The New York Times columnist recounts growing up in rural Louisiana in this "e;brave and powerful memoir"e; of poverty, abuse, sexuality, and perseverance (Publishers Weekly).
This first full-length biography of Anglo- American poet and activist Denise Levertov (1923-1997) brings to life one of the major voices of the second half of the twentieth century, when American poetry was a powerful influence worldwide.
Possibly the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the realist tradition, a formative influence on many of America's finest writers, and an outspoken opponent of social injustice.
Los textos reunidos en Vivir de viaje presentan un rasgo peculiar y definitorio de Sara Gallardo: el desplazamiento como modo de vida, ya sea a causa de los viajes realizados por elección o necesidad personal, ya sea por los que emprende como enviada de los diarios o las revistas en los que trabaja.
The noted author recounts the struggles and triumphs of his search for spiritual meaning in this "e;exquisite memoir that often reads like a novel"e; (Publisher's Weekly).
While the entire world knows Mark Twain as the renowned author of many classic American novels, few people are aware that he was also a highly successful businessman.
Named one of 12 of the Best Jewish Books of the Year by theJewish Telegraph Agency,New York Jewish Week, &Jerusalem Post2023 International Book Awards Finalist in the Humor/Comedy/Satire CategoryFrom a bilingual master of the literary memoir comes this moving and humorous story of losing immigrant baggage and trying to reclaim it for his American future.
National Book Award Finalist: This biography of the celebrated and castigated New York poet is "e;a balanced account of a notoriously unbalanced life"e; (Commentary).
A rollicking, sexy memoir of a young poet making his way in 1960s New York CityWhen he graduated from Columbia in 1958, John Giorno was handsome, charismatic, ambitious, and eager to soak up as much of Manhattan's art and culture as possible.
Discover the extraordinary life of Shirley Hazzard, the acclaimed author of The Transit of Venus and a writer of "e;shocking wisdom"e; and "e;intellectual thrill"e; (The New Yorker), in this compelling biography.
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Finalist for the 2022 Edgar AwardWinner of the 2021 Quinn AwardAn innovative biography of Edgar Allan Poe-highlighting his fascination and feuds with science.
The authorized and sweeping biography of one of America's most complex, influential, and enduring poetsIn the extraordinary generation of American poets who came of age in the middle of the twentieth century, James Wright (1927 1980) was frequently placed at the top of the list.
Two books in one: The author of Lazarus Project recounts his parents' immigration from Sarajevo to Canada and shares memories of his childhood in Sarajevo.
Critic and writer Darryl Pinckney recalls his friendship and apprenticeship with Elizabeth Hardwick and Barbara Epstein and the introduction they offered him to the New York literary world.
A pivotal book in Isherwood's career that reveals as much about him as the parents he set out to portrayKathleen and Frank is the story of Christopher Isherwood's parents their meeting in 1895, marriage in 1903 after his father had returned from the Boer War, and his father's death in an assault on Ypres in 1915, which left his mother a widow until her own death in 1960.
A diaristic exploration of procrastination, pregnancy, and artThe day before Cyrus Console and his pregnant wife leave for a monthlong visit to Romania, they receive troubling news-the fetus she's carrying is at elevated risk for Down syndrome.
This "e;powerful"e; memoir of a life among legendary poets "e;never sensationalizes these brilliant but wildly erratic young men, only seeks to understand them"e; (The Washington Post).
The visionary writer Iain Sinclair turns his sights to the Beat Generation in America in his most epic journey yet"e;How best to describe Iain Sinclair?
Oblivion is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the author's father, Hector Abad Gomez, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his murder by paramilitaries in 1987.
A monumental reevaluation of the career of John Hersey, the author of HiroshimaFew are the books with as immediate an impact and as enduring a legacy as John Hersey's Hiroshima.
A revealing biography of the influential and controversial cultural titan who embodied an eraThe Tastemaker explores the many lives of Carl Van Vechten, the most influential cultural impresario of the early twentieth century: a patron and dealmaker of the Harlem Renaissance, a photographer who captured the era's icons, and a novelist who created some of the Jazz Age's most salacious stories.
This "e;perceptive and elegant biography"e; of modernist poet Marianne Moore "e;captures well the strange and entrancing drama"e; of her life (The Wall Street Journal).
"e;Parker's beautiful Housman Country tells you everything you want to know about the life and influence of England's most satirised but inimitable poets.
