Sexton: 258 books

“A collection that’s spirited and endearing . . . which she tells with winning self-deprecation and a level of detail that conjures the dusty, sunny fragrance of her travels. Sexton punctuates the pieces in an all-caps-studded brand of wacky humor, mostly in the form of wry one-liners.”  — Kirkus...

In all countries, labour has war stories" to tell, but none are so violent as those of American labour. Since the 1870s at least 700 workers have been killed and thousands seriously injured in labour disputes. Nowhere but in this country have employers so actively fought back against strikes...

A powerful case for the importance of universities as an antidote to the “secular dogmatism” that increasingly infects political discourse   John Sexton argues that over six decades, a “secular dogmatism,” impenetrable by dialogue or reason, has come to dominate political discourse in America....

A “beautifully written and deeply felt” memoir that “slices to the heart of why the dogs in our lives are so beloved” (Michelle Richmond, author of The Year of Fog). The Sexton family’s long love affair with the Dalmatian breed began on a snowy morning in Linda’s childhood. At the...

**Long-listed for the National Book Award Winner of the Crook's Corner Prize Winner of the First Novelist Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association A New York Times Notable Book “Brilliantly juxtaposing World War II, the ’80s and post-Katrina present, Sexton follows...

"Sexton grapples with the Trump campaign from the perspective of the crowds reveling in the candidate’s presence and message. It is a useful vantage point given the increasingly blatant bigotry in the months since the election." —The Washington Post The People Are Going to Rise Like the...

Each morning Tyler would sit in his little rocking chair, and I on the floorin front of him with his stiff feet and legs in my hands, as I gently put on his socks. Then we would begin the painful process of getting his legs and feet positioned for the braces. Day after day, as I fastened his braces,...

Susie Duncan Sexton loves art, Doris Day, theatre, literature, William Faulkner, musicals, pop culture, Annie Lennox, classic television, movie stars, Kurt Vonnegut, thoughtfulness, kindness, love, wit, words, canasta, conversation, smoking, martinis, Mad Men and mad men, and most of all animals of...

Lacey worked hard to get ahead. She knew that big girls didn’t get all the breaks and was determined to be a successful lawyer despite her weight. But that came at a price. Lacey shunned romance and relationships telling herself that stuff just got in the way but down deep, she was really afraid...

A lonely wizard moves to a new town in this charming children's story by renowned American poets Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin, now in print again for the first time in decades. Everything is going wrong in the town of Drocknock until the new wizard arrives. He is very young, and he is lonely,...

Danny’s friend, Josh, is out of the closet. He’s gay and tired of living a lie. If only Danny had the guts to come out of the closet himself. Danny isn’t exactly gay though. He’s a crossdresser that harbors a secret desire to be dominated by a man. If only Danny could find the courage to...

Ricky had a crush on his best friend’s sexy mom since he was twelve.  Ms. Keller was always like a second mom to him, but that didn’t stop Ricky from dreaming about having sex with her.  Now eighteen, Ricky finds himself with a chance to fulfill those boyhood fantasies and finally take...

Tina has given up on men. Well, almost. She lusts after hot guys and fantasizes about them in the privacy of her bedroom. Her sister in law, Lori, calls them her guys of the month because Tina never sticks with one for long. But Tina won’t ask them out or even date a guy. She claims men are too...

Brenda had just found the perfect Christmas gift for her boyfriend but came home to find him moving out to be with another girl. Brenda was devastated and only two weeks before Christmas but her friends invited her to a Christmas party to cheer her up. That’s when Brenda meets a lonely soldier,...