Essays
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Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover
$29.99 Add to cartA fun, sophisticated illustrated collection of essays that catalogs the simple and not so simple pleasures of the eclectic world of candy from the award-winning author of After the Eclipse. With illus
- Author: Perry, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0063319926
- Language: English
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Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry
$19.95 Add to cart“Looking at opera from the standpoint of its texts, as only a gifted poet and librettist can do, Dana Gioia examines why a surprisingly small number of operas have attained a secure place in the reper
- Author: Gioia, Dana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1589881966
- Language: English
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In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
$18.99 Add to cart“Warm and funny.” —The New York Times * “Refreshingly no-holds-barred.” —USA TODAY * “Delightful.” —San Francisco Chronicle
An inspirational, witty, and bold memoir from the most successful woman e- Author: Schneider, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1668013312
- Language: English
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The Franchise: San Francisco 49ers: A Curated History of the Niners
$28.00 Add to cartIn The Franchise: San Francisco 49ers, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team.
This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans’ history- Series: The Franchise
- Author: Inman, Cam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1637276222
- Language: English
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Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair
$20.00 Add to cartChristian Wiman braids poetry, memoir, and criticism to create an inspired, career-defining work.
Few contemporary writers ask the questions about faith, morality, and God that Christian Wiman does, a- Author: Wiman, Christian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1250338417
- Language: English
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Play It Forward: How Women Are Changing Sports to Change the World
$26.95 Add to cartNew from TOGETHXR–the sports media company that set the sports world on fire with their defining statement “EVERYONE WATCHES WOMEN’S SPORTS”–this inspiring collection of stories shines a light on th… [more below]
- Author: Togethxr
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1797232177
- Language: English
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Native Texan: Stories from Deep in the Heart
$17.95 Add to cartNative Texan: Deep in the Heart of the Lone Star State is a lively and personal tour of small town and big city Texas in search of what makes the state unique. Nationally acclaimed columnist Joe Holle
- Author: Holley, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1595349456
- Language: English
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Any Day Now: Toward a Black Aesthetic
$15.00 Add to cartA comprehensive and inspiring collection of essays by Larry Neal, a founder of the seminal Black Arts Movement
“The Black Arts Movement is radically opposed to any concept of the artist that alienates- Series: Ekphrasis
- Author: Neal, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1644231204
- Language: English
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Drawing Codes: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation
$49.95 Add to cartEmerging technologies of design and production have transformed the role of drawings within the contemporary design process from that of design generators to design products.
As architectural design h- Author: Kudless, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 195718339X
- Language: English
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The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History
$24.99 Add to cart“Europe stretches to the Alleghenies, America lies beyond.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“They are my people and this is my town and it does my heart good just to be here.” – Art Rooney Sr.
What does it me… [more below]- Series: The History Press
- Author: Simon, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1467157317
- Language: English
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Creative Nonfiction: The Final Issue: The Best of Thirty Years of Creative Nonfiction
$28.00 Add to cartThe very best writing from one of America’s most groundbreaking literary magazines.
When Creative Nonfiction debuted in 1994, the literary genre it championed was largely the target of skepticism or d
- Author: Gutkind, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1953368816
- Language: English
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Trans Philosophy
$29.95 Add to cartEstablishing trans philosophy as a unique field of inquiry, offering tools for our quest toward a more just and equitable world
Trans Philosophy defines this burgeoning and polymorphous discipline as p
- Author: Zurn, Perry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1517917042
- Language: English
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Consider the Turkey
$9.95 Add to cartWhy this holiday season is a great time to rethink the traditional turkey feast
A turkey is the centerpiece of countless Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Yet most of us know almost nothing about to- Author: Singer, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0691231680
- Language: English
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Alexandra Petri’s Us History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)
$18.99 Add to cartAs a columnist for the Washington Post, Alexandra Petri has watched in real time as those who didn’t learn from history have been forced to repeat it. And repeat it. And repeat it. If we repeat histor
- Author: Petri, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1324074760
- Language: English
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The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
$18.99 Add to cartA collection of the year’s top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated host of Taste the Nation and Top Chef Padma Lakshmi.
“Food and
- Author: Lakshmi, Padma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0063370646
- Language: English
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Core Samples: A Climate Scientist’s Experiments in Politics and Motherhood
$18.95 Add to cartPeople live by their stories–how can we use them to accelerate action on climate change?
Climate scientist and policy expert Anna Farro Henderson embarks on a remarkable narrative journey in Core S
- Author: Henderson, Anna Farro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1517916046
- Language: English
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Lifeform
$29.00 Add to cartFrom actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds, Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the … [more below]
- Author: Slate, Jenny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0316263931
- Language: English
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The Message
$32.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell–and the ones we don’t–shape our realities.
Ta-Neh- Author: Coates, Ta-Nehisi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798217014248
- Language: English
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Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge: The Official Guide to All the Books
$22.00 Add to cartWelcome to the ultimate TBR list! With meticulously researched book descriptions and hundreds of guided prompts and reading tips, The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge is an officially licensed, one-of-a… [more below]
- Author: Berlin, Erika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0762486643
- Language: English
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Abuelita, I Am Your Grandson
$15.99 Add to cartHave you ever wondered how it would be to work with your family in a Mexican restaurant? “Abuelita, I Am Your Grandson” will show you. It is a collection of autobiographical stories that hit every not
- Author: Lucero, Julio A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: June 30 2024
- ISBN10: 9798990602205
- Language: English
