Books & Reading
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Ear Training: Literary Essays
$29.95 Add to cart“These pieces reflect Pritchard’s abiding joy in literature, especially poetry … Included here are insightful appreciations of Anthony Trollope, Anthony Powell, and a sublime reading of Philip Larki… [more below]
- Author: Pritchard, William H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 382
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1589881826
- Language: English
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On Browsing
$13.95 Read moreNominated for the 2023 Heritage Toronto Book Award
A defense of the dying art of losing an afternoon–and gaining new appreciation–amidst the bins and shelves of bricks-and-mortar shops.
Written during
- Series: Field Notes #5
- Author: Guriel, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 177196510X
- Language: English
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Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know
$16.95 Read moreSeries Summary
The new What Every Catholic Should Know series is intended for the average faithful Catholic who wants to know more about Catholic faith and culture. The authors in this series take a pa
- Series: What Every Catholic Should Know
- Author: Pearce, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1733522123
- Language: English
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Stifled Laughter: One Woman’s Story about Fighting Censorship
$17.95 Read morePulitzer Prize Nominated Winner of the 1993 PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award for Claudia Johnson’s extraordinary efforts to restore banned literary classics from Florida classrooms. Part memoir,… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Claudia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1682753492
- Language: English
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To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction
$17.99 Add to cartA long-awaited and illuminating book on personal writing from Phillip Lopate–celebrated essayist, professor of writing at Columbia University, and editor of The Art of the Personal Essay.
Distinguish- Author: Lopate, Phillip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 12 2013
- ISBN10: 1451696329
- Language: English
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Making Your Own Days: The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry
$17.00 Add to cartFrom one of the most esteemed American poets of the twenty-first century comes a celebration of poetry and an invitation for anyone to experience its beauty and wonder.
Full of fresh and exciting insi- Author: Koch, Kenneth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 08 1999
- ISBN10: 0684824388
- Language: English
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Booked: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
$29.99 Add to cartA practical, armchair travel guide that explores eighty of the most iconic literary locations from all over the globe that you can actually visit.
A must-have for every fan of literature, Booked inspi… [more below]- Author: Kreitner, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 23 2019
- ISBN10: 0316420875
- Language: English
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Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread
$25.00 Read morePulitzer Prize-winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani shares 100 personal, thought-provoking essays about books that have mattered to her and that help illuminate the world we live in today–with be… [more below]
- Author: Kakutani, Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 0525574972
- Language: English
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The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
$23.99 Add to cartIn recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or reading the right books, in the right way.
In t… [more below]- Author: Jacobs, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 26 2011
- ISBN10: 0199747490
- Language: English
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How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World’s Favorite Literary Form
$17.99 Add to cartThe follow-up and companion volume to the New York Times bestselling How to Read Literature Like a Professor–a lively and entertaining guide to understanding and dissecting novels to make everyday re
- Author: Foster, Thomas C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0061340405
- Language: English
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A Short History of Fantasy
$20.00 Add to cartSome of the earliest books ever written, including The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey, deal with monsters, marvels, extraordinary voyages, and magic, and this genre, known as fantasy, remained an e… [more below]
- Author: Mendlesohn, Farah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 285
- Publish Date: June 27 2012
- ISBN10: 1907471669
- Language: English
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The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments
$15.99 Add to cartIn every novel there are pivotal places that can make or break a book. Write them well, and you’ll have your readers begging for a sequel. Write them poorly, and your book will get scathing reviews an
- Author: Fox, John Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: October 26 2022
- ISBN10: 173784740X
- Language: English
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Heaven, Hell and Paradise Lost
$15.95 Read moreA poet who crafted the
greatest character in literary history with his engaging anti-hero of Satan, John Milton connected personal experience with the breadth of cosmic epic. His Paradise Lost is a tou- Series: Bookmarked #16
- Author: Simon, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1632461528
- Language: English
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How to Read and Why
$19.99 Add to cartInformation is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?” is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom begins this impassioned book on the pleasures and benef… [more below]
- Author: Bloom, Harold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 02 2001
- ISBN10: 0684859076
- Language: English
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For Now
$10.95 Add to cartIn this third Why I Write volume, Eileen Myles addresses the social, political, and aesthetic conditions that shape their work
“A sharply etched, unvarnished self-portrait.”–Kirkus Reviews “[Myles] h- Series: Why I Write
- Author: Myles, Eileen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0300261411
- Language: English
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The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$21.99 Add to cartLearn about the greatest works of literature, and the lives of those who wrote them in The Literature Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a sim… [more below]- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1465491015
- Language: English
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The Book Club Journal: All the Books You’ve Read, Loved, & Discussed
$15.99 Add to cartKeep track of your book club selections and record your latest literary adventures with this reading journal to stay organized for your next meeting
Book clubs are a great way to read new books and- Author: Adams Media
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1507214022
- Language: English
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Book Buddies: Don’t Talk to Me While I’m Reading!
$10.99 Add to cartA Perfect Gift for Book Lovers
Book Buddies: Don’t Talk to Me While I’m Reading is a beautifully illustrated celebration of all things bookworm–from the sweet to the snarky, including puns, inspirati
- Series: Book Buddies #1
- Author: Kito Lee, Yu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1955834504
- Language: English
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Six Memos for the Next Millennium
$15.99 Add to cartItalo Calvino’s brilliant reflection on what makes great literature, from the classics to more contemporary works, punctuated with personal details about Calvino’s own writing processes.
At the time of… [more below]
- Author: Calvino, Italo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0544146670
- Language: English
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Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing
$14.95 Add to cartWhen the New York Times referred to Ursula K. Le Guin as America’s greatest writer of science fiction, they just might have undersold her legacy. It’s hard to look at her vast body of work?novels and
- Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1941040993
- Language: English
