Milk and Honey
“Honest and unembellished. For anyone who has experienced trauma, grief, loss, and the possible miracle of recovery.” – Allie Buy on Bookshop
The Art of Memoir
“If you: like people’s stories and learning how to tell them; like memoir; want to write a memoir; want to know what memoirs to read; want to learn and laugh […]
Deaf Republic
“Read p.3. Then understand why this National Book Award finalist is both timely and urgent.” – Kathleen Buy on Bookshop
Olio
“This book is great for blowing your damn mind! Olio just won the Pulitzer Prize! Inventive, ambitious, and daring. Jess explores often overloaded African American performers of the past to […]
Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty
“Great for pondering consumer culture. Hoagland questions–often using humor–if everything is for sale and has a price. What does it mean to be American, a consumer obsessed with celebrity, brand […]
How to be Drawn
“Great for pretty much every human being. One of America’s most decorated poets, Hayes, a SC native, writes beautiful, haunting, spot-on truths in verse. I dare you to read ANY […]
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
“Terrance Hayes SLAYS. (Plus he’s originally from SC). Readers from Columbia will recognize the streets & neighborhoods he roams in this collection.” – Kathleen Buy on Bookshop
Time and Materials
“Complexities, layers, discovery. I once wrote a 54-page paper on ‘The World as Will & Representation,’ and felt like I was just getting started. Hass has a way of packing […]
The Kitchen Sink
“A bit of everything from Goldbarth’s illustrious poetic career – humor, form, rich vocabulary, gut-wrenching truths – is in here. Plus, one of my favorite lines of poetry ever is […]
Howl
“Everyone should have this one. Ginsberg was the voice of the best generation–but his words and sentiments are still relevant today, and help to contextualize the angst and anger of […]