Essays

  • Quietly hostile : essays

    Creator

    Irby, Samantha

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller - A Glamour Best Book of the Year. A hilarious new essay collection from Samantha Irby "engages readers with her characteristic combination of laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt passages and plenty of awkward experiences.... Quietly Hostile will delight established fans and newcomers alike" (Parade). "Brilliant and one of the funniest people I've ever read." - Roxane Gay. "The king of sparkling misanthropy and tender, loving dread." - Jia Tolentino. "Absolutely hilarious....

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • The deadline : essays

    Creator

    Lepore, Jill

    Abstract

    A book to be listened to and kept for posterity, The Deadline is the art of the essay at its best. Few, if any, historians have brought such insight, wisdom, and empathy to public discourse as Jill Lepore. Arriving at The New Yorker in 2005, Lepore, with her panoptical range and razor-sharp style, brought a transporting freshness and a literary vivacity to everything from profiles of long-dead writers to urgent constitutional analysis to an unsparing scrutiny of the woeful affairs of the nation itself.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Solon

    Pushkin Industries

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  • Thin skin : essays

    Creator

    Shapland, Jenn

    Abstract

    A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book - Examining capitalism's toxic creep into the land, our bodies, and our thinking, this incisive new work is "a visceral exploration" (Katherine May, author of Wintering) from a National Book Award finalist and a powerful literary mind. "A wrenching, loving, and trenchant examination of feminism, nuclear weapons production, healthcare, queerness, and American life" - Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • Congratulations, the best is over! : essays

    Creator

    Thomas, R. Eric

    Abstract

    National bestseller - The beloved author of Here for It returns with a collection of "funny and compulsively readable" (Vogue), "hilarious and incisive" (Time) essays about what happens after happily ever after. "How is it possible that I liked this book even more than his last one?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified