Search results for ‘John DuFresne’

Filter & Refine

    Cover image for My Darling Boy
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    My Darling Boy

    John Dufresne

    A brilliant and gut-wrenching novel about a father and son from a "generous and lyric storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle).

    $67.99

    Order online and we’ll ship when availablePre-order now

    Cover image for Blue Christmas
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Blue Christmas

    John Dufresne

    This anthology with a bent towards the sub-genre of noir, features 17 holiday stories from such acclaimed fiction writers as Diana Abu-Jaber, Preston Allen, Steve Almond, Lynne Barrett, Tricia Bauer…

    $42.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Liv & Di

    John DuFresne

    Diane and Livingston Moody have reached a critical moment in their childless marriage, and so have their friends, Vita and her philandering husband Finn, in theirs. The Moodys’ marriage is…

    $43.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for The Way That Water Enters Stone: Stories
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    The Way That Water Enters Stone: Stories

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    Written with a truly original fiction voice, John Dufresne’s powerful debut collection of stories is filled with quirky characters in hours of crisis and flashes of humor in moments of…

    $35.99

    Available to order, ships in 7-14 daysAvailable to order

    Cover image for The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    This is the most practical, hard-nosed, generous, direct, and useful guide to writing fiction. -Brad Watson

    $40.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Johnny Too Bad: Stories
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Johnny Too Bad: Stories

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    A collection by a generous and lyric storyteller (San Francisco Chronicle) known for his tragicomic voice and his unforgettable and lively characters.

    $54.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    Reissue of a favorite novel by a generous and lyric storyteller (San Francisco Chronicle) known for his tragicomic voice and unforgettable characters.

    $59.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Requiem, Mass.: A Novel
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Requiem, Mass.: A Novel

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    Dufresne’s incandescent novel makes it clear that just living to tell a tale can be enough. -People

    $59.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    Belongs on the shelf alongside John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction and E. M. Forster’s Aspects of the Novel. -Steve Yarbrough

    $35.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for No Regrets, Coyote: A Novel
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    No Regrets, Coyote: A Novel

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    A very cool ride. If Raymond Chandler was reincarnated as a novelist in South Florida, he couldn’t nail it any better than Dufresne. -Carl Hiaasen

    $33.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for FLASH!: Writing the Very Short Story
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    FLASH!: Writing the Very Short Story

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    An engaging and frank guide to writing the very short story, full of sound advice, exemplary models and provocative exercises.

    $27.99

    Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order

    Cover image for I Don't Like Where This Is Going: A Wylie Coyote Novel
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    I Don’t Like Where This Is Going: A Wylie Coyote Novel

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    If Raymond Chandler were reincarnated as a novelist in south Florida, he couldn’t nail it any better than John Dufresne. -Carl Hiaasen

    $35.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Storyville!
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Storyville!

    John Dufresne

    A smart and funny guide to writing fiction with lively infographics to help aspiring writers visualise storytelling techniques.

    $35.99

    Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order

    Cover image for Deep in the Shade of Paradise: A Novel
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Deep in the Shade of Paradise: A Novel

    John Dufresne (Florida International University)

    A comic opera…tuneful, playful. -New York Times Book Review

    $64.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Flash Fiction America: 73 Very Short Stories
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Flash Fiction America: 73 Very Short Stories

    A spectacular new anthology of the best short-short fiction from across the United States.

    $27.99

    Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order

    Cover image for Everything Is Broken
    Paperback
    Add to list Added to list

    Everything Is Broken

    Ingrid Lopez,Louis Lowy

    The subjects are as splendid as they are varied: a talented young swimmer longs for a family and for love as he swims against his arch-rival; a young grocery worker/rock…

    $29.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Big and Small
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Big and Small

    Emilie DuFresne

    Did you know that the blue whale is the biggest animal in the sea? The pygmy seahorse is one of the smallest. Learn more about opposites in Big and Small…

    $54.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Hard and Soft
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Hard and Soft

    Emilie DuFresne

    Did you know that a hard hat is hard to help keep you safe? A sweater is soft to keep you comfortable. Learn more about opposites in Hard and Soft…

    $54.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Wet and Dry
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Wet and Dry

    Emilie DuFresne

    Did you know that a fresh grape is full of wet juices? A raisin is a grape that has been dried. Learn more about opposites in Wet and Dry, part…

    $54.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Loud and Quiet
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Loud and Quiet

    Emilie DuFresne

    Did you know that a lion’s roar is louder than a jackhammer? An owl can fly without making any sound. Learn more about opposites in Loud and Quiet, part of…

    $54.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Light and Dark
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Light and Dark

    Emilie DuFresne

    Did you know that flashlights make rays of light? If something blocks a light ray, it makes a dark shadow. Learn more about opposites in Light and Dark, part of…

    $54.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

    Cover image for Hot and Cold
    Hardback
    Add to list Added to list

    Hot and Cold

    Emilie DuFresne

    Did you know that Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system? Neptune is the coldest. Learn more about opposites in Hot and Cold, part of the Opposites series.

    $54.99

    Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order