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  • Frivolity

    A Defense

    Series series No Limits
    Why must everything be so important—so dour and solemn, so grim and austere? How about a feather boa, some frilly lace, and a bright splash of pink? In Frivolity, Jehanne Dubrow stands up for the seemingly shallow and trifling, calling for a reconsideration of what we find worthy and what we dismiss.This book is a provocation. It offers a defense of the pursuits, objects, and people denigrated as ... Read more

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  • Taste

    A Book of Small Bites

    Series series No Limits
    Taste is a lyric meditation on one of our five senses, which we often take for granted. Structured as a series of “small bites,” the book considers the ways that we ingest the world, how we come to know ourselves and others through the daily act of tasting.Through flavorful explorations of the sweet, the sour, the salty, the bitter, and umami, Jehanne Dubrow reflects on the nature of taste. In a ... Read more

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  • Writing Fiction

    A Guide to Narrative Craft

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    My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s

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  • Pockets

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    “Who knew the humble pocket could hold so much history? In this enthralling and always surprising account, Hannah Carlson turns the pocket inside out and out tumble pocket watches, coins, pistols, and a riveting centuries-long social and political history.” ―**Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United StatesPockets "showcases the best features of cultural history: a lively ... Read more

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  • The Art of Subtext

    Beyond Plot

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    Charles Baxter inaugurates The Art of, a new series on the craft of writing, with the wit and intelligence he brought to his celebrated book Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction.Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter's The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot discusses and illustrates the hidden subtextual overtones and undertones in fictional works haunted by the unspoken, the suppressed, and the ... Read more

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