Diana Abu-Jaber
"Abu-Jaber's voluptuous prose features insights into the Arab American community that are wisely, warmly depicted."—San Francisco ChronicleMore
Dean Acheson
With deft portraits of many world figures, Dean Acheson analyzes the
processes of policy making, the necessity for decision, and the role of
power and initiative in matters of state.More
Faith Adiele
A wry account of the road from Harvard scholarship student to ordination as northern Thailand's first black Buddhist nun.More
Ai
Winner of the 1999 National Book Award for Poetry.More
Robert Alter
"A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book WorldMore
Robert Alter
One of Newsweek’s Best Books of the Year and winner of the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement.More
A. R. Ammons
A reissue of a body of work spanning two decades from one of our most treasured poets.More
A. R. Ammons
This collection of shorter poems won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1981.More
A. R. Ammons
Winner of the National Book Award.More
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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
Simon Armitage
A New Verse Translation
"Compulsively readable. ... Simon Armitage has given us an energetic, free-flowing, high-spirited version."—Edward Hirsch, New York Times Book Review, front-page reviewMore
Diana Athill
Winner of the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography and a New York Times bestseller: a prize-winning, critically acclaimed memoir on life and aging —“An honest joy to read” (Alice Munro).More
Edward L. Ayers
Winner of the Bancroft Prize: Through a gripping narrative based on massive new research, a leading historian reshapes our understanding of the Civil War.More
Isaac Babel, Nathalie Babel, Peter Constantine, Et Al.
"A celebration of literary genius framed by 20th-century tragedy."--Richard Bernstein, New York TimesMore