Graywolf Press

A Film in Which I Play Everyone takes its title from a response David Bowie gave to a fan who asked if he had upcoming film roles. ?I?m looking for backing for an unauthorized autobiography that I am...

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and...

Against Heaven: PoemsAuthor: Kemi AlabiPublisher: Graywolf PressPublication Date: Apr 05, 2022Number of Pages: 80 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1644450828ISBN-13: 9781644450826

Now available in paperback, the award-winning retrospective by Linda Gregg, "one of the best poets in America" (Gerald Stern) Worlds out of time still exist. Worlds of achievement out of mind and...

A moving and revealing exploration of ultra-Orthodox Judaism and one man's loss of faith Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most...

Winner of the 2010 Bakeless Prize for Fiction, a muscular debut that reconfigures the American WestThe American West has long been a place where myth and legend have flourished. Where men stood tall...

"Anchored by Grace" offers 15 theological reflections on the transformative power of grace in the Christian life. From its foundational role in salvation to its sustaining strength in trials, this...

Animal Joy: A Book Of Laughter And ResuscitationAuthor: Nuar AlsadirPublisher: Graywolf PressPublication Date: Aug 16, 2022Number of Pages: 320 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: Paperback/ArtISBN-10:...

"In our time there has been no poet who revived human hearts and spirits more convincingly than William Stafford." --Naomi Shihab Nye Some time when the river is ice ask memistakes I have made. Ask...

A baffling triptych of murder mysteries by the author of I Am Not Sidney PoitierOgden Walker, deputy sheriff of a small New Mexico town, is on the trail of an old woman's murderer. But at the crime...

An unforgettably exuberant and potent novel by a writer at the height of her powers Two auditors for the U.S. egg industry go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a million chickens in the middle of...

"Barter exchanges history for myth, direct speech for epistles, activity for observation . . . breathtaking." --Claudia Rankine Felix the Rat's hind feetcould be Barbie hands-- same pink, same...

Donika Kelly's fierce debut collection, longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award and winner of the 2015 Cave Canem Poetry Prize I thought myself lion and serpent. Thought myself body enough for...

Brickmakers: A NovelAuthor: Selva AlmadaPublisher: Graywolf PressPublication Date: Nov 02, 2021Number of Pages: 160 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1644450690ISBN-13: 9781644450697

The definitive collection of the poems of Lynda Hull, "perhaps the most intensely lyrical poet of her generation." (Mark Doty) If each of uscontains, within, humankind's totality, each...

All of Jane Kenyon's published poems gathered in one definitive collection, now in paperback Yes, long shadows go outfrom the bales; and yes, the soulmust part from the body: what else could it...

The visceral new work by Katie Ford, whose poems "possess the veiled brilliance of stained glass windows seen at night" (The New York Times Book Review) If you respect the deadand recall where they...

WINNER OF THE 2023 LOS ANGELES TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING A richly detailed, brilliantly woven debut...

A wide-ranging anthology of essays exploring one of the most vital art forms on the planet today From the earliest computers to the smartphones in our pockets, video games have been on our screens...

Customs: PoemsAuthor: Solmaz SharifPublisher: Graywolf PressPublication Date: Mar 01, 2022Number of Pages: 72 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1644450798ISBN-13: 9781644450796

This original, illuminating, and sometimes quite funny poetry anthology is primarily concerned with a fundamental and familiar question: How can we tell good poetry from bad? To illustrate precisely...

Finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry Ilya Kaminsky?s astonishing parable in poems asks us, What is silence? Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When...

In Diamonds and Desire, talented jewelry designer Celeste Morgan's world changes when she meets billionaire businessman Xavier Sinclair at an exclusive gala. Drawn to her creativity, Xavier offers...

"Dictatorship Diaries: Authoritarian Regimes in 20th Century Latin America" delves into the tumultuous history of Latin American dictatorships. From the rise of authoritarianism to the struggles for...

The highly anticipated second collection by Danez Smith??Hallelujah is an understatement? (Patricia Smith) Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent...

A sly, madcap novel about supervillains and nothing, really, from an American novelist whose star keeps rising The protagonist of Percival Everett?s puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of...

Percival Everett's blistering satire about race and publishing, now adapted for the screen as AMERICAN FICTION, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross Thelonious...

WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY WINNER OF THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY WINNER OF THE 2022 PEN/VOELCKER AWARD FOR POETRY COLLECTION WINNER OF THE 2021 LOS ANGELES...

A major achievement by Monica Youn, ?one of the most consistently innovative poets working today? (NPR). ?Where are you from . . . ? No?where are you from from?? It?s a question every Asian American...

The nonfiction debut from the author of the international bestseller Sacred Games about the surprising overlap between writing and computer coding Vikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for...