Travis's Holiday Picks from Indie Presses

Ninety-Nine Stories of God By Joy Williams Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781941040355
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Published: Tin House Books - July 12th, 2016

Sitting at the intersection of parable, poem, and flash fiction, Joy Williams' Ninety-Nine Stories of God gives us glimpses into the weirdness of being alive.


Land of Love and Ruins By Oddný Eir, Philip Roughton (Translated by) Cover Image
By Oddný Eir, Philip Roughton (Translated by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781632060723
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Published: Restless Books - October 25th, 2016

Uncertainty, sex, and reinvention in the lava fields and cabins of contemporary Iceland.


Margaret the First: A Novel By Danielle Dutton Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781936787357
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Published: Catapult - March 15th, 2016

A novel about the life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, the first woman in England to write for publication. Danielle Dutton's sumptuous novel, though slim, contains worlds.


The Last Wolf & Herman By László Krasznahorkai, John Batki (Translated by), George Szirtes (Translated by) Cover Image
By László Krasznahorkai, John Batki (Translated by), George Szirtes (Translated by)
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ISBN: 9780811226080
Availability: Out of Print - we are not able to supply this book
Published: New Directions - September 27th, 2016

Mysterious, fierce, and unforgettable: The Last Wolf is a masterpiece you can read in an hour.


Three Book Sebald Set: The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, and Vertigo By W. G. Sebald, Michael Hulse (Translated by) Cover Image
By W. G. Sebald, Michael Hulse (Translated by)
$45.95
ISBN: 9780811226424
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Published: New Directions - November 8th, 2016

W.G. Sebald published four exquisitely beautiful novels, and if it weren't for his death in a car accident, he probably would have won the Nobel Prize. This 3-book set, with redesigned covers by Peter Mendelsund, is the perfect chance to rediscover him.


Proxies: Essays Near Knowing By Brian Blanchfield Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781937658458
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Published: Nightboat Books - January 4th, 2016

Put this at the top of your "Innovative Nonfiction" reading list, along with Maggie Nelson, Leslie Jamison, and Lucas Mann.


The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial By Maggie Nelson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781555977368
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Graywolf Press - April 5th, 2016

Maggie Nelson attends the trial of the man accused of murdering her aunt in this riveting memoir. "True Crime" doesn't quite describe it-- you have to read it yourself.


Mooncop By Tom Gauld Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781770462540
Availability: Backordered
Published: Drawn and Quarterly - September 20th, 2016

Tom Gauld is a one-of-a-kind graphic artist, and Mooncop is a quirky and melancholic gem.


Look: Poems By Solmaz Sharif Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781555977443
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Published: Graywolf Press - July 5th, 2016

Solmaz Sharif uses the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms as her muse and her nemesis in this groundbreaking book of poems.


Envelope Poems By Emily Dickinson, Jen Bervin (Editor), Marta Werner (Editor) Cover Image
By Emily Dickinson, Jen Bervin (Editor), Marta Werner (Editor)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780811225823
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Published: New Directions - October 4th, 2016

Encounter Emily Dickinson firsthand with these facsimile reproductions of poems that were written on the corners of envelopes, playbills, and telegrams.


Then Come Back: The Lost Neruda By Pablo Neruda, Forrest Gander (Translator) Cover Image
By Pablo Neruda, Forrest Gander (Translator)
$23.00
ISBN: 9781556594946
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Published: Copper Canyon Press - May 3rd, 2016

New. Neruda. Need I say more?


Cities at Dawn By Geoffrey Nutter Cover Image
$25.00
ISBN: 9781940696331
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Published: Wave Books - October 4th, 2016

Some poets describe reality; Nutter invents new ones. The best book yet from our most visionary poet.


Songs from a Mountain By Amanda Nadelberg Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781566894340
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Published: Coffee House Press - May 3rd, 2016

Each line in Songs from a Mountain could practically be a poem-- this book is a full-on sensory experience. Read Nadelberg and have weird dreams.


Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders By Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, Ella Morton Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780761169086
Availability: Out of Print - we are not able to supply this book
Published: Workman Publishing Company - September 20th, 2016

A perfect gift both for travelers and for those who prefer to take their journeys in the pages of a book.