Literature, Poetry & Criticism books

In 2010, Carlisle Floyd, one of American opera’s most titanic talents, found himself at an impasse. Caring for family...  Read More >>

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A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce's life, thought and writings The young...  Read More >>

This book examines the relationship between philosophy and literature. It encompasses political philosophy, the...  Read More >>

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Christ's war examines Carolingian holy war from the forging of their empire in the eighth century to its dissolution...  Read More >>

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A provocative history of Disney's rise to cultural dominance, pulling skeletons from the corporate closet to decode...  Read More >>

Examining culture and history from the early nineteenth century to the present, Horizons of Catastrophe in the American...  Read More >>

Places Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia in the context of a broader Atlantic intellectual world and investigates...  Read More >>

An analysis of US science fiction, through the lens of critical race theory, that illuminates how the genre offers...  Read More >>

Poems inspired by the strong women in award-winning poet Amit Majmudar's life, celebrating the influence and energy...  Read More >>

How African literary forms imagine ways of living and being within coloniality Writing the Noncolonial Self suggests...  Read More >>

The internet has enabled new forms of literature and challenged older forms to reinvent themselves. Between Novel...  Read More >>

Gothic London: Occult Societies and Ghostly Whispers is the first in depth study of the capital and its gothic and...  Read More >>

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This book investigates the ethical and aesthetic implications of modern Persian narratives.  Read More >>

A collection of fourteen stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, Vermont....  Read More >>

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Published to celebrate his 80th birthday in 2026, this expanded edition of Peter Didsbury’s Scenes from a Long Sleep (2003)...  Read More >>

Isla and Violet are a 'lethal combination'. Their self-righteous headmaster thinks that's an insult. They think...  Read More >>

Explore a poetry collection designed to spark reflection, curiosity, and quiet wonder. Within these pages, you...  Read More >>

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From the author of Good Grief, an intimate collection of poems and prose which offers a glimpse into the mind of...  Read More >>

Reflet de la vie, des tourments et des joies de l'auteur, R-éveils poétiques permet d'appréhender le monde en images,...  Read More >>