<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Silber, Joan]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Silber, Joan]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/jocolibrary/rss/search?query=Silber%2C%20Joan&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:19:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Mercy]]></title><description><![CDATA["In the gritty East Village of 1970s New York, Ivan and his best friend, Eddie, a popular local bartender, are dabbling in drugs following a short tour of Europe. One night, as Ivan experiments with heroin with Eddie, things go horribly wrong. Ivan rushes Eddie to a crowded local ER and, believing his friend is about to die, leaves him there. This one act of abandonment haunts Ivan his entire life. He keeps this secret from his friends and later his family, forever searching for mercy from "the remorse that never dies." Ivan's decision also ripples across time through an extended community, affecting a host of other people unknowingly connected to that night. Following a bold cast of characters across decades, and set against the changing social and sexual mores from the 1970s onward, Mercy is Silber's most ambitious and expansive novel yet, proving once again how we are all connected in mysterious and often unknown ways"--]]></description><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1994943</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1994943</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silber, Joan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1994943036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781640097070/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fools]]></title><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1241223</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1241223</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silber, Joan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1241223036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780393088700/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=ocn827724222</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Time in Fiction]]></title><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1415634</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1415634</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silber, Joan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1415634036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>As Long as It Takes</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781555975302/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=ocn263984944</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideas of Heaven]]></title><description><![CDATA[An anthology of short fiction explores the issue of human longings and how sex and religion have become parallel forms of comfort and dedication, linking each story with the following a minor element in one tale that becomes a major theme of the next.]]></description><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C465687</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C465687</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silber, Joan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/465687036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Ring of Stories</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780393059083/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=ocm53398094</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secrets of Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA["The novel begins with the character of Ethan, a lawyer living in New York City who tells us the story of his family's life just as they learn his father - a textile manufacturer who spent long trips throughout Asia - has fathered a secret family from a woman he met on one of his trips and set up in a house in Queens. From here, we move to different related characters as the novel expands outward to the woman, her sons, a few surprise relations, some unexpected twists and turns, ending the novel back with Ethan as he might finally learn the hard lessons of love, family, and, perhaps, happiness. What is the measure of a life well-lived, or well-loved? How connected are we to those around us and can happiness be found in acknowledging and embracing those connections, and what happens when they cannot be seen? What is the true value of family, however it is defined, and how can money and the pursuit of material things guide or obfuscate this equation?"--]]></description><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1746734</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1746734</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silber, Joan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1746734036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781640094451/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=on1247377486</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improvement]]></title><description><![CDATA["One of our most gifted writers of fiction returns with a bold and piercing novel about a young single mother living in Harlem, her eccentric aunt, and the decisions they make that have unexpected implications for the world around them. Reyna knows her relationship with Boyd isn't perfect, yet she sees him through a three-month stint at Riker's Island, their bond growing tighter. Kiki, now settled in the East Village after a youth that took her to Turkey and other far- off places--and loves--around the world, admires her niece's spirit but worries that motherhood to four-year-old Oliver might complicate a difficult situation. Little does she know that Boyd is pulling Reyna into a smuggling scheme, across state lines, violating his probation. When Reyna takes a step back, her small act of resistance sets into motion a tapestry of events that affect the lives of loved ones and strangers around them. A novel that examines conviction, connection, repayment, and the possibility of generosity in the face of loss, Improvement is as intricately woven together as Kiki's beloved Turkish rugs, as colorful as the tattoos decorating Reyna's body, with narrative twists and turns as surprising and unexpected as the lives all around us. The Boston Globe said "No other writer can make a few small decisions ripple across the globe, and across time, with more subtlety and power," and Improvement is Silber's most shining achievement"--]]></description><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1546046</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1546046</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silber, Joan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1546046036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781619029606/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=ocn973324062</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best American Short Stories 2015]]></title><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1424852</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1424852</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1424852036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780547939407/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=ocn922936123</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013]]></title><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1282156</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1282156</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1282156036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780345803252/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=ocn857109194</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[O. Henry Prize Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories roam the world, from Nigeria to Venice, from an erupting volcano in Iceland to a brothel in the old Wild West. They feature a dazzling array of characters: a young American falling in love in Japan, a girl raised by snake-handling fundamentalists, an old man mourning his late wife, a fierce guard dog with a talent for escape. Accompanying the stories are the editor's introduction, essays from the eminent jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list.]]></description><link>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1345412</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S36C1345412</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1345412036</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>2014</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780345807311/MC.GIF&amp;client=913-495-2400&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=ocn870896475</image_url></item></channel></rss>