Junky

William S. Burroughs

Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life. In his debut novel, Junky, Burroughs fictionalized his experiences using and peddling heroin and other drugs in the 1950s into a work that reads like a field report from the underworld o...

That Green Eyed Girl: Be transported to mid-century New York in this evocative and page-turning debut

NEW YORK CITY, 1955.In the dimmed lights of their apartment, Dovie and Gillian love each other in secret. Mixing drinks, dancing to slow jazz, they guard their lives closely, knowing they'll never truly be safe.And yet, outside, someone suspects the truth.Gillian fears the worst, and grips on to Dovie m...