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Nora, a writer in search of inspiration, phones her ex-lover Isaac, a photographer who is about to turn in his camera, re-igniting their romance and re-invigorating their creativity.

Adam Weller is a moderately successful novelist, past his prime, but squiring around a much younger woman and still longing for greater fame and glory. His former wife, Eleanor, is unhappily playing the role of the overweight, discarded woman. Their daughter Maud has just begun a frankly sexual affair that unexpectedly becomes life-changing. Into each of these lives the past intrudes in a way that will test them to their core. With perfect pitch and a rare empathy, Brian Morton is equally adept at portraying the life of the mind and how it plays out in the world, brilliantly tracing the border between honor and violation. Here Morton tells his strongest story yet--a story about love, friendship, literary treachery, and what each of us owes to the past.

Leonard Schiller is a novelist in his seventies, a second-string but respectable talent who produced only a small handful of books. Heather Wolfe is an attractive graduate student in her twenties. She read Schiller's novels when she was growing up and they changed her life. When the ambitious Heather decides to write her master's thesis about Schiller's work and sets out to meet him--convinced she can bring Schiller back into the literary world's spotlight--the unexpected consequences of their meeting alter everything in Schiller's ordered life. What follows is a quasi-romantic friendship and intellectual engagement that investigates the meaning of art, fame, and personal connection. "Nothing less than a triumph" (The New York Times Book Review), Starting Out in the Evening is Brian Morton's most widely acclaimed novel to date.

In this award-winning novel that Maureen Corrigan of NPR's "Fresh Air" deems &#8220exquisitely crafted...witty, nuanced, and ultimately moving,&#8221 a wise, septuagenarian woman who has lived life on her own terms finds herself thrust into the center of her family's various catastrophes. A Best Book of the Year by NPR, the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, The Millions, the Christian Science Monitor - Finalist for the Kirkus Prize - A Chicago Tribune Editor's Choice - An Indie Next Pick Meet Florence Gordon, a blunt, brilliant feminist. At seventy-five, Florence wants to be left alone to write her memoir and shape her legacy. But when her son and his family come to visit, they embroil Florence in their dramas, threatening her coveted solitude. Marked with searing wit, sophisticated intelligence, and a tender respect for humanity, Florence Gordon is cast with a constellation of unforgettable characters. Chief among them is Florence herself, who can humble fools with a single barbed line, but who eventually finds that there are some realities even she cannot outwit. &#8220Smart, funny, and compassionate... Florence Gordon] is a treat.&#8221 --People &#8220Hilarious and addictive.&#8221--San Francisco Chronicle &#8220It's such a clich to say a book makes you laugh and cry, but this one does, in the deftest way."--Emily Gould, Paste &#8220Deliciously sharp and deeply sympathetic . . . a truly gifted novelist.&#8221--Adam Kirsch, Tablet

The Christmas Kiss and Other Stories is a collection of short stories with a Christmas connection. From slightly dysfunctional but interesting family get-togethers, to fully fractured and retold fairy stories, this collection is aimed at grown up children who haven't grown out of their sense of humour.

Dougie's Telescope and other stories is a collection of tales set in a time when life was perhaps a little slower and when an adventure didn't have to be planned through a travel agent and financed by the bank. Dougie and his pals are somewhere between angels and delinquents just like most teenagers and the small town they live in has plenty of room for teenage activities. In the Garden is a more contemporary set of observations, made with a twinkle in the observant eye.

Getting somewhere and other stories is a collection of short stories. This collection is slightly more aimed at younger readers, younger in heart that is. If you have a memory of what it's like to be young, then these stories should bring more than a smile. From a small boy making his name in the world, to people realising that we all have a place to fill, a very mysterious true story about a coin and another true tale regarding a fish, there should be something for everyone here.

The Project and other stories, is a collection of short stories, covering varied subjects from science fiction, through historical reportage to psychological analysis, including a ship that goes missing, an expedition to climb a mountain and a fishing trip, all written with a smile or two.

Deeper Thoughts and Sonnets As the title implies this collection is generally on more serious subjects, ranging from heroism, appreciation of the world and it's wonders, the pleasures and tribulations of love and a bit of history. Hopefully, these poems will make you think, if only a little bit, because thinking is good for the soul.

One Score and One Parties, battles, monsters and politics, a relative's underwear and even the weather are all looked at through a humorous filter of irreverence. Nothing is sacred, even Santa Claus comes in for some stick in the cause of laughter. Some of the things depicted are based on true events from history, but I'll leave you to decide which ones...

The Lonely Whelk Another collection of rather cheeky poems which take the mickey out of life and the way we live it. From Royalty to Romans, traffic wardens, fish, Vikings, children and pensioners, they are set up to show the funny side, because a laugh is worth more than a frown any day.

In Writing as a Way of Life: A Book About Art, Craft, and Devotion, novelist and memoirist Brian Morton (Starting Out in the Evening) provides writers with a guidebook for finding the psychic equipment they'll need to remain committed to their craft over the long haul. Drawing on a rich and varied career as a writer and teacher, Morton gives writers at every level of experience a masterclass in how to deepen their tenacity and resilience. Weaving together stories from the lives of literary masters like Virginia Woolf, Henry James, and Anton Chekhov and lessons gleaned from a surprising array of artists and thinkers including Joni Mitchell, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Miss Manners, Morton reveals writing to be a calling akin to meditation or prayer. Filled with practical, actionable tips for developing and sustaining a habit of writing that will last a lifetime, Morton has written a generous, funny, humane, and friendly guide for anyone who writes and anyone who wants to write.

Prince Rogers Nelson released his first album in 1978. In the almost 40 years that followed he became a superstar, a recluse, an inspiration, an enigma, a slave and a symbol. He was a master of reinvention, but the one constant in his astonishing career was his genius: as a singer, a songwriter, a performer and musician. He sold more than 100 million albums, won Grammys and an Oscar. His ability to fuse styles and genres made him one of the most unique, influential and beloved artists in music history. In Prince: A Thief in the Temple, music journalist Brian Morton reveals the highs and lows of an incredible musical life.