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History
"A beautiful, absorbing, tragic book." -- Larry McMurtry In 1851, a war began in what would become Yosemite National Park, a war against the indigenous inhabitants. A century later-in 1951-and a hundred and fifty miles... See More
A collection of feminist essays steeped in "Solnit's unapologetically observant and truth-speaking voice on toxic, violent masculinity" (The Los Angeles Review). In a timely and incisive follow-up to her national... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
"[A] landmark book... Solnit illustrates how the uprisings that begin on the streets can upend the status quo and topple authoritarian regimes" (Vice). A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain... See More
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Biography Longlisted for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing An electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a writer finds her voice in a society that... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, The Mark Lynton History Prize, and the Sally Hacker Prize for the History of Technology "A panoramic vision of cultural change"... See More
The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author delivers a collection of essays that serve as the perfect "antidote to mansplaining" (The Stranger). In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca... See More
Literary Criticism
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography "An exhilarating romp through Orwell's life and times and also through the life and times of... See More
Children's eBooks
"What would the world look like if girls grew up reading fairytales made from the magic they carry inside themselves? Breathtakingly beautiful, is what." -- Lidia Yuknavich, national bestselling author In her debut... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Feminist essays for the #MeToo era from "the voice of the resistance," the international bestselling author of Men Explain Things to Me (The New York Times Magazine). Who gets to shape the narrative of our times? The... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The incomparable Rebecca Solnit, author of more than a dozen acclaimed, prizewinning books of nonfiction, brings the same dazzling writing to the essays in Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness. As the title suggests, the... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
A New York Times Notable Book Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award A personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy, from the author of Orwell's Roses Apricots. Her mother's disintegrating... See More
Sports & Outdoors
A passionate, thought-provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of Orwell's Roses Drawing together many histories--of anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
"[A] call to arms that takes on a range of social and political problems in America -- from racism and misogyny to climate change and Donald Trump" (Poets & Writers). National Book Award Longlist Winner of the Kirkus Prize... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly... See More
Travel
"An intriguing amalgam of personal memoir, philosophical speculation, natural lore, cultural history, and art criticism." -- Los Angeles Times From the award-winning author of Orwell's Roses, a stimulating exploration of... See More
Anthologies
The selections in Imperfect Ideal: Utopian and Dystopian Visions illustrate the best and worst of what can happen when we attempt to mold the complex communities in which we live into our vision of a perfect state. All 23... See More
An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit ("the voice of the resistance" -- New York Times), climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Rebecca Solnit has made a vocation of journeying into difficult territory and reporting back, as an environmentalist, antiglobalization activist, and public intellectual. Storming the Gates of Paradise, an anthology of her... See More
History
A rambling philosophical work of travel writing with descriptive musings on Irish history and heritage from the award-winning author of Men Explain Things to Me In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others... See More
Travel
Yosemite: A Storied Landscape is like no other book on this beloved landmark. This unique eBook brings to life the surprising, poignant, revealing, and sometimes tragic stories that inhabit the park as densely as its... See More