Literary Figures
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Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir
$16.95 Add to cartLyrical and gritty, this authentic coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America.
- Author: Martinez, Domingo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: July 03, 2012
- ISBN10: 0762779195
- Language: English
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Joe Brainard: I Remember
$14.95 Add to cartThe American artist’s much-imitated memoir, described by Paul Auster as “one of the few totally original books I have ever read.”
Joe Brainard’s I Remember is a literary and artistic cult classic, prai… [more below]
- Author: Brainard, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 02 2001
- ISBN10: 1887123482
- Language: English
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The Monk of Mokha
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “A gripping, triumphant adventure” (Los Angeles Times) from the bestselling author of The Circle–the incredible true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Fr… [more below]
- Author: Eggers, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1101971444
- Language: English
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Journal of a Solitude
$15.95 Add to cart“I am here alone for the first time in weeks,” May Sarton begins this book, “to take up my ‘real’ life again at last. That is what is strange–that friends, even passionate love, are not my real life,… [more below]
- Author: Sarton, May
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 17 1992
- ISBN10: 0393309282
- Language: English
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Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write
$26.00 Add to cartRooms of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals in which famous writers created their most notable works.
The perennial question asked of all authors is, ‘- Author: Johnson, Alex
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0711258015
- Language: English
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Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences
$30.00 Add to cartTake an intimate tour through the life and works of Stephen King, made vivid with rare photos and ephemera from King’s personal collection.
Even if you are a die-hard fan, you will find something new- Author: Vincent, Bev
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 13, 2022
- ISBN10: 0760376816
- Language: English
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The Year of Magical Thinking
$30.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER – From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that explores an intensely personal yet universal experie
- Author: Didion, Joan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 04, 2005
- ISBN10: 140004314X
- Language: English
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Orwell’s Roses
$18.00 Add to cartFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
“An exhilarating romp through Orwell’s life and times and also through
Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography- Author: Solnit, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593083377
- Language: English
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The Liars’ Club: A Memoir
$19.00 Add to cart#4 on The New York Times‘ list of The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years
The New York Times bestselling, hilarious tale of a hardscrabble Texas childhood that Oprah.com calls the best memoir of a ge- Author: Karr, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 31, 2005
- ISBN10: 0143035746
- Language: English
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The Life and Lies of Charles Dickens
$29.95 Read moreA radical reassessment of the famed Victorian author, revealing the true story behind the creator of some of literature’s best-known novels.
This dynamic new study of Charles Dickens will make readers- Author: Kelly, Helena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 1639365338
- Language: English
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The Diaries of Franz Kafka
$45.00 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR – An essential new translation of the author’s complete, uncensored diaries–a revelation of the idiosyncrasies and rough edges of one of the twentieth century’s… [more below]
- Series: Schocken Kafka Library
- Author: Kafka, Franz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0805243550
- Language: English
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Ian Fleming: The Complete Man
$45.00 Add to cartA fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers.
Ian Fleming’s greatest creation, James Bo
- Author: Shakespeare, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: April 09, 2024
- ISBN10: 0063012243
- Language: English
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The Diaries of Franz Kafka, 1910-1923
$0.00 Read moreThe diaries of the acclaimed author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial–one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century–provide a penetrating look into Prague and the life and dreams of one of t
- Series: Schocken Kafka Library
- Author: Kafka, Franz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 30, 1988
- ISBN10: 0805209069
- Language: English
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Men We Reaped: A Memoir
$17.99 Add to cartNamed one of the Best Books of the Century by New York Magazine
Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward (Salvage the Bones, Sing, Unburied, Sing) contends with the deaths of five young men dear- Author: Ward, Jesmyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 16, 2014
- ISBN10: 1608197654
- Language: English
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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
$24.00 Add to cartThe complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath–essential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet’s life and work.
“A genuine literary event…. Plath’s journals contain ma- Author: Plath, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: October 17 2000
- ISBN10: 0385720254
- Language: English
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These Precious Days: Essays
$19.00 Add to cartThe beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays.
“The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and invitin
- Author: Patchett, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063092794
- Language: English
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Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir
$17.99 Add to cartAn Instant New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book
One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2020
Named One of the Best Books of the Year by: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Es
- Author: Trethewey, Natasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0062248588
- Language: English
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The Distance Between Us
$18.99 Add to cartIn this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, an
- Author: Grande, Reyna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 12, 2013
- ISBN10: 1451661789
- Language: English
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When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir
$19.99 Add to cartOne of “The Best Memoirs of a Generation” (Oprah’s Book Club): a young woman’s journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard
In a childhood full o- Series: Merloyd Lawrence Book
- Author: Santiago, Esmeralda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 28, 2006
- ISBN10: 0306814528
- Language: English
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Down These Mean Streets: A Memoir
$18.00 Add to cartA modern classic of manhood, marginalization, survival, and transcendence–and a lyrical memoir of coming of age on the streets of Spanish Harlem.
“A report from the guts and heart of a submerged popu- Author: Thomas, Piri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 25 1997
- ISBN10: 0679781420
- Language: English
