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New Directions is proud to serve the academic community with many new international literature and poetry titles, and one of the finest literary backlists in American publishing. We aim to publish our books in affordable editions for students. We offer free reading guides that can be used by educators, reading groups, or individual readers. In addition, New Directions publishes anthologies of world literature that provide a great way to introduce students to a variety of contemporary writing.

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College

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Essential Backlist Catalog

Complete Catalog

Academic Titles
Sep 01, 2004
cover of the book A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Mar 26, 2019
cover of the book The Glass Menagerie: The High School Edition
The Glass Menagerie: The High School Edition
Oct 14, 1999
cover of the book The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
Dec 12, 2017
cover of the book Bakkhai
Bakkhai
Aug 28, 2018
cover of the book Be With
Be With
Sep 26, 2017
cover of the book Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck | New Directions
Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck | New Directions
Nov 08, 2016
cover of the book The Emigrants
The Emigrants
Oct 11, 2016
cover of the book Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei
Mar 25, 2013
cover of the book Nausea
Nausea
Sep 01, 2008
cover of the book Nightwood
Nightwood
Nov 08, 2016
cover of the book The Rings of Saturn
The Rings of Saturn
Jun 01, 2009
cover of the book Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust
Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust
Sep 01, 2004
cover of the book Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Jun 25, 2019
cover of the book Malina
Malina
Apr 30, 2019
cover of the book Star
Star
May 01, 2005
cover of the book Mountain Home
Mountain Home
Oct 29, 2019
cover of the book The Factory
The Factory
Jul 13, 2011
cover of the book Spring and All
Spring and All
Mar 27, 2018
cover of the book The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper
Feb 27, 2018
cover of the book Cat Poems
Cat Poems
Oct 03, 2023
cover of the book The Hour of the Star
The Hour of the Star
Dec 01, 2003
cover of the book By Night in Chile
By Night in Chile
Jun 25, 2019
cover of the book Happiness, as Such
Happiness, as Such
Dec 01, 2008
cover of the book Love Poems
Love Poems
Nov 01, 2007
cover of the book My Emily Dickinson
My Emily Dickinson
Jun 25, 2019
cover of the book The Dry Heart
The Dry Heart
May 28, 2019
cover of the book The Chandelier
The Chandelier
Jun 13, 2012
cover of the book The Passion According to G.H.
The Passion According to G.H.
Oct 04, 2016
cover of the book Envelope Poems
Envelope Poems
Dec 17, 2019
cover of the book The Last Wolf & Herman
The Last Wolf & Herman
Feb 25, 2020
cover of the book Norma Jeane Baker of Troy
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy
Sep 27, 2018
cover of the book The Doctor Stories
The Doctor Stories
Apr 01, 2009
cover of the book Nox
Nox
Jun 26, 2018
cover of the book The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories
Sep 15, 2015
cover of the book Confessions Of A Mask
Confessions Of A Mask
Mar 01, 1970
cover of the book Paris Spleen
Paris Spleen
Oct 29, 2019
cover of the book Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants
Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants
Nov 26, 2019
cover of the book Black Mountain Poems
Black Mountain Poems
Jul 17, 2013
cover of the book Miss Lonelyhearts
Miss Lonelyhearts
Feb 03, 2026
cover of the book Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming
Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming
Oct 05, 2011
cover of the book A Season in Hell & The Drunken Boat
A Season in Hell & The Drunken Boat
Oct 29, 2019
cover of the book Some Trick
Some Trick
Nov 01, 2007
cover of the book New Seeds of Contemplation
New Seeds of Contemplation
May 01, 2001
cover of the book Alphabet
Alphabet
May 01, 2007
cover of the book Labyrinths
Labyrinths
May 01, 2008
cover of the book Senselessness
Senselessness
Nov 28, 2017
cover of the book Mrs. Caliban
Mrs. Caliban
Sep 01, 2009
cover of the book Siddhartha / The Dhammapada
Siddhartha / The Dhammapada
Oct 29, 2019
cover of the book Sweet Days of Discipline
Sweet Days of Discipline
Jul 30, 2024
cover of the book The Besieged City
The Besieged City
May 01, 2006
cover of the book An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
May 01, 1999
cover of the book Midwinter Day
Midwinter Day
Mar 22, 2013
cover of the book That Smell & Notes from Prison
That Smell & Notes from Prison
Jun 13, 2012
cover of the book Near to the Wild Heart
Near to the Wild Heart
Nov 27, 2018
cover of the book Silence, Joy
Silence, Joy
Jul 01, 1964
cover of the book Great Sanskrit Plays In Modern Translation
Great Sanskrit Plays In Modern Translation
Apr 30, 2019
cover of the book Mac's Problem
Mac's Problem
Mar 05, 2012
cover of the book Satantango
Satantango
Sep 27, 2012
cover of the book Goodbye to Berlin
Goodbye to Berlin
May 28, 2015
cover of the book Day Of The Locust
Day Of The Locust
Apr 24, 2018
cover of the book The Emissary
The Emissary
Mar 01, 2010
cover of the book The Way of Chuang Tzu
The Way of Chuang Tzu
Feb 25, 2020
cover of the book A Treatise on Stars
A Treatise on Stars
Apr 30, 2019
cover of the book EEG
EEG