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The definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time in book form.
Anthony Bourdain represented many things to many people—and he had many sides. But no part of his identity was more important to him, and more long-lasting, than that of a...
As Marilynne Robinson writes in her 1980 novel, *Housekeeping*, “Having a sister or friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house.”
Bringing together work by more than 100 writers, *The Book of Women’s Friendship* explores the rich subject of friendship between women from every angle: its...
Burning Chrome 2003
Known for his seminal science fiction novel Neuromancer, and for the acclaimed books Pattern Recognition, The Peripheral, and Agency, William Gibson is actually best when writing short fiction. Tautly written and suspenseful, Burning Chrome collects 10 short stories, including some written with...
Spanning the years 1920 to 1956, this priceless collection of articles and letters shows Hemingway's work as a reporter, from correspondent for the Toronto Star to contributor to Esquire, Colliers, and Look. As fledgling reporter, war correspondent, and seasoned journalist, Hemingway provides access...
David Sedaris is an exceptional reader. Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized. Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them. Sometimes, when they’re his very favorite stories, he’ll fantasize about reading them in front of an audience and taking credit for...
Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.
Of all the...
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter compiles three books of her short fiction into one. This National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning volume showcases her remarkable talent.
From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers have evoked such a multitude of worlds, both...
James Baldwin was an American literary master, renowned for his fierce engagement with issues haunting our common history. In The Cross of Redemption we have Baldwin discoursing on, among other subjects, the possibility of an African-American president and what it might mean; the hypocrisy of...
The Early Stories 2004
The Early Stories: 1953–1975 gathers a wide selection of John Updike’s short fiction from the first decades of his career, offering a detailed portrait of American life in the mid-20th century. Set in suburban neighborhoods, small towns, and cities, the stories focus on ordinary individuals...
Hollywood Lies 1998
Hollywood Lies is a collection of seven suavely bewitching stories, all with a Machiavellian twist at the Marilyn Monroe as virtual reality's most valuable asset . A fading film producer whose impending death becomes the ultimate career break . A screenwriter terrorized by the character he creates -...
In the Bear's House 2020
In these engaging writings Momaday shares his personal quest to understand the spirit of wilderness embodied in the image of Bear.
A collection of evocative and versatile works by the National Medal of Arts recipient.
A collection of stories linked by a mysterious and forbidden play, The King in Yellow, whose contents are said to drive those who read it into madness. Across these tales, reality begins to fray as characters encounter strange symbols, shifting identities, and glimpses of a hidden world where the...
The Man in Black 2024
There are ghost stories, cozy mysteries, tales of psychological suspense, and poignant vignettes of love and loss. In the title story, Ruth Galloway crosses paths with a mysterious man in a bookstore, setting in motion a rescue mission that hinges on the legends and lore of Norfolk.
Looking into...
The October Country 2025
The October Country is many places: a picturesque Mexican village, where death is a tourist attraction; a city beneath the city, where drowned lovers are silently reunited; a carnival midway, where a tiny man’s most cherished fantasy can be fulfilled night after night.
The October Country’s...
The Old Order 1955
A number of Porter’s finest stories have their setting in the South at the turn of the century. The Old Order brings these together in a single volume, including six stories from The Leaning Tower, three stories from Flowering Judas, and the short novel “Old Mortality” from Pale Horse, Pale Rider.
Prefecture D 2020
Four novellas: Each taking place in 1998.
SEASON OF SHADOWS
"The force could lose face . . . I want you to fix this." Personnel's Futawatari receives a horrifying memo forcing him to investigate the behavior of a legendary detective with unfinished business.
CRY OF THE EARTH
"It's too easy to...
In these 3 haunting and lyrical stories, young women experience loss, loneliness, and extraordinary romance.
The nightingale sang again. The plates on the table gleamed, and the food, in all its ceaseless variety, breathed, glossy and bright. The night had only just begun.
A woman travels through...
A Song of War 2025
Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the East, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans—the Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troy’s gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world: slaves and queens,...
Talk of the Devil 2025
Ian Fleming was best known for bringing to life the legendary character of James Bond, one of the most beloved and enduring icons of our time, but he was perhaps even more interesting than his creation. His career in Naval Intelligence and extensive travels around the world gave Fleming a keen eye...
Originally privately published in Paris, Three Stories and Ten Poems holds an interesting history. The three stories “Up in Michigan,” “Out of Season,” and “My Old Man” were first seen in this collection, but “Up in Michigan” was banned and not considered publishable in America until 1938 because of...
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The Book of Women's Friendship December 2, 2025
As Marilynne Robinson writes in her 1980 novel, *Housekeeping*, “Having a sister or friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house.”
Bringing together work by more than 100 writers, *The Book of Women’s Friendship* explores the rich subject of friendship between women from every angle: its...
The Anthony Bourdain Reader October 28, 2025
The definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time in book form.
Anthony Bourdain represented many things to many people—and he had many sides. But no part of his identity was more important to him, and more long-lasting, than that of a...
A Song of War August 5, 2025
Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the East, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans—the Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troy’s gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world: slaves and queens,...
The October Country June 17, 2025
The October Country is many places: a picturesque Mexican village, where death is a tourist attraction; a city beneath the city, where drowned lovers are silently reunited; a carnival midway, where a tiny man’s most cherished fantasy can be fulfilled night after night.
The October Country’s...
Talk of the Devil May 27, 2025
Ian Fleming was best known for bringing to life the legendary character of James Bond, one of the most beloved and enduring icons of our time, but he was perhaps even more interesting than his creation. His career in Naval Intelligence and extensive travels around the world gave Fleming a keen eye...
The Man in Black October 15, 2024
There are ghost stories, cozy mysteries, tales of psychological suspense, and poignant vignettes of love and loss. In the title story, Ruth Galloway crosses paths with a mysterious man in a bookstore, setting in motion a rescue mission that hinges on the legends and lore of Norfolk.
Looking into...
Record of a Night Too Brief September 3, 2024
In these 3 haunting and lyrical stories, young women experience loss, loneliness, and extraordinary romance.
The nightingale sang again. The plates on the table gleamed, and the food, in all its ceaseless variety, breathed, glossy and bright. The night had only just begun.
A woman travels through...
Classic Works of Horror August 27, 2024
Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill.
Of all the...
Prefecture D November 10, 2020
Four novellas: Each taking place in 1998.
SEASON OF SHADOWS
"The force could lose face . . . I want you to fix this." Personnel's Futawatari receives a horrifying memo forcing him to investigate the behavior of a legendary detective with unfinished business.
CRY OF THE EARTH
"It's too easy to...
In the Bear's House May 15, 2020
In these engaging writings Momaday shares his personal quest to understand the spirit of wilderness embodied in the image of Bear.
Three Stories and Ten Poems January 8, 2019
Originally privately published in Paris, Three Stories and Ten Poems holds an interesting history. The three stories “Up in Michigan,” “Out of Season,” and “My Old Man” were first seen in this collection, but “Up in Michigan” was banned and not considered publishable in America until 1938 because of...
The Cross of Redemption September 6, 2011
James Baldwin was an American literary master, renowned for his fierce engagement with issues haunting our common history. In The Cross of Redemption we have Baldwin discoursing on, among other subjects, the possibility of an African-American president and what it might mean; the hypocrisy of...
In the Presence of the Sun October 31, 2009
A collection of evocative and versatile works by the National Medal of Arts recipient.
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules April 4, 2005
David Sedaris is an exceptional reader. Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized. Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them. Sometimes, when they’re his very favorite stories, he’ll fantasize about reading them in front of an audience and taking credit for...
The Early Stories September 28, 2004
The Early Stories: 1953–1975 gathers a wide selection of John Updike’s short fiction from the first decades of his career, offering a detailed portrait of American life in the mid-20th century. Set in suburban neighborhoods, small towns, and cities, the stories focus on ordinary individuals...
The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories July 30, 2004
A collection of stories linked by a mysterious and forbidden play, The King in Yellow, whose contents are said to drive those who read it into madness. Across these tales, reality begins to fray as characters encounter strange symbols, shifting identities, and glimpses of a hidden world where the...
Burning Chrome July 29, 2003
Known for his seminal science fiction novel Neuromancer, and for the acclaimed books Pattern Recognition, The Peripheral, and Agency, William Gibson is actually best when writing short fiction. Tautly written and suspenseful, Burning Chrome collects 10 short stories, including some written with...
By-Line Ernest Hemingway May 12, 1998
Spanning the years 1920 to 1956, this priceless collection of articles and letters shows Hemingway's work as a reporter, from correspondent for the Toronto Star to contributor to Esquire, Colliers, and Look. As fledgling reporter, war correspondent, and seasoned journalist, Hemingway provides access...
Hollywood Lies May 8, 1998
Hollywood Lies is a collection of seven suavely bewitching stories, all with a Machiavellian twist at the Marilyn Monroe as virtual reality's most valuable asset . A fading film producer whose impending death becomes the ultimate career break . A screenwriter terrorized by the character he creates -...
The Collected Stories Of Katherine Anne Porter September 19, 1979
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter compiles three books of her short fiction into one. This National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning volume showcases her remarkable talent.
From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers have evoked such a multitude of worlds, both...
The Old Order August 4, 1955
A number of Porter’s finest stories have their setting in the South at the turn of the century. The Old Order brings these together in a single volume, including six stories from The Leaning Tower, three stories from Flowering Judas, and the short novel “Old Mortality” from Pale Horse, Pale Rider.