New Arrivals
Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk (50th Anniversary Edition)
Penguin (Non-Classics), March 2003. Trade Paperback. Before his 1959 breakthrough, Naked Lunch, an unknown William S. Burroughs wrote Junk, his first book, a candid, eyewitness account of times and places that are now long gone. This book brings them vividly to life again; it is an unvarnished field report from... More
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
Riverhead Trade, February 1997. Trade Paperback. More
Luang Prabang. Collections Cites.
Edition Antoine Degive, 1997. Paper Back. More
Post Traumatic Hood Disorder
Sarabande Books, March 2018. Paper Back. "One of the most exciting and visceral poets of his generation."--Tony Hoagland "Look at homie on the beach picking shells in dress shoes," David Tomas Martinez writes in his raw, electrifying second collection. In his debut, Hustle, Martinez offered a kaleidoscopic coming-of-age narrative replete... More
Hustle
Sarabande Books, May 2014. Paper Back. "David Martinez is like an algebra problem invented by America--he's polynomial, and fractioned, full of identity variables and unsolved narrative coefficients. . . . Hustle is full of dashing nerve, linguistic flair, and unfakeable heart."--Tony Hoagland The dark peoples with things: for keys, coins... More
American Judas: A Novel
SFK Press, October 2018. Paper Back. Seth and Maggie Ginsberg do their best to navigate an oppressive theocracy where fundamental Christianity is the only legal religion, and abortion, homosexuality, and adultery are outlawed. When a co-worker outs Seth as a Jew, Seth escapes to Mexico, while Maggie is sent to... More
Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
Penguin Books, June 2008. Paper Back. Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from "The Death of Ivan Ilyich." in a masterly new translation, to "The Raid," "The Wood-felling," "Three Deaths," "Polikushka," "After the Ball," and "The Forged Coupon," all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most... More
Set List: A Novel
Mercer University Press, September 2018. Hardcover. More
A Very Stable Genius
ECW Press, September 2018. Paper Back. How do you poke fun at a man who's so absurd he practically satirizes himself? Even two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich admits it's been a challenge covering the Cheeto-in-Chief in his internationally syndicated political cartoons. But Mike rose to the challenge, pulling no... More
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Random House, January 2019. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "An essential (and delightful!)"* guide to writing from Random House's longtime copy chief and one of Twitter's leading language gurus--in the tradition of The Elements of Style *People (Book of the Week) We all write, all the time: books, blogs... More
Evicted
Broadway Books, March 2017. Trade Paperback. WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The Nation), "vivid and unsettling" (New... More
The Stranger (Vintage International)
Vintage, March 1989. Trade Paperback. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed -the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.- First published in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward. More
The Stranger (Vintage International)
Vintage, March 1989. Trade Paperback. Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed -the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.- First published in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward. More
The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics)
Penguin Classics, October 1992. Trade Paperback. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, "The Grapes of Wrath" is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are driven off their homestead and forced to travel west... More
Sad Cypress: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
William Morrow Paperbacks, August 2011. Trade Paperback. In Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery Sad Cypress, a woman damned by overwhelming evidence stands accused of murdering her romantic rival, and only Hercule Poirot stands between her and the gallows. Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the... More
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Penguin Books, May 2014. Trade Paperback. The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary "The Boys of '36'." For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds... More
The A. B. C. Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
William Morrow Paperbacks, February 2011. Trade Paperback. Agatha Christie's beloved classic The A.B.C. Murders sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer. There's a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic. A is for..... More
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
William Morrow Paperbacks, February 2011. Trade Paperback. Voted by the British Crime Writers' Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time" Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie's ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the... More
Napoleons Buttons : 17 Molecules That Changed History
Putnam Pub Group, May 2004. Trade Paperback. Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of... More
The Blind Side (Movie Tie-in Edition)
W.W. Norton & Co., October 2009. Trade Paperback. When we first meet him, Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read and write. He takes up football, and school, after... More
To Kill a Mockingbird
Warner Books, October 1988. Mass Market PaperBack. Featuring a new introduction by the author, this specially packaged, popularly priced hardcover edition of an American classic (with more than 30 million copies sold) celebrates the 35th anniversary of its original publication. More
The Catcher in the Rye
Little, Brown, March 1991. Mass Market PaperBack. Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories, particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme--With Love and Squalor, will not be surprised by the fact that his first novel is full of children... More
Lady: Lisa Lyon by Mapplethorpe (Studio Book)
Penguin (Non-Classics), March 1983. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Signed and dated ('85) on the half-title page by Robert Mapplethorpe. More
All We Ever Wanted
Ballantine Books, June 2018. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this riveting novel from the #1 bestselling author of Something Borrowed and First Comes Love, three very different people must choose between their families and their most deeply held values. . . . "An unpredictable page-turner that unfolds in... More
