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The Black Russian
by Vladimir Alexandrov“In this magnetically appealing, unforgettable biography, Alexandrov . . . [with] assiduous research . . . insightfully and dynamically portrays a singular man.” —Booklist (starred review)…
The Search for the Genuine
by Jim HarrisonThe first general nonfiction title in thirty years from a giant of American letters, The Search for the Genuine is a sparkling, definitive collection of Jim Harrison’s essays and journalism—some…
Long Way to Go
by Jonathan Coleman“Not since Gunnar Myrdal’s An American Dilemma has anyone laid bare America’s racial problems with such clarity, insight and drama. Coleman has written a classic.” –Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law…
Jimmy Santiago Baca
…of the Pushcart Prize, the American Book Award, the International Hispanic Heritage Award and for his memoir A Place to Stand the prestigious International Award. In 2006 he won the…
The Beat Hotel
by Barry Miles“An entertaining narrative about important writers now considered American literary heroes.” –Publishers Weekly…
Jim Harrison
…a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Spirit of the West Award from the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Letters (2007) and…
Nexus
by Henry Miller“The Rosy Crucifixion may be Miller’s masterpiece. . . . The trilogy belongs in every American literature collection.” —Choice…
Tobacco
by Iain Gately“Ambitious . . . informative and perceptive . . . Gately has done a great deal of research . . . and has assembled a lot of useful information in…
Ten Little Indians
by Sherman Alexie“In [Alexie’s] warm, revealing, invitingly roundabout stories, the central figures come in all shapes and sizes, sharing only their wry perspective on Indian life off the reservation. . . ….
The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium
by Mark Dery“An exhilarating, dissonant ride . . . Dery, one of our most astute contemporary cultural critics . . . relishes his role as curator of America’s bulging cabinet of horrors….
