Ann Patchett
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
In this visual ode to all things bookish, readers will get lost in page after page of contemporary art, photography, and illustrations depicting the pleasures of books. Artwork from the likes of Jane Mount, Lisa Congdon, Julia Rothman, and Sophie Blackall is interwoven with text from essayist Maura Kelly, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, and author and independent bookstore owner Ann Patchett.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brothers Nestor and Cesar Camillo arrive from Cuba in 1949 with dreams of becoming famous mambo musicians. This memorable novel traces the arc of the two brothers' lives-one charismatic and macho, the other soulful and sensitive-from Havana to New York, from East Coast clubs and dance halls to the heights of musical fame.
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 305 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
To mark its 100-year anniversary, the American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman to bring together many of our greatest living writers, each contributing an original piece inspired by a historic ACLU case. On January 19, 1920, a small group of idealists and visionaries, including Helen Keller, Jane Addams, Roger Baldwin, and Crystal Eastman, founded the American Civil Liberties Union. A century...