Publishers: New Directions Publishing

About this publisher’s catalog

This catalog offers a thoughtful mix of literary works that often explore complex human relationships and identity through distinctive narrative voices. Alongside fiction, there is a presence of experimental and conceptual nonfiction that challenges conventional storytelling. Readers can expect a blend of classic and modern perspectives, frequently engaging with cultural and historical contexts.

What you’ll often find

  • Character-driven dramas that delve into family dynamics and personal crises
  • Explorations of identity and self-expression, including themes of sexuality and cultural belonging
  • Works that blend literary fiction with experimental forms and linguistic play
  • Settings ranging from intimate domestic spaces to broader historical and geographic backdrops
  • Nonfiction that investigates language, concepts, and the structure of storytelling
  • Cross-cultural narratives with a focus on both Western and East Asian contexts
  • Short story collections alongside full-length novels and plays

How to browse this shelf

  • Start by distinguishing between fiction and nonfiction to navigate narrative style and format
  • Look for works centered on personal and family relationships for emotionally rich storytelling
  • Explore titles with historical or geographic tags to find culturally immersive settings
  • Seek out experimental or concept-driven works for readers interested in language and form
  • Browse collections of short stories to sample a variety of voices within the catalog
  • Consider works that engage with identity themes for nuanced explorations of self
  • Use cultural or regional markers to explore cross-cultural perspectives

Good fit if you like

  • Literary narratives that emphasize psychological depth and interpersonal tension
  • Reading that blends traditional storytelling with innovative linguistic or structural experiments
  • Works that provide insight into cultural identity and historical moments without heavy exposition
  • Stories with a reflective, often introspective tone and measured pacing
  • Engagement with both intimate domestic scenes and broader societal contexts
  • Explorations of language as a subject and tool within nonfiction
  • Character-focused narratives that reveal complexity through subtle emotional shifts

Generated from the books currently available in this catalog.

  • Eyes to See Otherwise Selected Poems — Homero Aridjis

    Eyes to See Otherwise Selected Poems — Homero Aridjis

  • Travesty — John Hawkes

    Travesty — John Hawkes

  • Trilogy — Hilda Doolittle

    Trilogy — Hilda Doolittle

  • España en El Corazón — Pablo Neruda

    España en El Corazón — Pablo Neruda

  • Torn Awake — Forrest Gander

    Torn Awake — Forrest Gander

  • The Yellow Arrow — Viktor Pelevin

    The Yellow Arrow — Viktor Pelevin

  • The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton — Thomas Merton

    The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton — Thomas Merton

  • October Light — John Gardner

    October Light — John Gardner

  • The Blue Flowers — Raymond Queneau

    The Blue Flowers — Raymond Queneau

  • Funeral Music for Freemasons — Lars Gustafsson

    Funeral Music for Freemasons — Lars Gustafsson

  • Fugitive Kind — Tennessee Williams

    Fugitive Kind — Tennessee Williams

  • Antechamber, & Other Poems — Michael McClure

    Antechamber, & Other Poems — Michael McClure

  • A Door in the Hive — Denise Levertov

    A Door in the Hive — Denise Levertov

  • Fancy Goods ; Open All Night — Paul Morand

    Fancy Goods ; Open All Night — Paul Morand

  • The Maias Episodes from Romantic Life — Eça de Queirós

    The Maias Episodes from Romantic Life — Eça de Queirós

  • A Key Into the Language of America — Rosmarie Waldrop

    A Key Into the Language of America — Rosmarie Waldrop

  • Driven to Abstraction — Rosmarie Waldrop

    Driven to Abstraction — Rosmarie Waldrop

  • Thomas Merton in Alaska Prelude to the Asian Journal : the Alaskan Conferences, Journals, and Letters — Thomas Merton

    Thomas Merton in Alaska Prelude to the Asian Journal : the Alaskan Conferences, Journals, and Letters — Thomas Merton

  • Das Stundenbuch — Rainer Maria Rilke

    Das Stundenbuch — Rainer Maria Rilke

  • The Doctor Stories — William Carlos Williams

    The Doctor Stories — William Carlos Williams