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,…

The Player

“One of the most wounding and satirical of all Hollywood expos’s: dark and mordant . . . savage. . . . A portrait of life among the high-rollers and deal…

Levi’s Children

Published in 1964, and again today: Jean Genet’s The Thief’s Journal, with a new intro by Patti Smith

Graffito of Jean Genet, Paris. Today, we’re exhilarated to be republishing Jean Genet’s The Thief’s Journal, the iconic book that launched its author into the firmament of avant-stardom, complete with…

Birth

“Well-researched and engaging . . . Birth is a clever, almost irreverent look at an enduring everyday miracle. (A-)” —Entertainment Weekly…

Sewer, Gas & Electric

“Ruff is a protean talent. . . . Very much in the absurdist tradition of Pynchon, Heller, Robbins, and Vonnegut, this is a mad romp through a future that Ruff…

A Certain Curve of Horn

“Walker writes with insight and compassion. . . . A Certain Curve of Horn deserves to be ranked with Peter Mathiessen’s classic, The Snow Leopard. It underscores the sanctity of…

The Weather Makers

“At last, here is a clear and readable account of one of the most important but controversial issues facing everyone in the world today. If you are not already addicted…

Hurlyburly and Those the River Keeps

“Fresh, glittering, entertaining, full of wit and blisteringly funny. A stunning comic drama of contemporary life in the Hollywood hills and beyond.” –Richard David Story, USA Today…

Grove at Home: March 7-13

…vault — to say hi, remind you to keep reading, and let you know what’s on our minds. Friday, March 12 Happy birthday, Jack Kerouac! Today marks the 99th birthday…