.” “A rambunctious coming-of-age tale.”
COMPILATIONS & ANTHOLOGIES
“A remarkable gallery show. For this imagination-firing anthology, Lawrence Block asked writers to use a celebrated American painting as a launchpad for a short story.”
“Since the writers he’s chosen tend to specialize in crime and genre fiction, the stories are chock-full of loners, losers, and cynics who get to say snappy lines.”
“A stellar collection.”
“Twenty high-quality stories...fans of literate crime fiction will be rewarded.”
SHORT FICTION
Kovalev vs. Chilemba: Let’s Get This Over With