Books & Reading
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The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval Manuscripts
$38.00 Add to cartA fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts
Medieval Europe was preoccupied with magic. From the Carolingian Empire to Renaissance Ital- Author: Lawrence-Mathers, Anne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0300244436
- Language: English
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Dangerous Learning: The South’s Long War on Black Literacy
$35.00 Add to cartThe enduring legacy of the nineteenth-century struggle for Black literacy in the American South
Few have ever valued literacy as much as the enslaved Black people of the American South. For them, it- Author: Black, Derek W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0300272820
- Language: English
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The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
$16.99 Add to cart“A charmer. Will beguile an hour of your time and put you in touch with mankind.” —New York Times
Newly reissued with an introduction by Plum Sykes, this cult favorite is a delightful diary–think Nan
- Author: Hanff, Helene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 12 2016
- ISBN10: 006244218X
- Language: English
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Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books
$35.00 Add to cartA visual delight and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library, this dream-and-drool design book features some of the most jaw-dropping book collections of homeowners around the… [more below]
- Author: Freudenberger, Nina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 22 2019
- ISBN10: 0525575448
- Language: English
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By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from the New York Times Book Review
$20.00 Add to cartSixty-five of the world’s leading writers open up about the books and authors that have meant the most to them
Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see whic
- Author: Paul, Pamela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 03 2015
- ISBN10: 125007469X
- Language: English
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Book Love
$14.99 Add to cartBookworms rejoice These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels for hardcovers. And paperbacks And ebooks And bookstores And libraries
Book Love is a gift book of- Author: Tung, Debbie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1449494285
- Language: English
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So We Read on: How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures
$19.99 Add to cartThe “Fresh Air” book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby — “The Great American Novel we all think we’ve read, but really haven’t.”
Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who- Author: Corrigan, Maureen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 12 2015
- ISBN10: 0316230065
- Language: English
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NB by J. C.: A Walk Through the Times Literary Supplement
$24.95 Add to cart“Overall, NB might be loosely described as a gossip column for the erudite, but during the first 20 years of the present century, James Campbell made it into something more–a uniquely personal miscel… [more below]
- Author: Campbell, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 374
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1589881753
- Language: English
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How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between
$17.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become bette
- Author: Foster, Thomas C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 0062895818
- Language: English
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The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
$21.95 Add to cartPROSE AWARDS MEDIA ADN CULTURAL STUDIES FINALIST 2024
The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present – and draws out lessons for the age to come- Author: Jarvis, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 03 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765115862
- Language: English
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Bold, Badass, and Bookish: Women Writers Who Made History
$10.99 Add to cartA homage to feminist icons in the literary world.
The perfect gift for any book lover, this innovative format features a collection of beautifully illustrated book-puns and literary quotes alongside 25
- Series: Book Buddies #2
- Author: Duopress Labs
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1955834512
- Language: English
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor [Third Edition]: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from the Great Gatsby to the Hat
$19.99 Add to cartThoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest–a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of w
- Author: Foster, Thomas C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 006330774X
- Language: English
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River of Books
$13.95 Add to cartA memoir of reading and working with books by the renowned Booklist editor.
With the infectious curiosity of an inveterate bibliophile and the prose of a fine stylist, Donna Seaman charts the course- Author: Seaman, Donna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1734643560
- 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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Deep Reading: Practices to Subvert the Vices of Our Distracted, Hostile, and Consumeristic Age
$24.99 Read moreThis book helps readers develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishing of their communities and cultivate their own spiritual and… [more below]
- Author: Griffis, Rachel B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 28 2024
- ISBN10: 154096695X
- Language: English
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Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality
$27.00 Add to cartIn a political moment when social panics over literature are at their peak, Dangerous Fictions is a mind-expanding treatise on the nature of fictional stories as cultural battlegrounds for power.
Fict- Author: Gold, Lyta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1593767706
- Language: English
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Selected Amazon Reviews
$32.95 Add to cartA book-length selection from Kevin Killian’s legendary corpus of more than two thousand product reviews posted on Amazon.com.
An enchanting roll of duct tape. Love Actually on Blu-ray Disc. The Toaste
- Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents
- Author: Killian, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1635902185
- Language: English
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Poetry as Enchantment: And Other Essays
$21.95 Read more“Gioia joins W. H. Auden, Randall Jarrell, and D. H. Lawrence in embracing criticism that is insightfully intellectual and surprisingly personal . . . Always a canny discussant of contemporary poetics
- Author: Gioia, Dana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1589881958
- Language: English
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Word Made Fresh: An Invitation to Poetry for the Church
$26.99 Add to cartHave you ever read a book that turned your world upside down? What about a poem?
Poetry has the power to enliven, challenge, change, and enrich our lives. But it can also feel intimidating, confusin- Author: Van Engen, Abram
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 0802883605
- Language: English
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Classic Literature Made Simple: Fifty Great Books in a Nutshell
$17.95 Read moreIt has been said, quite correctly, that we write as well as we read. It can also be said that we think as well as we read. Since reading well is so important, it is good to get into the habit of read
- Author: Pearce, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 227
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1621647226
- Language: English
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