Literary

Last year we received 6,000 more damaged books from other publishers—and we're passing the savings on to …

On the morning of his 30th birthday, Joseph is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. The Trial follows his …

Organise your thoughts (or draft your Jane Austen fanfic) with this sturdy, sparkly Pride and Prejudice …

Sharpen your enjoyment of fiction reading with this entertaining guide to the novel. Learn about the parts that go into …

A smart, charming book of relationship advice drawn from the western literary canon, applied to the modern era of …

Mitchell S. Jackson writes with nuance and brilliance about learning to survive in one of the whitest cities in …

Walking from Manhattan to Henry David Thoreau's cabin, a naturalist and Thoreau scholar reflects on the lessons …

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

Dana, a young, Black writer, is repeatedly sent back in time from her late 20th Century cosmopolitan life in Los …

In an age of Black Lives Matter, James Baldwin's essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African …

A hypertext memoir, in a series of vignettes, some in the style of a choose-your-own adventure novel that traps you in …

Color the costumes, the drawing rooms, and the characters from your favorite Austen novels: Pride & Prejudice, …

Where did the occult detective genre get its start? Today, we have such classics as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The …

In the second half of the 1800s, it was a glorious time to tie up some supplies in a bindlestiff, hit the rails, and …

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

Hailed by the acclaimed author of Wind-Up Bird Chronicles and 1Q84, Haruki Murakami, as a breathtaking …

When we experience brain illness, injury, or abnormalities, the strangest things happen—and help us explore …

Patterns, instructions, and inspiring photos for bookish cross-stitch projects, from a framed Book Riot motto …

Xiosphant is one of the two remaining cities on the colonized planet, January. Humanity is clinging to life on this …

Published in 1974 in Galaxy, this short story is a precursor to Ursula K. Le Guin'sThe Dispossessed: An …

In dictionary format, beginning with "adjectives, excessive use of" and carrying us all the way through to …

George Orwell's dystopian sci fi classic 1984 was banned in Cuba for years...until a new translation …

This is the best novel I've read in years. Vivek Shraya weaves a page-turning web of friendship, …

First published in 1976, this innovative, highly intellectual novel by Samuel Delaney—one of science …

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

If the grind of everyday life is squelching your sense of wonder, here's a dose of the most powerful magic of …

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

Kathleen Collins was a filmmaker, poet, writer, activist, and educator, who died young in the 1980s, leaving most of …

In this hilarious collection of essays, author Mia Mercado explores what it means to be a millenial woman. From gender …

Two spirited rats trapped in a maze introduce us to Sartre's philosophy of existentialism in this graphic …