In his definitive and erudite book, Jorge Guillermo tracks the story of Sibyls through polytheism (in Greece and Rome), paganism, and into the seemingly disparate tenets of Christianity. With a remarkably rich set of historical and artistic examples that range from Homer to Virgil, from Boccaccio to Michelangelo, Guillermo pays tribute to the surprising and uring history of these singular women. Learn More

Featuring paintings, handscrolls, prints, and illustrated books of erotica produced in Japan between 1600 and 1900, Shunga showcases some of the finest examples of Japanese erotic art, created with opulent materials and special printing effects. Learn More

The landmark collection by "the most intellectually sophisticated poet of his generation" (Leonard Lopate). Learn More

An old-school Southerner is recruited to run a political campaign in a dangerous African election, by the author of The Cold War Swap Learn More

The wickedly funny crime novel and second volume of the trilogy by a bestselling author that began with Plugged, which Harlan Coben called “the perfect noir . . . a terrific novel.”
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"In the beginning there was blame. Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent, and we’ve been hard at it ever since." Learn More

Adventurous stories including the first English translations of works by Somov, Lermontov, Vladimir Sollogub, and more Learn More

The "masterpiece" (Wall Street Journal) of aristocratic scandal, sedition, and forbidden love, winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Learn More

Reasons to Be Happy is the companion piece to Neil LaBute's widely praised, 2009 Tony-nominated reasons to be pretty. Learn More