Celebrating National Poetry Month

…always manage a fresh start free from the dreadful posturings of the conventional verse of his generation.”—Kenneth Rexroth, New York Times Book Review   Healing Earthquakes by Jimmy Santiago Baca…

14 Queer Book Recommendations to Read During Pride

…an unerringly satisfying read.”—Booklist, starred review   And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtuchukwu This award-winning novel by Ani Kayode Somtuchukwu is a powerful, luminous debut that…

Books to Read During Women in Translation Month

…enchantingly original and deeply affecting book that juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited…

Synthesizing Gravity

The first-ever collection of essays by one of our most distinguished and distinctive poets, Pulitzer Prize-winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States Kay Ryan

Virgil Wander

The first novel in ten years from award-winning, million-copy bestselling author Leif Enger, Virgil Wander follows the inhabitants of a Midwestern town in their quest to revive its flagging heart….

Vietnam Plays Vol 1 [Basic Training]

Wolf’s Revenge

The latest novel in Lachlan Smith’s critically acclaimed mystery series pits underdog defense attorney Leo Maxwell against an unforgiving prison gang.

Sharp

From celebrated literary critic Michelle Dean, a powerful portrait of ten women writers who managed to make their voices heard amid a culture of sexism

Last Chance Texaco

A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the two-time Grammy Award-winning “premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation” (New Yorker),…

Willful Behavior

“Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive, and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon . . . One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever.” —Washington Post…