Fast-paced frontline reporting and analysis on the militaristic spread of the U.S. Border Patrol. "What Jeremy Scahill was to Blackwater, Todd Miller is to the U.S. Border Patrol!"--Tom Miller, author, On the Border

Nan Dòmi
An Initiate's Journey into Haitian Vodou

Mimerose Beaubrun

The first and only insider's account of Vodou's private, mystical, interior practice, a compelling story of initiation and transformation.

Ghost Tantras

Michael McClure

50 years since its first publication, we present Michael McClure's signature work, Ghost Tantras, back in print. Grahhr!

An Army of Lovers

Juliana Spahr, David Buuck

Based loosely on their own Bay Area literary lives, these two intellectual weirdos talk about the state of poetry and their process of writing. It's spot-on and brilliant, but then it gets weird—really strange weird! It had me nodding in agreement, gritting my teeth at its incantations, and laughing like a goddamn chimp—while in public!

Yokohama Threeway
And Other Small Shames

Beth Lisick

"Beth Lisick's kaleidoscopic whirlwind tour through her secret shames is the ultimate joyride for those of us who enjoy cringe-worthy embarrassment, genuine pathos, and an overdosing amount of schadenfreude."—Michael Ian Black

Forest of a Thousand Daemons
A Hunter's Saga

D.O. Fagunwa

Back in print! A classic work of African literature and one of the first novels to be written in any African language returns. Translated by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka.

Here Come the Warm Jets
City Lights Spotlight No. 10

Alli Warren

"Warren's first book of poems is highly self-reflective, interestingly interrogative, and a lot of fun."—Booklist

Spying on Democracy
Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance

Heidi Boghosian

"Everyone of us is under the omniscent magnifying glass of the government and corporate spies. How do we respond to this smog of surveillance? Start by reading Spying on Democracy: Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance by Heidi Boghosian."—Bill Moyers

Poems Retrieved

Frank O'Hara, Donald Allen

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; City Lights Spotlight No. 9

Lisa Jarnot

A selection from twenty years of poetry from one of the key avant-garde women poets of the post-Language generation.

National Insecurity
The Cost of American Militarism

Melvin A. Goodman

Former CIA analyst Mel Goodman reveals why pumping more money into US military spending destabilizes both the economy and long-term national security.

The End of San Francisco

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

"Mattilda is a dazzling writer of uncommon truths, a challenging writer who refuses to conform to conventionality. Her agitation is an inspiration."—Justin Torres, author of "We the Animals"

Cha-Ching!

Ali Liebegott

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.

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