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Our Town

By Thornton Wilder

Fiction

“[Our Town] leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth.”— New Yorker Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of…

Meditations

By Marcus Aurelius

Fiction

The "Meditations" of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius are a readable exposition of the system of metaphysics known as stoicism. Stoics maintained that by putting aside great passions, unjust thoughts and indulgence, man could acquire virtue and live at one with…

Devotions

By Mary Oliver

Fiction

A New York Times Bestseller, chosen as Oprah's 'Books That Help Me Through' for Oprah's Book Club Chosen by Poetry Book Society as their special commendation 'No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love, from Oliver's exuberant…

Call Us What We Carry

By Amanda Gorman

Fiction

The breakout poetry collection by Sunday Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman 'This is poetry rippling with communal recognition and empathy' Guardian 'This is more than protest. It's a promise.' Including The Hill We Climb, the stirring…

Burma Sahib

By Paul Theroux

Fiction

'This novel is one of his finest in a long and redoubtable oeuvre' William Boyd, New York Times From renowned author Paul Theroux comes a fascinating, atmospheric novel inspired by George Orwell's years in Burma There is a short period…