Literary Collections
Explore our collection of literary books and timeless literary classics at our online bookstore, featuring the best in teenage literature, literary fiction, and modern literature. Discover must-read and best-selling titles, along with insightful criticism literature to enhance your reading experience.
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How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom"A book for the moment and for the ages. It's questing, pissed, propulsive, funny, generous, pervy, and original--full of love and pain in all their entwined glory." --Maggie Nelson, author of The ArgonautsWINNER OF THE AMBER HOLLIBAUGH AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ SOCIAL JUSTICE WRITINGThe long-awaited...
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Heyday: 50 Years of California PublishingAuthor: Emmerich AnklamPublisher: Heyday BooksPublished: 09/10/2024Pages: 317Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00dISBN: 9781597146531
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Hemingway on FishingThe first and only collection of the Nobel Prize-winning author's writings on America's great passion--fishing--introduced and edited by Nick Lyons with a foreword by Jack Hemingway. From childhood on, Ernest Hemingway was a passionate fisherman. He fished the lakes and creeks near the family's...
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Happy-Go-LuckyDavid Sedaris, the "champion storyteller," (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask--or not--was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent...
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Good PoemsA selection of meaningful and enjoyable poems to inspire and be enjoyed by everyone Here is an anthology of poems, chosen by Garrison Keillor for their wit, their frankness, their passion, their "utter clarity in the face of everything else a person has to...
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Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern ReadersAn entrancing new telling of ancient Greek myths "This book is a triumph! . . . [A] magnificent retelling of the Greek myths."--Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series "Move over, Edith Hamilton! Sarah Iles Johnston has hit the...
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God-Man: The Word Made Flesh2013 Reprint of 1920 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. George Washington Carey (1845-1924) was an American physician known for his 'chemistry of life' publications, a subject which he referred to as biochemistry. Carey combined a mixture...
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For the Time BeingNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and one of the most compelling writers of our time comes a "beautifully written and delightfully strange" (Daily News) narrative that renews our ability to discover wonder in life's smallest--and often...
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Finding Beauty in a Broken World"Shards of glass can cut and wound or magnify a vision," Terry Tempest Williams tells us. "Mosaic celebrates brokenness and the beauty of being brought together." Ranging from Ravenna, Italy, where she learns the ancient art of mosaic, to the American Southwest, where she...
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Fifty-Two StoriesFrom the celebrated, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov a lavish volume of stories by one of the most influential short fiction writers of all time. Anton Chekhov left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but...
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Feel Free: EssaysWinner of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Notable Book From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a new collection of essays Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel...
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Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and LiteratureBest known as the author of twenty-six novels, Iris Murdoch has also made significant contributions to the fields of ethics and aesthetics. Collected here for the first time in one volume are her most influential literary and philosophical essays. Tracing Murdoch's journey to a...
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El Ghourabaa: A Queer and Trans Collection of OdditiesSeeking uncanny, fun, experimental, creepy, sarcastic, playful, vulgar, inventive, sexual, weird, sweet, and evocative works, editors Samia Marshy and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch set out to collect Arab and Arabophone queer writing. The result is an anthology brimming with gems by emerging and established...
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Elements of Los Angeles: Earth, Water, Air, FireAcclaimed essayist D.J. Waldie turns his eyes to the elements of Los Angeles--earth, water, air and fire--exploring the foundations of the city with his trademark wisdom, elegance, and incisiveness. "A love letter to Los Angeles" -- Alta magazine In Elements of Los Angeles: Earth,...
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Color, Communism And Common SenseAuthor: Manning JohnsonPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 07/27/2013Pages: 82Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17dISBN: 9781258775056This title is not returnable
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Campfire Stories: The San Juan Islands: Tales & Travel CompanionImmerse yourself in a unique blend of literature and lore about the the San Juan Islands Curated story collections explore the rich and diverse legacies of the San Juan Islands Contributors include Rena Priest, Jill McCabe Johnson, Quincy Henry, June Burn, Samuel Green, Anna...
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Book Lover's Embroidered JournalCapture your thoughts, ideas, or notes about the books you're reading in this beautifully embroidered journal designed for the book lover. A must-have for any bibliophile, this beautifully embroidered journal contains 192 pages of high-quality ruled paper for all your journaling needs. CONVENIENT SIZE:...
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Booker T. Washington Collection: The Negro Problem, Up from Slavery, the Future of the American Negro, the History of SlaveryIn this 3 in 1 collection, we united three books by Washington including Washington's most known book, Up from Slavery, and a small fourth one. The other books included are The Negro Problem, a collection of essays by prominent black American writers, The Future...
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Bargain Witch: Essays in Self-InitiationAn occult history that grounds the sacred yearning for magic in real life. In these essays by scholar and self-initiated witch Brooke Palmieri, occult history, the eternal now, and our magickal queer futures align, connecting us to an enchantment both contemporary and classic. Drawing...
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A Whore's Manifesto: An Anthology of Writing and Artwork by Sex WorkersSex work was once thought to be anathema to women's liberation. Now, to some, we represent the tenacity of women's struggles under patriarchy and capitalism--that is, at least, the white, straight, cis, able-bodied sex workers who don't engage in actual sex with clients. These...
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