“A dignified and impressive addition to your bookshelf that reveals James’s virtuoso performance in a genre he helped to define, refine and elevate.” — The Commercial Appeal
“Scene by scene, he’s a great storyteller, like Dickens before him and like, God help us, Stephen King in our own day.” — NPR
“Dawn Powell is a supremely deserving candidate for admission to The Library of America.”— Atlantic Monthly
“A sublime reading experience.” — Junot Díaz
“The best selection of Lincoln’s writings available today, perhaps the best ever.” — Christian Science Monitor
“Steinbeck thought East of Eden his best work. We won’t argue.” — Kirkus Reviews