Books published by City Lights Books

The famed New York School bard's ruminations and deep ponderings, written during random Manhattan lunch hours.

Delicately crafted, intensely visual, deeply personal stories explore the nature of memory, family ties, and the difficult imbalances of love.

The first novel written in the Yoruba language and one of the first to be written in any African language.

First and only book of speeches on racism, community, freedom, and politics in the U.S. by international icon Angela Davis.

Neruda's long-overlooked third book of poetry, critical in his poetic evolution, now translated into English for the very first time!

A scalding indictment of how the wealthy influence the national economy, politics, and media to disadvantage those less fortunate.

Beat Atlas is the ultimate tour guide for those interested in the Beats and their travels "on the road."

In gritty, sometimes fantastical stories about Latinx life, women challenge feminine stereotypes and make sense of fractured family histories.

Fast-paced frontline reporting and analysis on the militaristic spread of US Border Patrol and the long-term consequences for free society.