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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A treasure trove of new poems by one of our most sought-after poets: poems that range from descriptions of the Detroit of her childhood to her current life on Cape Cod, from deep appreciations of the natural world to elegies for lost friends and relationships, from a vision of her Jewish heritage to a hard-hitting take on today¿́¿s political ironies. In her trademark style, combining the sublime with the gritty, Marge Piercy describes the night...
Author
Publisher
Turtle Point Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"David Trinidad's past is rich fodder for a collection of memory pieces that wind the reader through the underbelly of 1960s and '70s America-and Southern California, more specifically. In Trinidad's recollections, the proximity to Hollywood both glamorizes and condemns the bustling suburbs. Stains of the Manson murders and adoration for The Boys in the Band are documented with the same care as fascinations with Barbie dolls and twelve-cent comic...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Senior year is finally here, but instead of having the time of her life, Elena faces her worst nightmare, struggling with her transformation from human to vampire. As Damon mentors Elena into a supernatural life, their repressed passions explode, causing Stefan to undertake a quest to restore humanity to the girl he adores. As Elena quenches her newfound thirst for blood, and her friends race to find a vampire curse and a cure, the world around them...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 242
Publisher
Library Of America
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of poems written by Sarah Ruhl"--
"An award-winning, multi-genre writer grapples with the pandemic, death of George Floyd, and other crises of our times in gnomic poems written from inside the purgatory (and sudden revelations) of quarantine."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A collection of interrelated essays by the Arab-Israeli satirical columnist captures the nuances of everyday family life in modern Jerusalem, detailing his experiences with racism, marriage, parenthood, Jewish-Arab conflicts, professional ambition and world traveling. --Publisher's description.
55) Peach state
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Peach State has its origins in Atlanta, Georgia, the author's hometown and an emblematic city of the New South, a name that reflects the American region's invigoration in recent decades by immigration and a spirit of reinvention. Focused mainly on food and cooking, these poems explore the city's transformation from the mid-twentieth century to today, as seen and shaped by Chinese Americans. The poems are set in restaurants, home kitchens, grocery...
57) Good night
Author
Series
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Six nighttime scenes--from a slumbering fairytale woodland to a dozing toy store--depict a few hidden characters going about their night as they prepare for bed. Why are the toy rabbits having a pillow fight with the zebra? What are Jim the Giant's friends yelling up at him to try and wake him up?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Annother decade has elapsed, and William Browning Spencer has produced another superlative collection of short stories that commingle horror and humor. A number of these tales are cautionary ones. After reading "The Tenth Muse," you might not wish to interview a reclusive writer who wrote one wildly popular novel and has been silent for decades, even if your father was his closest friend. You might not wish to become a writer at all. "The Indelible...
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