Cottonwood (2004) was a huge step forward for the burgeoning king of noir Scott Phillips, and his dark and gritty take on the western earned him starred reviews and praise from crime masters Michael C
Jessamyn Hope’s Safekeeping is a profound and moving novel about love, the inevitability of loss, and the courage it takes to keep starting over.It’s 1994 and Adam, a drug addict from New York City, a
Terrence McNally is one of our most original and audacious dramatists, and one of our funniest.”New YorkerSince his first play, And Things That Go Bump in the Night, which premiered in 1965, McNally h
A volume of winter-themed pieces from a noted literary magazine collects short stories, articles and other writings by and about today's leading authors as well as up-and-coming talents, in a volume t
Pizza may be the perfect food. It is simple yet complex, it is common and gourmet, and Americans eat 350 slices of it every second. With honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child Nee
What is intelligence? What can parents and teachers do to nurture it when it isn’t obvious and support it when it is? Drawing on insights from current brain research, Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster s
In thirteen stories, John Brandon gives us a stunning assortment of men and women at the edge of possibility?gamblers and psychics, assassins and priests, all of them on the verge of finding out what
Elvis Presley was called “the King of Rock and Roll.” His life and music transformed society in ways that are still felt to this day. With honesty, integrity, simplicity, and humor, What Every Child N
Reissued to mark the 75th anniversary of the first publication of THE PROPHET, this is a gift edition of Gibran's work. THE PROPHET speaks of love and marriage, joy and sorrow, reason and passion, bea
A volume of winter-themed pieces from a noted literary magazine collects short stories, articles and other writings by and about today's leading authors as well as up-and-coming talents, in a volume t
In 1978 Dr. Spencer Brownfield saved New York City from itself, bringing the city back from the verge of collapse and ruin. And for 30 years, his small, minute, and unnoticed adjustments to the city’s
Wilson writes from the periphery of an open field in this extended investigation into longing and loss, love and doubt. As the poet muses, "we wonder / what we're not / in the field," and reading The
How to be Kinky is a primer on the multifaceted world of kink and getting into BDSM play. It is for beginners and novices, couples and singles. Here, Morpheous tackles topics that aren’t regularly add
Don't miss our Summer Reading issue that includes fiction from Amy Hempel and Alice Munro, an essay by Anne Carson, and poetry from Adrienne Rich and Sherman Alexie . . . enjoy summer!Tin House is a b
She is everywhere: as a vehicle for both farmers and advertisers, a subject for research scientists and poets, and ever-present in the form of lucky charms, children's toys, or simply as a tasty sandw
John Guare’s new play is astonishing, raucous and panoramic. A Free Man of Color is set in boisterous New Orleans prior to the historic Louisiana Purchase. Before law and order took hold, and class, r
Since its publication in hardcover, Aminatta Forna’s The Memory of Love has been hailed as a book of rare beauty and importance, and has been shortlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction and sele
Journaling is a favorite creative and leisure activity, and who better to inspire the would-be writer than the words of one of the world's greatest novelists and the charming art of her nephew? Britis
Gertrude Stein's work is co-opted and re-seen in an attempt to unpack the relationship between love and war; Walt Whitman makes a command performance in dismembered bits of forced formal verse; and "T
How to Survive Dating can help you avoid the headache ? and heartache ? of dating. The book offers sage advice from hundreds of singles who have dated and lived to tell their true and often revealing
Revised and updated, this handy guide offers practical ideas and tried-and-true advice based on the experiences of other parents on how to best plan for stress-free family travel. Among many other sub
It all starts when Karen and Yasmine trade lunch boxes. Such an act would hardly raise eyebrows anywhere else, but Karen lives on an Israeli kibbutz and Yasmine in a nearby Palestinian village, and di
This is the story, in words and pictures, of one woman's quest for wholeness and release from despair. Fighting the scars of abuse and a war-ravaged childhood, Tataya Mato looked inward - to her dream
Kids can’t resist jokes and Uncle John can’t resist telling them. We've stuffed the pages of these little joke books with Uncle John's best and then added a fresh supply from fans, friends, and BRI st
Kids can’t resist jokes and Uncle John can’t resist telling them. We've stuffed the pages of these little joke books with Uncle John's best and then added a fresh supply from fans, friends, and BRI st
Tweed yarn is a joy to wear and a pleasure to knit withthis finely-nubbled yarn adds texture and dimension to any project, and gives every knitted garment its own rustic, traditional charm. For many y
The techniques and material involved in paper cutting are fairly simple and easy to explain, and this will be covered at the start of the book. Each project will then consist of a template, which will
Chronicles the life of the notable African-American who began life as a Mississippi farm boy but moved to Russia in 1899 and became one of the city's richest and most famous owners of restaurants and
??kissing Kathy is like kissing her for the first time and the millionth time, new and yet familiar, fresh and yet filled with the memories of every kiss we’ve shared. Before I fall into the mindless
Fifty years and 100 million album sales after first appearing on the music scene as one half of pop duo "Sonny and Cher," the Academy Award?winning singer and actress is an authentic American icon. Th
With this newly updated guide in hand visitors and locals can walk the streets of Chicago and discover why the town that brought us Michael Jordan, Al Capone, and Oprah is anything but a ?Second City.
This spring, Tin House brings you ?This Means War.” Conflict is at the heart of all stories, and these days it seems that the world’s major conflicts are portrayed in black and white, good and evil.
This is a book about flowers and about painters. The author has chosen forty of her favourite flower paintings and as she is both expert gardener and art historian, she has all manner of fascinating t
"Inspired by a rough-and-tumble journey across country and down river, David Gessner makes the case for a new environmentalism. In a frank, funny, and incisive call to arms that spans from the Cape Wi
?A clever idea cunningly executed, and a welcome addition to the library of every Holmes fan.” ?The IndependentHe has been called a genius and a fraud, a hero and an addict. He advised kings in their
Dante is one of the towering figures in world literature, and yet many riddles and questions about his life and work persist. In the first full-length biography of him in more than twenty years, Barba
A richly textured and powerful novel of a family and a nation torn apart by war follows Kate Fenn, who marries a young left-wing Italian doctor and moves to Tuscany, where she becomes imprisoned withi
From the author of Great Apes and Grey Area comes a new selection of offbeat short fiction that satirizes the follies and foibles of men and women, in such works as "Flytopia," "A Story for Europe," "
This is at once a heartfelt reflection and an exciting adventure tale, well told and with a happy ending. The author tells her fascinating true story of returning a wolf to the wilderness and, in the
Succulent Wild Love by SARK and Dr. John Waddell is a truly revolutionary book about expanding the love in your life and having the skills and tools to keep love flowing. Everyone wants to feel more l
