The Spill

THE SPILL is an absolutely incandescent debut. No writer of the last few years has addressed the themes of panic, anger and disorientation with quite the deftness of Jacob Leib Cohen. These are stories you won'¬"t easily forget.IN PRAISE OF JACOB LEIB COHEN:'¬SWhat stands out from first page to last is [Cohen'¬"s] style: a confident, brash, witty vernacular that never drops a line or skips a beat. [Cohen] writes with an explosive comic brio that combines the raconteur'¬"s unerring feel for pace and rhythm with the novelist'¬"s sharp eye for the telling detail. He has perfect pitch for the narrative pulse and thrust of spoken English.'¬'¬ ;Mark Shechner, UP SOCIETY'¬"S ASS, COPPER: REREADING PHILIP ROTH