Deuda Natal
La otra Julia / The Other Julia

Smoking Lovely

Smoking Lovely’s explorations of poetry and the neoliberal city at the intersection of community and commodity. In this radically revised new edition, Perdomo shifts the poem into mostly second person, thereby further accentuating its self-reflexive and complex exploration of self-and/as-other, and of the simultaneous othering, commodification, and spectacularization of Afro-diasporic bodies and cultural forms.

More Adult, Non-Juvenile Books

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  • Louise Glück's poetry questions, explores, and finally celebrates the ordeal of being alive.
  • The Women tells the story of Frances “Frankie” McGrath, a twenty-year-old nursing student who joins the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War. As she navigates the chaos and destruction of war, Frankie discovers her own strength and idealism, ultimately facing the challenges of returning to a divided America. This novel illuminates the sacrifices of women in service and their enduring impact on history.