Literature
The Beauty of Living: E. E. Cummings in the Great War
Paperback
An incisive biography of E.E. Cummings’ early life, including his First World War ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for his inventive poetry
His Name was Death
Paperback
Never before in English, this legendary precursor to eco-fiction turns the coming insect apocalypse on its head
A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2021
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War
Paperback
Michael Gorra, one of America’s most preeminent literary critics, asks how we read William Faulkner in the twenty-first century.
The Heroine with 1001 Faces
Hardback
World-renowned folklorist Maria Tatar reveals an astonishing but long buried history of heroines, taking us from Cassandra and Scheherazade to Nancy Drew and Wonder Woman.
Aladdin: A New Translation
Paperback
A dynamic French-Syrian translator, lauded for her lively poetic voice, tackles the enchanted world of Aladdin in this sparkling new translation.