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A riveting memoir in which Nunez wrestles with her mother's determination to have her leave her Trinidadian homeland for America.

Autism spectrum disorder is found in one of every eighty-eight children-this gorgeous book offers powerful insight into the disorder.

A deeply engaging debut novel about a morality clash in an insular Chicago neighborhood.

A gorgeously written and highly entertaining debut novel about a small island's struggle for independence from Britain.

An exposé of an America no one is comfortable talking about: the volatile ground where male violence and sexuality overlap.

The long-awaited reissue of McFadden's classic novel about a young woman on a journey of self-discovery.

The cocreator of Go the Fuck to Sleep presents an illustrated history of the intermingling of Coffee, Coca-Cola, and Cocaine.

The book "Go The F*** To Sleep" quickly shot to the top of 2011's bestseller lists thanks to its profanely hilarious style that struck a note with exhausted parents everywhere. Now "Seriously, Just Go To Sleep" offers that same delight to their restless children.

Dennis Lehane returns to coedit the sequel to the best-selling evergreen anthology Boston Noir.

The highly anticipated debut poetry collection from the best-selling author of Dreaming in Cuban.

The first female author in Dennis Cooper's groundbreaking "Little House on the Bowery" series.

Scars captures the political ambitions of Russell Simmons, the Black Spades gang foundation of Afrika Bambaataa and the Universal Zulu Nation, the spiritual sensibility of KRS-One and the Temple of Hip-Hop, and a keynoted debate on the materialistic, violent direction of hiphop culture. Interpreting the mood and inner-city atmosphere that caused the counterculture of hip-hop, Bronx native Miles Marshall Lewis details the circumstances of his father's heroin addiction, his mother's Southern spirituality, his grandfather's career as a Harlem numbers runner, and his own journey from a tenement-building upbringing to worldwide travels--with hiphop trailing his steps. An incisive look at contemporary urban American life--including a foreword by acclaimed poet Saul Williams--Scars exposes the motivations and aspirations of a culture whose spiritual center was the Bronx.

Daniel Chavarria has long been recognized as one of Latin America's finest writers . . ." --Edgar Award-winning author William Heffernan

Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Allen Ginsberg, Abbie Hoffman and others from the new left come alive.

Jerusalem Calling marks the emergence of a new breed of public intellectual.

A mesmerizing fictional biography of Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote) that Junot Diaz calls a "masterpiece."

From the early days of the secret Oslo talks through the recent crises and new developments in Israel and Palestine, Beilin--co-author of the current "road map" to Middle East peace--has been at the center of it all. This book highlights his intensive and historic meetings.

A literary, psychological thriller set in 1951, reminiscent of The Great Gatsby.

Following in the Caribbean footsteps of Haiti Noir and Trinidad Noir, now come dark stories from Jamaica's capital city.

Venice, Italy, behind the tourist veil is revealed and dissected.

Ex-bodyguard D Hunter is swept into the City of Angels on a dark mission to find his mysterious grandfather's killer.

Grady and Graff, both Montana natives, masterfully curate this collection of hard-edged Western tales.

A beautifully illustrated children's history of hip-hop, from a progressive/idealistic perspective.

Joyce Carol Oates and other illustrious writers explore Jersey noir.

A riveting immigrant story of family, love, and assimilation, and a fascinating look into the world of contemporary book publishing.

Michael Stipe's enchanting photo-diary of Patti Smith on tour, with words by Stipe, Patti Smith, William Burroughs, and more.

"In Robinson's majestic prose and sweeping historical vision, the tongues of Virginia Woolf, Gabriel García Márquez, and Toni Morrison blend to remind us that we can renew our souls in the eyes of ancestors who return to us in whatever way our lives demand."-Michael Eric Dyson, author of Know What I Mean?"Rich and detailed . . . Makeda is a lively and irresistible story about family and the coming-of-age of an intelligent black man in twentieth-century America. At once tender, intellectually daring, and emotionally unsettling, Makeda joins that short list of great American novels."-Kwame Dawes, award-winning author of She's Gone"I have always loved Randall Robinson, and with Makeda I love him more."-Bertice Berry, author of Redemption Song"Above all is Robinson's way with language; his development of characters who float mythically through a story of epic proportions."-Herb Boyd, author of Baldwin's Harlem

Malice and mayhem simmer beneath the surface of one of America's favorite vacation areas.

Pittsburgh Noir roars forth, presenting the true underbelly of "the most livable city in America."