Walter Brimm makes choices in his life that cost him everything, including his job, family, and health and as he attempts redemption he learns about himself and his past.

Walter Falls

Literature & Fiction

Gillis, Steven

United States

Brook Street Press

Brook st Pr

In his debut collection of short stories, Gillis brings to life a world of lost souls and beautiful losers searching for grace in the cosmic joke that is suburban life. All of these stories have previously appeared in leading literary journals.

Giraffes

Ingram Book Co

Fiction. Revolution rocks and rolls. An ex-tv star seizes power and tries to turn daily life into an endless film. TEMPORARY PEOPLE is a political fable of the first order. Set on the island of Bamerita, a country whose "history is like the rim of a wheel made to turn round and round, our political cycles nothing if not redundant," Gillis' third novel, following Walter Falls and The Weight of Nothing, TEMPORARY PEOPLE explores the human condition in all its most vulnerable exposures. A brilliant send up of modern life turned inside out by the inescapable powers of history and fate, filled with pathos and humor, Gillis deftly explores the complexities of survival and choice in a world perpetually on the verge of going mad. Sharp and satirical, a breathtakingly paced romp, the end will leave you drop-jawed and wanting more. TEMPORARY PEOPLE is a book for the ages and once again Gillis delivers.

Temporary People

Contemporary

Black Lawrence Press

Fiction. Gillis as only Gillis can: the politics of love, human action as theater, and the dreams we dream and chase forever. THE CONSEQUENCE OF SKATING, Gillis' fourth novel, blends politics, drama, ice skating, mountain climbing, the music industry and world affairs—not to mention artificial intelligence and G.O.D.—to create an inimitable tour de force. Centering on Mickey Greene, an actor who has fallen from grace, the novel follows Mick as he maneuvers through a series of adventures that set him on a course of reconstructing his life in a way he never before imagined.

The Consequence of Skating

Parenting & Relationships

Fiction. THE LAW OF STRINGS AND OTHER STORIES is an existential yelp examining individual choices and our all-too-human response to unexpected events. Fans of George Saunders and Aimee Bender will delight in Gillis' surprising surrealist twists in the heart of painfully real emotion and interpersonal relationships. From a tightrope walker abandoning his trade to an Immovable Girl learning to levitate, THE LAW OF STRINGS explores what happens at the crossroads in our lives and how we decide what matters most in a world defined by chaos."[T]his story collection hooked me from story one and continued to captivate to the end. Expert dialogue and movement and resolution in each piece...This is a book you could read in a sitting or two. The pace is that swift; the stories are that good."—Stephen Dixon

The Law of Strings and Other Stories

Atticus Books

What is the role of art in the world? And what is the responsibility of the artist? After the death of his wife, Michael Benchere, a well-respected sculptor and once-famous architect, looks for ways to redefine the meaning of his life through the purpose of his art. Determined to create a sculpture that celebrates nothing more than the pure beauty of art, Benchere heads into the Kalahari desert where he is followed quite unexpectedly by a ragtag mix of people. Over the course of his months in the desert, Benchere must address not only the relationship of his art to the world at large, but his own relationship to the world and how our responsibilities, our loves and dreams don’t ever fade in time but, in effect, become evermore defined.

Benchere in Wonderland: A Novel

Hawthorne Books

Eric McCanus is a novelist with the misfortune of having written his one great book when he was young. Struggling to write more, recently divorced, while still missing his ex-wife, Eric becomes convinced that happy relationships are unsustainable. Determined to prove the accuracy of his theory, Eric stumbles upon a seemingly perfect couple at the market. Convinced the marriage of Cara and Matt can’t be as successful as it appears, Eric does what he can to break them apart. What follows is a psychological and philosophical comedy of errors. Liars is an exploration of love, relationships, and human interaction, a madcap romp through the vestiges of modern affairs, revolving around five characters, each spun drunk on the batterings of love while attempting to sustain themselves in a false world.

Liars

Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book

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Walter Falls

Walter Falls

Giraffes

Temporary People

The Consequence of Skating

The Law of Strings and Other Stories

Benchere in Wonderland: A Novel

Liars