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***WINNER OF THE 2018 MAINE LITERARY AWARD FOR SPECULATIVE FICTION***An inventive metafictional novel, in which a drug-dealing biker must solve his own murder from beyond the grave.Thumb Rivera is in...

A beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Chris Chalk.The disaster felt...

"Young's Bender is a book of survival and strength, of seeing even in the smallest things the heights of what we can be. That's as good a definition of contemporary poetry as any."—NPR"This book...

Artist, diplomat, entrepreneur and impresario, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was one of the most dynamic personalities of the Baroque era. This book presents a fresh examination of the work of this...

"How good it is to hear a Darug voice speaking of Darug history."--Kate Grenville, author of The Secret River, winner of the Commonwealth Prize Blending the mythical power of Téa Obreht and the epic...

Walter Benjamin (1896-1940) has been called by Hannah Arendt the "greatest critic of the century." While an increasing number of Anglo-American literary critics draw upon Benjamin's writings in their...

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For much of the twentieth century, most religious and secular Jewish thinkers believed that they were witnessing a steady, ongoing movement toward secularization. Toward the end of the century,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMeghan, The Duchess of Sussex’s first children’s book, The Bench, beautifully captures the special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother’s eyes. The...

Essays discuss how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution, including the Fourteenth Amendment, the right to privacy, and incorporation

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In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays,...

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