A true account of a daring attempt to make the US–Mexico border safe
Each night, thousands of immigrants stream north across the Mexican border towards San Diego, hoping to make a new life in the United States. Along the way, many find...
"Astonishing....One of the most dazzling and moving memoirs to come along in years." Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Lit follows Mary Karr's descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness and her astonishing resurrection.
Karr's longing for...
After three acclaimed novels—The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, Absurdistan, and Super Sad True Love Story—Gary Shteyngart turns to memoir in a candid, witty, deeply poignant account of his life so far. Shteyngart shares his American immigrant...
Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book—a key inspiration for Rivka Galchen’s new book — contains a list of “Things That Make One Nervous.” And wouldn’t the blessed event top almost anyone’s list?
Little Labors is a slanted, enchanted...
Men, women, and children ran for cover as the bombs started falling on Pervomaisk. The Russian separatists were invading Eastern Ukraine in 2015. Many Ukrainians fled into Central and Western Ukraine to find safety. “Lives Left Behind” is the...