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9th Ave: Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody on Paul Valéry

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Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody discusses his translation of The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry.

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The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry; A Bilingual Edition (Hardcover)

By Paul Valéry, Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody (Translated by)
$40.00
ISBN: 9780374298487
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - April 14th, 2020

A fresh look into the monumental work of Paul Valéry, one of the major French literary figures of the twentieth century.

9th Ave: Litquake presents Caitlin Myer and Joe Loya

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Caitlin Myer discusses her new book Wiving: A Memoir of Loving Then Leaving The Patriarchy with Joe Loya. Sponsored by Litquake.

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Wiving: A Memoir of Loving then Leaving the Patriarchy (Hardcover)

By Caitlin Myer
$24.99
ISBN: 9781950691470
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Published: Arcade - July 21st, 2020

A literary memoir of one woman's journey from wife to warrior, in the vein of breakout hits like Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Jeannette Walls's The Glass Castle. 
 
At thirty-six years old, Caitlin Myer is ready to start a family with her husband.

9th Ave: Ben Ehrenreich

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Ben Ehrenreich discusses his new book Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time.

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Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time (Hardcover)

By Ben Ehrenreich
$26.00
ISBN: 9781640093539
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Published: Counterpoint LLC - July 7th, 2020

For fans of Robert Macfarlane or Elizabeth Rush, National Magazine Award winner and The Nation columnist Ben Ehrenreich layers climate science, mythologies, nature writing, and personal experiences into a stunning reckoning of our current moment and our all-too-human urge to grapple with apocalypse.

9th Ave: Felicia Angeja Viator

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Felicia Angeja Viator discusses her new book To Live and Defy in LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed America.

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To Live and Defy in LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed America (Hardcover)

By Felicia Angeja Viator
$35.00
ISBN: 9780674976368
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Published: Harvard University Press - February 25th, 2020

How gangsta rap shocked America, made millions, and pulled back the curtain on an urban crisis.

9th Ave: Megha Majumdar

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Megha Majumdar discusses her debut novel A Burning.

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A Burning: A novel (Hardcover)

By Megha Majumdar
$25.95
ISBN: 9780525658696
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Published: Knopf - June 2nd, 2020

For readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise--to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies--and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.

9th Ave: Donovan Hohn

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Donovan Hohn discusses his new essay collection The Inner Coast.

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The Inner Coast: Essays (Paperback)

By Donovan Hohn
$16.95
ISBN: 9781324005971
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - June 2nd, 2020

Prize-winning essays on our changing place in the natural world by the best-selling author of Moby-Duck.

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Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanograp hers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them (Paperback)

By Donovan Hohn
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143120506
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Published: Penguin Books - February 28th, 2012

A compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity- "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating" (Janet Maslin, The New York Times).

When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography.

9th Ave: Laura Van Den Berg

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Laura Van Den Berg discusses her new story collection I Hold A Wolf By The Ears.

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I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories (Hardcover)

By Laura van den Berg
$26.00
ISBN: 9780374102098
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - June 9th, 2020

"As enchanting as fairy tales, as mysterious as dreams, these exquisitely composed fictions are as urgent and original as any being written today.” —Sigrid Nunez, author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction

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The Third Hotel: A Novel (Paperback)

By Laura van den Berg
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250214881
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Published: Picador - August 13th, 2019

"[A] future cult classic." —The New York Times Book Review

9th Ave: Jessica Pearce Rotondi

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Jessica Pearce Rotondi discusses her new book What We Inherit: A Secret War and a Family's Search for Answers.

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What We Inherit: A Secret War and a Family's Search for Answers (Hardcover)

By Jessica Pearce Rotondi
$26.00
ISBN: 9781951213077
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Published: Unnamed Press - April 21st, 2020

"A beautiful amalgam of memoir, travelogue, and investigative report that moves with the propulsive forward energy of a thriller. A haunting chronicle of loss and redemption." --Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Alexander Hamilton

9th Ave: Matt Ortile

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Matt Ortile discusses his new book, The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I've Made About Race, Resistance, and Romance.

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The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I've Made About Race, Resistance, and Romance (Paperback)

By Matt Ortile
$16.99
ISBN: 9781541762794
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Published: Bold Type Books - June 2nd, 2020

A riotous collection of "witty and captivating" (Bitch Magazine) essays by a gay Filipino immigrant in America learning that everything is about sex--and sex is about power

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