Literary Essays

The pieces in this collection capture the feeling of being buffeted by great gusts of middle-aged longing. What began as one womans quarrel with Bu...

Warsaw Tales is an anthology of short stories and non-fiction set in the Polish capital. Beginning in 1911 with Boleslaw Prus' Apparitions, the col...

This deluxe edition of David Day's hugely popular The Atlas of Tolkien is a handsome hardback with an embossed and foiled cover, gilt edges and rib...

Ten essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives. ...

'A compelling new encyclopaedia of style' Harper's Bazaar'In a world of fleeting trends, Bay Garnett has created an accessory to treasure, earning...

A collection of writings by the author of the 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker 'His work...

A vivid eulogy for London of the late 1970s and early 80s - the last years prior to the rise of the digital city.An elliptical, wildly atmospheric ...

Newly discovered work by one of Canadas favourite writers The Canadian Shields brings together fifty short writings by Carol Shields (19352003), in...

Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat's childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We're Alone inclu...

Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat's childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We're Alone inclu...

Cabin Stories: The Best of Dark Winter Nights: True Stories from Alaska is a collection of favorite stories selected by the executive producers of ...

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Indian Territory, which would eventually become the state of Oklahoma, was a multicultural space in whic...

This anthology examines the life and selected works of North Carolinas most distinguished playwright of the 20th century, Paul Green (1894-1981). P...

Continuing the search for El Dorado and its ever-changing mythology This volume, El Dorado: A Reader, presents commissioned essays by contemporary...

Lydia Paar joined the American workforce at age fourteen, holding a wide variety of jobs (twenty-seven, at last count) between then and now, across...

Gilmore Girls hit our screens in 2000 and has been our autumn obsession ever since. There's a reason that Vogue calls it 'the quintessential autumn...

Gilmore Girls hit our screens in 2000 and has been our autumn obsession ever since. There's a reason that Vogue calls it 'the quintessential autumn...