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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The Blind Owl (Authorized by The Sadegh Hedayat Foundation - First Translation into English Based on the Bombay Edition)Widely regarded as Sadegh Hedayat's masterpiece, the Blind Owl is the most important work of literature to come out of Iran in the past century. On the surface this work seems to be a tale of doomed love, but with the turning of each...
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The Age of Loneliness: EssaysIn this debut essay collection, Laura Marris reframes environmental degradation by setting aside the conventional, catastrophic framework of the Anthropocene in favor of that of the Eremocene, the age of loneliness, marked by the dramatic thinning of wildlife populations and by isolation between and...
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St. Thomas Aquinas"Chesterton makes one despair. I have been studying St. Thomas all my life and I could never have written such a book." - Etienne Gilson "He was a Christian liberator. Like a beneficent bomb, he blew out of the Church a quantity of stained...
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Slowing: Discover Wonder, Beauty, and Creativity Through Slow LivingAn inviting guide to reclaiming your time and discovering the wondrous pleasures of slow living. What beautiful possibilities await us when we slow down? For author and Slow Stories podcast host Rachel Schwartzmann, slowing down has changed her story in ways she could have...
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RetrogradeThree stories of the ruined and the lost: Osamu Dazai at his most tormented. This collection unearths the Japanese literary legend's most controversial and exhilarating early-career writing with first-time and original translations. "Retrograde" traces the life of an anguished youth in reverse; "Das Gemeine"...
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Peter Hujar's Day"This slim volume is Peter's sexiest self-portrait. Read it and weep if you didn't know him. Or read it and weep if you did that we lost him." -Nan GoldinOn December 18, 1974, the author Linda Rosenkrantz asked her friend Peter Hujar to write...
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Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on ManhoodNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"[A] scorching treatise on toxic masculinity. Joseph's critiques of "the patriarchy... both overt and ingrained" are razor-sharp, but it's the clear-eyed reckoning of his own place within it that tethers the soul of his book." --Publishers Weekly"Joseph has learned a great...
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Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better about the WorldSilver Winner, Inspirational, 2025 IBPA Book AwardSilver Winner, Creative Nonfiction, 2024 IPNE AwardFrom the author of the international bestseller The Headmaster's Wife and other novels comes a collection of essays written during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the author sheltered in place in his tiny...
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MeditationsWith ancient wisdom that is as relevant in modern times as it was then, 'Meditations' is one of the greatest works of Greek and philosophical literature. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, this book gives an insight...
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Little Virtues"As far as the education of children is concerned," states Natalia Ginzburg in this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, "I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to...
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"In Loving Memory" Funeral Guest Book, Memorial Guest Book, Condolence Book, Remembrance Book for Funerals or Wake, Memorial Service Guest Book: A CelHARDCOVER, gloss finish 8.5" x 8.5" (216mm x 216 mm) 100 pages total A few Introduction pages (see info below) Each page is headed 'Name & Address' & 'Thoughts & Memories' with an open layout. Introduction pages: A Celebration of the Life of ......
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How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and SkillMore than 30 acclaimed writers--including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho Black, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy--reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book on the craft of writing that focuses on the Black...
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How People Change"At a time when slick, superficial, psychological works are foisted on the lay-public, Allen Wheelis has written a serious treatise."--San Francisco Sunday Examiner-ChronicleAuthor: Allen WheelisPublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 07/10/1975Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 8.08h x 5.33w x 0.33dISBN: 9780060904470
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Dear Mum. I Want To Hear Your Story: A Guided Memory Journal to Share The Stories, Memories and Moments That Have Shaped Mum's Life 7 x 10 inchThis is Mum's opportunity to share her life story in her very own guided journal that can be kept as a forever keepsake for generations to come.Learn all about Mum's life from childhood, teenage years, adulthood and parenting by allowing her to share those...
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Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women"Full of heart and wisdom, Daughters of Latin America sheds a brilliant light on Latine and Caribbean women writers across time, space, languages, and genres."--World Literature TodaySpanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists...
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Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen LandNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an Indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the author's encounters with gun violence.Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Goop Book Club Pick -...
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Campfire Stories: Cape Cod: Tales & Travel CompanionImmerse yourself in a unique blend of literature and lore about Cape Cod, including classic passages, original essays, poems, and natural history Curated story collections explore the rich and diverse legacies of Cape Cod Contributors include Michael Cunningham, David Gessner, Elizabeth Bradfield, Mark Doty,...
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Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other PerformancesLucas Mann turns his attention, tenderness, self-reflection, and humor to contemporary fatherhood. He looks closely at all the joys, frustrations, subtleties, and contradictions within an experience that often goes under-discussed. At once intimate and expansive, Mann chronicles his own life with his young daughter,...
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A Text Book Of The Origin And History, Etc. Of The Colored People (1841)A Text Book Of The Origin And History, Etc. Of The Colored People (1841) is a book written by James W. C. Pennington that explores the history and origin of people of color. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the African...
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A Steady Brightness of Being: Truths, Wisdom, and Love from Celebrated Indigenous VoicesBringing together voices from across Turtle Island, a groundbreaking collection of letters from Indigenous writers, activists, and thinkers--to their ancestors, to future generations, and to themselves. Drawing on the wisdom and personal experience of its esteemed contributors, this first-of-its-kind anthology tackles complex questions of...
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