Coll, Susan

Coll’s novel is a lot more serious than its cover communicates; it explores thorny issues such as the rise of neo-Nazism, career burnout, and the question of separating art from artist. Fans of novels with plenty of literary and political references or of relationship fiction will enjoy.

Fans of "suburban noir" should make room for five-time novelist Coll (Beach Week; Acceptance) alongside their Tom Perrotta and John Updike collections.