Books & Reading
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Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
$27.99 Read moreThe New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with a guide to the power of literature in turbulent times, arming readers with a resistance reading list, ranging from James
- Author: Nafisi, Azar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0062947362
- 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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The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
$29.00 Read moreThe Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present – and draws out lessons for the age to come.
The age of print is a grand exception in history. Fo- Author: Jarvis, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: June 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1501394827
- 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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Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice
$24.99 Read more“A timely and accessible primer.”–Christian Century
What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but a spiritual practice that deepens our faith?In Reading for th… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, Jessica Hooten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 158743525X
- 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
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Book Nerd (Gift Book for Readers)
$13.00 Add to cartBook nerds rule! And what better gift than a book that celebrates bookishness?
You know you’re a Book Nerd when…–You have a minimum of 5 books on your night table.
–You never once thought the movi
- Author: Maguire, Holly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 13, 2021
- ISBN10: 1523510269
- Language: English
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
$18.99 Add to cartA distinguished novelist and critic inspires readers and writers with this inside look at how the professionals read–and write
Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did a
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Prose, Francine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 10 2007
- ISBN10: 0060777052
- Language: English
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A Left-Handed Woman: Essays
$20.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE 2023 PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR THE ART OF THE ESSAY
A collection of essays from Judith Thurman, the National Book Award-winning biographer and New Yorker staff writer. Judith- Author: Thurman, Judith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1250872669
- Language: English
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Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers
$28.00 Read moreA history of one of humankind’s most resilient and influential technologies over the past millennium–the book. Revelatory and entertaining in equal measure, Portable Magic will charm and challenge li… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Emma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1524749095
- Language: English
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Puss in Books: Our Best-Loved Writers on Their Best-Loved Cats
$15.99 Read moreA charming collection of quotes about cats from our favourite authors, accompanied by artwork in the trademark style of Paul Magrs (author of The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy).
‘I love them, t
- Author: Magrs, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0008605378
- Language: English
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When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
$19.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Heartwarming.” — New York Times
“Whether or not you’re a book lover, you’ll be moved.” — Entertainment Weekly
“A readable, accessible addition to World War II literatur
- Author: Manning, Molly Guptill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 27, 2015
- ISBN10: 0544570405
- Language: English
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My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing
$15.00 Read moreAn invaluable companion for any writer seeking to make the writing life a more complex and cooperative venture
- Author: Phillips, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274149
- Language: English
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Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
$19.00 Add to cartOn bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if y
- Author: Rosenbloom, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1250800161
- Language: English
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Shakespeare and Company, New Edition
$24.95 Add to cartSylvia Beach was intimately acquainted with the expatriate and visiting writers of the Lost Generation, a label that she never accepted. Like moths of great promise, they were drawn to her well-lighte
- Author: Beach, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: October 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0803260970
- Language: English
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The Novel, Who Needs It?
$25.99 Add to cartIn this brief but highly engaging book Joseph Epstein argues for the primacy of fiction, and specifically of the novel, among all intellectual endeavors that seek to describe the behavior of human bei… [more below]
- Author: Epstein, Joseph
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: July 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 1641773057
- Language: English
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Wonderworks: Literary Invention and the Science of Stories
$21.00 Add to cartThis “fascinating” (Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of Outliers) examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, shows how writers … [more below]
- Author: Fletcher, Angus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 8, 2022
- ISBN10: 1982135980
- Language: English
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The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture
$19.99 Add to cartWhat is the heroine’s journey? How is it different from the hero’s journey? What makes Harry Potter different from Star Wars? Twilight from Wonder Woman?
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
- Author: Carriger, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1944751343
- Language: English
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My Book Journal: A Reading Diary for Bibliophiles
$16.99 Add to cartThis gifty book journal offers the perfect place to indulge your passion for reading and to record your literary explorations.
This beautifully refreshed edition of our popular My Book Journal provid… [more below]- Author: Union Square & Co
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1454949783
- Language: English
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Bibliophile: Diverse Spines
$18.95 Read moreIt’s time to diversify your reading list.
This richly illustrated and vastly inclusive collection uplifts the works of authors who are often underrepresented in the literary world. Using their keen kn- Series: Bibliophile
- Author: Harper, Jamise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1797211919
- Language: English
