Winner of the Michigan Literary Fiction Award
Debra Spark's humor crackles in her third novel, a smart and sexy story set in Madison, Wisconsin and concerning family and friends who clash over an anti-Semitic mystery, office politics, and romantic relationships.
“Spark is at her sly, funny, and cutting best in her third novel, a clever and affecting variation on the biblical story of Esther.”
— Booklist
In this collection of nine entertaining and instructive essays, Spark pursues key questions that face both aspiring and accomplished fiction writers.
“[Spark’s] lines of inquiry are significant. Her observations about craft are fluent. And her ability to both analyze fiction and respect its mystery makes for a suitably frank and bemused perspective…”
— Booklist
In Debra Spark’s second novel, Charlotte Lewin navigates the heat of Barbados—jewel-encrusted menorah in hand—and tries not to upset the delicate relations between the island’s Jews and non-Jews.
“A page turner—a break in the often artful yet sluggishly paced ranks of literary fiction.”
— Newsday
Winner of the John C. Zacharis First Book Award
Barnes & Noble BookSense Selection
Debra Spark’s debut novel opens on the doorstep of a bakery on a blue street in Puerto Rico, where Maria Elena faints…only to be revived by sweet morsels of wedding cake.
“Eloquent and enchanting... a delightful novel...reminiscent of Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende.”
— The Boston Book Review
At just 23-years-old, Debra Spark edited this anthology of early stories by David Leavitt, Lorrie Moore, Susan Minot, Ann Patchett, Bret Lott, and many more.
"The after-effect of this anthology is good goose bumps."
— Carolyn Chute
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Four Way Books
Each of the stories in this collection revolves around the theme of art and deception. Known for her sharp-witted novels, Debra Spark has also been publishing short fiction for decades. Some of the stories in The Pretty Girl have already appeared in journals such as: Ploughshares, Narrative, Freight Stories, Gingko Tree Review, The Massachusetts Review, and The New England Review; they have been anthologized in The Best Underground Fiction and The Messy Self.