New Arrivals
COLLECTED POEMS OF ANTHONY HECHT: INCLUDING LATE AND UNCOLLECTED WORK
Written by Hecht, Anthony
In his centenary year, this volume of the Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate's poems celebrates the indispensable artistry of a writer who faced the history of his era with a "clear-eyed mercy toward human weakness" (NYTBR) and was hailed in his day as "the best poet writing in English" (Joseph Brodsky). This volume brings together for the first time all of the poems that ap
COLLECTED POEMS OF DELMORE SCHWARTZ
Written by Schwartz, Delmore
The first complete collection of the poetry of Delmore Schwartz, "the most underrated poet of the twentieth century" (John Berryman). When Delmore Schwartz published his first short story, "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities," in Partisan Review in 1937, he became an instant literary celebrity.
COLLISION OF POWER: TRUMP, BEZOS, AND THE WASHINGTON POST
Written by Baron, Martin
A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech -- for fans of Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man and Jane Mayer's Dark Money. Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe.
COME AND GET IT
Written by Reid, Kiley
From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students. It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house.
COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER: A LITERARY EDUCATION ON WEST SIXTY-SEVENTH STREET, MANHATTAN
Written by Pinckney, Darryl
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. Darryl Pinckney arrived at Columbia University in New York City in the early 1970s and had the opportunity to enroll in Elizabeth Hardwick's creative writing class at Barnard.
COME CLOSER
Written by Gran, Sara
A woman is haunted by impulses she cannot control in this modern horror classic - with a new postscript addressing the novel's cursed afterlife.
COME TOGETHER: THE SCIENCE (AND ART!) OF CREATING LASTING SEXUAL CONNECTIONS
Written by Nagoski, Emily
An illuminating exploration of how to maintain a happy sex life in a long-term relationship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Come as You Are and co-author of Burnout. In Come as You Are, Emily Nagoski, PhD, provided science-backed lessons that revolutionized the way we think about women's sexuality.
COMEDY BOOK: HOW COMEDY CONQUERED CULTURE-AND THE MAGIC THAT MAKES IT WORK
Written by Fox, Jesse David
"Comedy Book changes the way we talk about an art form that is more diverse and exciting than ever before." --Seth Meyers "A fascinating snapshot at a crucial moment in the fast-mutating world of comedy." --Patton Oswalt
COMING WAVE: TECHNOLOGY, POWER, AND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY'S GREATEST DILEMMA
Written by Suleyman, Mustafa
An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing technologies poses to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance--from a cofounder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind "A fascinating, well-written, and important book."--Yuval Noah Harari "Essential reading."--Daniel Kahneman
COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Written by Satrapi, Marjane
For the first time in hardcover, a stunning twentieth-anniversary complete edition of the beloved graphic memoir, with a new introduction by the author that examines the Iranian political landscape in the contex tof global politics Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips.
COMPOSITION: UNCOVER THE IDEAS BEHIND THE GREAT WORKS OF MODERN ART
This refreshing and clear-eyed overview of modern and contemporary art is the first to focus on how, from Impressionism forward, the principles of composition have consistently been redefined by artists in startling and exciting ways. While the concept of composition dates back to ancient Egypt and Greece, its use is continually evolving.
COOKIE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: AND MORE THAN 100 OTHER CLASSIC CAKES, COOKIES, MUFFINS, AND PIES THAT WILL CHANGE YOURS: A COOKBOOK
Written by Carreno, Carolynn
The eagerly anticipated baking bible from America's most respected authority: 100+ recipes for cookies, cakes, breads, breakfast pastries, and much more. "Nancy Silverton baked a brioche so perfect that it brought Julia Child to tears...Nancy showed us how to strip away the extras and spotlight the essentials.
CORE OF AN ONION: PEELING THE RAREST COMMON FOOD--FEATURING MORE THAN 100 HISTORICAL RECIPES
Written by Kurlansky, Mark
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cod and Salt, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples--featuring original illustrations and recipes from around the world. As Julia Child once said, "It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions." Historically, she's
COUNTRY OF OLD MEN
Written by Hansen, Joseph
With retirement just out of reach, Dave Brandstetter investigates the killing of a Vietnamese immigrant. As an insurance investigator, Dave Brandstetter has spent his life unraveling suspicious deaths. Now, well into middle age, he has decided to retire for the sake of Cecil, the young TV reporter who loves and cherishes him, and has too often risked his own life for Dave's work.
CRIME NOVELS OF THE 1960S: NINE CLASSIC THRILLERS (A LIBRARY OF AMERICA BOXED SET)
Written by O'Brien, Geoffrey
Library of America presents a deluxe edition of unforgettable crime thrillers of the 1960s Here in two volumes are 9 timeless novels, including 4 lost classics now restored to print In the 1960s a number of gifted writers--some at the peak of their careers, others newcomers--reimagined American crime fiction.
CRIME NOVELS: FIVE CLASSIC THRILLERS 1961-1964 (LOA #370): THE MURDERERS / THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH / DEAD CALM / THE EXPENDABLE MAN / THE SCORE
Written by Stark, Richard
In the 1960s the masters of crime fiction expanded the genre's literary and psychological possibilities with audacious new themes, forms, and subject matter--here are five of their finest works This is the first of two volumes gathering the best American crime fiction of the 1960s, nine novels of astonishing variety and inventiveness that pulse with the energies of that turbulent, trans
CRIME NOVELS: FOUR CLASSIC THRILLERS 1964-1969 (LOA #371): THE FIEND / DOLL / RUN MAN RUN / THE TREMOR OF FORGERY
Written by Highsmith, Patricia
In the 1960s the masters of crime fiction expanded the genre's literary and psychological possibilities with audacious new themes, forms, and subject matter--here are four of their finest works This is the second of two volumes gathering the best American crime fiction of the 1960s, nine novels of astonishing variety and inventiveness that pulse with the energies of that turbulent, tran
CRITICAL HITS: WRITERS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES
A wide-ranging anthology of essays exploring one of the most vital art forms on the planet today From the earliest computers to the smartphones in our pockets, video games have been on our screens and part of our lives for over fifty years. Critical Hits celebrates this sophisticated medium and considers its lasting impact on our culture and ourselves.
CUBA: A BRIEF HISTORY
Written by Vega, Oscar Loyola
Una concisa y legible perspectiva de Cuba, revisada a fondo y escrita por cubanos para cualquier persona interesada en comprender rápidamente la turbulenta historia del país insular. Cuba: una breve historia abarca el período prehispánico, pasando por la lucha de Cuba por mantener la revolución en los años posteriores al colapso de la Unión Soviética; el período posterior a la de
DAMNED THING, DELUXE EDITION: WEIRD AND GHOSTLY TALES
Written by Bierce, Ambrose
A bone-chilling, beautifully produced new collection of 11 uncanny tales from one of the great American masters of the ghost story Any lover of dark and unsettling tales will be enthralled by the short stories in this collection, all from the pen of the great Ambrose Bierce.
DANGEROUS BUSINESS
Written by Smiley, Jane
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of A Thousand Acres An amazing "mash-up of a Western, a serial-killer mystery and a feminist-inflected tale of life in a bordello" (The Washington Post).
DAUGHTER
Written by Dey, Claudia
In Claudia Dey's Daughter, a woman long caught in her father's web strives to make a life--and art--of her own. To be loved by your father is to be loved by God. So says Mona Dean--playwright, actress, and daughter to a man famous for one great novel, whose needs and insecurities exert an inescapable pull and exact an immeasurable toll on the women of h
DAY
Written by Cunningham, Michael
As the world changes around them, a family weathers the storms of growing up, growing older, falling in and out of love, losing the things that are most precious--and learning to go on--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours April 5, 2019 In a cozy brownstone in Brooklyn, the veneer of domestic bliss is beginning to crack.
DAY IN THE LIFE OF ABED SALAMA: ANATOMY OF A JERUSALEM TRAGEDY
Written by Thrall, Nathan
Immersive and gripping, an intimate story of a deadly accident outside Jerusalem that unravels a tangle of lives, loves, enmities, and histories over the course of one revealing, heartbreaking day.
DEAD-END MEMORIES: STORIES
Written by Yoshimoto, Banana
Japan's internationally celebrated master storyteller returns with five stories of women on their way to healing that vividly portrays the blissful moments and everyday sorrows that surround us in everyday life A New York Times Notable Book
DEATH IN MALTA: AN ASSASSINATION AND A FAMILY'S QUEST FOR JUSTICE
Written by Caruana Galizia, Paul
A journalist's spellbinding account of the shocking murder of his muckraking mother and a quest for justice that has reverberated far beyond their tiny homeland An archipelago off the southern coast of Italy, Malta is a picturesque gem eroded by a climate of corruption, polarization, inequality, and a virtual absence of civic spirit.
DEATH OF THE RED RIDER: A LENINGRAD CONFIDENTIAL
Written by Yakovleva, Yulia
On the eve of Soviet purges, Detective Zaitsev returns to solve the murder of a Red Army horseman--the second installment in the ultimate noir detective series Perfect for fans of thrilling historical crime fiction, Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels, and Lara Prescott's The Secrets We Kept As the Red Terror gathers pace, a horseman and horse mysteriously collapse in th
DEATH STRIKES: THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS
Written by Maass, Dave
Mixing dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy, and zombie horror, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, is a graphic novel based on a suppressed opera written in 1943 by Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, two prisoners at the Terezín concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.
DEATH-RAY
Written by Clowes, Daniel
A cartoonist's acclaimed take on the superhero genre--now in paperback.
DECEPTIONS
Written by Bialosky, Jill
An explosive tale of art and myth, desire and betrayal, from New York Times best-selling author Jill Bialosky "Bialosky urgently captures the moment in an adult's life when reflection leads to regret, and a desire to recapture the promise of one's youth becomes a kind of desperation.
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