Enduring a summer babysitting job on an isolated island without Internet or cell phone service, Jack struggles to retain his sanity in the face of dark revelations and malevolent dangers that only he
In Gluttony, Francine Prose serves up a marvelous banquet of witty and engaging observations on this most delicious of deadly sins. She traces how our notions of gluttony have evolved along with our
In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, the distinguished novelist, literary critic, and essayist celebrates the pleasures of reading and pa
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated
Mimmo Jodice, one of Italy's most prominent and respected photographers, works as both a documentarian and a magic realist. When working as an architectural photographer he has a straightforward appro
One of twentieth-century America’s most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray. I
A richly imagined and stunningly inventive literary masterpiece of love, art, and betrayal, exploring the genesis of evil, the unforeseen consequences of love, and the ultimate unreliability of storyt
What "really" happened at the back of the bus?Did they, or didn't they?Did she, or didn't she?"Something" happened to fourteen-year-old Maisie Willard--something involving her three friends, all boys.
At the center of Francine Prose's profoundly moving new novel is a young girl facing the consequences of sudden loss after the death of her sister. As her parents drift toward their own risky consolat
A blending of art and cultural criticism, travel writing, and personal narrative, Sicilian Odyssey is Francine Prose?s imaginative consideration of the diverse cultural legacies found juxtaposed and e
Long before there were creative-writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. In Reading
