Originally reviled as obscure and obscene, Joyce's masterpiece now stands as one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth century. Loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, the novel traces the paths of Leopold Bloom and other Dubliners through an...

"...a milestone in American religious publishing." New Catholic World John of the Cross: Selected Writings translated and introduced by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. preface by Ernest E. Larkin, O. Carm. I abandoned and forgot myself Laying my face on my...

"The Classics of Western Spirituality™...was the event of the year." Commonweal "We simply want to applaud..." The New Review of Books and Religion Teresa of Avila: Interior Castle "I t is that we consider our soul to be like a castle made entirely out...

David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas meets Octavia Butler’s Earthseed series, as acclaimed author Monica Byrne (The Girl in the Road) crafts an unforgettable piece of speculative fiction about where humanity came from, where we are now, and where we’re going—and...

The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insight into Vietnam’s place in America’s self-imageHow did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? In American Reckoning, Christian G. Appy—author of...

Previously published as Stories of Your Life and Others. Includes "Story Of Your Life," the basis for the major motion picture Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, and directed by Denis Villeneuve.“A swell movie adaptation always...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VULTURE!"You've gotta read Ascension by Nicholas Binge. Old-school creepy. . .five-star horror."—Stephen King"Smartly paced, deploying twists and turns strategically to keep the reader moving. . . The ideas are big and...

Lane Hollar’s seen little of the world beyond West Virginia—Parris Island and Vietnam—but that was enough. Now, thirty years later, he’s estranged from his only son, Frank, and from society at large. Lane has his grandson, Toby; his daughter-in-law,...

Japan suffered three disasters in March 2011 - earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown - which have been followed by a long period of recovery. This book connects the political and economic response to those events with the series of crises and...

Enter into a treacherous world in West Africa, where British expatriate Bruce Medway, a clandestine “troubleshooter” and debt collector, finds himself unexpectedly immersed in toxic waste scams and mafia crime when a job for his newest client turns out...

A architectural perspective on urban development explains how cities have evolved into the individual locales of the present, focusing on places as diverse as New York City, Charleston, Chicago, and New Orleans. 40,000 first printing. BOMC & QPB Alt...

A lush tale of deadly court intrigue and a modern classic of fantasy by Locus award winner and Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award finalist Katherine AddisonUnbound Worlds 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All TimeA Best Fantasy Novel of the Decade Pick for...

A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICKAn indelible love story about two very different people navigating the entanglements of class and identity and coming of age in an America coming apart at the seamsIn the run-up to the 2016 election, Owen...

A New York Times / National Bestseller"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.Grunt...

Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother’s possessions. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig deep into her family’s past and finally uncover the reasons why. Her enquiries lead her to the home...

In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous account describes the war and Orwell’s experiences. Introduction by Lionel Trilling.

Roy Scranton, controversial and critically-acclaimed, brings us a formally daring road trip into the heart of present-day America.When Suzie is offered the chance to work with a maverick cinematographer on his road-trip movie about Donald Trump’s...

James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, "This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it." Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known as one of...

No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular Western imagination as an extreme faith that promotes authoritarian government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism. Karen Armstrong's short history...

Now a major motion picture starring Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett's famous and heartwarming story "The Lady in the Van," and more of Bennett's classic short-form workAlan Bennett has long been one of the world's most revered humorists. From his acclaimed...