Genre

Essays

25 books in this genre.

Cover of Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag

Against Interpretation

Susan Sontag
Cover of Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly

Excellent Advice for Living

Kevin Kelly
Book cover of Fences and Windows by Naomi Klein

Fences and Windows

Naomi Klein
Cover of How to Disappear

How to Disappear

Akiko Busch
Book cover of Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

Susan Sontag
Cover of Linea Nigra

Linea Nigra

Jazmina Barrera
Cover of Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote

Music for Chameleons

Truman Capote
Cover of Nobody's Perfect by Anthony Lane

Nobody’s Perfect

Anthony Lane
Book cover of On Being Ill by Virginia Woolf, Julia Stephen

On Being Ill

Virginia Woolf, Julia Stephen
Book cover of On Fire by Naomi Klein

On Fire

Naomi Klein
Cover of On Immunity by Eula Biss

On Immunity

Eula Biss
Cover of On Lighthouses

On Lighthouses

Jazmina Barrera
Cover of Plainwater

Plainwater

Anne Carson
Book cover of Professor at Large by John Cleese

Professor at Large

John Cleese
Cover of Recognizing the Stranger by Isabella Hammad

Recognizing the Stranger

Isabella Hammad
Cover of Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Sister Outsider

Audre Lorde
Cover of Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien

Tales from the Perilous Realm

J.R.R. Tolkien
Cover of The Afterlife by Penelope Fitzgerald

The Afterlife

Penelope Fitzgerald
Cover of The Crack-Up

The Crack-Up

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cover of The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin

The Devil Finds Work

James Baldwin
Book cover of The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin
Cover of The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain

The Nasty Bits

Anthony Bourdain
Cover of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

Ann Patchett
Cover of Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things

Cheryl Strayed
Cover of Whose Story Is This? by Rebecca Solnit

Whose Story Is This?

Rebecca Solnit

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