Literary

Do you prefer a good story, sometimes to the detriment of a good night's sleep? Are books your preferred mode of …

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor provides general advice for reading nonfiction as a whole and genre …

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

While reeling from one of the most creative—but at times self-destructive—outpourings of his life, Tao Lin …

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

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

Proclaim your love of books and reading, as well as your personality type and possibly who you want to date with this …

A moving, funny, and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better, and feel more alive. At the age of 24, …

A reflection on George Orwell’s passionate gardening and the way that his involvement with plants, particularly …

Marvin Deitz is plagued with issues. His mob-connected landlord is pushing him out of his storefront. His therapist is …

A semi-fictional story of a freewheeling road trip and spiritual quest. Ray Smith and Japhy Ryder, two friends …

This 78-card deck draws on literary themes, art, and symbolism from the Dickensian Victorian era, while remaining …

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

For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So …

In 1976, Linda Trichter Metcalf, then a university English professor, sat down with pen and paper and intuitively …

An excellent gift book for readers and book lovers! You know you’re a book nerd when: you have a minimum of 5 …

George Orwell’s work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime, in the age of Brexit, Trump, and …

Not just a biography or a guide to his writings, this book is a tour through Shakespeare's life and his world. …

This illustrated guide looks at the science and study of language, our most basic and universal skill. As long as …

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its …

Reimagine your favorite women authors as badass witches! Part encyclopedia, part poetry, part illustrated manuscript, …

Bring Me Your Love is a dark short story about a cheating lover accompanied by the beautiful illustrations of R. Crumb. …

Inspired by a bag labeled "To Throw Away Unopened" she found when sorting through her mother's …

Infoshops! They're overflowing with radical ideas, books, resources, flyers, zines, community, you name it! …

In this day and age, its hard not to feel like the world is turning into a dystopian hellscape straight out of some …

George Orwell was the author of 1984 and he was weirdly prescient. Big Brother is in fact watching you.(Sturdy …

Death is the one aspect of life we all have in common. And it's waiting for everyone. Yet our practices, beliefs, …

A collection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best blog posts through the years, this book contains musings on life and how …

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

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