Essays & Correspondence

Everyone’s favorite Idiot Girl, Laurie Notaro, is just trying to find the right fit, whether it’s in the adorable blouse that looks charming on the mann...

No Art Has Been Denounced As Often As Poetry. It's Even Bemoaned By Poets: I, Too, Dislike It, Wrote Marianne Moore. Many More People Agree They Hate Poetry...

The renowned animal lover shares the heartwarming stories of the various animals that inhabit the Black Beauty Ranch, animals that have been saved from deat...

‘I don’t know how to write love letters. But I wanted to tell you that my whole being opened for you. Since I fell in love with you everything is transf...

A Charming, Intimate And Fascinating Collection Of Correspondence Between Broadcaster And #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Anderson Cooper And His Mothe...

Over the past few decades, the bestselling author of Hitch-22 has crisscrossed the globe debating religious scholars, Catholic clergy, rabbis, and devout C...

In This Dazzling Memoir, The Acclaimed Writer Behind Babylon 5, Sense8, Clint Eastwood's Changeling And Marvel's Thor Reveals How The Power Of Creativity An...

Bestselling author Cassandra King Conroy considers her life and the man she shared it with, paying tribute to her husband, Pat Conroy, the legendary figure...

A Whopping Big Celebration Of The Work Of The Late, Great Nora Efren, America's Funniest-- And Most Acute-- Writer, Famous For Her Brilliant Takes On Life A...

Von J. Edmund Güntz.Categories: Arts & Photography History & CriticismCriticism

A Collection Of The Author's Nonfiction Pieces Addresses Such Topics As His Fascination With The Wizard Of Oz, The 2000 Presidential Election, The Muslim Fa...

Nicholson Baker, who “writes like no one else in America” (Newsweek), here assembles his best short pieces from the last fifteen years. The Way the Wo...

Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks features sparkling interviews with one of America's most valued poets. Throughout this book, which spans three decades,...

In The End Of The End Of The Earth, Which Gathers Essays And Speeches Written Mostly In The Past Five Years, Jonathan Franzen Returns With Renewed Vigor To ...

Twelve Early Pieces Never Before Collected Offer An Illuminating Glimpse Intothe Mind And Process Of The Bestselling Author.Categories: Literature & Fic...

The reputation of Alexandre Dumas pere rests chiefly on his historical novels, especially The Three Musketeers. However, Dumas's exuberance and vivid styl...

Hey. Hey, you. Yeah, you. The one with the keyboard. Im so glad you clicked on my book. I wrote it so youd read it. Now, heres where Im supposed to say all...

Laton Mccartney. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 240-257. Library Journal Best BooksCategories: Literature & Fiction Essays & CorrespondenceEssays ...

The selected correspondence of the brilliant poet, one of the twentieth century's last great letter writers. "I don't keep a journal, not after the first we...

Here are The Prince and the most important of the Discourses newly translated into spare, vivid English. Why a new translation? Machiavelli was never the du...

In this volume along with its companion, The Library of America presents all of the most significant and best-loved works of Eudora Welty. Of her own work, ...

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A collection of inspirational messages presents the author's insights into such topics as friendship, grace, spirit,...

The Retractations -- The City Of God, Books I-xxii -- The Compatibility Of Christianity And Politics -- Law And Self-defense -- War -- The Use Of Persecutio...

The political and linguistic writings of America's leading dissident intellectual. He relates his political ideals to his theories about language. Library...

The Best American Series® First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods returns readers to the beloved Southern town of Trinity Harbor with a story of second chances and findin...

What Inspires You? That's The Simple, But Profound Question More Than Forty Renowned Authors Answer In Light The Dark. Each Author Picks A Favorite Passage-...

Wong's Heartfelt And Hilarious Letters To Her Daughters Cover Everything They Need To Know In Life, Like The Unpleasant Details Of Dating, How To Be A Worki...

An Extraordinary Collection Of Posts To And From The G.i.s' Best Friend And Incomparable EntertainerCategories: Literature & Fiction Essays & Corres...

A Book Of Inspirational Quotes Culled From The Author's Writings--Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

With her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compel...

Anne Lamott Writes About Community, Family, And Faith In Essays That Are Both Wise And Irreverent. Now Lamott Offers A Message Of Hope That Celebrates The T...

Aspects of Schenkerian TheoryCategories: Literature & Fiction Essays & CorrespondenceEssays

"[Julian Barnes] reinvents the wheel; I'm always fascinated to see what shape it's going to be next."—Jay McInerney With the same brilliant style and idio...

From One Of His Generation's Most Inventive And Gifted Writers (the New York Times), Intimate And Sharply Observed Commentary On Life, Art, Politics, And Th...

“Reading How Literature Saved My Life is like getting to listen in on a really great, smart, provocative conversation. The book is not straightforward, it...

"If you really want to shock the world, unleash your kindness."Based on bestselling author Brad Meltzer’s viral commencement speech for his son’s gradua...

Robert Fulghum.Categories: Religion & Spirituality New Age & SpiritualityInspirational

Winston and Clementine Churchill wrote to each other constantly throughout the fifty-seven years of their life together, from the passionate and charming ...

Former President George H.W. Bush, revealed through his letters and writings from 1941 to 2010, is “worth its weight in gold…a valuable update of the li...

Thomas Hardy once said that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper and the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. The most famous poet of the Jazz A...

In his introduction to this volume, Stephen King writes, “Talent does more than come out; it bursts out, again and again, doing exuberant cartwheels whil...

Presents A Selection Of The Best Works Of Short Fiction Of The Past Year From A Variety Of Acclaimed Sources.Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels Graphic...

Nominated for the 2023 Heritage Toronto Book Award\A defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon—and gaining new appreciation—amidst the bins and sh...

About the Author\Emily Ratajkowski is a model, actress, activist, entrepreneur, and writer. She has starred in David Fincher’s Gone Girl, among other film...

In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. Sedaris's collection of essays and stories is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgei...

Presents More Than 200 Letters Exchanged Between Julia And Avis Devoto, Her Friend And Unofficial Literary Agent. This Collection Opens The Window On Julia'...

Seventy-year-old F.X. Toole has exploded onto the literary scene with this astonishing first collection of stories drawn from his own experiences in boxing...