Books & Reading
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On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions
$26.99 Add to cart“While writing about writing is often deadly, Lewis is as delightful as he is wise.” –The New York Times
A definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transforma
- Author: Lewis, C. S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0063276445
- Language: English
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Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
$16.95 Add to cart“How lovely to discover a book on the craft of writing that is also fun to read . . . Alison asserts that the best stories follow patterns in nature, and by defining these new styles she offers writer… [more below]
- Author: Alison, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1948226138
- Language: English
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But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films
$20.00 Add to cartFor film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration.
“I love that movie!” “Bu- Series: Turner Classic Movies
- Author: Lopez, Kristen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0762480971
- Language: English
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Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
$0.00 Read moreA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
“An absolute joy to read!” –Steven Levitt, New York Times bestse
“Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” –Jordan Ellenberg, The New York Times Book Review- Author: Hart, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 1250850886
- Language: English
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On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the Us
$16.95 Add to cart“An insightful and humorous look into the complex issues of censorship, Jamie LaRue’s book is at times intellectually and emotionally challenging–like all of the best books should be.” –R. Alan Broo
- Series: Speaker’s Corner
- Author: Larue, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 19, 2023
- ISBN10: 1682753476
- Language: English
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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their Stories Are Better Than the Bestsellers
$28.00 Add to cartThis “celebration of the world of books” (Kirkus) is filled with true stories from the booksellers and librarians–the superheroes of reading–as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Pa… [more below]
- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 08, 2024
- ISBN10: 0316567531
- Language: English
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The Book at War: How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict Shaped Reading
$35.00 Add to cartA “magisterial” (Sunday Times) history of how books were used in war across the twentieth century–both as weapons and as agents for peace
We tend not to talk about books and war in the same breath–- Author: Pettegree, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541604342
- Language: English
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Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
$27.99 Add to cart*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*
*A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a “beloved and wonderful writer” (George Saunders), teacher, bibliophile, and Thur
- Author: Reed, Shannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 06, 2024
- ISBN10: 1335007962
- Language: English
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101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered
$23.99 Add to cartThe Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror
Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get ready to bulk up your TBR piles! Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann has curated the best selection of moder- Author: Hartmann, Sadie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 164567780X
- Language: English
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Art of the Grimoire: An Illustrated History of Magic Books and Spells
$35.00 Add to cartA copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks
“A beautiful production: a typographic and calligraphic treat as treasurable as a rare magical text itsel- Author: Davies, Owen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0300272014
- Language: English
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Novelist as a Vocation
$17.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER – An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller–and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and W
- Author: Murakami, Haruki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1101974532
- Language: English
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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
$18.99 Add to cartIn this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. Drawing on neuroscience and evolutionary biology, The Storytelling Animal explores what stori… [more below]
- Author: Gottschall, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 23, 2013
- ISBN10: 0544002342
- Language: English
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Why Indigenous Literatures Matter
$29.15 Add to cartWinner, PROSE Awards 2019
Short-listed, ACQL Gabrielle Roy Prize for Literary Criticism 2018
Winner, NAISA Award Best Subsequent Book 2018Part survey of the field of Indigenous literary studies, part cu
- Series: Indigenous Studies
- Author: Justice, Daniel Heath
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: March 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1771121769
- Language: English
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In Praise of Good Bookstores
$26.95 Add to cartFrom a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores
Do we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good- Author: Deutsch, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0691207763
- Language: English
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Year of the Monkey
$17.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – Riveting, elegant, humorous–this “picaresque voyage through Patti Smith’s dreams and life, blending fiction and reality, conjured characters and actual ones” (The New York Times… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1984898922
- Language: English
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Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books
$21.99 Add to cart“Incredible . . . Inspiring . . . Important.” —Library Journal, starred review
“A marvelous yarn, loaded with near-calamitous adventures and characters as memorable as Singer creations.” —The New- Author: Lansky, Aaron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: September 02 2005
- ISBN10: 1565125134
- Language: English
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Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge
$19.00 Add to cartA Wolfson History Prize Finalist
“Timely and authoritative…I enjoyed it immensely.”
A New Statesman Book of the Year
A Sunday Times Book of the Year
–Philip Pullman “If you care about books, and if yo- Author: Ovenden, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0674271106
- Language: English
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The Art of Memoir
$18.99 Read more“Karr is a national treasure–that rare genius who’s also a brilliant teacher. This joyful celebration of memoir packs transcendent insights with trademark hilarity. Anyone yearning to write will be i
- Author: Karr, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0062223070
- Language: English
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Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany
$29.95 Add to cartSearching for perfect book lovers gifts? Rejoice! Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany, is a love letter to all things bookish. Author Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life t… [more below]
- Series: Bibliophile
- Author: Mount, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 11 2018
- ISBN10: 1452167230
- Language: English
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Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts’s Renowned Headmaster: An Unofficial Exploration
$16.99 Add to cartA brilliant investigation into the motivations and methods behind the actions of Hogwarts’s renowned Headmaster!
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, is one of the most rec- Series: Unofficial Harry Potter Character
- Author: Khaytman, Irvin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 12, 2021
- ISBN10: 1948174782
- Language: English
