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Collection: Essays

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

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Known and Strange Things: Essays by Teju Cole

Known and Strange Things: Essays by Teju Cole

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A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris

A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris

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How to Cook a Wolf by M F K Fisher

How to Cook a Wolf by M F K Fisher

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Proxies: Essays Near Knowing by Brian Blanchfield

Proxies: Essays Near Knowing by Brian Blanchfield

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The Practice of the Wild: Essays by Gary Snyder

The Practice of the Wild: Essays by Gary Snyder

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Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told?: Essays by Jenny Diski

Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told?: Essays by Jenny Diski

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What Is Art? By Leo Tolstoy

What Is Art? By Leo Tolstoy

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Bee Reaved by Dodie Bellamy

Bee Reaved by Dodie Bellamy

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The Best American Essays edited by Robert Atwan and Kathryn Schulz

The Best American Essays edited by Robert Atwan and Kathryn Schulz

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Feel Free by Zadie Smith

Feel Free by Zadie Smith

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A Burst of Light: And Other Essays by Audre Lorde

A Burst of Light: And Other Essays by Audre Lorde

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Permanent Evolution: Selected Essays on Literature, Theory and Film by Yuri Tynianov

Permanent Evolution: Selected Essays on Literature, Theory and Film by Yuri Tynianov

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My 1980s & Other Essays by Wayne Koestenbaum

My 1980s & Other Essays by Wayne Koestenbaum

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Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time by Teju Cole

Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time by Teju Cole

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This Little Art by Kate Briggs

This Little Art by Kate Briggs

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Happy Failure by George Pendle

Happy Failure by George Pendle

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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace

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Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry by Adrienne Rich

Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry by Adrienne Rich

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