"[Francesca Lia] Block writes about the real Los Angeles better than anyone since Raymond Chandler."-The New York Times Book Review

"[Block] uses language like a jeweled sword glittering as it cuts to the heart."-Kirkus Reviews

After enduring from afar a seemingly endles...

We'd all love to stop eatingthe poisonous parts of our wildness.

Ever wondered what it's like to be a celebrated Hollywood actor from the age of eleven? With insightful, no BS, cards-on-the-table poetry that is quite serious yet has fun with metaphor, imagery, and language itself...

"Breedlove has talent coming out of her ears.”—Dodie Bellamy, San Francisco Chronicle

"Uninhibited humor lends tender insight and perspective to a gender politics debate that often takes place in a fiercely contentious atmosphere.”—Bill...

Hoping to woo a fickle Gemini or a larger-than-life Leo? The Astrology Cookbook offers tempting menus geared to the tastes of each sign, with clear, easy-to-follow recipes. Charmingly written astrology insights accompany lighthearted and delicious recipe ideas.

Bleeding H...

In this third collection, award-winning poet Adrienne Su reflects deeply about the circumstances in which people are forced to remake themselves: as parents, as immigrants, as people whose marriages have ended, as people who've wound up in a place they never intended to settle.

From "Bre...