Death etc.

A collection of Harold Pinter’s most moving plays, prose, and poetry on war, injustice, and death….

Contact Wounds

From the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times Notable Book, The Dressing Station, comes an electrifying memoir of a doctor’s education in the classroom and on the battlefield….

The CEO of the Sofa

“Not content to rest on his laurels, the bestselling humorist O’Rourke instead settles back on his caustic couch to offer a wide-angled worldview from his own living room, his salon…

The Breaking of Nations

“Essentially an attempt to bridge the ideological divide between hard and soft power. Both, he suggests in this short, elegant collection of essays, are necessary in today’s messy world.” –The…

Agent Storm

“Highly credible . . . Both a rollicking read and a rare insider’s account of Western spying in the age of al Qaeda . . . A valuable window on…

Brave Deeds

A powerful second novel from the author of Fobbit, Brave Deeds is a portrait of the modern American military, following one squad of soldiers who go AWOL and make a…

The Lucifer Principle

“Readers will be mesmerized by the mirror Bloom holds to the human condition . . . . his style is engaging, witty, and brisk . . . . He draws…

The Butt

Happiness

A delicate tale of love and loss, of cruelty and kindness, from Aminatta Forna.

Healing Earthquakes

“Jimmy Santiago Baca is a force in American poetry. Now, with Healing Earthquakes, he has accomplished its grand result in a book of brilliant passion. His words heal, inspire, and…