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City Lights Publications In addition to our world-renowned bookstore, City Lights is a publishing company, offering 12-20 new titles each year and an extensive backlist of quality fiction and nonfiction titles. Founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1955, with nearly 200 books in print, City Lights publishes cutting-edge fiction, poetry, memoirs, literary translations and books on vital social and political issues. Here you'll find a selection of our most recent books and some we'd like to feature, and also a complete listing of our books, searchable by author and title. For more information on City Lights Publishers, see our Publisher's Home page.

1 2 3 4 5 6 >>>     sort list by title | author Poems Retrieved Frank O'Hara A reissue of the classic, essential companion to O'Hara's "Collected Poems," with a new foreword by Bill Berkson. Joie de Vivre Selected Poems 1992-2012 Lisa Jarnot New Spotlight Poetry: A selection from twenty years of poetry from one of the key avant-garde women poets of the post-Language generation. The End of San Francisco Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Just in! An elegy for the dream of a radical queer community, and the mythical city that was supposed to nurture it. Cha-Ching! Ali Liebegott New from City Lights/Sister Spit! A tender, unforgettable story about being young and broke in America, and the conjoined hearts of love and addiction. The Beautifully Worthless Ali Liebegott Back in print! Ali Liebegott's award-winning epic road poem has been compared to Jack Kerouac and David Wojnarowicz. Arguing for Our Lives A User's Guide to Constructive Dialog Robert Jensen With public discourse more skewed than ever by big money's propaganda, our future hinges on our capacity for critical thinking. The Meaning of Freedom And Other Difficult Dialogues Angela Y. Davis Angela Davis' first book in nearly a decade, and her only book of speeches on racism, community, freedom, and politics in the United States. San Francisco Chinatown A Guide to Its History and Architecture Philip P. Choy Both a history of America's oldest Chinese community and a guide to its significant sites and architecture San Francisco Chinatown is the first book of its kind, written by someone born and raised there. Ring of Bone Collected Poems (New & Expanded Edition) Lew Welch A new and expanded edition of the classic go-to collection of Lew Welch's poetry, a must for both fans and new readers. The Historic Unfulfilled Promise Howard Zinn First-ever collection of Howard Zinn's articles from The Progressive (1980–2009) offer timeless analysis and advocacy for freedom, democracy, and social change in the United States. Occupy the Economy Challenging Capitalism David Barsamian, Richard Wolff From prominent economist Richard Wolff and David Barsamian, a hot-button primer on the taboo subject impacting most Americans today: the failure of capitalism to deliver public good. Inside/Out Selected Poems Marilyn Buck The first-ever collection of Marilyn Buck's poetry, searing, soaring, a living tribute to her indomitable spirit, revolutionary intelligence, and poet's vision. Advice for Lovers Julian Talamantez Brolaski Inspired by Ovid and renaissance sonnet cycles, Advice for Lovers is a queer re-imaginging of the art of courtly love. Friends, Followers and the Future How Social Media are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Brands, and Killing Traditional Media Rory O'Connor Award-winning journalist Rory O'Connor explores how social media is transforming not only politics, media, and business, but every aspect of how we live. 1 2 3 4 5 6 >>>