Literature
The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu
Paperback
Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.
A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year
Paperback
An addictively readable day-by-day literary companion and guide from a former bookseller and eight-time Jeopardy! Champion.
Knitting Pearls: Writers Writing About Knitting
Hardback
The rhythm, ritual and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature.
Brief Encounters: A Collection of Contemporary Nonfiction
Paperback
The best of short literary memoirs, essays and reflections, many of which were written expressly for this collection.
Lady Byron and Her Daughters
Hardback
A startling re-evaluation of Lady Byron’s marriage and the untold story of her complex life as a single mother and progressive force.