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“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles."—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterSeptuagenarian Stew is a combination of poetry and...

The second of five new books of unpublished poems from the late, great, Charles Bukowski, America's most imitated and influential poet –– 143 never–before–seen works of gritty, amusing, and inspiring...

Sharp and moving reflections and ruminations on the artistry and craft of writing from one of our most iconoclastic, riveting, and celebrated masters.Charles Bukowski’s stories, poems, and novels have...

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterThe Pleasures of the Damned features selected later...

An account of Charles Bukowski's 1978 European trip. In 1978 Europe was new territory for Bukowski holding the secrets of his own personal ancestry and origins. En route to his birthplace in Andernach,...

‘The best poet in America’ Jean Genet ‘He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels’ Leonard Cohen The definitive collection from a writer whose transgressive legacy and raw,...

The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and...

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter Arguably the most imitated and influential American poet of the previous...

Literary Criticism. Reach for the Sun is the third volume of Bukowski's letters from Black Sparrow Press, selected by Seamus Cooney.

This collection of previously unpublished poems offers the author's take on squabbling neighbours, off-kilter lovers, would-be hangers-on, and the loneliness of a man afflicted with acute powers of observation....

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterOpening with the exotic Lady Death entering the...

Living on Luck is a collection of letters from the 1960s mixed in with poems and drawings. The ever clever Charles Bukowski fills the pages with his rough exterior and juicy center.

Unmasks the tough, street-smart persona of Charles Bukowski—America's "Ultimate Outsider" Amazing letters filled with passionate, literary, and personal observation Insights into the author of Tales...

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterWar All the Time is a selection of poetry from the...

another comebackclimbing back up out of the ooze, out ofthe thick black tar,rising up again, a modernLazarus.you're amazed at your goodfortune.somehow you've had morethan your share of secondchances.hell,...

Des ivrognes. Des brutes. Des assassins. Ils se saoulent dans des bars de l’Est Hollywood, ils tabassent des policiers, il leur arrive même de violer des cadavres, dans une expédition bouffonne. Tels...

« Je préfère les chiens aux êtres humains, les chats aux chiens, et moi plus que tous les précédents quand je suis saoul, en sous-vêtements, et debout devant ma fenêtre ».Charles BukowskiEn 1969, Charles...

Ce recueil de chroniques et de nouvelles inédites met en évidence la richesse et la variété de l’œuvre de Bukowski. Ses deux premières histoires témoignent de la double orientation stylistique qui marquera...

imaginons qu’une femme rencontre un homme parce qu’il écrit d’une certaine façon, il se pourrait que la femme lui suggère assez vite une autre façon d’écrire. mais si l’homme aime la femme en question,...

Une anthologie de textes inédits sur l’écriture, le quotidien d’une véritable légende américaine, icône de la contre-culture. Ces lettres aux éditeurs, directeurs de revues, amis et confrères écrivains...

j’ai 90 mille dollars à la banque 50 balais 125 kilos sur la balance jamais réveillé au son d’une alarme et suis plus proche de Dieu que ne l’est le moineau. Une anthologie de poèmes inédits parus dans...

Une anthologie de textes inédits et illustrés sur l’alcool par le plus grand boit-sans-soif de la littérature américaine. Splendeurs et misères d’une âme imbibée d’alcool. Dans ce recueil de prose et...

Charles Bukowski’s classic roman à clef, Post Office, captures the despair, drudgery, and happy dissolution of his alter ego, Henry Chinaski, as he enters middle age.Post Office is an account of Bukowski...

Charles Bukowski was one of America's best-known writers and one of its most influential and imitated poets. Although he published over 45 books of poetry, hundreds of his poems were kept by him and his...

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterLow-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry...

Screams from the Balcony is a collection of letters chronicling Charles Bukowski's life as he tries to get published and work at a postal office, all while drinking and gambling.

From iconic tortured artist/everyman Charles Bukowski, Hollywood is the fictionalization of his experience adapting his novel Barfly into a movie by the same name.Henry Chinaski, Bukowski’s alter-ego,...

“Wordsworth, Whitman, William Carlos Williams, and the Beats in their respective generations moved poetry toward a more natural language. Bukowski moved it a little farther.” –Los Angeles Times Book ReviewA...

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterOne of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked,...

Charles Bukowski was one of America's best-known writers abnd one of its most influential and imitated poets. Although he published over 45 books of poetry, hundreds of his poems were kept by him and...

From the Book of Atmospheres by Robert Scotellaro is a collection of micro and flash stories that explore life at a slant.  Often surreal/fabulistic, there is a universality that threads their fabric...

A haunted investigator. A trail of bodies. And a countdown no one else can hear.When a young man falls from the roof of a downtown office building, a strange smell clings to his body and a witness reports...

From USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn comes the Blue Collar Daddies series, where the men are older, the women younger, and everyone gets their very own Daddy. Fake.It's just a name.It's what she's...

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK.OKAY, BE AFRAID AND GRAB A DARK BREW…This short story collection has horror to chill you to the bone and humor to tickle your funny bone."Michael McCarty is given full rein,...

I have my first-ever crush…on my boss. ​​​​​​​Sienna:I've spent my entire life thinking that there's something wrong with me because I was never like the other girls my age.I never had crushes or dated...

Geoff King was excited to be coming home from prison soon, until his long-time girlfriend dropped a bombshell. This VERY SHORT STORY was first published in Words Worth Reading Issue 2.

Calling All Angels...Short Story to Angels Among Us Series…It's inferred that once an Angel touches you, you must be forever changed in some way.Faith is one such lady, as she runs an errand hours before...

Can a young woman exercise her inner demon, escaping her dangerous alter ego, in time to save Sam and Lillie, two of the most important people in her life?Angie sleeps on into the night as her alter ego,...

The tie-in book to "17 Tales of Tragedy and Triumph," exploring femininity. From a college bookstore to an AI girlfriend, from Old West Montana to summer camp with a supernatural twist. We travel from...

All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume – plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. ‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest…...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. “In a moment I was clutched by several hands, and there was no mistaking that they were trying to haul...

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents of the complete works of Oscar Wilde, containing more than 150 works. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie...

San Francisco, 1969The city pulses with revolution, resistance, and the roar of spray cans in midnight alleys. Rafael "Rafe" Vega, a gifted but haunted graffiti artist, lives on the edge of obscurity...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

How far would you go to help an enemy?Anna and Lev are enjoying a rustic fall hike when a rainstorm forces them into proximity with a testy teenager. When River's disdain for technology in general and...

Holiday chaos is universal. So is falling head over tentacles.When a case of mistaken mistletoe etiquette leads to a very public, very unexpected kiss, there are three things Xyl keeps reminding herself.One:...

9 Short Stories:Tonight is Christmas, This is What You Get, Stumbrick Witches, Night Mirror, Alone on Saturday Night, The Cabin, BLUE, Burn Yourself at the Stake, Wolf & Sheep: Vendetta1 Micro Novel:...

What if the story was reading you?Mara Penn never meant to bring the book home. One brush of the cover, and it was already too late. Bound in blood-red leather and etched with a shifting sigil, the ancient...

Beyond the realm of rock and roll, George Harrison and John Lennon seek a deeper understanding of existence. Their path, paved by the unexpected sounds of a Mexican Beatles cover band, leads them to María...

One day, Ram and his family went on a holiday when they were suddenly attacked. Similar incidents had been reported in the same area, prompting Ram and his team to investigate the mysterious enemy. To...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...

In a world ravaged by war and environmental collapse, humanity clings to survival amidst the ruins of a fallen civilization. When a brutal marauder army threatens the fragile peace, two unlikely heroes,...