NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • From the New York Times best-selling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both
“Like Nora Ephron, with a British twist….Delivers the most delightful aspects of classic romantic comedy—snappy dialogue, realistic relationship dynamics, humorous...

Learn all Amy March and her real-life inspiration May Alcott Nieriker and the harmful things that follow when one self-inserts themselves into but also the misconceptions about Jo´s insecurities and especially about her looks. Society likes to put two characters against one another but is this true to reality? Find out that and more in the Little Women podcast.Little Women Podcast is an ongoing series of video essays, articles and podcast episodes...

Argues for a decolonial reinterpretation of Sophocles' classical tragedy, Antigone, that can help us to rethink the anti-colonial politics of militant mourning in the Americas.

"Harry Potter - Les nuances de l'univers magique" explore les différences entre les livres et les films de la saga Harry Potter. Il commence par une introduction sur la magie dans les deux médias, puis analyse les différences dans les personnages, les décors, l'intrigue, les relations et les thèmes. Le livre examine également comment les éléments magiques et les effets visuels ont été adaptés à l'écran, l'importance de la musique et de...

An illuminating exploration of fin de siècle decadence "by a well-known authority in the areas of European literature, culture, and psychoanalysis" (Pre-Raphaelite Studies). The influential writer and scholar Charles Bernheimer described decadence as a "stimulant that bends thought out of shape, deforming traditional conceptual molds." In this posthumously published work, Bernheimer succeeds in making a critical concept out of this perennially fashionable,...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of To Kill a Mockingbird tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Harper Lee's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.

An intimate biography of the avant-garde poet and spiritual seeker who abandoned his career to join the circus and live among fishermen in Greece. Robert Lax inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac, William Maxwell and many others with his quest to live a true life as both an artist and a spiritual seeker. Known in Europe as a avant-garde poet, Lax worked at The New Yorker, wrote Hollywood screenplays and edited a Paris literary journal-when he wasn't...

"Covering all the elements, from the unreactive to the radioactive, as well as key science topics, such as states of matter, this visual book is something that every young science enthusiast will want to own. Eye-catching images are featured alongside friendly illustrations, giving children plenty to take in and enjoy"--