I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
By: Mary Laura Philpott
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed essayist and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott presents a charmingly relatable and wise memo…
Want to Read $ 13.99"How much longer can I fake this?"-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
"Always do more than expected. That's how you win."-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
"..We were not fully prepared until we were overprepared.."-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
"…I can accept all this if you just let me go back sometimes."-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
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1. You Can't Make This Stuff Up
By: Lee Gutkind
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
From "the godfather behind creative nonfiction" ( Vanity Fair ) comes this indispensable how-to for… read more
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"As writers we intend to make a difference, to alter people's lives for the greater good. . .this is why we write, to have an impact on society, to put a personal stamp on history. . .Art and literatu…"-Lee Gutkind, You Can't Make This Stuff Up
2. Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say
By: Kelly Corrigan
3.91
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A warm, insightful look at the twelve phrases that strengthen and sustain our relationships, from t… read more
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3. The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
By: Margaret Renkl
4.37
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “h… read more
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4. Tom Lake
By: Ann Patchett
3.99
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more
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"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
5. How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
By: Harrison Scott Key
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells … read more
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"He was "as deep as bro country and possessed all the charm of an unsalted potato."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"I play the drums, an instrument that has caused more divorces than any other musical instrument in history, after the banjo."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"The memories do not dissolve. They cohere into captivating art films that play endlessly in the International Infidelity Film Festival of my mind."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
"Coco will be gone in less than two years and Pippi and Ginsburg not long after, and then it'll just be the two of us again and this weird-ass marriage."-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told
6. I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working
By: Shauna Niequist
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
When everything we've been clinging to falls apart, how do we know what to keep and what to let go … read more
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7. It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
By: Mary Louise Kelly
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Operating Instructions meets Glennon Doyle in this new book by famed NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly… read more
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"In his book "Being Mortal", the surgeon Atul Gawande accurately describes the joy that flows from being good at your work. 'You become a doctor for what you imagine to be the satisfaction of the work…"-Mary Louise Kelly, It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
8. The Husbands
By: Holly Gramazio
3.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more
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9. These Precious Days: Essays
By: Ann Patchett
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in … read more
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"It is possible to love someone with all your heart and still know your union would never have survived having children together."-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays
"The future is not one thing. So many possibilities can arise as a result of intelligence, education, curiosity, and hard work. No one ever told me that, and I'm sorry it took this long for me to figu…"-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays
"People want you to want what they want. If you want the same things they want, then their want is validated. If you don’t want the same things, your lack of wanting can, to certain people, come acros…"-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays
"Without ever meaning to, my father taught me at a very early age to give up on the idea of approval. I wish I could bottle that freedom now and give it to every young writer I meet, with an extra bot…"-Ann Patchett, These Precious Days: Essays
10. Bad Vibes Only (and Other Things I Bring to the Table)
By: Nora McInerny
3.84
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Nora McInerny does not dance like no one is watching. In fact, she dances like everyone is watching… read more
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"He can say he forgives me, sure, but I know better. In therapy, I work on forgiving myself."-Nora McInerny, Bad Vibes Only (and Other Things I Bring to the Table)
"How frightening to know that your brain can betray you this way, that the vessel for our sense of self is often faulty and prone to error. How awful to know that death may come for us over and over, …"-Nora McInerny, Bad Vibes Only (and Other Things I Bring to the Table)
"To admit this—a hopelessly unfashionable addiction to the appearance of my body—is a crime in some circles. It's much more becoming to "embrace your flaws" or—even better—to not see your body's flaws…"-Nora McInerny, Bad Vibes Only (and Other Things I Bring to the Table)
11. I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
By: Jessi Klein
3.90
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed New York … read more
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"A mother's heroic journey is not about how she leaves, but how she stays."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"But becoming a mother alters every ince of your body, your routine, your soul, your heart."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"Motherhood leaves you inevitably and profoundly changed; you can be similar to who you were - maybe? - but you'll never be the same."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"Because now I know that everything bad can happen, and I am responsible for it not. Because sometimes I feel like keeping us from dying will kill me. Because I am on board, and I'm exhausted. Because…"-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
12. It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
By: Elizabeth Passarella
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth P… read more
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"The whole crux of the Christian faith is that we cannot save ourselves... I know that I can't fix the brokenness inside me or overcome my own sin. For people who don't share my faith, this sounds tot…"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
"Epilogue: "I don't need these. Not any of this." "I want this camel. This is all I'm taking just to remember him by." "Sometimes you hold on to a big thing, an overwhelming thing because you believe …"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
13. You Could Make This Place Beautiful
By: Maggie Smith
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of… read more
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"At our wedding, our college creative writing professor read a poem—John Ciardi’s “Most Like an Arch This Marriage."-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
"How I picture it: We are all nesting dolls, carrying the earlier iterations of ourselves inside. We carry the past inside us. We take ourselves–all of our selves–wherever we go. Inside forty-somethin…"-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
14. Sandwich
By: Catherine Newman
3.75
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more
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"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"-Catherine Newman, Sandwich
"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"-Catherine Newman, Sandwich
15. Now Is Not the Time to Panic
By: Kevin Wilson
3.69
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here comes an exuberant, bighearted no… read more
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"I wondered if this was a sign that, whatever happened this summer, I'd be the one with a scar."-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic
"To be a teenager, it takes very little to think that someone else might actually know who you are, even as you spend all your time thinking that no one understands you. It's such a lovely feeling."-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic
"I want to be an artist," he told me, like we were both admitting that we weren't human. We didn't understand how normal this was, to be young, to believe that you were destined to make beautiful thin…"-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic
"You want to put up posters in Graceland?" I asked. I thought that if there was one place in the entire world where devotees would kill you for desecrating the sanctity of a holy space, it would be th…"-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic
16. Congratulations, the Best is Over!
By: R. Eric Thomas
4.07
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and … read more
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"If I'm not heading toward a place where I can feel joy, then hope in the present has nothing to hold on to."-R. Eric Thomas, Congratulations, the Best is Over!
17. Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
By: R. Eric Thomas
4.03
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of Elle's "Eric Reads the News," a poignant and hilarious memoir-in-essays about g… read more
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"Who am I doing this for and do they want what I want?"-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"No, but has the tyranny of facts ever stopped me before? Again, no."-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"...the thing about success is that it doesn't seem like a natural result of unsuccessfulness."-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"What is more romantic than the sudden revelation of the thing you didn't even dare to hope for?"-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
18. I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
By: Mary Laura Philpott
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed essayist and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott presents a charmingly relatable and wise memo… read more
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"How much longer can I fake this?"-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
"Always do more than expected. That's how you win."-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
"..We were not fully prepared until we were overprepared.."-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
"…I can accept all this if you just let me go back sometimes."-Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays
19. Glory Days: Stories
By: Simon Rich
4.14
Format: 224 pages, Audiobook
The new collection of stories capturing the travails of aging Millennials from “one of the funniest… read more
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20. Group Living and Other Recipes: A Memoir
By: Lola Milholland
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A spirited and timely exploration of group living that encourages readers to reconsider the meaning… read more
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21. Let There Be Havens: An Invitation to Gentle Hospitality
By: Liz Bell Young
4.62
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Discover the gentle lifestyle and deep satisfaction of practicing hospitality with what you have. … read more
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