Essays

On Pain, Disability, and Doom The long-awaited essay collection from one of the most influential voices in disability activism that detonates a bomb in our collective understanding of care and...

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY DEBUTIFUL, LIT HUB, PASTE MAGAZINE, BOOK RIOT, INSIDE HOOK, AND NYLON"This book is a rare comfort, a companion . . . Makes you say- yes, that is...

Nourishments and Jamborees From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations,...

*ONE OF BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READS* Journalist and former Allure editor Sable Yong debuts with a sharp-toothed and hilarious essay collection about beauty and vanity, examining their stigmatization in the cultural...

Essays and Outtakes A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: LA Times * Boston Globe * The Millions * LitHub * Shondaland By the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Air conditioning aspires to be unnoticed. Yet, by manipulating the air around us,...

Adventures in Art and IntimacyAn inventive, exquisite memoir-in-essays by a blazing new talent.'...I don't know what comes after, once I decide to let desire have its way with me. How...

Reflections on Self-Delusion A Times book of the yearA Guardian book of the year What happens to our behaviour when we live most of our lives online? What does it...

Essays 2003-2020A collection of the finest essays by the 'Best of the Booker' winner, following on from his much-acclaimed STEP ACROSS THIS LINESalman Rushdie is celebrated as a storyteller of...

A collection of the most important essays of D.T. Suzuki, the leading authority on Buddhism of the twentieth century. Essays in Zen Buddhism was the first book to fully introduce...

'Learning to mother at the end of the world is an infinite toggle between wanting to make you feel safe and needing you to know that the earth and its...

A revelatory treatise from the Women’s Prize-winning, Booker-shortlisted author of A Tale for the Time Being about how her face has shaped and been shaped by her life.What did your...

A defence of liberalism by the renowned political philosopher. Liberalism — the comparatively mild-mannered sibling to the more ardent camps of nationalism and socialism — has never been so divisive...

In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks and Other AstonishmentsA sparkling collection of essays about the natural world, illustrated throughout — a magnificent bestiary, and an unforgettable book of sustenance, resilience...

Feminism in the Twenty-First CenturyA landmark book that provides us with a new way of thinking about sex, from one of the most exciting and important young intellectuals at work...

'This is a heart-warming anthology, celebrating one of our most beloved animals. Rich with joy and delight, but there is also real depth, poignancy and surprisingly dark humour here.' From...

With an introduction by SuChin Pak A collection of thirty heartfelt, witty, and hopeful thought pieces “that highlights the humanity and multitudes of being Asian American” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review),...

From the author of Start Where You Are comes an illustrated guide for moving through life's biggest transitions with purpose and clarity. How It Feels to Find Yourself pairs vibrant...

An exploration and manifesto investigating the power of reading — and our potential to become radically better readers in the world.How many times have we heard that reading builds empathy?...

A young queer science writer on some of the ocean's strangest creatures and what they can teach us about human empathy and survivalJoin science journalist Sabrina Imbler on an astonishing...

AN NPR BOOK-OF-THE-DAY • A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STAFF PICK • A NYLON MUST-READ • A FORTUNE NEW BOOK TO READ IN AUGUST “And, at the center of it all, am...