Literary Studies
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Why We Read : On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
Reed, ShannonHanover Square Press 2024*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher,...
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These Precious Days : Essays
Patchett, AnnHarperCollins 2021The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett's prose is s...
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain : In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
Saunders, GeorgeRandom House Publishing Group 2021NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and wh...
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Crying in the Bathroom : A Memoir
Sánchez, Erika L.Penguin Publishing Group 2022“Equal parts pee-your-pants hilarity and break your heart poignancy- like the perfect brunch date you never want to end!"—America Ferrera, Emmy award-winning actress in Ugly Betty...
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Girlhood
Febos, MelissaBloomsbury Publishing 2021National Book Critics Circle Award Winner National BestsellerLambda Literary Award Finalist NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME * NPR * The Washington Post * Kirkus Rev...
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Upstream : Selected Essays
Oliver, MaryPenguin Publishing Group 2016One of O, The Oprah Magazine’s Ten Best Books of the Year The New York Times bestselling collection of essays from beloved poet, Mary Oliver.“There's hardly a page in my copy of U...
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On Freedom : Four Songs of Care and Constraint
Nelson, MaggieGraywolf Press 2021Named a Most Anticipated/Best Book of the Month by: NPR * USA Today * Time * Washington Post * Vulture * Women's Wear Daily * Bustle * LitHub * The Millions * Vogue * Nylon * Shond...
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True Believer : The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
Riesman, AbrahamCrown 2021The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST • EISNE...
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The Collected Schizophrenias : Essays
Wang, Esmé WeijunGraywolf Press 2019Powerful, affecting essays on mental illness, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and a Whiting Award An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness o...
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Sitting Pretty : The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body
Taussig, RebekahHarperCollins 2020A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced po...
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Mantel Pieces : Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books
Mantel, HilaryHarperCollins Publishers 2020A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light In 1987, when Hilary Mantel...
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Sontag : Her Life and Work
Moser, BenjaminEcco 2019WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Named one of the Best Books of the Year by: O...
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How to Be Alone : If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
Moore, LaneAtria Books 2018The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show Tinder Live with Lane Moore presents her poignant, funny, and deeply moving first...
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Wow, No Thank You.
Irby, SamanthaFaber & Faber 2020**QUIETLY HOSTILE - THE HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR - IS AVAILABE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** 'Irby might be our great bard of quarantine.' New York Tim...
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Well-Read Black Girl : Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Edim, GloryRandom House Publishing Group 2018NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD • An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importan...
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I Like to Watch : Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution
Nussbaum, EmilyRandom House Publishing Group 2019From The New Yorker’s fiercely original, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, a provocative collection of new and previously published essays arguing that we are what we watch. “...
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Hard Times : An Oral History of the Great Depression
Terkel, StudsThe New Press 2011From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Good War:A masterpiece of modern journalism and "a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit"(Saturday Review). In this "invaluab...
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Seeing into Tomorrow : Haiku by Richard Wright
Crews, Nina; Wright, RichardLerner Publishing Group 2018A remarkable celebration of Richard Wright, poetry, and contemporary black boys at play. From walking a dog to watching a sunset to finding a beetle, Richard Wright's haiku puts e...
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Dead Girls : Essays on Surviving an American Obsession
Bolin, AliceHarperCollins 2018"[A] deliciously dry, moody essay collection" about America's obsession with violence against women is "a lyrical meditation" (Carina Chocano, New York Times Book Review). In this...
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The End of Your Life Book Club : A Memoir
Schwalbe, WillKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2012A profoundly moving memoir of caregiving, mourning, and love between a mother and her son—and about the joy of reading, and the ways that joy is multiplied when we share it with ot...