Literary Criticism
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Optimistic Absurdism
$12.99 Add to cartIn a world that often feels chaotic and devoid of inherent meaning, Optimistic Absurdism emerges as a beacon of hope and introspection. With a blend of philosophical inquiry and prose, this thought-pr
- Author: Vernon, Anthony David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 98
- Publish Date: March 23 2026
- ISBN10: 9798295492723
- Language: English
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Legend of the Far East’s Savior, Vol. 1
$16.00 Add to cartAt the end of World War II, a demon-summoning ritual drastically altered the face of the earth. Now, a hundred years later, demons rule the world, and humanity fights back using magicite-powered armor… [more below]
- Series: Legend of the Far East’s Savior #1
- Author: Hotokeyomo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 9798855424362
- Language: English
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The Way of Dante: Going Through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven with C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Charles Williams
$24.99 Add to cartRediscovering Dante with Lewis, Sayers, and Williams
For centuries, readers have marveled at the imaginative brilliance of authors like C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Charles Williams. But what in
- Series: Hansen Lectureship
- Author: Gibson, Richard Hughes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 151401338X
- Language: English
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Wildness: Henry David Thoreau and the Making of an American Theology
$35.00 Add to cartIn and through his experience of nature, Henry David Thoreau imagined and developed a distinctly American theology of the wild.
In Wildness: Henry David Thoreau and the Making of an American Theology,
- Author: Willsky-Ciollo, Lydia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2026
- ISBN10: 0268210748
- Language: English
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Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men: Reclaiming the Stories of Mythology’s Most Iconic Women, Goddesses, and Female Monsters
$22.00 Add to cartMeet the goddesses, warriors, witches, and monsters who shaped and subverted womanhood from the very beginning.
Was Circe really just a temptress? Were the Amazons nothing more than bloodthir- Author: Gold, Mara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 26 2026
- ISBN10: 9798894142739
- Language: English
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Ballot
$14.95 Add to cartObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an incre- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Enjeti, Anjali
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765126196
- 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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A Treacherous Secret Agent: How Literature Spoke Truth to Power During the Red Scare
$30.00 Add to cartA world-renowned critic’s haunting and deeply researched account of the subversive acts of literary revenge performed during the Red Scare hearings of the 1950s
In the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, the House
- Author: Garber, Marjorie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0300282826
- Language: English
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Gilgamesh: A New Verse Translation
$25.00 Add to cartOriginating nearly four thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, the epic of Gilgamesh?tells the story of a tyrannical king and his wild counterpart, Enkidu, spawned by the gods to rein in the king’
- Author: Armitage, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1631496689
- Language: English
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My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy
$29.99 Add to cartBest known as the leader of the Harlem Renaissance, the celebrated poet and writer Langston Hughes believed in the power of art as resistance. What can we learn from his works today?
Randal M. Jelks d
- Author: Jelks, Randal Maurice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798889832126
- Language: English
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Turn Where: A Geography of Home
$30.00 Add to cartA 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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Forced by Circumstance: Chicana Feminist Essays (1981-2024)
$31.95 Add to cartA landmark collection of the work of pioneering Chicana scholar, Norma Alarc?oacute;n.
Forced by Circumstance gathers in one volume foundational essays by, and interviews with one of the most highly
- Author: Alarcón, Norma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 458
- Publish Date: December 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1951874102
- Language: English
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I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, Vol. 4: Volume 4
$13.00 Add to cartHer training complete, the Alicia who emerges is more confident and cunning than the girl who locked herself in that cottage years ago. But despite having pushed her magic to level 90, she’s still bar… [more below]
- Series: I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History #4
- Author: Hoshi, Akari
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 9798855408799
- Language: English
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After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal
$34.00 Add to cartWritten by Oscar Wilde’s only grandson, After Oscar recounts the gripping story of Wilde and his enduring legacy.
“Fascinating…A magnificent blend of scholarship and memoir and a vital contribution t
- Author: Holland, Merlin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798889661764
- Language: English
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Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid’s Life
$15.00 Add to cartAbout “Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid’s Life” by Michael Parenti: On these pages, fans of Michael Parenti’s insightful political and historical writings are given a revealing picture o… [more below]
- Series: VIA Folios
- Author: Parenti, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: June 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1599540584
- Language: English
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Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy
$31.99 Add to cartFrom two of the most acclaimed writers in the field today, a groundbreaking look at how SF and fantasy writing–and reading!–work.
Jo Walton and Ada Palmer are two of the most innovative and insightf- Author: Walton, Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1250372607
- Language: English
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The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Nine Unforgettable Tales
$16.95 Add to cartThe greatest hunting stories by Ben East, Patrick O’Brien, Thomas McGuane, Vance Bourjaily, William Faulkner, Thomas McIntyre, Robert C. Ruark, Havilah Babcock, Peter Hathaway Capstick, Charles Fergus… [more below]
- Series: Greatest
- Author: Underwood, Lamar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1493018523
- Language: English
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Around the Sun: Stories and Symbols from Across the World
$18.99 Add to cartDiscover the universal allure of the hero’s journey captured in these global folktales, powerfully retold and gorgeously illustrated by the author and artist behind Tarot of the Divine and Beneath the… [more below]
- Author: Yoshitani, Yoshi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 0593577892
- Language: English
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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
$20.00 Add to cartThirty years after the smashing success of Zelda, Nancy Milford returns with a stunning second act. Savage Beauty is the portrait of a passionate, fearless woman who obsessed American ever as she torm… [more below]
- Author: Milford, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: September 10 2002
- ISBN10: 0375760814
- Language: English
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Poetry Says It Better: Poems to Help You Wake Up
$26.99 Add to cart“A generous, heartfelt gift.” — Kirkus (STARRED review)
The legendary Academy Award-winning actress reflects on her love affair with poetry and makes us all believers.
We all want inspiration. We want
- Author: Burstyn, Ellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 0063387689
- Language: English
