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His work has been published in harpers, the atlantic. Bill roorbachs newest novel is the remedy for love, coming october 2014 from algonquin books. Its been a long time since a writers written so brilliantly about subjects as varied as pro football, dance, food, and murder in the same book. Part gatsby, part garp, life among giants is an urgent tale of greed, love, and revenge. Bill roorbachs next book is the girl of the lake, a collection of stories coming from algonquin in june 2017. Life among giants was an editors pick for amazons best 2012, a shelf awareness top ten best fiction for 2012, and a winner of the maine literary award for fiction. His work has been published in harpers, playboy, the new york times magazine,new york, and other magazines and journals. Bill roorbach is the author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction, including the flannery oconnor prize and o. Bill roorbach books list of books by author bill roorbach. Sevenfoot lizard and petite sylphide, both giants in their own way, are a pair to behold. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Yet the highschool football star at its center, dwarfed by the characters in his own story, is too close to the action to enjoy the sendup, as a brutal crime marks him for life.
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