On LoveA companion to On Writing and On Cats: A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at his fiercest and most vulnerable, on a subject that hits home with all of us. Charles Bukowski was a man of intense emotions, someone an editor once called a passionate madman. In On Love, we see Bukowski reckoning with the complications and exaltations of love, lust, and desire. Alternating between tough and gentle,

race riots

lectins are everywhere

a librarian discovers a recording from the Deep South—which may be the musical stylings of the Devil himself

Asking tough but fair questions

After rescuing her from a disastrous night at a biker bar

or discover they are royal

his inspirational memoir is an up-close look inside the life

Set in a mythical time

Just as the emotional fallout of both incidents takes its toll

heartache and second chances all in one read' - Talking Books blog

The Philosophical: the idea that every room in a French house has a specific purpose

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