Architects of an American Landscape

A dual portrait of America’s first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted—and their immense impact on America

Celebrate Women in Translation Month with Grove Atlantic

…civilization is drawn aside, reveals in her fellow guests a very contemporary, perhaps even new, form of insanity. As a bonus, this volume includes an in-depth interview with Duras by…

Zappa

The definitive biography of religion-baiting, Republican-hating, chain-smoking, coffee-addicted, classically trained guitar virtuoso Frank Zappa.

Mantrapped

“In Weldon’s skillful hands, the obsessions of nineties London are picked apart to wonderfully comic effect. . . . If you can just keep up with Weldon’s madcap journey, Mantrapped…

Republican Party Reptile

“To say that P. J. O’Rourke is funny is like saying the Rocky Mountains are scenic–accurate but insufficient. At his best he’s downright exhilarating . . . Republican Party Reptile…

The Helmet of Horror

“Sharp, funny and, what’s the word, numinous.” —Hugo Barnacle, Sunday Times (London)…

The Exile

“Brazen, irreverent, immodest, and rude, the eXile struggles with the harsh truth of the new century in Russia. . . . Since 1997, Ames and Taibbi have lampooned and investigated…

Deafening

“Moving and memorable. . . . Itani is an artist who understands what to include and what to leave out, when to whisper and when to shout. . . ….

theMystery.doc

With praise from Alan Moore and Rachel Kushner, a groundbreaking novel told in an exciting new form, mixing fiction, memoir, prose poetry, and textual art, exploring birth, death, the Internet,…

Levi’s Children