“A knockout of a collection. Some of the finest boxing writing—or sports writing, period—I’ve ever encountered.”—Dennis Lehane
A landmark of literary recovery: the first major edition of one of the most esteemed and popular writers of nineteenth-century America
“[Elmore Leonard] was hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land. High praise, but not quite high enough, and some way off the mark. He was one of the best writers, and he happened to write about crime. Even that is not entirely…
Library of America launches its long-awaited Hemingway edition with a landmark collection of writings from his breakthrough years, in newly edited, authoritative texts.
“These speeches are part of our national heritage, just as much as our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They should be studied and celebrated!” — President Bill Clinton