A book cover with an image of a fish on it.

The Uncollected David Rakoff, ed. Timothy Young (#1957)

A book cover with a red barn and white text.

More Scenes from the Rural Life, Verlyn Klinkenborg (#1955)

A book cover with the title of the novel.

Maigret and the Headless Corpse, Georges Simenon (#1954)

A book cover with the title of the last flight of poxl west.

The Last Flight of Poxl West, Daniel Torday (#1953)

A book cover with a floral design and the title of the curious gardener.

The Curious Gardener, Anna Pavord (#1952)

A book cover with an image of a lion.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle (#1951)

A blue book with the words " be yourself ".

On Kawara—-Silence, ed. Jeffrey Weiss (#1950)

A book cover with trees and a tree trunk.

Thirteen Ways of Looking, Colum McCann (#1949)

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Best American Essays, 2015, ed. Ariel Levy (#1948)