The Permanent Press: 217 books

A collection of poems by Judith Shepard, co-publisher at The Permanent Press.

A collection of poems by Judith Shepard, co-publisher at The Permanent Press.

“Using letters, diaries, and memoirs, Metcalfe distills the personalities, viewpoints, and day-to-day reactions of five alert and often directly involved witnesses to Hitler’s consolidation of power. They are: U.S. Ambassador to Germany, William Dodd, and his high-spirited daughter, Martha; Bella...

Originally titled Assignment China, this book portrays life in China as Mao’s new revolutionary government came to power. These are Julian Schuman’s observations as a working reporter.

An intensely personal investigation of loss told with intelligence and restraint, Victoria Jenkins’ second novel, Cruise Control, is an exploration of space and self, real and unreal, and a noir celebration of language and observation.

Alan is Burt’s best friend. Burt admires Alan, but envies him, covets his wife, and can’t figure him out. Alan, meanwhile, barely notices Burt as he struggles to get rich and yearns for his long-lost girlfriend. All of this is about to change, though. An adulterous affair will soon turn this fading,...

Jerry Renfrow runs an innovative freelance business. He helps others to be nice—for a price. Jerry deals in dreams and affections. A ferocious comedy and love story, Nice offers a rollercoaster of a read, a straight-on look at human foibles, and a sharp portrait of contemporary America.

A collection of recipes from friends and family of Judith Shepard.

A young lawyer returns to a drowsy Tennessee river town only to be haunted by a shameful, buried secret from his past that will prove to be his undoing.

Bawdy and wild, Change of Partners is a moving love story and an affectionate portrait of 1960s communal living.

“When I went to prison he disowned me. There will always be wars, he said. No there won’t, I said. Shit no, I said, are you crazy? That was roughly forty years ago. It was apparent to me then that war must soon become totally unthinkable. It happened even quicker than I’d thought it would. And...

A vivid description of the Russian-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 by Alan Levy, an American journalist who lived there from 1967 to 1971.

Like The Last Temptation of Christ, Son of Man is a novel about Jesus—the Jesus not of faith, but of flesh.

Rolling Thunder is the picaresque tale of Dennis Oldham—partner, newsman, foil, and friend to Roberto Velez, king of New York rock radio.