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Literature & Fiction
"Reading [this book] is like driving down the road with a companion who is so smart and funny and insightful that her conversation transforms the landscape" (Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres)... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy "A thoughtful, sympathetic portrait of a legendary historical figure." -- Kirkus Reviews The siren... See More
Teen & Young Adult
Literature & Fiction
"With a dazzling mix of directness and metaphor, Prose captures the centrifugal and isolating force of grief... "[Goldengrove is] a moving meditation on how, out of the painful passing of innocence and youth, sexuality and... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
One of twentieth-century America's most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray. In her time, there was no... See More
Literary Fiction
Eleven "impeccably crafted, painfully hilarious" tales of innocence lost and families in search of connection from the New York Times-bestselling author (San Francisco Chronicle). A reluctant trophy wife on her Italian... See More
Literary Fiction
This tale of a family in Little Italy is "a minor miracle... documenting the madness and the grace of God in everyday life" (Newsweek). On a 1950s September night so hot that the devout Catholics of Little Italy wonder if... See More
Literary Fiction
An "irresistibly readable" pair of novellas skewering Americans abroad -- by the New York Times-bestselling author and National Book Award finalist(The New York Times Book Review). "In a style that is bold, witty, richly... See More
World Literature
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award: A novel of a Polish king and a rebellious rabbi, "full of sudden delights and mocking humor" (The New York Times). The Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral... See More
Literary Criticism
"Prose's book is a stunning achievement... Now Anne Frank stands before us... a figure who will live not only in history but also in the literature she aspired to create." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune In June, 1942, Anne... See More
Literature & Fiction
In America, notes acclaimed novelist Francine Prose, we are obsessed with food and diet. And what is this obsession with food except a struggle between sin and virtue, overeating and self-control--a struggle with the fierce... See More
Humor & Satire
"Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist who's also a world-class storyteller." -- Russell Banks Francine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful in My New American Life, a darkly... See More
World Literature
Named one of the best books of 2021 by NPR, The Washington Post, and Financial Times "No one states problems more correctly, more astutely, more amusingly and more uncomfortably than Francine Prose... The gift of her work... See More
Literature & Fiction
The National Book Award Finalist from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose -- now the major motion picture Submission "Screamingly funny... Blue Angel culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that... See More
Literature & Fiction
"Francine Prose has a knack for getting to the heart of human nature... We are allowed to enter the moral dilemmas of fascinating characters whose emotional lives are strung out by the same human frailties, secrets and... See More
Historical Fiction
The story of a troupe of actors in seventeenth-century Italy, from "one of a handful of truly indispensable American writers" (Gary Shteyngart). The Glorious Ones are an unlikely troupe of actors, traveling up and down the... See More
Literary Fiction
The New York Times-bestselling author takes on New Agers as one woman searches for meaning in this "brilliantly satiric but... sweet-natured" novel (Publishers Weekly). Thirty-year-old Martha is stagnating in a demeaning... See More
Literary Criticism
In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, the distinguished novelist, literary critic, and essayist celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works... See More
Humor & Satire
From the "wonderfully quirky imagination" of the New York Times-bestselling author: A tabloid reporter is surprised to find magic in a mundane world (The New York Times). Vera Pearl is a staff writer for This Week, a... See More
Teen & Young Adult
My father was killed on 9/11. When eighth grader Bart Rangely is granted a "mercy" scholarship to an elite private school after his father is killed in the North Tower, doors should have opened. Instead, he is terrorized... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
A distinguished novelist and critic inspires readers and writers with this inside look at how the professionals read -- and write Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers... See More
Literature & Fiction
"Tender and artful... a gently spiritual celebration of life." -- New York Times Book Review Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story... See More
Humor & Entertainment
A Haitian émigré's exposure to shallow suburbanites is "social satire at its slyest and best" from the New York Times-bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews). When the heartbroken Simone flees her native Haiti, her best... See More
Travel
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher A collection of great travel writing by authors from around the globe, including original stories set in Scotland, Thailand, Malaysia, Moldova, Tanzania, Austria and... See More
Classics
George Eliot's beloved classic novel -- hailed by Virginia Woolf as "masterful" -- follows the life, loves, foibles, and politics of the residents of a fictional English town set amid the social unrest of the Industrial... See More
Literature & Fiction
Per quale ragione «L'ho sposato, lettore mio» è una delle frasi più celebri e citate della letteratura inglese? La risposta, tutt'altro che ovvia, risiede nel capolavoro da cui è tratta: Jane Eyre (1847), la storia di... See More
Teen & Young Adult
A dark house. An isolated island. Strange dreams and even stranger visions... Jack is spending the summer on a private island far from modern conveniences. No Wi-Fi, no cell service, no one else on the island but a... See More
Travel
A blending of art and cultural criticism, travel writing, and personal narrative, Sicilian Odyssey is Francine Prose's imaginative consideration of the diverse cultural legacies found juxtaposed and entangled on the... See More
Literature & Fiction
Retrouvez dans ce dossier gratuit les premiers chapitres de 21 titres incontournables pour vos lectures d'été, dans les collections Blanche et Du monde entier : Americanah (de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie), La vie des elfes... See More
Literature & FictionA short story by Francine Prose from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre. 'The Mirror' boldly imagines Jane Eyre's married life after the novel ends. Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full... See More