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Although the children’s story Alice in Wonderland has been in print for over 150 years, the mysteries and rumors surroun......more
Saul Bellow: "I Was a Jew and an American and a Writer" offers a fresh and original perspective on the life and works of......more
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An in-depth, perceptive account of the unconventional life of the Moomins’ beloved creator, now available in the United ......more
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A popular Anglican apologist, scholar, poet, novelist, and dramatist, C. S. Lewis never became Catholic. And yet a great......more
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 - 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologi......more
In her unique dual biography, Kate Ashton delineates the parallel lives of Hans Christian Anderson and Sen Kierkegaard, ......more
As she builds her own life anew, an Italian writer embarks on an all-consuming search for the true story of the mysterio......more
Finalist for the 2022 Plutarch Award Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography A Washington Post......more
How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world? This "fizzing, funny......more
"A wickedly entertaining" (The New York Times) detective story that chronicles one Mississippi man’s relentless search f......more
An "extraordinarily brilliant" and "pleasurably naughty" (André Aciman) investigation into the Shakespeare authorship qu......more
The fourth and final volume of Michel Leiris’s renowned autobiography, now available in English for the first time, tran......more
The Weight of Words Series continues with Daniel Defoe, as historian Jeremy Black uses this writer to interpret Britain ......more
The Weight of Words Series continues with Daniel Defoe, as historian Jeremy Black uses this writer to interpret Britain ......more
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Occurring in a time of primitive medicine and inconsistent record-keeping, Poe’s death has become one of the enduring my......more
"Enthralling.... Seymour powerfully evokes the world from which Rhys never really escaped, one of prejudice, abuse, and ......more
Unlike typical romances, which end with wedding bells, Elinor Glyn’s (1864-1943) story really began after her marriage u......more
A rich and comic portrait of the radical changes in American life and the literary world over the last eighty years. An ......more
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of endur......more
"Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rus......more
A rich and comic portrait of the radical changes in American life and the literary world over the last eighty years. An ......more
Authors Rory O’Neill Schmitt and Rosary O’Neill share the NOLA life of Kate Chopin, the first great American woman novel......more
A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedente......more
Robert Cochran’s Haunted Man’s Report is a pioneering study of the novels and other writings of Arkansan Charles Portis ......more
Robert Cochran’s Haunted Man’s Report is a pioneering study of the novels and other writings of Arkansan Charles Portis ......more
This "celebration of the world of books" (Kirkus) is filled with true stories from the booksellers and librarians--the s......more
This "celebration of the world of books" (Kirkus) is filled with true stories from the booksellers and librarians--the s......more
"A Life of William Shakespeare" by Sidney Lee is a comprehensive biography of the legendary playwright and poet William ......more
An intimate glimpse into the life and letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the most important poets of the twentieth ce......more
A complete collection of Robert Lowell’s autobiographical prose, from unpublished writings about his youth to reflection......more
For decades now, Adam Gopnik has been one of our most beloved writers, a brilliantly perceptive critic of art, food, Fra......more
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From one of the preeminent poets of the Arabic-speaking world, a brilliant work of creative nonfiction retracing the mys......more
Literary museums today must respond to new challenges; the traditional image of the author’s home museum as a sacred pla......more
An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated bi......more
An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated bi......more