Literary

The Dil Pickle Club was an underground literary nightspot in Chicago from 1914-1933, home to hobohemians, Newberry…

In this new collection of short stories, some of Portland's most vital voices have come together to pay tribute to the…

 This book is a collection of personal essays by promintent refugee writers, edited by world-reknown author Viet Thanh…

Funny, sad, touching, realistic, strange—you'll find here a wide range of short stories about our relationships with…

In this collection of photographs and comical poems, author Danny Caine and photographer Tara Wray explore the culture…

You'll get a feeling of life as a boy in Lowell Massachusetts, as well as the gripping events that happened in the…

Hold on to your sanity as you descend into the twisted mind of Edgar Allan Poe. This collection of puzzles, riddles, and…

Before Richard Brautigan became known across the United States and beyond as a symbol of the literary expression of…

This immense collection comes from Lydia Davis, the so-called “magician of self-consciousness,” “best prose…

Explore the ways communication shapes our perceptions and our realities with this tour of verbal and non-verbal…

Yes, life is brutish and - as evidenced by social media - truly full of shit sometimes. Enter philosophy professor…

In this collection of poetry and short stories from author adrienne maree brown (lowercase intentional), discover…

George Orwell was first and foremost an essayist, producing throughout his life an extraordinary array of short…

From the spark of the Civil Rights movement, into the thick of it, Troy Maxson is forced to deal with the crushing…

National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin’s 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time,…

Brought to us by one of the most notable music journalists in England, this volume traces the life of Dave Grohl from…

This book wasn't written for most people - give the title another look - but it's a living "choreopoem" whose story…

A collection of short stories set in a dystopian near-future. Titled after the consumer "holiday,"  the stories explore…

With all these items in our catalog, it's sometimes hard to find the perfect gift for someone else. Why not take the…

In this candid and engaging comic book, author Katja Klengel tackles some of the seemingly taboo topics that girls…

In one of the greatest American classics, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy’s discovery of the terms of his…

Ray Bancroft, an Alaskan fisherman, has raised his 11 year old granddaughter since birth, and to him, family is…

In this moving, tender, and heart-breaking memoir, Jennifer Finney Boylan tells the story of her life through seven dogs…

This is an in-depth examination of Gothic architecture, literature, and other media, perfect for fans of the dark and…

Grace Paley, 1922–2007. Poet laureate, educator, peace activist, feminist, short story writer. "It is the…

Experience the magic, mystery, and even humor from the history of the world as it first appeared - in the pages of the…

A delightful companion for all those with a love for gardens and for the very best garden writing. Acclaimed author…

You've seen the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot cards before, but never like this! Artist Jack Sephiroth has created images of…

In 1936, originally intending merely to report on the Spanish Civil War as a journalist, George Orwell found himself…

In late-1980s rural Ohio, bright but mostly friendless Barry Nadler begins his freshman year of high school with the…