Billy Lee: 5 books

“The best novel about American politics in our time.” —Willie Morris Set deep in the heart of Texas, The Gay Place consists of three interlocking novels—The Flea Circus,* Room Enough to Caper*, and* Country Pleasures*—each with a different protagonist. Unifying the stories is...

The devil thought he had me, but I am out of his hands. Psalm 8:2 states, Out of the mouths of babies and nursing infants, you have ordained strength, because of your enemies, that you may silence the enemy and the avenger. I sincerely and prayerfully wrote this book with the hope that it may be an...

The Cat Family is the story of the cat people of Cat County, Texas and the dog people of Canine County, Texas. They’ve learned from Wise Old Cat and Carter Dog (the king of Canine County) that they could all get along without the dog chasing and cat scratching ways. You will learn about Rock Moon...

Lee Child's street corner. Gary Shteyngart's bed. Joyce Carol Oates's classroom. Roxane Gay's dream house. Billy Collins's New York City. Aimee Mann and Jonathan Coulton's kitchen. Valeria Luiselli's writing desk. Sloane Crosley's conference call. Alain Mabanckou's Department of Human Resources. Jonathan...

The classic New York Times bestseller: Real-life stories from prominent people talking about their experiences as alcoholics. As an alcoholic himself, PBS host Dennis Wholey set out to collect the powerful stories of well-known people who have struggled with this disease. Included in this volume...