Saigyo Translated by Burton Wwatson Poems of a Mountain Home contains translations of two hundred of Saigyo's poems. His poems are almost all written in the thirty-one syllable tanka form,...

Paula Wagner At eighteen, Paula is already a seasoned traveler, having begun life in England, crisscrossed the US as a young child, and survived a year in a London boarding...

Jesmyn Ward  A searing and profound Southern odyssey by National Book Award–winner Jesmyn Ward.In Jesmyn Ward’s first novel since her National Book Award–winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings...

Tess de Loo A woman falls in love with a man who may or may not be her brother in this searing novel by de Loo (The Twins), which traces...

Richard Hyatt January 1, 1984 by Thorsons Publishers

Samih Al-Qasim, Adinis, Mahmud Darwish Since pre-Islamic days, poetry has been the mass art form of the Arabic language. In modern times poets in the region have had a greater...

James Matlack Raney A gypsy curse…A shadow pirate…An ancient treasure…An adventure beyond mystery and magic!Eleven year-old Jim Morgan once had a home, a life of comfort, and a future full...

William Golding When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy...

Lois Lowry The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a...

Michael Cunningham A daring, deeply affecting third novel by the author of A Home at the End of the World and Flesh and Blood.In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the...

Sarah Glidden The award-winning graphic memoir about Israel that offers more questions than answers about identity and politics Sarah Glidden is a progressive Jewish American twentysomething who is both vocal...

James Matlack Raney A Dark Secret...A Hidden Island...A Magic Storm...An Epic Journey Upon the High Seas!Over a year has passed since Jim Morgan outwitted the King of Thieves and escaped...