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May - New Directions: Quail Ridge Celebrates Small Presses

What's a "small press"?  We define a small press as one that's not part of a large conglomerate or corporation. It's often privately owned, started by a founder with a particular vision or focus. We're going to spotlight a different small press each month of 2015.   Come check them out.

May is New Directions Month! 

Not many presses can say they got their start indirectly from Ezra Pound - actually, we doubt any other could.  But New Directions was launched by James Laughlin in 1936, after (as a Harvard student) Ezra Pound advised him to "do something useful".  He began the press as a home for experimental writing, and it became known for its annual journals of prose and poetry.  New Directions is still a home for new and experimental American writing. But it has expanded its mission to include the discovery of international contemporary writers (such as Roberto Bolaño) and to provide a home for classic works republished in editions with introductions by well-known artists.  New Directions poets such as Allen Grossman, Susan Howe, and Takashi Hiraide have been acclaimed in recent years, taking home many prestigious poetry awards.  So take a chance on something new, and dive into one of their recommended selections. 

As a thank you, New Directions has sent us some T-shirts and tote bags. Get one free with the purchase of two New Directions books, while supplies last! Look over some of their selections below. 

A Little Lumpen Novelita By Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer (Translated by) Cover Image
By Roberto Bolaño, Natasha Wimmer (Translated by)
$19.95
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ISBN: 9780811223355
Published: New Directions - September 16th, 2014

One of their gems, with a review by Tony:

"Now I'm a mother and a married woman, but not long ago I led a life of crime.
My brother and I had been orphaned. Somehow that justified everything.
We didn't have anyone. And it all happened overnight."

So begins the final novel of this uniquely talented writer.
This tale of love and despair is dark, beautiful, and pure Bolaño.


New Seeds of Contemplation By Thomas Merton, Sue Monk Kidd (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Thomas Merton, Sue Monk Kidd (Introduction by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780811217248
Availability: Ships from warehouse to store in 3-6 business days
Published: New Directions - November 27th, 2007

One of the best-loved books by one of the great spiritual authors of our time, with a new introduction by best-selling author Sue Monk Kidd.


Satantango By László Krasznahorkai, George Szirtes (Translated by) Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9780811220897
Availability: Ships from warehouse to store in 3-6 business days
Published: New Directions - December 10th, 2013

From the winner of the 2015 Man Booker International Prize

A dark, haunting masterpiece by the author of The Melancholy of Resistance and Seiobo There Below


Your Face Tomorrow: Fever and Spear By Javier Marías, Margaret Jull Costa (Translated by) Cover Image
By Javier Marías, Margaret Jull Costa (Translated by)
$19.95
ISBN: 9780811217279
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Published: New Directions - September 17th, 2007

A daring masterwork by Javier Marias: "Spain's most subtle and gifted writer." (The Boston Globe)


Laughter in the Dark By Vladimir Nabokov, John Banville (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Vladimir Nabokov, John Banville (Introduction by)
$15.95
ISBN: 9780811216746
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Published: New Directions - September 17th, 2006

The classic novel from the author of Lolita, brilliantly portraying one man's ruin through love and betrayal.


Labyrinths By Jorge Luis Borges, Donald A. Yates (Editor), James E. Irby (Editor), William Gibson (Introduction by), André Maurois Cover Image
By Jorge Luis Borges, Donald A. Yates (Editor), James E. Irby (Editor), William Gibson (Introduction by), André Maurois
$15.95
ISBN: 9780811216999
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Published: New Directions - May 17th, 2007

The classic by Latin America's finest writer of the twentieth century—a true literary sensation—with an introduction by cyber-author William Gibson.


In the Sierra: Mountain Writings By Kenneth Rexroth, Kim Stanley Robinson (Editor) Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9780811219020
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Published: New Directions - April 10th, 2012

Nature writings by one of America’s greatest poets, written out of a deep experience of the Sierras.


Spring and All By William Carlos Williams, C. D. Wright (Introduction by) Cover Image
By William Carlos Williams, C. D. Wright (Introduction by)
$12.95
ISBN: 9780811218917
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Published: New Directions - July 13th, 2011

A beautiful facsimile of the 1923 original edition which is considered "one of the greatest poems of the twentieth century". (The New York Times)


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