A collection of ten short stories by the author of The Sleep-Over Artist focuses on lonely friends and lovers who engage in awkward dates, the dreams of young adulthood, and life in modern Manhattan, in a volume that considers the impact of life-changing events. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

The author of The Sleep-Over Artist shares a series of autobiographical essays in which he considers the state of modern masculinity and the life-changing effects of love and marriage, in a collection that features such topics as life at a bagel factory, the theft of a beloved car, and street basketball. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Product Description: Open City presents today's best new writers and artists, energizing the literary-journal format for today's readers by blending daring, edgy voices with classic storytelling. The magazine is also known for presenting writing and artwork by popular alternative rock musicians, such as Stephen Malkmus, David Berman, Thurston Moore, and Dean Wareham...read more

Product Description: Artwork by John Hudak, Julia Loktev, Helen Mirra, Annika von Hausswolff, Eyal Weizman, Marcel Dzama, Wendy Ewald, Byron Kim. Contributions by Alla Rosenfeld, Rodney Phillips. Text by Regine Basha, Thomas Beller, Pamela Jackson, Shelley Jackson, Gregory Whitehead.

Product Description: The most important new literary journal to emerge since Granta, Open City has published some of the best work by major writers and artists such as Mary Gaitskill, Denis Johnson, Jeff Koons, David Foster Wallace, Irvine Welsh, Terry Southern, Patrick McCabe, Sam Lipsyte, and David Berman...read more

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Catcher in the Rye, fourteen distinguished authors--including Walter Kirn, John McNally, Emma Forrest, Aimee Bender, Joel Stein, and Jane Mendelsohn--share their insights into and reactions to the literary works of J. D. Salinger. Original. (view table of contents)

Alex Fader, a young filmmaker with an insatiable appetite for trouble, experiences something new when he begins an affair in England with a glamorous, slightly older woman who is the mother of a small boy. Reprint.

Product Description: The most important new literary journal to emerge since Granta, Open City has published some of the best work by major writers and artists such as Mary Gaitskill, Denis Johnson, Jeff Koons, David Foster Wallace, Irvine Welsh Terry Southern, Patrick McCabe, Sam Lipsyte, and David Berman...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A provocative collection of essays by talented young writers includes observations on founding a theater company, on guarding your virginity, and on searching for the perfect job, alongside autobiographical pieces. Original. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Ten stories of romantic misadventures, sophistication foiled by adolescent foolishness, lust dampened by ambivalence, and moments of understanding and missed opportunities are seen through the eyes of a young boy named Alex. Reissue.