All

Matthew Battles does not write stories that move, develop or unfold. He creates worlds that hiss, snap, and rattle, and decorates them with objects...

Wallace Stegner called its stacks “enchanted.” Barbara Tuchman called it “my Archimedes bathtub, my burning bush.” But to Thomas Wolfe, it was a pl...

Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved, but shaped, inspired and obliterated knowledge. Matthew Battles takes us on a ...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Tree explores the forms, uses, and allia...

Matthew Battles explores the questions of why writing exists and what it means to those who write. Born from the interplay of natural and cultural ...

Matthew Battles explores the questions of why writing exists and what it means to those who write. Born from the interplay of natural and cultural ...