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Goethe Goethe: A Life in Ideas Matthew Bell

A new intellectual biography of Goethe, examining the paradox of his thought

The Life of Violet The Life of Violet: Three Early Stories Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf鈥檚 first fully realized work of fiction鈥攑ublished in its final, revised form for the first time

A beguiling trio of fantastical and farcical anti-fairy tales about a giantess who builds a magical 鈥渃ottage of one鈥檚 own,鈥 battles a silver-scaled sea...

Worlds of Wonder Worlds of Wonder: Celebrating the Great Classics of Children's Literature Edited by Daniel Hahn

A beautifully illustrated journey through the most beloved classics of children鈥檚 literature, spanning more than twenty countries and one hundred and fifty years

Thinking Through Shakespeare Thinking Through Shakespeare David Womersley

How Shakespeare鈥檚 exploration of central human questions鈥攁bout identity, politics, religion and right and wrong鈥攅xplains his lasting power, popularity and relevance

James Joyce James Joyce: A Political Life Frank Callanan

A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce鈥檚 life, thought and writings

Troubled Lands Troubled Lands: Stories of Mexico and Cuba as Translated by Langston Hughes Edited by Ricardo Wilson II

A landmark book鈥攖he first complete publication of Langston Hughes鈥檚 translations of thirty-three stories by eighteen Mexican and Cuban writers

The Writer鈥檚 Room The Writer鈥檚 Room: The Hidden Worlds That Shape the 快色直播 We Love Katie da Cunha Lewin

A journey into the unique spaces where some of literature鈥檚 greatest writers created their most memorable works

Middlemen Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction Laura B. McGrath

A revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to today

Arachnomania Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us Maria Tatar

In praise of spiders in all their inspirational glory

Make Your Manuscript Work Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers Laura Portwood-Stacer

From the bestselling author of The Book Proposal Book, a practical, step-by-step approach to mastering the four pillars of scholarly writing for authors, editors, and publishing professionals

A Violence A Violence: Poems Paula Bohince

A reckoning with psychological and ecological crises from a poet whose work has been praised as 鈥渂eautiful and riveting鈥 (Los Angeles Review of 快色直播)

Far Calls Far Calls: On Omens, Slips, & Epiphanies Daniel Heller-Roazen

An inquiry into the theories and practices of overhearing

Even Time Bleeds Even Time Bleeds: Selected Poems Jeannette L. Clariond

A vibrant and compelling bilingual edition of poems by the acclaimed Mexican writer Jeanette Clariond, translated by Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inner Forrest Gander

Atom and Void Atom and Void: Poems Aaron Fagan

A collection of wry and fiercely intelligent sonnets from a widely praised poet

On Bullshit On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition Harry G. Frankfurt

Over one million copies sold worldwide
The international and #1 New York Times bestseller
The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying

The New Negro The New Negro: A History in Documents, 1887鈥1937 Martha H. Patterson and Henry Louis Gates Jr.

An authoritative anthology tracing the history of one of the most important concepts Black people drew on to challenge the brutal, totalizing system of Jim Crow racism

Never-Ending Tales Never-Ending Tales: Stories from the Golden Age of Jewish Literature Jack Zipes

An anthology of European and American short stories from the 1870s through the 1930s in which Jewish writers respond to antisemitism with humor, satire, irony, and hope

The Origins and History of Consciousness The Origins and History of Consciousness Erich Neumann

A landmark account of the evolution of consciousness by one of the twentieth century鈥檚 leading Jungian psychologists