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Song So Wild and Blue

A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell

by Paul Lisicky ...

"An intimate, impressionistic Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man mode, interwoven with Mitchell myths and parallels."— New York Times Book Review"An astonishing exploration of what it means to lead an artist’s life—how to last, dig deep, change, to embrace one’s voice while in conversation with your heroes."—Elizabeth McCracken, author of The Hero of This BookFrom the celebrated novelist and ... Read more

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"An intimate, impressionistic Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man mode, interwoven with Mitchell myths and parallels."— New York Times Book Review"An astonishing exploration of what it means to lead an artist’s life—how to last, dig deep, change, to embrace one’s voice while in conversation with your heroes."—Elizabeth McCracken, author of The Hero of This BookFrom the celebrated novelist and
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Lawnboy

by Paul Lisicky ...

"Lawnboy is, quite simply, the real thing, a novel of mystery and great beauty." -Michael CunninghamThey all thought I was good-natured, upright and responsible, generous, affectionate, and kind, and of course I could be those things, but there was much more to me than that, a side that unnerved even myself, and this side included William.Seventeen-year-old Evan's adventure begins with mowing a ... Read more

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"Lawnboy is, quite simply, the real thing, a novel of mystery and great beauty." -Michael CunninghamThey all thought I was good-natured, upright and responsible, generous, affectionate, and kind, and of course I could be those things, but there was much more to me than that, a side that unnerved even myself, and this side included William.Seventeen-year-old Evan's adventure begins with mowing a
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Later

My Life at the Edge of the World

by Paul Lisicky ...

A stunning portrait of community, identity, and sexuality by the critically acclaimed author of The Narrow DoorWhen Paul Lisicky arrived in Provincetown in the early 1990s, he was leaving behind a history of family trauma to live in a place outside of time, known for its values of inclusion, acceptance, and art. In this idyllic haven, Lisicky searches for love and connection and comes into his own ... Read more

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A stunning portrait of community, identity, and sexuality by the critically acclaimed author of The Narrow DoorWhen Paul Lisicky arrived in Provincetown in the early 1990s, he was leaving behind a history of family trauma to live in a place outside of time, known for its values of inclusion, acceptance, and art. In this idyllic haven, Lisicky searches for love and connection and comes into his own
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Famous Builder

by Paul Lisicky ...

Paul Lisicky remembers being not much like other boys his age, but rather the awkward thirteen-year-old with "arms thick as drinking straws," who composes tunes in his head that he might later send to Folk Mass Today or to the producers of The Partridge Family. Born into a family whose incremental success bumps them up a notch from their immigrant upbringing and into suburban America, Paul puts ... Read more

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Paul Lisicky remembers being not much like other boys his age, but rather the awkward thirteen-year-old with "arms thick as drinking straws," who composes tunes in his head that he might later send to Folk Mass Today or to the producers of The Partridge Family. Born into a family whose incremental success bumps them up a notch from their immigrant upbringing and into suburban America, Paul puts
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The Narrow Door

A Memoir of Friendship

by Paul Lisicky ...

In The Narrow Door, Paul Lisicky creates a compelling collage of scenes and images drawn from two long-term relationships, one with a woman novelist and the other with his ex-husband, a poet. The contours of these relationships shift constantly. Denise and Paul, stretched by the demands of their writing lives, drift apart, and Paul's romance begins to falter. And the world around them is frail: ... Read more

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In The Narrow Door, Paul Lisicky creates a compelling collage of scenes and images drawn from two long-term relationships, one with a woman novelist and the other with his ex-husband, a poet. The contours of these relationships shift constantly. Denise and Paul, stretched by the demands of their writing lives, drift apart, and Paul's romance begins to falter. And the world around them is frail:
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The Burning House

by Paul Lisicky ...

"The Burning House is an achingly lovely novel about the things that bind us together in this life and the things that pull us apart. Paul Lisicky has an extraordinary gift for exploring emotional nuance and the rhythms of desire. With this book he yet again asserts himself as one of the select writers who continues to teach me about the complexities of the human heart."-Robert Olen ButlerThe new ... Read more

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"The Burning House is an achingly lovely novel about the things that bind us together in this life and the things that pull us apart. Paul Lisicky has an extraordinary gift for exploring emotional nuance and the rhythms of desire. With this book he yet again asserts himself as one of the select writers who continues to teach me about the complexities of the human heart."-Robert Olen ButlerThe new
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Song So Wild and Blue

A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell

by Paul Lisicky ...

Narrated by Paul Lisicky ...

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8 hours 58 min

“An intimate, impressionistic Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man mode, interwoven with Mitchell myths and parallels."— New York Times Book Review“An astonishing exploration of what it means to lead an artist’s life—how to last, dig deep, change, to embrace one’s voice while in conversation with your heroes.”—Elizabeth McCracken, author of The Hero of This BookFrom the celebrated novelist and ... Read more

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“An intimate, impressionistic Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man mode, interwoven with Mitchell myths and parallels."— New York Times Book Review“An astonishing exploration of what it means to lead an artist’s life—how to last, dig deep, change, to embrace one’s voice while in conversation with your heroes.”—Elizabeth McCracken, author of The Hero of This BookFrom the celebrated novelist and
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Later

My Life at the Edge of the World

by Paul Lisicky ...

Narrated by Joel Froomkin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

A stunning portrait of community, identity, and sexuality by the critically acclaimed author of The Narrow DoorWhen Paul Lisicky arrived in Provincetown in the early 1990s, he was leaving behind a history of family trauma to live in a place outside of time, known for its values of inclusion, acceptance, and art. In this idyllic haven, Lisicky searches for love and connection and comes into his own ... Read more

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A stunning portrait of community, identity, and sexuality by the critically acclaimed author of The Narrow DoorWhen Paul Lisicky arrived in Provincetown in the early 1990s, he was leaving behind a history of family trauma to live in a place outside of time, known for its values of inclusion, acceptance, and art. In this idyllic haven, Lisicky searches for love and connection and comes into his own
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Paper Boat

New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023

by Margaret Atwood ...

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9 hours 41 min

An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our ageTracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood—a writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapes—Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961–2023 assembles Atwood’s most vital poems in one essential volume.In pieces that are at once brilliant, beautiful, and hyper-imagined, Atwood ... Read more

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An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our ageTracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood—a writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapes—Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961–2023 assembles Atwood’s most vital poems in one essential volume.In pieces that are at once brilliant, beautiful, and hyper-imagined, Atwood
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How to Survive a Summer

A Novel

by Nick White ...

Narrated by Michael Crouch ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

****Named One of Book Riot’s BEST QUEER BOOKS OF 2017**“Packed with story and drama … If Tennessee Williams’s ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ could be transposed to the 21st-century South, where queer liberation co-exists alongside the stubborn remains of fire and brimstone, it might read something like this juicy, moving hot mess of a novel.” –Tim Murphy, The Washington PostA searing debut novel centering ... Read more

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****Named One of Book Riot’s BEST QUEER BOOKS OF 2017**“Packed with story and drama … If Tennessee Williams’s ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ could be transposed to the 21st-century South, where queer liberation co-exists alongside the stubborn remains of fire and brimstone, it might read something like this juicy, moving hot mess of a novel.” –Tim Murphy, The Washington PostA searing debut novel centering
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Homesick for Another World

Stories

by Ottessa Moshfegh ...

Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan, Richard Poe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017An electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers of our timeOttessa Moshfegh’s debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015.Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle, nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, short ... Read more

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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017An electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers of our timeOttessa Moshfegh’s debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015.Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle, nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, short
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Real Life

A Novel

by Brandon Taylor ...

Narrated by Kevin R. Free ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

A FINALIST for the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, the VCU/Cabell First Novelist Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, the NYPL Young Lions Award, and the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award“A blistering coming of age story” —O: The Oprah Magazine**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Public Library, Vanity Fair, Elle, NPR, ... Read more

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A FINALIST for the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, the VCU/Cabell First Novelist Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, the NYPL Young Lions Award, and the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award“A blistering coming of age story” —O: The Oprah Magazine**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Public Library, Vanity Fair, Elle, NPR,
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