<div>&ldquo;An entertaining tale rich in schadenfreude as bad things happen to a hapless billionaire&rdquo; (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Jay Gladstone was born to privilege. He is a civic leader and a generous philanthropist, as well as the owner of an NBA team. But in today&rsquo;s New York, even a wealthy man&rsquo;s life can spin out of control, no matter the money or influence he possesses. Jay sees himself as a moral man, determined not to repeat his father&rsquo;s mistakes. He would rather focus on his unstable second marriage and his daughter, Aviva, than worry about questions of race or privilege. However, he moves through a sensitive and aware world: that of Dag Maxwell, the black star forward, and white police officer Russell Plesko, who makes a decision that has resonating consequences&mdash;particularly for a DA whose hopes for a future in politics will rest on an explosive prosecution. Set during Barack Obama&rsquo;s presidency, this artful novel illuminates contemporary America and does not shy away from questions about our scalding social divide&mdash;why is conversation about race so fraught, to what degree is the justice system impartial, and does great wealth inoculate those who have it?&mdash;and explores the aftermath of unforgivable errors and the unpredictability of the court of public opinion. &ldquo;Greenland takes a Dickensian delight in letting the plot sprawl with parallels, digressions, false leads, and twists.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews (starred review) &ldquo;A wild and funny page-turner of a novel that grabs you and doesn&rsquo;t let go.&rdquo; &mdash;Larry David</div>

The Hazards of Good Fortune

<div>From the author of The Angry Buddhist: &ldquo;An intoxicating and ultimately moving modern romance . . . A story that&rsquo;s all the sweeter for its shadows&rdquo; (Los Angeles Review of Books). I Regret Everything confronts the oceanic uncertainty of what it means to be alive, and in love. Jeremy Best, a Manhattan-based trusts and estates lawyer, leads a second life as published poet Jinx Bell. To his boss&rsquo;s daughter, Spaulding Simonson, at thirty-three years old, Jeremy is already halfway to dead. When Spaulding, an aspiring nineteen-year-old writer, discovers Mr. Best&rsquo;s alter poetic ego, the two become bound by a devotion to poetry, and an awareness that time in this world is limited. Their budding relationship strikes at the universality of love and loss, as Jeremy and Spaulding confront their vulnerabilities, revealing themselves to one another and the world for the very first time. A skilled satirist with a talent for biting humor, Seth Greenland creates fully realized characters that quickly reveal themselves as complex renderings of the human condition&mdash;at its very best, and utter worst. I Regret Everything explores happiness and heartache with a healthy dose of skepticism, and an understanding that the reality of love encompasses life, death, iambic pentameter, regret, trusts, and estates. &ldquo;Affecting and funny.&rdquo; &mdash;The New York Times &ldquo;Edgy and sweet, witty and wise, I Regret Everything is rollicking good fun. It&rsquo;s also, in the end, a deeply moving love story between two unforgettable characters discovering what it means to truly be alive.&rdquo; &mdash;Maria Semple, New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Where&rsquo;d You Go Bernadette &ldquo;A poignant story of dreams and the way they can crash into the reality of the dreamers.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist</div>

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I Regret Everything

<div>From the author of I Regret Everything comes this &ldquo;great novel. It&rsquo;s satirical, it&rsquo;s political, it&rsquo;s sexual. All the things that I love dearly&rdquo; (Larry David, creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld). Seth Greenland&rsquo;s timely novel is a smart and darkly amusing dissection of the American political establishment in all its sordid glory. Set in the hardscrabble California desert community of Desert Hot Springs and the manicured enclave of Palm Springs, the novel lives at the intersection of the political disarray of today. In this sun-blasted territory, with its equally arid culture, a fiercely contested congressional election is in progress. The wily incumbent, Randall Duke, is unburdened by ethical considerations and his opponent, Mary Swain, is a sexy and well-financed newcomer who does not have a firm grip on American history or elemental economics. As election day nears, the exploitable backgrounds of these two candidates are teased out by the desire to one-up each other. The campaign gets carried away when the personal escapades of friends and family spill over into the election, including lesbian love triangles, and sudden spiritual enlightenment. &ldquo;A wild entertainment as well as a novel about the way we live now that dares to dance with the profound.&rdquo; &mdash;Los Angeles Times &ldquo;The Angry Buddhist approaches all its characters with reliable misanthropy (not for nothing does Larry David provide this book&rsquo;s most visible blurb). And its story unfolds with dexterous ease . . . A fine, high-end beach read for this election season.&rdquo; &mdash;The New York Times Book Review &ldquo;A novel about three brothers, The Angry Buddhist is a steamy mix of murder, matching manga kitten tattoos, and a fierce congressional election.&rdquo; &mdash;Lion&rsquo;s Roar</div>

The Angry Buddhist

<div>A young Hollywood screenwriter faces lymphatic cancer in this witty memoir. One unremarkable day at the age of thirty-seven, Seth Greenland finds himself in everyone’s nightmare: a routine doctor visit, some swollen glands, a series of tests, a biopsy, and finally a diagnosis of an aggressive form of lymphatic cancer. A screenwriter and satirist with a blooming career in Hollywood, Seth has felt pretty good about his life until now; suddenly, the world has tipped on its axis. With the support of friends and family, Seth launches into an attempt to save his own life without losing either his sanity or his sense of humor. From chemotherapy treatments, to meditation and more alternative treatments, he battles the disease with wit, honesty, and no small amount of sheer terror. There are no pat answers or inspirational revelations here, just one man confronting hopes and fears recognizable to us all—and triumphing. Praise for A Kingdom of Tender Colors “Intelligent, self-aware, and resistant to easy answers, A Kingdom of Tender Colors defies any expectation of being a cancer survival guide. Instead, more radically, it is a book about finding a way of being. It is existential in the way of Camus’s The Stranger, without the murder and with more jokes.” —Tom Teicholz, Los Angeles Review of Books “[Greenland] provides genial, engaging, humorous company throughout the narrative, showing how one can gain a new appreciation for life at its most mundane as well as miraculous.” —Kirkus Reviews “Absorbing and funny . . . Readers may come for the screenwriter/novelist’s cancer story, but they’ll stay for his gifts as a raconteur.” —Shelf Awareness “A Kingdom of Tender Colors brings a charming humor to a subject that is nothing if not dire. . . . Greenland holds nothing back, including his feelings of inadequacy and incredulity.” —Alta Journal</div>

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The Hazards of Good Fortune

I Regret Everything

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