Poet and playwright Victor Lodato’s stunning debut novel, Mathilda Savitch, tells of a young girl trying to find out the truth behind her sister's death.  Because her parents are too traumatized to give her the comfort she needs, she lives in an elaborate world of her own invented logic.  Mathilda evaluates sex, religion and national tragedy in language that is constantly surprising, amusing and often heartbreaking.

In Lydia Millet’s new story collection, Love In Infant Monkeys, Komodo dragons, lions, dogs, monkeys and pheasants all share spotlights and tabloid headlines with celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Thomas Edison, and David Hasselhoff.  Millet hilariously tweaks these unholy communions to run a stake through the heart of our fascination with famous people and pop culture.