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This program is read by cabaret legend Justin Vivian Bond. A Must-Read: The New York Times Book Review, Nylon, Star Tribune, Ms., Kirkus Reviews, The Bay Area Reporter, Town & Country, InsideHook “[A] monumental biography.” —Hilton Als, The New Yorker “A rich portrait of a glittering, communal...

H Is for Hawk meets Joan Didion in the Pyrocene in this arresting combination of memoir, natural history, and literary inquiry that chronicles one woman’s experience of life in Northern California during the worst fire season on record. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • NATIO...

The basis for the Disney-produced series on Hulu The Lions of Sicily “A blazing epic of countless twists and turns.”—Le Figaro ""A compelling combination of historical sweep and family drama"" –Kirkus Reviews From the author of the acclaimed The Florios of Sicily, a magnificent novel that expl...

An intimate look at the lives, loves, horrors, and dreams of girls and women in an Afghan mountain village under Taliban rule A heartbreaking tragedy in the vein of The Kite Runner from a major English-speaking Afghan figure famous for his books and long career in politics Siamak Herawi brings ...

The basis for the Disney-produced series on Hulu The Lions of Sicily “A blazing epic of countless twists and turns.”—Le Figaro "A compelling combination of historical sweep and family drama" –Kirkus Reviews From the author of the acclaimed The Florios of Sicily, a magnificent novel that explor...

Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 Acclaimed historian Jane Kamensky chronicles an indelible twentieth-century American life—and offers an entirely new understanding of the so-called sexual revolution. Whether in front of the ...

«Fresán conjura una escritura hipnótica de rara belleza. Melvill es una invitación a caminar sobre el hielo.» MARIANA ENRIQUEZ Regístrese y archívese, aunque se prefiera no hacerlo: Es la noche del 10 de diciembre de 1831 y Allan Melvill cruza a pie el congelado río Hudson. * A partir de las figu...

A shipwreck is a time capsule. When a maritime archaeologist picks up an item from the seabed, it is a direct connection with history. The last time the object was touched was sometimes centuries before; now, it’s starting a new life.   The millions of vessels that lie under the sea tell the huma...

“teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights” Observer A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner and Livingston Award finalist Zoe Schlanger. Look at the green organism across the room or ...

Brought to you by Penguin. The Achilles Trap masterfully untangles the people, ploys of power and geopolitics that led to America's disastrous war with Iraq and, for the first time, details America's fundamental miscalculations during its ruinous, decades-long relationship with Saddam Hussein. ...