Who is A. N. Dyer? For fans of ‘The Art of Fielding’ and ‘Wonder Boys’ – this is the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide.The Manhattan funeral of Charles Henry Topping would have been a minor affair but for the identity of the eulogist: reclusive author A. N. Dyer, whose novel ‘Ampersand’ stands as a classic of teenage angst. Now Andrew Newbold Dyer takes stock of his own life, the people he’s hurt and the novel...

A nice Jewish boy from suburban Boston—hell, an Eagle Scout!—David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam War protests to the founding of SDS, from the Columbia Strike to the tragedy of the Townhouse, Gilbert was on the scene: as organizer, theoretician, and above all, activist. He was among the first militants who went underground to build the clandestine resistance to war and racism known as “Weatherman.” And he was amon...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish“[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWho is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic,...

Join Wally White on his first adventure into the world of Alien intervention and Government deception as he and his old war buddies work to remove the President of the United States for treason while at the same time earn the trust of an Alien race that will change the world for all mankind.

The NHS is in crisis - it's in record demand, and care services are at breaking point - but what if the solution to rescuing the NHS is in the hands of the patients themselves?In this refreshingly positive and remarkable book, David Gilbert shares the powerful real-life stories of 'patient leaders' - ordinary people affected by life-changing illnesses, disabilities, or conditions, who have all gone back into the fray to help change the healthcare system in necessary and inspiring w...

In 1912 James Reese Europe made history by conducting his 125–member Clef Club Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. The first concert by an African American ensemble at the esteemed venue was more than just a concert — it was a political act of desegregation, a defiant challenge to the status quo in American music. In this book, David Gilbert explores how Europe and other African American performers, at the height of Jim Crow, transformed their racial difference into the mass-market commodity known...

In The End of Catholic Mexico, historian David Gilbert provides a new interpretation of one of the defining events of Mexican history: the Reforma. During this period, Mexico was transformed from a Catholic confessional state into a modern secular nation, sparking a three-year civil war in the process. While past accounts have portrayed the Reforma as a political contest, ending with a liberal triumph over conservative elites, Gilbert argues that it was a much broader culture war ...

Not All Scars Are Wounded centers the good and bad of human connectionnot only with those around us but just as important within ourselves. At its heart, each poem shares the internal yet eternal conflict between our wanting for everything and our not wanting for anything. In other books, love and heartbreak become poetic themes, revealing how to find oneself and becoming a better person. However, in Not All Scars Are Wounded, these themes tear and unravel into threads to give a better loo...

A personal record of over a half-century of experiences and thoughts offered with a no-nonsense approach. PC it is not. With a goal of inspiring stimulating thought, Waning Years is truly a short offering that is sure to stir the emotions of the reader whether the reader agrees with the observations or not.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish“[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWho is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the pa...

The Story collection, Central Casting, follows the acclaimed story collections, Overland and A Third Bridge. Central Casting is a wide-ranging collection of short and longer stories that were written before and after the questions of who can write and whose story can be told emerged.These stories addressed and ignored this challenge. For example, a writer's big hair changes in a series of photos chronicling her difficulties with identity. A violent designer uses a calculated violen...

Kitchen Vagabond chronicles chef David Gilbert's remarkable journey from making scrambled eggs in his parents' kitchen, to breaking though the shells of some of the world's most demanding and cutthroat hotels and restaurants.