Non Fiction

 Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem It began in a brutal Massachusetts winter with a minister’s daughter screaming in convulsions. Less than a year later, nineteen people had been hanged, an elderly man was crushed under heavy stones, and a young colony was...

Before patriarchal religions reshaped human culture, the Supreme Deity of the ancient world was a woman. This landmark work reveals the forgotten history of Goddess worship—and how women’s power was systematically erased. For thousands of years across the Near and Middle East, societies revered...

Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power.   What do we really mean when we call someone a witch? For centuries, witches have haunted our stories and shaped our ideas about women, power, danger, and desire. They have appeared as devil-worshippers and femme fatales, fairy-tale villains...

The Pink Edition; Recipes, Stories Behind the Recipes, and Inspiration for Vegan Cheffing. Chefs Jean-Claude van Randy and Speed Dog, with help from Eric Obenauf, serve up accessible comfort food with an international twist—from South African Bunny Chow and Mexican Chilaquiles to Banana Peel...

How do you raise a happy, healthy, and emotionally resilient dog? Full of actionable guidance, Puppy Brain will show you how to create a harmonious, fulfilling relationship with your pet, from Kerry Nichols, founder of Nicholberry Goldens. Do you want to learn how to...

10th Anniversary Edition. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the most memorable advice columns from Cheryl Strayed’s beloved Dear Sugar, offering honest, compassionate, and often humorous guidance on love, loss, family, heartbreak, and the challenges of everyday life. Drawing on Strayed’s own experiences as well as...

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. Caroline Criado Perez reveals how the gender data gap shapes the world around us, often with serious consequences for women’s safety, health, time, and economic well-being. Across everyday life, the workplace, public spaces, transportation, technology, and...

A powerful examination of how we encounter images of war, suffering, and violence in modern life. Following her landmark On Photography, Sontag considers the ways photographs of cruelty shape our understanding of distant conflicts and asks whether repeated exposure to such images inspires compassion,...

And Other Essays. A landmark collection of essays that established her as one of the most distinctive and influential intellectual voices of the twentieth century. First published in 1966, the book brings together some of her most celebrated writing on art, culture, criticism, philosophy,...

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor,...

The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World. A vibe—the spark that connects people—is essential to happiness and success. Yet meaningful connection is harder than ever in an increasingly digital and divided world. Grant draws on groundbreaking research, expert insights, and compelling stories...

Master the invisible battlefield. Win with wisdom, not war. A timeless masterpiece of strategy and insight, The Art of War by Sun Tzu is one of the most influential works ever written on leadership, warfare, and the psychology of conflict. Composed in ancient China around...

The Value of Uncertainty in a World that Demands Answers. In a world shaped by constant change, uncertainty has become an unavoidable part of everyday life. From our careers and relationships to politics and global challenges, the future often feels more unpredictable than ever....

A Global History of Women, Wealth, and Power. For centuries, women have played a vital role in shaping economies, building businesses, driving innovation, and creating wealth—yet their contributions have often been overlooked or forgotten. Economica uncovers the stories of remarkable female entrepreneurs, merchants, industrialists,...

The Ultimate Guide for Intermediate Play. Written by renowned chess educator Levy Rozman (GothamChess), this practical guide covers the key elements of advanced play, including pawn structures, piece activity, tactics, attacking and defending, endgames, and creating winning plans. Featuring more than 500 instructional diagrams,...

Personal Narrative Of Travels To The Equinoctial Regions Of The New Continent During The Years 1799-1804. This work has been recognized by scholars as culturally significant and part of the foundation of our shared intellectual heritage. It is in the public domain in the...

A Year of Women's Diaries. Secret Voices reveals four centuries of women’s lives through the intimate lens of their diaries. This enthralling collection gathers daily entries that illuminate how women have navigated love and marriage, family and desire, work and wilderness—and how much of...

In many ways C. S. Lewis predicted the future. “He foresaw the rise of trends we’re currently experiencing: ethical emotivism, the sometimes unquestioned authority of science, and the increasing use of technology by states to control their populations.” –The Gospel Coalition, Joseph A. Kohm...

 A Journey to Conscious Femininity The renowned analyst and author here provides deep insight into the process required to bring feminize wisdom to consciousness in a patriarchal culture—as struggle in which many women are more fully engaged today that ever before. Presenting the personal...

A sharp critique of the modern publishing world, highlighting agents, subagents, and scouts; supermarket-style bookstores; celebrity authors like Joan Collins; book fairs that have little to do with books; authors promoted for sex appeal rather than talent; and editors posing against shelves to look...

How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you. You’ve probably heard that asking your mom whether your business idea is good is pointless—she loves you too much to tell you the truth....

What Culture Does with Female Bodies. Art historian Catherine McCormack examines how culture shapes the way we see—and value—women, their bodies, and their lives. From Venus to maiden, wife, mother, and monster, women have long been confined to narrow roles reinforced by patriarchal traditions—so...

The Ultimate Guide to Friendship Despite living in a world where instant communication is always within reach, making genuine connections can feel harder than ever. While so much attention is placed on romantic relationships, platonic ones are often overlooked—even though friendship is one of...

The Soul of Japan. First published in 1905, Bushido was the first work to introduce Western readers to the ethos of the samurai. Authored by Inazo Nitobe, one of Japan’s leading intellectuals of the era, the book explores the core virtues of Bushido—honor, courage, justice,...

The Soul of Japan. One of the earliest and most insightful examinations of Japanese culture and samurai ethics written in English, Bushido remains the most influential work ever published on Bushido—the samurai’s Way of the Warrior. Nitobe contends that Bushido’s philosophy offers the essential...

How Modern Art Came to America. In 1939, Pablo Picasso was celebrated in Europe but widely rejected in America. Within a year, that changed dramatically. This is the story of how one groundbreaking exhibition transformed him into a cultural icon in the United States....

Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster. Whispers have long haunted the castle, the village, and the dark woods: the countess of one of Europe’s oldest families is a killer, some say bathing in her victims’ blood. When the king’s men storm her...

16 Celebrated Interviews How do great writers actually work? James M. Cain compared writing a novel to conducting foreign policy—complex, strategic, and far from purely inspirational. Joan Didion described painstakingly retyping her manuscript from page one each day to find her rhythm. For decades,...

Wisdom from the World's Literary Masters From William Faulkner's determination that a great novel takes "ninety-nine percent talent . . . ninety-nine percent discipline . . . ninety-nine percent work," to Gabriel García Márquez's observation that "in the first paragraph, you solve most of...

The Indispensable Collection of Literary Wisdom Since its founding in 1953, The Paris Review has produced interviews that are more than conversations—they are vivid literary self-portraits. Across decades, the magazine has invited the world’s most accomplished writers to reflect on their craft with unusual...

For more than half a century, The Paris Review has offered readers intimate, illuminating conversations with the defining writers of our time. Its celebrated interview series—renowned for its candor and depth—has become an essential archive of literary thought. This volume gathers an extraordinary range...

A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel. The creator of Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, and a delightful cast of beloved children’s characters, Dr. Seuss stands as a towering figure in children’s literature. Yet he was a private individual,...

(But Some Were) Eve Babitz was never more electric than when she was writing letters. In this first-of-its-kind collection, her correspondence takes center stage, revealing the voice she wielded with unmatched charm: candid yet mischievous, glamorous yet razor-sharp, effortlessly funny and startlingly perceptive. Consider...

More than 100 beautifully simple recipes that teach you the basics of a great vegan meal centered on real food, not powders or meat substitutes--from the James Beard Award-winning chef and author of Afro-Vegan The book is organized by ingredient, making it easy to...

Inspired by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s celebrated TED Talk and essay, the journal offers readers a personal and engaging way to explore feminism today. It’s a space for reflection, self-inquiry and meaningful conversation about gender equality. Inspiring Quotes: Selected passages from Adichie’s original essay, designed...

When Suzy Hopkins’s husband of thirty years suddenly left her for an old flame, the heartbreak was so intense, she feared her own heart might give out. How do you even begin to move forward when someone who shaped your entire life is suddenly...

In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faces the heartbreaking sale of her daughter, Ashley. In a desperate bid to protect her, Rose packs a cotton bag with a few precious items for her daughter—items that would be the last connection between...

The Story of a Massacre in Norway and Its Aftermath On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik carried out a devastating attack in Norway, killing seventy-seven people—first with a bomb in central Oslo, then in a mass shooting at a youth camp on the...

The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events That Shaped the World When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the War of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover history's most decisive moments as and when they happened....

At the center of this luminous book is the small, north-facing courtyard garden of Han Kang’s home—kept alive solely by reflected sunlight. Throughout each day, she carefully adjusts mirrors to guide the shifting light, cultivating a living space sustained by attention, patience, and the...

From a young age, Suleika Jaouad has turned to journaling to navigate life’s triumphs and trials. Through illness, heartbreak, and uncertainty, the simple act of putting pen to paper has been her lifeline—and she knows she is not alone. In a world that often...

 A Feminist History of Modern Russia from Revolution to Autocracy. Award-winning journalist Julia Ioffe tells the story of modern Russia through the women who have lived, fought, and struggled within it—from revolution to utopia to autocracy. In 1990, seven-year-old Julia Ioffe and her family...

Why Biodiversity Needs Neurodiversity. Spending time in nature nurtures our wellbeing. For those who are neurodivergent, it can awaken the senses, spark curiosity, and create connections with others who share similar passions. But what is it about natural environments that touches us so deeply?...

An illuminating collection of interviews between the prestigious Shakespeare and Company bookshop and the best writers of our timeShakespeare and Company, Paris, is one of the world's most iconic and beautiful bookshops. Located on the banks of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame, it's long been...

The Complete Crônicas In the rich banquet of Clarice Lispector’s work, her crônicas—short, intensely vivid newspaper pieces—are the delectable canapés. “I’ve learned enough from taxi drivers to fill a book. They really get around. Maybe I know more about Antonioni, or maybe they know more...

Long overshadowed by her marriage to Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner is now recognized as a major figure in 20th-century art—a bold innovator whose work helped shape modernism. In Lee Krasner, acclaimed biographer Gail Levin offers a richly detailed and engrossing account of an artist...

Spanning nearly the entire twentieth century—from women’s suffrage and the Great Depression to McCarthyism, the civil rights movement, and second-wave feminism—Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty tells the story of a woman who painted through every cultural shift and refused to conform...

Artist Biographies, Women in Art. Photographer Jean-François Jaussaud first met Louise Bourgeois in 1994 at her Brooklyn studio. Gaining her trust, however, was no simple matter—only after a probing interview into every detail of his life did she agree to a photo session. Their...

Never before published, this deeply personal and self-curated collection of travel notes and sketches offers an intimate window into the mind of Marina Abramović, one of the most influential performance artists of our time. More than a simple record, it forms a visual and...

The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish Teenagers. Based on six of hundreds of newly discovered, never-before-published autobiographies written by Eastern European Jewish teenagers on the eve of World War II—unearthed in 2017 from a church cellar in Lithuania—When I Grow Up brings to life...