Having and Being Had

An occasionally uncomfortable — and long overdue — exploration of power and privilege.

Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why: Essays

Follow along as the political satirist draws her zany cast of characters from the world’s worst reality show.

Coventry: Essays

By Rachel Cusk

Coventry: Essays

Autobiographical pieces form the captivating, frustrating heart of this collection.

Ahab’s Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick

A fascinating, timely exploration of Melville's (and our) watery world.

Make It Scream, Make It Burn: Essays

Another collection of fearless, closely observed, and — yes — empathetic essays from a master of the form.

Erosion: Essays of Undoing

By Terry Tempest Williams

Erosion: Essays of Undoing

In searing prose, the author laments the destruction of the natural world.

Words and Worlds: From Autobiography to Zippers

The longtime novelist tackles a range of topics in this insightful essay collection.

The Book of Delights: Essays

A poet finds endless enchantment in the everyday.