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Journalist, novelist, political activist and academic Restrepo ("The Angel of Galilea") has written an innovative novel in the form of a journalist's investigation of a Colombian oil town populated by oil riggers and the prostitutes who service them.

Using a compelling argument that the mind works best when people trust their unconscious or "underminds, " psychologist Claxton makes an appeal to readers to be less analytical and let their creativity have free rein.

This unprecedented collection features the best of Oates's short fiction, plus nine new stories.

A page-turning modern gothic about a marriage and road trip gone hauntingly awry A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Pittard deserves the attention of anyone in search of today's best fiction." - Washington Post "Revelatory." - The New Yorker "[Listen to Me] gripped me completely and even gave me nightmares, which is high praise in my book." - Chicago Tribune Mark and Maggie's annual drive east to visit family has gotten ...

Hailed as "a masterful excursion into terror" by the Sunday Times-the eerie, suspenseful debut novel from the author of Devil's Day and Starve Acre.Winner of the Costa First Novel Award A Best Book of the Year, London Times and Daily Mail"The terrors of this novel feel timeless . . . There are abominations here, and miracles."-New York Times Book Review "An amazing piece of fiction."-Stephen King "Completely terrifying."-Paula Hawkins "Vibrant...

another comebackclimbing back up out of the ooze, out ofthe thick black tar, rising up again, a modernLazarus.you're amazed at your goodfortune.somehow you've had morethan your share of secondchances.hell, accept it.what you have, you have.you walk and look in the bathroommirrorat an idiot's smile. you know your luck.some go down and never climb back up.something is being kind to you.you turn from the mirror and walk into theworld.you find a c...

Hailed as "invaluable to scholars and diehard fans" and praised for its "fascinating insight" (Boston Globe), the journals of Joyce Carol Oates offer a compelling, personal look at one of the most important and productive periods of her long career.

Acclaimed for her novels and short stories, Oates is also an unparalleled literary critic whose insights and commentary have appeared in such publications as the "The New York Times Book Review." This new collection brings together some of Oates's most brilliant and provocative commentaries.

Now in paperback, a gripping and moving new collection of stories by Joyce Carol Oates, which re-imagines the meaning of family--often through violent means.

Shortlisted for the Booker PrizeHermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to que...

For a decade Philip Connors has spent nearly half of each year in a 7' x 7' fire lookout tower, 10, 000 feet above sea level, keeping watch over one of the most fire-prone forests in America. Fire Season is his remarkable reflection on work, untamed fire, our place in the wild, and the charms of solitude. Written with narrative verve and startling beauty, and filled with heartfelt reflections on his literary forebears who also served as "freak...

Traditional craft-brewed beer can transform a meal from everyday to extraordinary. It's an affordable, accessible luxury. Yet most people are only familiar with the mass-market variety. Have you tasted the real thing? In The Brewmaster's Table, Garrett Oliver, America's foremost authority on beer and brewmaster of the acclaimed Brooklyn Brewery, reveals why real beer is the perfect partner to any dining experience. He explains how beer is made...