Browse Books: Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes

El Libro de la literatura (The Literature Book) (DK Big Ideas) (Hardcover) By DK $27.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review (Paperback) By Pamela Paul (Editor), Scott Turow (Foreword by) $20.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Wonderworks: Literary Invention and the Science of Stories (Paperback) By Angus Fletcher $19.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
Sexual Personae: Art & Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (Paperback) By Camille Paglia $23.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	The Novel, Who Needs It? (Hardcover) By Joseph Epstein $25.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka (Hardcover) By Franz Kafka, Reiner Stach (Editor), Shelley Frisch (Translator) $24.95 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
Everybody: A Book about Freedom (Paperback) By Olivia Laing $17.95 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature (Hardcover) By Angus Fletcher $30.00 Contact us to check availability or search our used and rare book site at www.findbooks.com	The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas) (Paperback) By DK $19.99 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days
The Believer Issue 141: Spring 2023 (Paperback) By Daniel Gumbiner (Editor), Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits $16.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	The Believer Issue 140: Fall 2022/Winter 2023 (Paperback) By Daniel Gumbiner (Editor), Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits $16.00 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days	Appropriate: A Provocation (Paperback) By Paisley Rekdal $15.95 Add to Wish List Ships from wholesaler in 7-10 days

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Banned or challenged books - a small selection

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

A Light in the Attic By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Halloween Books

A Halloween Scare in St. Louis By Eric James, Marina Le Ray (Illustrator) Cover Image

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image

Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters (Choose Your Own Adventure) By Rana Tahir, Patrick Spaziante (Illustrator), Katherine Spaziante (Illustrator) Cover Image

Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) By Edgar Allan Poe, A. J. Odasso (Introduction by) Cover Image

Vegetables in Halloween Costumes By Jared Chapman Cover Image

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) Cover Image

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