Essays
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Constant Reader: The New Yorker Columns 1927-28
$19.00 Add to cartDorothy Parker’s complete weekly New Yorker column about books and people and the rigors of reviewing.
When, in 1927, Dorothy Parker became a book critic for the New Yorker, she was already a legendar
- Author: Parker, Dorothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1961341255
- Language: English
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The Passenger: Naples
$22.00 Add to cartFully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world.
IN THIS VOLUME: Paolo Macry on Naples’ “monarch mayors”・Francesco Abazia on
- Series: Passenger
- Author: VV Aa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1787705315
- Language: English
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A Black Girl in the Middle: Essays on (Allegedly) Figuring It All Out
$24.95 Read moreA blazingly honest essay collection from a refreshing new voice exploring the in-between moments for Black women and girls, and what it means to simply exist
“At thirty-seven years old I can say Shene- Author: Golding, Shenequa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0807007986
- Language: English
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Dancing on My Own: Essays on Art, Collectivity, and Joy
$27.99 Add to cartA Literary Hub Most Noteworthy Nonfiction Book of 2024 – A Brooklyn Rail Best Art Book of 2024 – A The Millions and Hyperallergic Most Anticipated Book of 2024 – A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Pick
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- Author: Wu, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 006331620X
- Language: English
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Seed to Dust: Life, Nature, and a Country Garden
$19.95 Add to cartFor readers of Late Migrations and H is for Hawk
A stunning meditation on gardening and the wisdom of plants, ” that rare book that will appeal to nonfiction readers everywhere. . . Candid, tender, th- Author: Hamer, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1778401805
- Language: English
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On the Couch: Writers Analyze Sigmund Freud
$29.95 Add to cartA collection of colorful and candid essays and other pieces about Freud and his legacy today, featuring twenty-five leading writers
With original contributions by Andr? Aciman – Sarah Boxer – Jennifer- Author: Blauner, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0691242437
- Language: English
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Globetrotting: Writers Walk the World
$21.95 Add to cart“There was nowhere to go but everywhere.” –Jack Kerouac
From Duncan Minshull, the UK’s “laureate of walking,” a collection of more than fifty writings about hiking the globe from contemporary and cla- Author: Minshull, Duncan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1912559455
- Language: English
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Essays on Art and Science
$26.95 Add to cartWhen we view a work of art, we often experience an emotional response, but the causes of our reactions are complex. Our knowledge of why we respond to art as we do is rooted in science–in psychology
- Author: Kandel, Eric R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0231212569
- Language: English
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The Age of Loneliness: Essays
$18.00 Add to cartIn this debut essay collection, Laura Marris reframes environmental degradation by setting aside the conventional, catastrophic framework of the Anthropocene in favor of that of the Eremocene, the age
- Author: Marris, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1644452944
- Language: English
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Upworthy – Good People: Stories from the Best of Humanity
$28.00 Add to cartInstant New York Times bestseller!
Embrace–and share–the transformative power of kindness through stories of more than one hundred GOOD PEOPLE, brought to you by Upworthy, the beloved social media p- Author: Reilich, Gabriel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1426223463
- Language: English
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F1 Racing Confidential: Inside Stories from the World of Formula One
$32.00 Add to cartUnlock an all-access look inside the thrilling world of Formula One.
Formula One is one of the most intense, complex and secretive sports on the planet. Recent documentaries such as Netflix’s Drive- Author: Richards, Giles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1538768135
- Language: English
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Going to See: 30 Writers on Nature, Inspiration, and the World of Barry Lopez
$24.95 Read more“These encounters invite the reader to pull up a third chair and listen in on what feels like a one-on-one conversation between Barry and friends, as they consider our responsibilities to this life an… [more below]
- Author: Caswell, Kurt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1680516612
- Language: English
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Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances
$19.00 Read moreLucas Mann turns his attention, tenderness, self-reflection, and humor to contemporary fatherhood. He looks closely at all the joys, frustrations, subtleties, and contradictions within an experience t… [more below]
- Author: Mann, Lucas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: May 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1609389530
- Language: English
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The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption
$18.99 Add to cartParis Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects.
April recommended r- Author: Kelleher, Katy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1982179368
- Language: English
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No Walk in the Park: Seeking Thrills, Eco-Wisdom, and Legacies in the Grand Canyon
$18.95 Add to cartIn the footsteps of Desert Solitaire, these essays by an award-winning
writer and student of cultures sift decades of experience backpacking and
boating for a stance that questio
- Author: Engelhard, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: May 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798989920204
- Language: English
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If You Live to 100, You Might as Well Be Happy: Essays on Ordinary Joy
$22.99 Add to cartThis endearing, giftable guidebook by Korean bestseller Dr. Rhee reflects on the wisdom he’s learned during his life: how to forgive, persevere, and stop the rat race, plus the joys of living simply a… [more below]
- Author: Hoo, Rhee Kun
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1454954426
- Language: English
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We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (Tips, Tales, Travels)
$27.99 Read moreINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A RUPAUL’S BOOK CLUB PICK
A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Summer 2024!
One of Vulture‘s Best New Audiobooks of 2024.
“A delightful and sharp-witted tour through a l
- Author: Janetti, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0063329743
- Language: English
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The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion
$18.00 Add to cart“Beautifully written, The Eighth Moon uses a very light touch to probe the most essential, unresolvable questions of belief, kinship, fidelity, history, and identity.”–Chris Kraus
A rebellion, guns, a… [more below]
- Author: Kabat, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1639550682
- Language: English
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Any Person Is the Only Self: Essays
$18.00 Add to cartContagiously curious essays on reading, art, and the life of the mind, from the acclaimed author of The Unreality of Memory.
Who are we when we read? When we journal? Are we more ourselves alone or w- Author: Gabbert, Elisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 0374605890
- Language: English
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Shopkeeping: Stories, Advice, and Observations
$24.95 Add to cartA love letter to the small shop, and shop owners everywhere, by beloved bookseller Peter Miller.
“There is a tradition of shopkeeping, a tradition of codes, etiquette, and customs. For the most part,
- Author: Miller, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1797228765
- Language: English
