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Language & Literature Poetry, Essays, Humor, & More Spring 2021
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Librarian tales : funny, strange, and inspiring dispatches from the stacks
by William Ottens
Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly of librarian William Ottens's experience working behind service desks and in the stacks of public libraries, most recently at the Lawrence Public Library in Kansas. In Librarian Tales, published in cooperation with the American Library Association, readers will learn about strange things librarians have found in book drops, weird and obscure reference questions, the stress of tax season, phrases your local librarians never want to hear, stories unique to children's librarians, and more.
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The bright book of life : novels to read and reread
by Harold Bloom
The Yale University humanities professor and award-winning author of Possessed by Memory shares trenchant critiques of 52 master works of literature, from Don Quixote and Wuthering Heights to Les Misérables and Vanity Fair.
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Garner's quotations : a modern miscellany
by Dwight Garner
A selection of favorite quotes by the irreverent New York Times critic and former New York Times Book Review senior editor draws on four decades of his career to reflect the evolution of the modern literary world. Index.
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Love, Kurt : the Vonnegut love letters, 1941-1945
by Kurt Vonnegut
A collection of intimate letters from the literary humorist to his first wife spans Kurt’s college years, World War II deployment and early development as a writer, offering insight into his views on such subjects as love, family and mortality. Illustrations.
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Looking to get lost : adventures in music and writing
by Peter Guralnick
This dazzling new book of profiles is not so much a summation as a culmination of Peter Guralnick's remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll. It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and strikingly personal portraits of creative artists, both musicians and writers, at the height of their powers.
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How did I get here? : a memoir
by Bruce McCall
A memoir by the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist and former Saturday Night Live writer describes his upbringing in post-World War II Ontario and the people and places who shaped his storied career in New York City. Illustrations.
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Earth keeper : reflections on the American land
by N. Scott Momaday
A Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet celebrates the oral tradition of his Native American culture as he recalls the stories of his childhood, passed down for generations, and their profound and sacred connection to the natural world.
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This time next year we'll be laughing : a memoir
by Jacqueline Winspear
This deeply personal portrayal of a post-War England we rarely see, the best-selling author reflects on her childhood in the English countryside, of working class indomitability and family secrets, of artistic inspiration and the price of memory.
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Light for the world to see
by Kwame Alexander
Presents a collection of three powerful poems that take on racism and Black resistance in America
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Dearly : new poems
by Margaret Atwood
The internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author presents her first collection of poetry in over a decade that addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, nature – and zombies.
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What kind of woman : poems
by Kate Baer
Beautifully written, this exemplary voice in modern poetry makes women feel seen in their own bodies, marriages and lives.
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African American poetry : 250 years of struggle & song
by Kevin Young
A wide-ranging anthology of black poetry represents 250 famous and less-recognized poets from the colonial era to the present who used their powerful words to illuminate such issues as racism, slavery and the threatened African Diaspora identity.
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I don't want to die poor : essays
by Michael Arceneaux
The author of the New York Times best-selling I Can’t Date Jesus offers a humorous and insightful essay collection that discusses his struggles with debt and how that impacts every other area of his life.
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Survival of the thickest : essays
by Michelle Buteau
The stand-up comedian, actress and host of the Late Night Whenever podcast shares an unapologetic collection essays that reflect on her Caribbean heritage, her September 11 newsroom work and her experiences with IVF, surrogacy and motherhood.
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The best of me
by David Sedaris
The American humorist, author and radio contributor presents shares his most memorable work in a collection of stories and essays that feature him shopping for rare taxidermy, hitchhiking with a quadriplegic and hand-feeding a carnivorous bird.
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