Returning to Earth
“[Harrison’s] books glisten with love of the world, and are as grounded as Thoreau’s in the particulars of American place—its rivers and thickets, its…
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The Woman Lit by Fireflies
“Harrison is unfailingly entertaining but he is much more—a haunting, gifted writer . . . a consummate storyteller—truly one of those writers whose books…
keep readingTrue North
“Harrison consistently commands our attention for his humanity and his tenderness. That he can create such tension in the process—a tension not released until the last page—and in the end forge such violence shows his skill as a storyteller and makes True North a great achievement.” —Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles…
keep readingThe Summer He Didn’t Die
“Harrison has proved to be one of our finest storytellers. His new collection, The Summer He Didn’t Die, gives us more from the master. . . . These new novellas are urgent and contemporary, displaying his marvelous gifts for compression and idiosyncratic language.” —Jane Ciabattari, Los Angeles Times…
keep readingThe Raw and the Cooked
“[A] culinary combo plate of Hunter S. Thompson, Ernest Hemingway, Julian Schnabel, and Sam Peckinpah . . . Harrison writes with enough force to make your knees buckle and with infectious zeal that makes you turn the pages hungry for more. . . . Call him bigger than life or…
keep readingA Really Big Lunch
A collection of essays from “the Henry Miller of food writing” (Wall Street Journal)—beloved New York Times bestselling writer Jim Harrison.
keep readingOff to the Side
“A sprawling, impressionistic memoir as roundabout as one of the author’s famous road trips. . . . A celebration of the hearty, sensual life.”…
keep readingLegends of the Fall
“Jim Harrison stands high among the writers of his generation. This book is rich, alive, and shatteringly visceral. A triumph.” —New Yorker
keep readingJulip
“A marvelous book, written with vigor and a knowing, gravelly humor.” —Fritz Lanham, Houston Chronicle
keep readingThe Great Leader
A black-comic detective novel in the vein of No Country for Old Men, Jim Harrison’s The Great Leader follows a retired detective in hilarious…
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