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Volume 21 (Ships September 22)
Freedom
by Jonathan Franzen
(Farrar Straus Giroux)
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- A signed first edition of Freedom in a slipcase custom designed for Indiespensable
- An exclusive printing of part 1 of Paul Murray's novel Skippy Dies
- And other special surprises!
We're exceptionally excited about what's on offer for Volume 21. Not only does this installment include an exclusive printing of the first part of Paul Murray's Skippy Dies, which is long-listed for this year's Man Booker Prize and continues to garner rave reviews, but also our featured title is a signed first edition (in an Indiespensable-only custom-designed slipcase) of Freedom, the new novel by Jonathan Franzen. Franzen, who was recently crowned the first living author in a decade to appear on the cover of Time, has produced another moving and panoramic portrait of middle-class America. Our own Jill Owens was especially impressed:
In his new novel, Jonathan Franzen surpasses the achievements of his National Book Award winner, The Corrections. Freedom examines every major theme in American life — politics, class, work, culture, and sex, to name a few — through the lens of one stubborn, fascinating, wholly believable family. The best novel yet this year.
The first question facing Franzen's feverishly awaited follow-up is whether it can find its own voice in its predecessor's shadow. In short: yes, it does, and in a big way." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
Passionately imagined, psychologically exacting, and shrewdly satirical, Franzen's spiraling epic exposes the toxic ironies embedded in American middle-class life and reveals just how destructive our muddled notions of entitlement and freedom are and how obliviously we squander life and love." Booklist (Starred Review)
Previous Indiespensable installments:
 The Lonely Polygamistby Brady Udall
"A superb performance....Udall's polished storytelling and sterling cast of perfectly realized and flawed characters make this a serious contender for Great American Novel status." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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August 29, 2010
Seriously, I wondered the same thing. I'd heard the book discussed on NPR one weekend and was surprised it was an Indiespensable choice. I love my...
July 27, 2010
Aimee Bender is swell and not to nitpick but how, exactly does Doubleday fit into your definition of an "independent publisher"?