Empire’s Crossroads

A gripping narrative history of the entire Caribbean, from first exploration to today, by a talented British American historian.

Bankei Zen

Reviving the Spirit

…. . . Lawrence reveals much about the cultural and spiritual lives of middle-class blacks today by translating her personal experiences and conversations into a tell-all about her generation.” –Booklist…

America Hurrah and Other Plays

…go mad. America Hurrah is as lively as a sand tick. It is anguishingly funny, yet oddly poignant, and more than passing wise in the ways of today’s world.” –Time…

Five European Plays

Nestroy, Schnitzler, Molnár, Havel…

Freshwater

“Akwaeke Emezi is a major, exhilarating talent.” —NoViolet Bulawayo, author of We Need New Names…

The American Home Front: 1941-1942

“Revealing portrait. . . . A vivid, endlessly interesting view of the home front.” —Kirkus Reviews…

Walking the Nile

An account of the author’s pioneering walk along the length of the Nile, “an immense feat of endurance, a magnificent journey and a great adventure” (Ranulph Fiennes)….

Turbulence

“A rare, richly detailed, and insightful account of life in a Chinese village during the tumultuous decade of post-Mao reforms. With earthy language and bawdy humor, Jia convincingly describes the…

The Ticket That Exploded

“In Burroughs’ hands, writing reverts to acts of magic, as though he were making some enormous infernal encyclopedia of all the black impulses and acts that, once made, would shut…