In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of...

A raw and tenderly funny look at the human-cat relationship, from one of our most treasured and transgressive writers.“The cat is the beautiful devil.”Felines touched a...

A star-studded collection of essays from acclaimed and bestselling authors and celebrities that illuminates the lasting power of desire and longing, and celebrates our initiation...

In twenty-two wonderfully articulate essays, Barbara Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis...

Jonathan Franzen’s best seller Freedom was the most-discussed novel of 2010, an ambitious and searching engagement with life in America in the 21st century. The...

""Clever. . . magical. . . beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times."" — Milwaukee Sentinel""Kingsolver's essays should be...

Wenda has struggled alone to keep the family’s crumbling ancestral home, Creswell Court, going. Her brother, Robbie, now Lord Creswell, is spending his time in London where he...

""A defense of fiction and a lesson in the art of reading."" —New York Times Book Review""Testaments Betrayed is to be savored paragraph by paragraph. . . . It must be...

“Neal Stephenson has made a name for himself as a writer whose imagination knows no limits.”—Salon#1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson is, quite simply, one...

Dragons. A warrior princess. An immortal king and a prophecy set by gods. This paranormal fantasy romance sends you to a magical adventure of passion and love...