Primo Levi, Ann Goldstein, Toni Morrison
2015 Washington Post Notable Book
The Complete Works of Primo Levi, which includes seminal works like If This Is a Man and The Periodic Table, finally gathers all fourteen of Levi’s books—memoirs, essays, poetry, commentary, and fiction—into three slipcased volumes.More
Allan Gurganus
With the meteoric success of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Allan Gurganus placed himself among America’s most original and emotionally engaged storytellers. If his first comic novel mapped the late nineteenth-century South, Local Souls brings the twisted hilarity of Flannery O’Connor kicking into our new century.More
Susan Gubar
A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
"Staggering, searing…Ms. Gubar deserves the highest admiration for her bravery and honesty." —New York TimesMore
Florence Williams
An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.More
Andrew Graham-Dixon
“This book resees its subject with rare clarity and power as a painter for the 21st century.”—Hilary Spurling, New York Times Book ReviewMore
Stephen Greenblatt
Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Non-FictionMore
Maggie Nelson
“This is criticism at its best.”—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles TimesMore
Manil Suri
“Enchanting. . . . Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence.”—TimeMore
Dale Carpenter
A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book
"A real-life detective story that reveals the drama behind the scenes of a great Supreme Court victory for human rights." —Linda GreenhouseMore
Alistair MacLeod
Winner of the PEN/Malamud Award: “The genius of his stories is to render his fictional world as timeless.”—Colm TóibínMore
Eric Foner
“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeMore
Kwame Anthony Appiah
"[Appiah's] work reveals the heart and sensitivity of a novelist. . . .Fascinating, erudite and beautifully written."—The New York Times Book ReviewMore
Nicole Krauss
Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Fiction
Winner of the 2011 ABA Indies Choice Honor Award in Fiction
Winner of the 2011 Anisfield-Wolf Award
Shortlisted for the 2011 Orange Prize in Fiction
A powerful, soaring novel about a stolen desk that contains the secrets, and becomes the obsession, of the lives it passes through.More
Yunte Huang
Winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Book and Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography: "An ingenious and absorbing book…It will permanently change the way we tell this troubled yet gripping story." —Jonathan SpenceMore
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, Philip D. Zelikow
Authorized Text, Shorter Edition
“A document of historic sweep and almost unprecedented detail.”—Washington PostMore