First collected nearly a millennium ago, these folktales are presented as stories that the beautiful Scheherazade
tells her husband, King Shahryar, over 1001 consecutive nights. They include some of the best-known legends of eastern storytelling: "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor," ...
This Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition includes a Q&A with author Emma Straub and
a reading group guide for book clubs.A totally engaging and smart book about the absolutely marvelous messiness of what makes up family; a wonderful book.Elizabeth ...
In the 1920s and '30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of weird fiction that
fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecraft's tales of cosmic horror revolutionized modern horror fiction and earned him the ...
A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet Dante's travels through
Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise in search of salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, ...
A landmark of science fiction's "Golden Age," Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy--which comprises the novels Foundation,
Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation--has long been regarded a visionary masterpiece whose astonishing historical scope perfectly conveys science fiction's sense of ...
The hypnotic, deeply seductive novels of Anne Rice have captivated millions of fans around the
world. It all began a quarter of a century ago with Interview with the Vampire. Now, in one chilling volume, here are the first three ...
This Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition includes a personal essay from Afia Atakora, as
well as a discussion guide.A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing—and for the conjuring of curses—are at the heart of this dazzling ...
This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes a classic ribbon marker. Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic
Michiko Kakutani shares her enthusiasm for more than 100 books in a series of succinct, thought-provoking essays. “Books can connect people across time zones and zip codes, ...