Books That Will Make You Ponder

By Grace Haya | July 1 2026 | AdultGeneral

Get lost in the pages of these literary collections that will make you reflect on humanity and the world around you.

The Unforgivable
The Unforgivable
Cristina Campo
9781681378022
Thrilling, stylish essays about everything from flying carpets and Doctor Zhivago to God and Shakespeare, by a rediscovered Italian writer.
$18.95 US
Feb 06, 2024
Paperback
288 Pages
NYRB Classics
World
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Lost Time
Lost Time
Jozef Czapski
9781681372587
The first translation of painter and writer Józef Czapski's inspiring lectures on Proust, first delivered in a prison camp in the Soviet Union during World War II.
$16.95 US
Nov 06, 2018
Paperback
128 Pages
NYRB Classics
World
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The Lonely Stories
The Lonely Stories
9781948226608
A collection of essays about the joys and struggles of being alone by 22 literary writers including: Lev Grossman, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lena Dunham, Jesmyn Ward, Yiyun Li, and Anthony Doerr
$16.95 US
Apr 19, 2022
Paperback
272 Pages
Catapult
World
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Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats
Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats
Ursula K. Le Guin
9781598538298
THE PURR-FECT GIFT FOR CAT LOVERS: Discover the literary legend's quirky and winsome cat poems, meditations, and drawings Includes the hard-to-find The Art of Bunditsu, plus 30+ other delights from a lifetime of reflection on the mystery and magic of cats
$16.95 US
Oct 07, 2025
Hardcover
96 Pages
Library of America
World
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A Year and a Day
A Year and a Day
Phillip Lopate
9781681377780
A compelling celebration of the power of the essay, this collection of 47 writings offers a glimpse into the mind of a modern-day Montaigne as he reflects on the miscellany of daily life—movies and art, friends and family—over the course of a single year.
$17.95 US
Oct 10, 2023
Paperback
216 Pages
New York Review Books
World
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Our Diaries, Ourselves
Our Diaries, Ourselves
Betsy Rubiner
9780807014929
A spirited exploration of the diary, from pen-and-paper to TikTok, for the people who write—and read—them Featuring iconic diary keepers like Audre Lorde, Virginia Woolf, Alison Bechdel, and Taylor Swift
$28.95 US
Feb 24, 2026
Hardcover
272 Pages
Beacon Press
World
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Thurber's Dogs
Thurber's Dogs
James Thurber
9781598538564
REDISCOVER THIS BELOVED COLLECTION of James Thurber's best tales and drawings about dogs and their men, women, and children in 24 stories, profiles, and essays. “Only a few books have stayed with me through all the moves and upheavals of adult life, but Thurber’s Dogs is one of them, and it will stay with me to the end.”—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
$25.00 US
Oct 20, 2026
Hardcover
300 Pages
Library of America
World
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If This Isn't Nice, What Is? (Even More) Expanded Third Edition
If This Isn't Nice, What Is? (Even More) Expanded Third Edition
Kurt Vonnegut
9781609806101
Vonnegut's enduring commencement speeches and rousing essays, now in a trade paperback edition, will be sure to inspire and hearten graduates and Vonnegut fans alike.
$19.95 US
Mar 31, 2020
Paperback
256 Pages
Seven Stories Press
World except UK/Ireland
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