Essays
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The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion
$17.00 Read moreA stunning new collection of essays from the award-winning author of Happiness, The Window Seat explores border crossings both literal and philosophical, our relationship with the natural world, and t
- Author: Forna, Aminatta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0802159869
- Language: English
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Body Language: Writers on Identity, Physicality, and Making Space for Ourselves
$16.95 Read moreA kaleidoscopic anthology of essays published by Catapult magazine about the stories our bodies tell, and how we move within–and against–expectations of race, gender, health, and ability
Bodies are- Author: Chung, Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1646221311
- Language: English
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Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations
$19.99 Read moreInstant New York Times Bestseller
“Truly, there’s no shame in taking a break from books during the pandemic. But if you’re feeling ready to reach out, try starting with Goodbye, Again. Take my word fo
- Author: Sun, Jonny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0062880853
- Language: English
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Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer
$17.00 Read moreAn irreverent and charming collection of deeply personal essays about the joys of low pop culture and bad taste, exploring coming of age in the 2000s in the age of Hot Topic, Creed, and frosted lip gl… [more below]
- Author: King, Rax
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0593312724
- Language: English
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Once Upon a Time in Florida: Stories of Life in the Land of Promises
$45.00 Add to cartFlorida Book Awards, Honorable Mention for Florida Nonfiction
Curated from the archives of FORUM, the award-winning magazine of Florida Humanities, this anthology presents 50 often surprising and alway
- Author: Levine, Jacki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 9798987660805
- Language: English
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On Misdirection: Magic, Mayhem, American Politics
$12.95 Read moreAn investigation of misinformation and fracturing in contemporary American political culture. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles
- Series: Atlantic Editions
- Author: Garber, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1638930627
- Language: English
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I’ll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
$26.99 Read moreAn instant New York Times bestseller, I’ll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed debut You’ll Grow Out of It.
Longlisted for the P
- Author: Klein, Jessi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0062981595
- Language: English
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Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South
$26.00 Read moreWinner of the 2022 Southern Book Prize
Winner of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
An Indie Next Selection for September 2021
A Book Marks Best Reviewed Essay Collection of 20- Author: Renkl, Margaret
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 157131184X
- Language: English
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
$17.00 Add to cartPerfectly balanced between humor and erudition, Ex Libris establishes Anne Fadiman as one of our finest contemporary essayists.
Anne Fadiman is–by her own admission–the sort of person who learned a- Author: Fadiman, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 25 2000
- ISBN10: 0374527229
- Language: English
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On Bts: Pop Music, Fandom, Sincerity
$12.95 Read moreA love letter to Korean pop sensation BTS and an ode to fandom. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles or classic storytelling from t
- Series: Atlantic Editions
- Author: Cruz, Lenika
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1638930643
- Language: English
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Little Labors
$13.95 Add to cartIn this enchanting miscellany, Galchen notes that literature has more dogs than babies (and also more abortions), that the tally of children for many great women writers–Jane Bowles, Elizabeth Bishop
- Author: Galchen, Rivka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 26 2019
- ISBN10: 0811222969
- Language: English
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I Want to Start by Saying
$18.00 Add to cartSamuel Ace’s I want to start by saying is a constellation of memory, personal and place-based histories, dailiness, repetition, art-making, and desire. Ace’s insistent titular phrase acts as drone and… [more below]
- Author: Ace, Samuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798989708406
- Language: English
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Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
$9.99 Add to cartCivil Disobedience and Other Essays is a collection of some of Henry David Thoreau’s most important essays. Contained in this volume are the following essays: Civil Disobedience, Natural History of Ma… [more below]
- Author: Thoreau, Henry David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: April 07 2009
- ISBN10: 1607961032
- Language: English
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An Image of My Name Enters America: Essays
$20.00 Read moreFrom a “brilliant, one-of-a-kind maestro” (Booklist), a vibrant tapestry of memoir, research, and criticism
Again, today, if I must choose between love and memory, I choose memory. What would you risk- Author: Ives, Lucy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1644453118
- Language: English
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Miss Southeast: Essays
$24.00 Read moreA collection of narrative essays on femininity, sexuality, community, and belonging
Miss Southeast explores the strange, often contradictory cultural circumstances of being queer and female in the Amer
- Author: Rogers, Elizabeth Lindsey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: September 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0810147726
- Language: English
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Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet: Essays and Interviews
$19.95 Read more“Seasoned with a dash of [Su’s] meticulously crafted poetry and even a recipe, this collection celebrates words, culture, food, and the human act of making that binds them all together. A literary gou… [more below]
- Author: Su, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1589881923
- Language: English
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The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies
$26.00 Add to cartA feast of observations about everything from the particular beauty of lemons on a table, to the allure of Colette, to the streets of Paris, by the inimitable Deborah Levy.
Deborah Levy’s vital litera- Author: Levy, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0374614970
- Language: English
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On Heroism: McCain, Milley, Mattis, and the Cowardice of Donald Trump
$12.95 Read moreFrom the editor in chief of The Atlantic comes a collection of essays examining Donald Trump’s corrupted notions of American “heroism” and “cowardice.” An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journal
- Series: Atlantic Editions
- Author: Goldberg, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1638932042
- Language: English
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Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
$18.00 Add to cartA literary legend’s engaging review of his career, stressing the work he never completed, and why.
Over seven decades, John McPhee has set a standard for literary nonfiction. Assaying mountain ranges,- Author: McPhee, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1250335701
- Language: English
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Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business
$19.99 Add to cartFrom beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between.
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- Author: Gay, Roxane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0063341476
- Language: English
