Joe Coomer, Author . Graywolf $23 (256p) ISBN 978-1-55597-385-8
Once again, Coomer (The Loop; Sailing in a Spoonful of Water; etc.) presents a wonderfully eccentric cast of characters and delivers a philosophical punch in a comic and poignant novel about life, death and family ties. He plays with oft-used...
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Joe Coomer, Author . Graywolf $24 (304p) ISBN 978-1-55597-423-7
Coomer (One Vacant Chair
) weighs solitude against companionship and explores how "people can interfere with the smooth running of your life" in this artfully crafted but long-winded novel. Hannah Bryant, 34, is a successful artist living...
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Joe Coomer, Author Graywolf Press $22.95 (248p) ISBN 978-1-55597-228-8
Despite its sparkling humor and madcap moments, this introspective, lyrical work is quite a change of pace from the raucous absurdities of The Loop, Coomer's last novel. But, however different the tone, the dominant theme is still the need to make...
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Joe Coomer, Author Scribner Book Company $22 (288p) ISBN 978-0-684-85946-0
On a dead-end street of failing antique shops in Fort Worth, 35 years of secrets are about to explode into the open in this boisterous and buoyant novel from Coomer (The Loop, Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God, etc.). The plot features an ensemble...
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Joe Coomer, Author Faber & Faber $21.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-571-12949-2
The protagonist of Coomer's deliciously quirky and perceptive fourth novel (after A Flatland Fable ) is Lyman, 30, a lovable loner (he has never known his parents) who works nights for the Texas highway department, driving around the Loop that...
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Joe Coomer, Author Picador USA $22 (256p) ISBN 978-0-312-15646-6
From the very start, readers will be awash in water and simile (""classifieds are like a home pregnancy test""). But surfacing above syntax, Coomer's (Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God) warmth and sanguine enthusiasm in all circumstances are...
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Joe Coomer, Author, James Coomer, Author Texas Monthly Press $12.95 (167p) ISBN 978-0-87719-044-8
His third novel (after Decatur Road and Kentucky Love, establishes Coomer as one of our most talented young writers. If A Flatland Fable has a moral, it could be this: even in the dullest of places, unexpected and wonderful things can happen. There...
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