One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "night
From the author of Profane Friendship, Harold Brodkey's The Runaway Soul is "brilliant, maddening, and essential for readers of good literature everywhere" (Library Journal)...
Winner of the 1962 National Book Award and one of Time magazine’s 100 Best English-Language Novels, Walker Percy’s debut The Moviegoer is an American masterpiece and a classic of Southern literature.
Jean Stafford’s third and final novel, The Catherine Wheel, is a mordant tour de force concerning the gradual disintegration of a woman under pressures both societal and self-imposed.Katharine Congrev
A treasure of world literature back in print, featuring a new introduction by Eimear McBrideThe country girls are Caithleen “Kate” Brady and Bridget “Baba” Brennan, and their story begins in the repre
A masterful new translation of a haunting novel of nineteenth-century HaitiA few years after its liberation from harsh French colonial rule in 1803, Haiti endured a period of great brutality under the
The complete collection of short fiction from a literary stylist who captured the nuances of life in the American South of the early twentieth century, The Collected Stories of Caroline Gordon is firm
Since its founding nearly a century ago, Bentley has become an arresting and eloquent voice for the British persona. This book not only illustrates the engineering excellence of the marque, but also i
What began as a small mining camp during the Colorado Silver Boom of the late nineteenth century has since become the preferred getaway of the world’s elite. Treasured for what’s above ground rather t
It is no coincidence that Donald Robertson has become the fashion world’s favorite illustrator. Humorous and sharp, Donald’s work is collected by stars such as Beyoncé and featured in collaborations w
Projecting fantasy and desire back into nude photography, into some of the most famed years of the Pirelli calendar and into the portraiture of the world’s most famous artists, actors, and models, Gia
The second volume in an unprecedented series of books devoted to each designer of the prestigious house of Dior since its inception, Dior by Yves Saint Laurent encompasses Yves Saint Laurent’s most ic
From roaring nightlife to peaceful yoga retreats, Ibiza’s hippie-chic atmosphere is its hallmark. This quintessential Mediterranean hot spot has served as an escape for artists, creatives, and musicia
The Rescue, A Romance of the Shallows (1920) is one of Joseph Conrad's works contained in The Lingard Trilogy, a group of novels based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar. Although it
A melting pot of New Orleans' diverse flavors, cultures, and history.New Orleans' most famous Creole restaurants, including Antoine's, Brennan's, Galatoire's, Arnaud's, and Mr. B's Bistro, offer more
'There in the middle of the broad, bright high-road-there, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped from the heaven-stood the figure of a solitary woman, dressed from head to foot i
