The author of The People Are Going to Rise Upon Your Shore turns his keen eye to our current crisis of masculinity using his upbringing in a rural, patriarchal home as an entry point to consider the p
A bracing look at how Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and other Silicon Valley power players are using their influence across the globe to encroach upon our civil landscape In an era when faith in
"The book is informed by the Vietnamese immigrations of the nineteen-seventies but is filled with social observation of contemporary middle-class culture and indie sensibility . . . Quietly beautiful,
NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Neely’s naturalist, erudite work will appeal to readers of Thoreau’s Walden and Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire." ―Publishers Weekly"Rich in little-known history. . . Up the Santa
Two beautifully paired essays, "Tawny Grammar" and "Good, Wild, Sacred," serve to offer an autobiographical framework for Gary Snyder's long work as a poet, environmentalist, and a leader of the Buddh
“[Coleman] argues that the algorithms of machine learning — if they are instilled with human ethics and values — could bring about a new era of enlightenment.” —San Francisco ChronicleThe Age of Intel
Marion Wink is esteemed for bringing humor and wit to that most unavoidable of subjects: death.At last, Winik's critically acclaimed, cult favorites, Glen Rock Book of the Dead and Baltimore Book of t
From the international bestselling author of Einstein’s Dreams comes a deeply compelling story about the lives of a Cambodian family—set between 1973, just before the Cambodian Genocide by the Khmer R
An adventure novel upended by grief and propelled by the aberrant charm of its narrator, Hard Mouth explores what it takes to both existentially and literally survive.For ten years, Denny's father has
“Sheehan cuts right to the heart of the relationship between Silicon Valley and China: the tangled history, the current tensions, and the uncertain future. The Transpacific Experiment is a must-read.”
The new novel from the author of Upstate, one of five books selected by the National Book Foundation for the inaugural Literature for Justice Program: a literary thriller about one woman's desperate s
This captivating history of the Burning Man festival and its promise for America's future proposes that what Florence was to the Renaissance, Black Rock City is to an unfolding cultural epoch that rem
"An engrossing, highly readable memoir in essays about growing up in New York in the 1970s... [T]his is a tender portrait of family dysfunction." —BooklistThe Siegels of New York are a singular creati
"John Verdon writes grown-up detective novels, by which I mean stories with intelligent plots, well-developed characters and crimes that have social consequences. White River Burning, featuring the au
Norco ’80 is a gripping true crime account of one of the most violent bank heists in US history. Norco ’80 tells the story of how five heavily armed young men―led by an apocalyptic born-again Christia
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE"The book’s political intentions are shrewd and unmistakable . . . This unforgettable novel adds to [Kadare’s] lifelong work of cultural reclamati
An official Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine selection, now in paperback "It’s a thrilling mystery that will leave you wondering which characters you can and can’t trust... There’s a twist at the en
A skillful hybrid of true crime and social history that examines how popular culture, the media, and the psychological profession portrayed crimes against gay men in the years leading up to the Stonew
"A poignant, funny book about the life of a modern-day dad." —Los Angeles TimesFatherhood caught David McGlynn by surprise. His sons arrived in quick succession—the first when the author was a dirt-po
"The book is a welcome addition to mountain literature, where women's voices are still noticeably rare. . . . It will resonate with anyone trying to find her path" —Outside Magazine OnlineIn this funn
"A wildly ambitious page-turner that defies easy categorization . . . A family drama with all the flourishes of a thriller." —Kirkus ReviewsBlanche McCrary Boyd's first novel in twenty years continues
Now available in paperback, the most comprehensive—and only author-authorized—Wendell Berry reader."America's greatest philosopher on sustainable life and living." —Chicago TribuneIn a time when our r
One of the year's most anticipated novels in translation, written by an acclaimed Chinese author whose entire body of work has been banned by his home country, and published in the thirtieth-anniversa
"Pete Fromm is a powerful, lucid writer, a perfect guide to the unpredictable rivers and people of the interior West, to their deep channels and breathtaking turns." ––Jess Walter, author of Beautiful
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSelected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for March/April 2018A New York Times Editor's ChoiceA Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection"A sl
"A comic take on what initially appears a most improbable topic for humour." ––The Globe and MailBy the author of All My Puny Sorrows, readers are welcomed to Have-a-Life welfare housing project (bett
"Robison uses a minimalist discipline and barely ruffled surfaces, but her hidden pictures of childhood and other states of vulnerability are boundless in their emotion." —The Los Angeles Times Book R
"Few are better than [Reece] is at discussing a personal crisis of faith—although he prefers to say his religion "vanished like a mist off the creek"—in such authentic language. For Reece, universal t
A thoughtfully researched, movingly presented dual-biography of two iconic American writers, each trying to find the ideal friend with whom they could share their journey through our imperfect world.A
From acclaimed author and ardent bibliophile Stuart Kells comes an exploration of the quest to find the personal library of the world’s greatest writerMillions of words of scholarship have been expend
Winner of the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award “Tonic for the spirit: a charming, deeply moving, unerringly human story, perfectly shaped and beautifully told.” —The Globe and MailLife in Winni
This engrossing work of literary nonfiction is a deep dive into our surroundings--cities, countryside, and sprawl--exploring change in the meaning of place, and reimagining our American landscape Fol
"Kauffman has done something remarkable with The Gunners . . . There's so much generosity and spirit and humor shared by whatever characters are on the page at any given time that I was always happy t
"Excellent . . . Tracks the history of that greatest of all cultural institutions." --The Washington Post Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places
"Robison is both wise and entertaining, a technician with a sense of humor, a minimalist with a good eye for what can be salvaged from lives of quiet desperation." —The New York Times Book ReviewConti
Championing the activism of young people around the world, Generation Citizen is an empowering reminder of the positive power of politics, and an inspiring, actionable guide for anyone ready to be a f
“In The Lost Prince Michael Mewshaw sets down one of the most gripping stories of friendship I’veever read.” —Daniel Menaker, author of My Mistake: A Memoir Pat Conroy was America’s poet laureate of f
"A marvelous collection." —The New York Times Book Review Traversing decades and continents, The Romance of Elsewhere captures the dilemma of the expat with Lynn Freed’s signature honesty and humor.
"Every word here feels set down with care and fierce conscience. The resulting narrative glows as if distilled." —San Francisco ChronicleUlli is a young woman squatting in a dismal, empty Berlin apart
"A wry, scary, heartfelt ode to the traverses we have to make in life." ––ElleFrom the beloved and award-winning author of All My Puny Sorrows and A Complicated Kindness comes this reissue of Miriam T
