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Since 1959, when China claimed power over this tiny mountain nation, more than one million Tibetans are believed to have perished by starvation, ex...

“Robison has a poet's eye for the unconscious surrealism of commercial America.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTell Me reflects the early brillian...

In the early seventies, some of us were shot like stars from our parents' homes. This was an act of nature, bigger than ourselves. In the austere b...

Tom Pohrt spent years gathering poems by Wendell Berry that he thought children might read and appreciate, making sketches to accompany his selecti...

Shortlisted for the Pacific Northwest Book Award "Urgent, unnerving and tightly packed short fiction that covers enough ground for a library of nov...

Twenty-three stories arranged in fictional chronology map Port William across generations—not an anthology, but a coherent temporal landscape revea...

“There is no exaggeration in pointing out that these essays are addressed to the soul of the reader. They are not academic exercises in erudition a...

“There is no exaggeration in pointing out that these essays are addressed to the soul of the reader. They are not academic exercises in erudition a...

"Of beach plums, ramps, and Ramada Inns: a quietly sensitive eminently sensible consideration of the landscapes of our lives . . . A gift." —Kirkus...

The war is over, but that doesn't mean things are getting better. For PR man Wayne Ogden or any of the returning vets. The town of Wichita, Kansas—...

A posthumous collection of literary essays explores the "afterlife" of the writing community, defined as a legacy experienced in the minds and hear...

Our planet is approaching a critical environmental juncture. Across the globe we continue to deplete the five pools of carbon – soil, wood, coal, o...

Stop to consider the culture of the 21st century: Each morning, you might hear a half–dozen ads on the radio before your feet touch the floor. Stag...

From the critically acclaimed author of In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd comes a new novel about the search for freedom and the power of community t...

From the critically acclaimed author of In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd comes a new novel about the search for freedom and the power of community t...

A transportive work of historical fiction chronicling the life, loves, and iconic successes of Rafael Guastavino, the influential yet largely forgo...

"In Berry’s new book, The Art of Loading Brush, he is a frustrated advocate, speaking out against local wastefulness and distant idealism; he is a ...

"Here is a human being speaking with calm and sanity out of the wilderness. We would do well to hear him." —The Washington Post Book WorldThe Art o...

This Washington Post "Best Book of the Year" grapples with the complexities of the second–generation American experience, what it means to be a wom...

This Washington Post "Best Book of the Year" grapples with the complexities of the second–generation American experience, what it means to be a wom...

The Awful Grace of God chronicles a multi–year effort to kill Martin Luther King Jr. by a group of the nation's most violent right–wing extremists....

An evocative historical novel that explores the rising influence of Dickens's work in mid–19th century London through the journey of a young woman'...

Although best known today for his singular, stunning "anti–novels" dazzlingly conjured from anecdotes, quotes, and small thoughts, in his early day...

Although best known today for his singular, stunning "anti–novels" dazzlingly conjured from anecdotes, quotes, and small thoughts, in his early day...