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Begin Again
Begin Again
By Eddie S. Jr Glaude
$2.99 Originally $11.99

New York Times bestseller

James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race. What can we learn from his struggle in our own moment?

“A powerful study of how to bear witness in a moment when America is being called to do the same.” —Time

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How Civil Wars Start
How Civil Wars Start
By Barbara F. Walter
$2.99 Originally $9.99

New York Times bestseller

A leading political scientist sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States—and shows how to stop it before it’s too late.

“Required reading for anyone invested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.” —The New York Times Book Review

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My Vocabulary Did This to Me
My Vocabulary Did This to Me
By Jack Spicer
$3.99 Originally $23.99

This landmark publication of poet Jack Spicer's life work includes poems that have become increasingly hard to find and many published here for the first time.

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The Sacrament
The Sacrament
By Olaf Olafsson
$2.99 Originally $19.99

The haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims.

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A Remarkable Kindness
A Remarkable Kindness
By Diana Bletter
$2.99 Originally $17.99

Four women forge a friendship that sustains them as they come to terms with love and loss, and the outbreak of war. Their intimate bond is strengthened by their participation in a traditional ritual that closes the circle of life. As their lives are slowly transformed, each finds unexpected strength and resilience.

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What We Owe
What We Owe
By Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde
$2.99 Originally $17.99

This gut punch of a novel asks us to consider: what do we pass on to our children? What do we owe those we love? And without roots, can you ever truly be free?

“One of the best books I’ve read about the psychological horror of being from post-revolutionary Iran.” —Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

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The Flame
The Flame
By Leonard Cohen
$2.99 Originally $19.99

New York Times bestseller

Dive into The Flame, a profound exploration of the celebrated poet and musician Leonard Cohen. This final work, hailed as a top read by Vogue, TIME, and The Washington Post, offers a rich blend of his life's work, sure to ignite the imagination of Cohen's enduring fans and newcomers alike.

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Color of the Sea
Color of the Sea
By John Hamamura
$2.99 Originally $17.99

In this beautifully written historical epic about a boy in search of manhood, a girl in search of truth, and two peoples divided by war, Sam Hamaida must draw upon his training as a samurai and span his Hawaiian and Japanese cultures during World War II to see the love of his life, or his family, again.

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Conjure
Conjure
By Rae Armantrout
$2.99 Originally $14.99

A Pulitzer prize-winning poet “offers a glimpse into her visionary world in her stunning 16th collection. . . . [D]eeply insightful.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

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A Man of His Time
A Man of His Time
By Alan Sillitoe
$0.5 Originally $17.99

In this absorbing historical portrait set in Nottinghamshire, a charismatic yet despotic blacksmith reigns over his wife and children, but is powerless to control the transformations of early 20th Century Britain.

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The Five Wounds
The Five Wounds
By Kirstin Valdez Quade
$2.99 Originally $17.99

Winner of the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

Winner of the 2022 Rosenthal Family Foundation Award

From an award-winning storyteller comes a stunning debut novel about a New Mexican family’s extraordinary year of love and sacrifice.

"Quade has created a world bristling with compassion and humanity. The characters and the challenges they face are wholly realized and moving; their journeys span a wide spectrum of emotion and it is impossible not to root for [them]." —Alexandra Chang, New York Times Book Review

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Futures
Futures
By Anna Pitoniak