Forthcoming Books from City Lights Publishers!

Here's a list of what we're working on now, and what we're planning for the immediate future. Take a look, tell your friends and sign up to receive an email alert to let you know as soon as they become available. When you place your order, you'll receive a 30% web-only discount.




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An Army of Lovers
Juliana Spahr, David Buuck
In the age of Occupy, "An Army of Lovers" re-asks the question, what is the relationship between poetry and politics?
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Nan Domi
An Initiate's Journey into Haitian Vodou
Mimerose Beaubrun
Coming this fall: The first and only insider's account of Vodou's private, mystical, interior practice, a compelling story of initiation and transformation.
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The Wondrous Mushroom
Mycolatry in Mesoamerica
R. Gordon Wasson
The groundbreaking psychedelic classic about entheogenic mushrooms, shamanism and mesoamerican cultures.
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Culture of Cruelty
How America's Elite Demonize the Poor, Valorize the Rich and Jeopardize the Future
Tim Wise
Forthcoming: A scalding indictment of how the wealthy influence the national economy, politics, and media to disadvantage those already less fortunate.
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Border Patrol Nation
Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security
Todd Miller
Fast-paced frontline reporting and analysis on the militaristic spread of U.S. Border Patrol and the long-term consequences for free society.
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Ghost Tantras
Michael McClure
Lion roars, detonated dada, and visceral emotional truths, McClure describes these tantras as "ceremonies to change the nature of reality."
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Haiti Glass
Lenelle Moïse
With rhythmic poetry and intimate prose, Haiti Glass offers an unflinching look at disaster, desire, and death-defying love.
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Nochita
Dia Felix
A poetic debut novel, formally experimental, by turns hallucinatory, darkly funny and brutally real. Nochita is tender, fierce, and unforgettable.
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Woman with Guitar
Memphis Minnie's Blues
Paul Garon, Beth Garon
A vivid portrait of one of the blues' most influential female artists, and the popular poetry of her lyrics.
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Tranquilized Tongue
City Lights Spotlight No. 11
Eric Baus
If a picture paints 1000 words, "each letter contains 100 films" in the surrealist wordscape of The Tranquilized Tongue.



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