“A page-turner, a love story and a vivid drama of man (and woman) against the elements . . . A great read by a wonderful writer.” —Newsday When the “Storm of the Century” threatens western Maine, Eric closes his office early...

This book of stories offers nine good reasons to get to know these tender, troubled, and endearing characters. These award-winning stories are full of grit and hope, good sex and bad luck. Bill Roorbach's men are sweet and passionate...

A suspenseful first novel about two brothers and the thirty-year secret between them. Our secrets can come to define us, and sometimes after lying asleep for a long spell, a secret can awake frantic and hungry. Coop Henry's secret ne...

This funny, exuberant novel captures the reader with the grand sweep of seven-foot-tall David "Lizard" Hochmeyer's larger-than-life quest to unravel the mystery surrounding his parents' deaths. It's a journey laden with pro ...

Nine richly varied, often funny, always moving stories that reveal the complex workings of the human heart.    Bill Roorbach conjures vivid characters whose layered interior worlds feel at once familiar and extraordinary. He firs...