The undisputed Master of Minutia, Nicholson Baker is known for elegantly written, virtually plotless novels, filled with meticulously detailed descriptions, and for nonfiction that is unconventional, passionate, and often controversial.

The Mezzanine
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Human Smoke: The Beginnings of WWII, the End of Civilization
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The Fermata
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Vox
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection
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A Box of Matches
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Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper
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House of Holes
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Room Temperature
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The Anthologist
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The Size of Thoughts: Essays and Other Lumber
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U and I: A True Story
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Erotic Stories
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Checkpoint
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Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art
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Baseless
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The Way the World Works
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Substitute: Going to School with a Thousand Kids
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Traveling Sprinkler
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A Book of Books
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The Paul Chowder Chronicles: The Anthologist and Traveling Sprinkler, Two Novels
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The World on Sunday : Graphic Art in Joseph Pulitzer's Newspaper (1898 - 1911)
$21.09

The Everlasting Story of Nory
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Lots of Laughs! Vol. 18 (Selected Shorts Series)
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Vintage Baker
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Mezzanine
Releases 8/18/2026