Essays
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Adult Braces
$31.00 Add to cartIn New York Times bestselling author Lindy West’s ambitious memoir, she brings readers along on an uproarious cross-country road trip as she unpacks her last few tumultuous years, rediscovers herself… [more below]
- Author: West, Lindy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 474
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 153878307X
- Language: English
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Discourses and Selected Writings
$25.00 Add to cartA new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher
Despite being born into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time- Series: Penguin Classics Hardcover
- Author: Épictète
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 0241764068
- Language: English
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Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old
$22.50 Read moreThe incomparable Mary Beard is back, and she’s talking all things classics.
Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why–for better or (sometimes) worse- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: May 20 2026
- ISBN10: 0226834247
- Language: English
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Turn Where: A Geography of Home
$30.00 Read moreA probing essay collection that chronicles one woman’s complicated quest to find home in a fractured America, from the award-winning author of Field Study
“In Chet’la Sebree’s sensitive and tender han… [more below]- Author: Sebree, Chet’la
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 059359584X
- Language: English
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate–Discoveries from a Secret World
$18.95 Read moreA NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER – One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees commu… [more below]
- Series: The Mysteries of Nature #1
- Author: Wohlleben, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1771643773
- Language: English
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The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness: How Awareness Is the Beginning and End of Suffering
$16.99 Add to cartFrom the author of The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence comes a moving, accessible, and ultimately hopeful series of meditations on the gifts and burdens of self-awareness.
Whether we realize it- Author: Pantano, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 9798881602345
- Language: English
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Famesick: A Memoir
$34.00 Read moreIn this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether fulfi… [more below]
- Author: Dunham, Lena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 666
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217294152
- Language: English
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Things in Nature Merely Grow
$18.00 Read moreFinalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
Finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
Short-listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
Long-listed for the National Book Cr- Author: Li, Yiyun
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1250437970
- Language: English
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All American Patriotism: Celebrating 250 Years of America’s Greatness
$34.00 Read more- Author: Anon9780063515277
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 006351527X
- Language: English
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On Witness and Respair: Essays
$29.00 Read moreThe collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay.
Respair (noun, obsolet- Author: Ward, Jesmyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 166806426X
- Language: English
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Canyon of Dreams: Stories from Grand Canyon History
$19.95 Read moreThe Grand Canyon–long recognized as one of North America’s premier natural wonders–has stirred human imagination and creativity, leaving an indelible mark on all who have encountered its spectacular… [more below]
- Author: Lago, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 21 2014
- ISBN10: 1607813149
- Language: English
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrating the Spirit of America: 101 Stories about the Country We All Love
$16.99 Read moreCelebrate America’s 250th birthday with 101 of the most inspiring, heartwarming, and unforgettable stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul. This collection captures the spirit of our nation–proud, ind… [more below]
- Author: Newmark, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1611594626
- Language: English
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Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature
$21.95 Add to cartIn Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature, Kathleen Dean Moore explores the intricate connections between human emotions and the natural world. Through lyrical prose and vivid imagery, Moore reflects on t… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Kathleen Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 09 2010
- ISBN10: 1590307712
- Language: English
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To See Beyond
$17.99 Read moreA globe-spanning essay collection on the human condition from the author James McBride calls “one of the most creative and important nonfiction writers in our era”
Our hyper-informed digital era of cli
- Author: Badkhen, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1954276540
- Language: English
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No Contact: Writers on Estrangement
$17.95 Read more“A landmark work around a theme so prominent–and yet so thoroughly ignored–in modern life.” –Ocean Vuong
A poignant and galvanizing anthology that illuminates the realities and nuances of family es- Author: Bartoy, Jenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 164622311X
- Language: English
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The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure
$18.95 Add to cartWhether failing to restrain herself from trying to find greater meaning in roadkill, or to convince her dad that psychedelic mushrooms will not save his marriage, or to believably perform enthusiasm f
- Author: Zaleski, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1540270149
- Language: English
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Black!feminist!free
$29.95 Read moreBLACK!Feminist!FREE! gathers Beverly Guy-Sheftall’s most influential essays, public speeches, and interviews into a single volume, offering readers access to the depth and range of her contributions.
- Author: Guy-Sheftall, Beverly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0883784335
- Language: English
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Read This to Look Cool: Essays and Overthinkings
$18.99 Read moreThis book won’t fix you, but imagine how cool you’ll look carrying it around…
Maeve Dunigan has poured a lifetime of effort into seeming effortlessly chill. The results have been … mixed. Nonethele
- Author: Dunigan, Maeve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1464220441
- Language: English
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Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays
$16.99 Read moreStudents will prepare powerful and successful admission essays with the tools provided in this invaluable, newly-updated resource for the college-bound.
Examples of 50 real essays are included, discuss… [more below]
- Author: Tanabe, Gen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1617602019
- Language: English
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How to Disappear and Why: Essays
$18.95 Add to cartFrom acclaimed fiction writer Kyle Minor emerges a collection of essays all about disappearing.
Considering a wide scope of cultural, historical, spiritual, and philosophical figures and ideas, Minor- Author: Minor, Kyle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1956046577
- Language: English
