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Look Alive Out There: Essays (Hardcover)

By Sloane Crosley

$26.00

ISBN: 9780374279844

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Published: MCD/Farrar Straus and Giroux - April 3rd, 2018

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2018 by Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Buzzfeed, Elle, Cosmopolitan, The Millions, InStyle, Bustle, BookRiot, and Southern Living

Sloane Crosley returns to the form that made her a household name in really quite a lot of households: Essays

How Did You Get This Number (Paperback)

By Sloane Crosley

$16.00

ISBN: 9781594485190

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Published: Riverhead Books - May 3rd, 2011

The hilarious New York Times bestselling literary essay collection from Sloane Crosley, the author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake and The Clasp.

The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (Paperback)

By Mallory Ortberg

$17.00

ISBN: 9781250113429

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Published: Holt Paperbacks/Henry Holt and Company - March 13th, 2018

A collection of darkly playful stories based on classic folk and fairy tales (but with a feminist spin) that find the sinister in the familiar and the familiar in the alien--from Mallory Ortberg, author of Texts From Jane Eyre.

Winter Kept Us Warm (Hardcover)

By Anne Raeff

$26.00

ISBN: 9781619028173

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Published: Counterpoint LLC - February 13th, 2018

"Richly depicting emotional interiority of its characters, Raeff's novel reveals how the devastating effects of war and hidden secrets can impact lives across decades." --Publishers Weekly

Offal Good: Cooking from the Heart, with Guts (Hardcover)

By Chris Cosentino, Michael Harlan Turkell

$40.00

ISBN: 9780770435127

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Published: Clarkson Potter Publishers - August 29th, 2017

The off cuts, the odd bits, the variety meats, the fifth quarter--it seems that offal is always hidden, given a soft-pedaled name, and left for someone else to eat. But it wasn't always this way, and it certainly shouldn't be.

A New Map of Wonders: A Journey in Search of Modern Marvels (Hardcover)

By Caspar Henderson

$29.00

ISBN: 9780226291918

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Published: University of Chicago Press - November 15th, 2017

We live in a world that is known, every corner thoroughly explored. But has this knowledge cost us the ability to wonder? Wonder, Caspar Henderson argues, is at its most supremely valuable in just such a world because it reaffirms our humanity and gives us hope for the future. That's the power of wonder, and that's what we should aim to cultivate in our lives.

The Immortalists (Hardcover)

By Chloe Benjamin

$26.00

ISBN: 9780735213180

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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - January 9th, 2018

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A captivating family saga."--The New York Times Book Review

"You won't be able to put it down."--The Skimm (Skimm Reads Pick)

"This literary family saga is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Donna Tartt."--People Magazine (Book of the Week)

You Can't Be Too Careful! (Hardcover)

By Roger Mello, Daniel Hahn (Translator), Roger Mello (Illustrator)

$18.00

ISBN: 9780914671640

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Published: Elsewhere Editions - April 4th, 2017

The White Rose is guarded closely by the gardener, who once caught a cold walking barefoot trying to find his shoes, which had been hidden by a cat, which was a gift from his younger brother, who was married to Dalva, who had inherited the cat from her uncle, who died of a broken heart awaiting a love letter that never arrived...

We Were Witches (Paperback)

By Ariel Gore

$18.95

ISBN: 9781558614338

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Published: Amethyst Editions - September 5th, 2017

Buying into the dream that education is the road out of poverty, a teen mom takes a chance on bettering herself, gets on welfare rolls, and talks her way into college. But once she's there, phallocratic narratives permeate every subject, and creative writing professors depend heavily on Freytag's pyramid to analyze life.

The Tunnel at the End of the Light: Essays on Movies and Politics (Paperback)

By Jim Shepard

$15.95

ISBN: 9781941040720

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Published: Tin House Books - September 12th, 2017

Given that most Americans proudly consider themselves non-political, where do our notions of collective responsibility come from? Which self-deceptions, when considering ourselves as actors on the world stage, do we cling to most tenaciously? Why do we so stubbornly believe, for example, that our country always means well when intervening abroad?

Her Right Foot (Hardcover)

By Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Artist)

$19.99

ISBN: 9781452162812

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Published: Chronicle Books - September 19th, 2017

"A friendly reminder of how America can be at its best." - Entertainment Weekly

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty.

Have you seen her?

She's in New York.
She's holding a torch.
And she's in mid-stride, moving forward.
But why?

The Circle (Paperback)

By Dave Eggers

$16.00

ISBN: 9780345807298

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Published: Vintage - April 22nd, 2014

Now a Major Motion Picture starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks. A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives.

Ungrateful Mammals (Hardcover)

By Dave Eggers

$29.99

ISBN: 9781419724633

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Published: ABRAMS - October 17th, 2017

Eggers is one of the most notable writers of his generation, recognized for such bestsell-ing and critically acclaimed books as A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Circle. Before he embarked on his writing career, Eggers was classically trained as a draftsman and painter.