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Belly button book!
Par Sandra Boynton. 2005
A you're adorable
Par Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, Sidney Lippman, Martha G Alexander. 1998
Pushcart prize XLII: best of the small presses, 2018 (The Pushcart Prize #42)
Par Bill Henderson, Pushcart. 2018
Collection of seventy poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. Includes pieces by Jamie Quatro, Saeed Jones,…
George Saunders, Rachel Cusk, Natasha Trethewey, and Francisco Cantú. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018Pushcart prize XLIII: best of the small presses, 2019 (The Pushcart Prize Anthologies Ser. #43)
Par Bill Henderson, Pushcart. 2019
Seventy poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. In his poem "Autism Screening Questionnaire--Speech and Language Delay,"…
Oliver de la Paz explores the interactions of a parent with a child who is undergoing a diagnosis. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019The wide, carnivorous sky and other monstrous geographies
Par John Langan. 2013
A collection of nine short works of dark fantasy and horror. In the title tale, a group of army soldiers…
hunt the vampire who destroyed their platoon in Iraq. Violence and some strong language. 2013The opposite of loneliness: essays and stories
Par Marina Keegan. 2014
Collection of essays and short stories by Keegan (1989-2012), who was killed in a car accident five days after her…
college graduation. In the title essay--which appeared in the graduation issue of the Yale Daily News--she reflects on the bright future awaiting the graduates. Bestseller. 2014Eight girls taking pictures: a novel
Par Whitney Otto. 2012
Interlinking stories describe female photographers from different eras and places struggling to balance their desire for the art with societal…
expectations and domestic pressures. In "Cymbeline in Love" a married woman in the 1910s continues her photographic career despite an unsupportive husband, difficult pregnancy, and recent house fire. 2012Biography of E.B. White (1899-1985), who wrote that he "felt a kinship for animals that he never felt for people"…
and penned the 1952 children's novel featuring a spider. Discusses White's New Yorker magazine days, marriage to editor Katharine Angell, and Maine farm that inspired Charlotte's Web (DB 46839). 2011True facts, tall tales & pure fiction (Southwestern Writers Collection)
Par Larry L. King. 1997
This volume brings together five essays that King considers "true fact," ten that constitute "tall tales," and four short stories…
that he classifies as "pure fiction." All of these pieces represent an ongoing attempt to define and understand his native place and his mind's country. They cover subjects ranging from a rape trial to dubious recipes and points between: writing, politics, Little League baseball, Texas basketball, racial integration in the military, dogs, sinning, and stories of troubled lives. Explicit descriptions of sexChicka Chicka Boom Boom (Chicka Chicka Book, A)
Par John Archambault, Lois Ehlert, Bill Martin Jr.. 1989
The Nevada review: Fall 2012
Par Joe McCoy, Caleb Cage. 2012
This literary journal provides an eclectic mix of writings on Nevada topics. Selections in this issue include an essay on…
public pensions in Nevada, short stories and excerpts from fiction works by Nevada authors; and an interview with Carolyn Hayes Uber, the president of Stephens Press of Las Vegas. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex"Hecho en Tejas" is an historic anthology that establishes the canon of Mexican American literature in Texas. With close to…
one hundred selections chosen, the book reaches back to the sixteenth-century exploration narrative of Texas's first Spanish-speaking writer, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and forward to voices of the twentieth century. Selections include short stories, poems, and lyrics to songs. Most are in English or Spanish with English translations. Some work is bilingual. Contains some descriptions of sex, some violence and strong languageSixty-three stories, essays, and poems from literary magazines, online and print journals, and small presses. In "Cartagena," Nam Le portrays…
a young Colombian assassin who is in over his head. Also features Rick Bass, Joyce Carol Oates, and Edward Hirsch. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2008Voces sin fronteras: antología Vintage Español de literatura mexicana y chicana contemporánea
Par Cristina García. 2007
Anthology of twenty-one contemporary writers, including Mexicans Rosario Castellanos, Carlos Fuentes, Angeles Mastretta, Octavio Paz, Elena Poniatowska, Alfonso Reyes, and…
Juan Rulfo; and Chicanos Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Rubén Martínez, and Richard Rodriguez. Includes short sketches on each author. Spanish language. 2006New Orleans, mon amour: twenty years of writings from the city
Par Andrei Codrescu. 2006
Essays from a Romanian-born National Public Radio commentator about his adopted city of New Orleans. Includes some pieces written after…
Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Describes the Big Easy and its inhabitants, food, cemeteries, eccentrics, neighborhoods, Mardi Gras, and crime. 2006Adaptations: from short story to big screen : 35 great stories that have inspired great films
Par Stephanie Harrison. 2005
Tales that were transformed into screenplays for memorable movies from 1932 to 2003. Includes Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel," the…
basis for 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the stories behind Rear Window, Bringing Up Baby, My Friend Flicka, and other films. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2005Lone Star literature: from the Red River to the Rio Grande
Par Don Graham. 2003
Anthology of short pieces representing the diversity, scope, and complexity of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Texas. Includes over sixty essays, stories,…
excerpts, and memoirs by writers such as Elmer Kelton, Molly Ivins, and O. Henry. Foreword by Lonesome Dove (DB 22959) author Larry McMurtry. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2003The Year's best fantasy and horror: fifteenth annual collection (Year's Best Fantasy and Horror)
Par Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, James Frenkel. 2002
Collection of forty-eight stories and poems ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror by such authors as Jeffrey Ford, Jane…
Yolen, Ursula LeGuin, and Gene Wolfe. Prefaced by an overview of 2001's works in this genre. Also includes list of Honorable Mentions. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Speaking with the angel: original stories
Par Nick Hornby. 2000
Twelve first-person narratives by British and American writers. New short stories by Zadie Smith, Dave Eggers, Helen Fielding, Roddy Doyle,…
and Irvine Welsh. In Nick Hornby's "NippleJesus," a museum security guard recounts what happened to a controversial artwork. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000Advertisements for myself
Par Norman Mailer. 1992
An anthology of short stories, newspaper columns, extracts from novels, essays, and interviews--connected by autobiographical comments, or "advertisements." Mailer's diversity…
of forms is matched by his range of styles--from simple and direct, as in "Advertisement for Three War Stories," to his sarcastic responses to reviews of his work, such as "The Last Draft of The Deer Park." Strong language