America loves guns. From Daniel Boone and Jesse James to the NRA and Seal Team 6, gun culture has colored the lore, shaped the law, and protected the market that arms the nation. In Loaded, Roxanne Du
"Braverman possesses a magical, incantatory voice and the ability to lift ordinary lives into the heightened world of myth."—New York TimesA thirteen-year-old girl must choose between her Grammy Award
Andrés Tzompaxtle Tecpile was torn from the world. Abducted off the street, blindfolded, and beaten, he was brought to a Mexican military facility and “disappeared.” Tzompaxtle, a young indigenous man
A noir, feminist eco-thriller, in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance!In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly di
While historical accounts of the United States typically focus on the nation's military past, a rich and vibrant counterpoint remains basically unknown to most Americans. This alternate story of the f
This picaresque allegory of the Spanish Civil War pays homage to the classless society that might have been. With his capricious behavior and detachable head, the protagonist—a member of one of Brazil
Feminist experimental poetry in the tradition of Audre Lorde and Theresa Kyung Cha from a prominent Filipina American poet.The fifth collection from Oakland poet Barbara Jane Reyes, in the tradition o
A far-ranging critique of the rise of authoritarianism and white nationalism in the US and the consequences for democracy.In this searing critique of the Trump presidency and the rise of authoritarian
A Latina feminist State of the Union address at the intersection of pop culture and interiority. Cruel Futures, the fifth collection from Latinx feminista Carmen Giménez Smith, is a witchy conf
World renowned as one of the masters of modern fiction, Julio Cortázar was also a prolific poet who, in his final months in Paris, assembled his life's work in verse. This new, expanded edition ofSave
This beautiful and original collection of stories plays opportunely with realism and fiction to create a world divided into six tales that form an interlocked unity—forming a passionate novel that giv
Old Angel Midnight is a treasure trove of Kerouac's experiments with automatic writing, a method he practiced constantly to sharpen his imaginative reflexes. Recorded in a series of notebooks between
Departing from both the utopian-political and the romantic-baroque styles of past Cuban literature, Ponte deftly sketches a picture of a contemporary Cuba that is very different from the stereotype of
Two long-lost volumes from the classic Beat period. Tau is Philip Lamantia’s mystical second collection of poems, originally slated for publication in 1955, but suppressed by the poet due to his evolv
"Mel Goodman has spent the last few decades telling us what's gone wrong with American intelligence and the American military . . . he is also telling us how to save ourselves."?Seymour M. Hersh, The
Praise for Border Patrol Nation by Todd Miller:?Scathing and deeply reported . . . quite possibly the right book at the right time”?Los Angeles Times?An alarming story”?Publishers Weekly, starred revi
When Julie skips school and sets off with her best friend and some local boys for a camping trip in the desert, she finds herself the target of unwanted, drug-fueled sexual attention. Running away in
"My heroes are Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar, Oguz Atay, and Yusuf Atilgan. I have become a novelist by following their footsteps. . . . I love Yusuf Atilgan; he manages to remain local although he benefi
Who are we humans, with our differences and our personal histories, mythologies and urgencies, as well as our collective struggles and dreams? Why are we here? Questions of culture, ethnicity and gend
A landmark work of bio-romanticism, Mephistos and Other Poems is the first completely new collection in five years from legendary Beat and SF Renaissance poet Michael McClure, reflecting his interests
