Literature
The Kiss: Intimacies from Writers
Hardback
A deliciously diverse anthology of essays, stories, poems and graphic memoirs, exploring the deeply human act of kissing.
The Informed Air: Essays
Paperback
Now in paperback, here are the sparkling essays of Muriel Spark, the writer of “the best sentences in English” (The New Yorker)
You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin
Paperback
The extraordinary story of the one of the most fruitful friendships in modern arts and letters.
Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings [Illustrated Slipcase Edition]
Illustrated Edition, Slipcased
Hardback
This new edition of the thousand-year-old classic work by Ferdowsi, one of Persia's greatest poets, is a prose translation of the national epic. It is fully illuminated with over 500 pages of lavish illustrations.
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
Paperback
Reviving the life and work of a neglected master, this biography establishes Shirley Jackson as a towering figure in American literature.