653 results for '"Taylor, Irene'

Thomas Chatterton's fabrications―or "forgeries"―of historical poems ostensibly written from the thirteenth through the fifteenth centuries have attracted a great deal of attention and discussion of...

A bold novel about a black painter caught up in the currents of art, faith, and desire.New York simmers with heat and unrest as Wyeth, a painter, finds himself at an impasse in his own work.After...

The question of Shakespeare’s Catholic contexts has occupied many scholars in recent years, and their growing body of work has been enriched by revisionist accounts of the Reformation society and...

The first book in the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini TaylorAround the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged...

Assembles texts, performances, and personae from American culture to assert the elemental natureof styleWhile “style” is equated with fashion or convention in common parlance, Style: A Queer...

A blackly humorous story of loneliness, deception, and life in old age by one of the most accomplished novelists of the twentieth century.On a rainy Sunday afternoon in January, the recently widowed...

This exciting tour of our Universe explores our current knowledge of exoplanets and the search for another Earth-like planet. Beginning with the basic concepts of planet formation and the composition...

The thousand-year-old Sanskrit classic the Bhagavatapurana, or "Stories of the Lord," is the foundational source of narratives concerning the beloved Hindu deity Krishna. For centuries pious...

A New York Times Notable Book, Overground Railroad explores the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, the "Bible of Black Travel" Published from 1936 to 1967, during the Jim Crow...

Take a deep breath with this beautiful 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle from Flow.Pause for a moment to take it in. In this fresh and vibrant painting, Dutch-Egyptian artist Roequya Fris evokes the Cairo...

A teenage king in 223 BC, Antiochus III inherited an empire in shambles, ravaged by civil strife and eroded by territorial secessions. He proved himself a true heir of Alexander: he defeated rebel...

From the colonial through the antebellum era, enslaved women in the US used lethal force as the ultimate form of resistance. By amplifying their voices and experiences, Brooding over Bloody Revenge...

This book reevaluates the role of work in society and its place in our lives as technology, economics, and environmental necessity are creating the possibility of working less and working better...

A look at the revolution in game live streaming and esports broadcastingEvery day thousands of people broadcast their gaming live to audiences over the internet using popular sites such as Twitch,...

Celebrate creativity, mindfulness, and the pleasure of paper.Each colorful illustrated sheet of wrapping paper by Valesca van Waveren is like a gift itself. Her patterns, inspired by the quotation...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY USA TODAY, NPR, VULTURE, MARIE CLAIRE, THE TIMES OF LONDON, GOOD...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History Finalist for the National Book Award Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize "Impressively researched and beautifully crafted…a brilliant account of...

Six by Ten is a deeply moving and profoundly unsettling wake up call for all citizens. The use of solitary confinement is deeply immoral and we must insist that it be banned in all of our nation's...

From the Southern Book Prize winning author of Rednecks: a thrilling novel of pursuit, survival, and redemption between two species in the American SouthwestBroke, dispossessed, and angry at the...