The acclaimed journalist's New York Times-bestselling essay collection: "e;hilarious, nimble, and thoroughly illuminating"e; (Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad).
"e;[This] remarkable debut essay collection touches on art and literature and pop culture, but also feels intensely intimate, filled with stunning insights.
The first collection from a Whiting Writers' Award winner whose work has become a fixture of The Paris Review and n+1Can civilization save us from ourselves?
A rollicking debut book of essays that takes readers on a trip through the muck of American myths that have settled in the desert of our country's underbellyEarly on July 16, 1945, Joshua Wheeler's great grandfather awoke to a flash, and then a long rumble: the world's first atomic blast filled the horizon north of his ranch in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
A wide-ranging collection of essays by one of America's most perceptive critics of popular and literary cultureFrom one of America's most insightful and independent-minded critics comes a remarkable new collection of essays, her first in more than fifteen years.
Following The Broken Estate, The Irresponsible Self, and How Fiction Works-books that established James Wood as the leading critic of his generation-The Fun Stuff confirms Wood's preeminence, not only as a discerning judge but also as an appreciator of the contemporary novel.
Wayne Koestenbaum returns with a zesty and hyper-literate collection of personal and critical essays on the 1980s, including essays on major cultural figures such as Andy Warhol and Brigitte Bardot.
Notes from Hampstead is a map of the late Nobel laureate's thinking, a triumphant compendium of aphoristic, enigmatic, and expository writings covering a characteristically diverse range of subjects.
Essays that represents "e;the heart"e; of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's work and "e;demonstrate his status as his generation's premier critical talent"e; (Los Angeles Times).
The Triple Thinkers: Twelve Essays on Literary Subjects contains some of Edmund Wilson's most significant and brilliant writings on topics and authors ranging from Pushkin, A.
The year's top food writing from writers who celebrate the many innovative, comforting, mouthwatering, and culturally rich culinary offerings of our country.
An eclectic collection of fiction, essays, poetry, and graphic work selected by high school students with the help of New York Times best-selling author Edan Lepucki.
'An uplifting work: complex, precise and bracing' Susie Boyt, Financial Times'A profound book about the intrication of literature and life, about the modest, miraculous ways art helps us to live' Garth GreenwellIn twenty-nine intimate, brilliant and funny essays, Claire Messud reflects on a childhood move from her Connecticut home to Australia; the complex relationship between her modern Canadian mother and a fiercely single French Catholic aunt; and a trip to Beirut, where her pied-noir father had once lived, while he was dying.
GUARDIAN MUST READ BOOKS OF 2019 'The you-gotta-read-this anthology' Stylist'This collection showcases the joy, empathy and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one's own' Publishers Weekly An urgent collection of essays exploring what it's like to be othered in an increasingly divided America.
Contrary to what many of you might imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to actually sit down and write.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from the beloved star of Gilmore Girls 'Insightful, honest, funny, and moving' BUZZFEED 'Candid, genuine and as per usual hilarious .
Advice for graduates and reflections on staying true to yourself from the beloved Gilmore Girls actress and New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Talking as Fast as I Can and the novel Someday, Someday, Maybe.
Letters of hope, passion and courage, written in the wake of Trump's election, from some of our best-loved writers, including Junot D az, Karen Joy Fowler, Mona Eltahawy, Claire Messud, Celeste Ng, Hari Kunzru and Jane Smiley.
'Her imagination was one of the most dazzling this century' MARINA WARNER, INDEPENDENT 'With the rise of feminist theory, reclamation of folktale and world domination of magical realism, Carter became a canon in her own right' GUARDIAN 'Her writing occupies a unique place in twentieth century fiction' FAYE GODWIN, BRITISH LIBRARY 'In the pursuit of magnificence, nothing is sacred,' says Angela Carter, and magnificence is indeed her own achievement.
A profound essay collection from the beloved author of Gilead, Houskeeping and Lila, including Marilynne Robinson's conversation with President Barack Obama.
In An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to those around us.
With essays taking the reader from London to Bali, theatre to library and from election campaigns to television, The Meaning of Recognition collects the best of Clive James on art, culture and politics from 2001-2005.
A remarkable companion piece to The Writer and the World, Naipaul's previous volume of highly acclaimed essays, Literary Occasions is a stirring contribution to the fading art of the critic, and a revelation of a life in letters.
Wide-ranging, hilarious and enlightening, The Revolt of the Pendulum collects the best of Clive James on art, culture and politics from 2005-2008, showing the author, broadcaster and poet at his dazzling and versatile best.
Hilarious and trenchant, Reliable Essays collects the most memorable works of criticism and travel writing from well-loved author and broadcaster, Clive James.
After a decade of making documentaries about offbeat characters on the fringes of US society, Louis had the urge to return to America and track down the people who most fascinated him.
