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Praise for Lock Every Door “Urban paranoia has a deliciously Gothic new address.” — Ruth Ware “The Bartholomew is an apartment building of terrifying secrets. You'll find startling twists and alarming surprises down every dark hallway. It's too late to lock the doors—the horror is already inside. My favorite thriller of the year!” — R. L. Stine, author of Goosebumps “[A] tightly plotted suspense story.” —New York Times Book Review “The author, writing under a pen name, relates ominous events and spooky developments with skill, adding an element of social commentary and a surprise twist ending—elevating this exercise in terror above the ordinary shocker.” — Wall Street Journal “If you like your thrillers with a dash of horror, you’ll love Riley Sager’s latest novel Lock Every Door….Suspenseful with twists you won’t see coming.” — BuzzFeed, "The Best Thrillers of 2019" “This obsessive read invites readers in for spine-tingling fun.” — Shelf Awareness “Riley Sager takes readers on a roller coaster ride where you will have just enough time to catch your breath before the next big twist hits you....This novel continues Sager's streak of providing a fresh and original voice to the world of psychological thrillers.” — Bookreporter “Builds to a devastating finale....Sager uses the darkening atmosphere and the tiniest thing that goes bump in the night for the utmost terror.” — Associated Press “In short, Lock Every Door is a superb balancing act: a psychological suspense novel that walks the (very fine) line between ode to classic horror and inventive, modern-day suspense story all its own.” — Crime by the Book “[A] beloved thriller writer.” — Bustle, “27 New Books Out in July 2019 to Get You Through the Sweaty Days of Summer” “Sager fans and new readers alike will enjoy this heart-pounding thriller that cleverly weaves economic anxiety with something a whole lot darker. Jules must face the demons in the woodwork and in the world around her if she is to have any hope of a future. Because, ultimately, locking every door won’t keep the terror away if the terror is locked in there with you.” —New York Journal of Books “A compulsively readable thriller.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review “Sager ( Final Girls) delivers a psychological, creepy, and unputdownable thriller....Likable characters, great writing, just enough twists....Purchase for Stephen King and Gillian Flynn fans.” — Library Journal, starred review “[A] nightmarish thriller set against the backdrop of a Manhattan fairy tale.” — BookPage “All those sunny summer afternoons could use a little darkness. For a poolside thriller, check out Riley Sager's Lock Every Door.” — Good Housekeeping, “25 Best New Books for Summer 2019” “Ready for another Riley Sager thriller? The Final Girls author's latest, Lock Every Door, is a twisted, heart-pounding ride.” —PopSugar “Sager’s compulsive thrillers have become a highlight of the summer season, and Lock Every Door might well be the best yet.” — CrimeReads, “Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer” “Sager’s third reinterpretation of iconic horror themes (following The Last Time I Lied, 2018) is an utterly riveting thriller.” — Booklist “Super eerie, this heart-pounding thriller from Riley Sager is sure to be another bestseller.” — Bookstr, “8 Thrillers for Your Beach Bag This Summer” “Riley Sager's Lock Every Door is a modern nightmare . . . breathtaking thriller." — PopSugar, “13 Thrillers that Are Perfect for a Chilly Fall Night" “ Lock Every Door is Riley Sager’s best book yet. Unrelentingly eerie and supremely stylish, this book had me in its grip from the first page until its shockingly twisted conclusion.” — Cristina Alger, bestselling author of The Banker's Wife “ Lock Every Door is a gem: fast-paced, crisp writing, stellar character development. Riley Sager's best book yet!” — Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author of In Her Bones

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lies That Summon the Night comes a cozy fantasy romcom with fae bargains, high heat, and all the banter you could need. A painter in need of a model. A matchmaker seeking a subject. An arrangement that will tangle their hearts. Fae shifter Daphne has landed the opportunity of a lifetime: illustrating her favorite author's steamy romance novels. If only she could master male physiques...and other essential anatomy. What she needs is a model. Yet how does the socially awkward fae with a tendency to bite find a man she can comfortably paint in the nude? Self-proclaimed matchmaker Monty Phillips is a hopeless romantic...but only when it comes to others. Meddling in the love lives of strangers via his popular advice column keeps romance a safe distance away. Yet when he's tasked with demonstrating his tips on modern courtship, he'll need to step out from behind the pen and into someone's love life. And he knows just the perfect plaything. The last time Daphne saw Monty, he broke her heart and discarded their friendship. Now he wants to drag her into one of his idiotic matchmaking games-where she's the subject! But when he promises to pose as her model in exchange, she can't refuse. At least it's only temporary. If he's the expert he claims to be, she can replace him with a lover in no time. Painting sessions and flirting lessons commence, rekindling their friendship. But when instructional seduction turns their platonic spark into burning desire, will either have the courage to fan the flames? Bridgerton meets My Fair Lady and a dash of He's Just Not That Into You in My Feral Romance , a spicy standalone fantasy romcom in the Fae Flings and Corset Strings series. Every book in this interconnected series is a complete story and ends with a HEA. If you like fae bargains, friends-to-lovers workplace romance, and cozy fantasy worlds, you'll love this sizzling tale.

Set against the backdrop of early 19th-century rural England, George Eliot's "Adam Bede" unfolds a rich tapestry of human emotions and moral dilemmas within a close-knit community. Eliot's narrative intricately weaves together themes of love, ambition, and the struggle for social equality, employing a vivid, realistic style characterized by deep psychological insights and detailed descriptions of the pastoral landscape. Through the lives of its central characters, particularly the earnest carpenter Adam and the spiritedHetty, the novel critiques societal norms and explores the complexities of personal integrity, illustrating the impact of individual choices on communal life. George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, was a pioneer of Victorian literature, known for her intellectual depth and feminist perspectives. Her upbringing in the English Midlands and keen interest in philosophy and social reform profoundly influenced her writing. Eliot's advocacy for women's rights and her critical observations of societal expectations permeate "Adam Bede," reflecting her quest to portray authentic human experiences while challenging conventional morality. "Adam Bede" is a compelling exploration of 19th-century rural life that invites readers to reflect on their own moral landscapes. Highly recommended for those who appreciate intricately crafted characters and thought-provoking narratives, this novel remains a timeless classic that resonates with the complexities of human nature. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life. - Hand-picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

Praise for Lock Every Door “Urban paranoia has a deliciously Gothic new address.” — Ruth Ware “The Bartholomew is an apartment building of terrifying secrets. You'll find startling twists and alarming surprises down every dark hallway. It's too late to lock the doors—the horror is already inside. My favorite thriller of the year!” — R. L. Stine, author of Goosebumps “[A] tightly plotted suspense story.” —New York Times Book Review “The author, writing under a pen name, relates ominous events and spooky developments with skill, adding an element of social commentary and a surprise twist ending—elevating this exercise in terror above the ordinary shocker.” — Wall Street Journal “If you like your thrillers with a dash of horror, you’ll love Riley Sager’s latest novel Lock Every Door….Suspenseful with twists you won’t see coming.” — BuzzFeed; "The Best Thrillers of 2019" “This obsessive read invites readers in for spine-tingling fun.” — Shelf Awareness “Riley Sager takes readers on a roller coaster ride where you will have just enough time to catch your breath before the next big twist hits you....This novel continues Sager's streak of providing a fresh and original voice to the world of psychological thrillers.” — Bookreporter “Builds to a devastating finale....Sager uses the darkening atmosphere and the tiniest thing that goes bump in the night for the utmost terror.” — Associated Press “In short, Lock Every Door is a superb balancing act: a psychological suspense novel that walks the (very fine) line between ode to classic horror and inventive, modern-day suspense story all its own.” — Crime by the Book “[A] beloved thriller writer.” — Bustle; “27 New Books Out in July 2019 to Get You Through the Sweaty Days of Summer” “Sager fans and new readers alike will enjoy this heart-pounding thriller that cleverly weaves economic anxiety with something a whole lot darker. Jules must face the demons in the woodwork and in the world around her if she is to have any hope of a future. Because, ultimately, locking every door won’t keep the terror away if the terror is locked in there with you.” —New York Journal of Books “A compulsively readable thriller.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review “Sager ( Final Girls) delivers a psychological, creepy, and unputdownable thriller....Likable characters, great writing, just enough twists....Purchase for Stephen King and Gillian Flynn fans.” — Library Journal, starred review “[A] nightmarish thriller set against the backdrop of a Manhattan fairy tale.” — BookPage “All those sunny summer afternoons could use a little darkness. For a poolside thriller, check out Riley Sager's Lock Every Door.” — Good Housekeeping, “25 Best New Books for Summer 2019” “Ready for another Riley Sager thriller? The Final Girls author's latest, Lock Every Door, is a twisted, heart-pounding ride.” —PopSugar “Sager’s compulsive thrillers have become a highlight of the summer season, and Lock Every Door might well be the best yet.” — CrimeReads; “Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer” “Sager’s third reinterpretation of iconic horror themes (following The Last Time I Lied, 2018) is an utterly riveting thriller.” — Booklist “Super eerie, this heart-pounding thriller from Riley Sager is sure to be another bestseller.” — Bookstr; “8 Thrillers for Your Beach Bag This Summer” “Riley Sager's Lock Every Door is a modern nightmare . . . breathtaking thriller." — PopSugar; “13 Thrillers that Are Perfect for a Chilly Fall Night" “ Lock Every Door is Riley Sager’s best book yet. Unrelentingly eerie and supremely stylish, this book had me in its grip from the first page until its shockingly twisted conclusion.” — Cristina Alger, bestselling author of The Banker's Wife “ Lock Every Door is a gem: fast-paced, crisp writing, stellar character development. Riley Sager's best book yet!” — Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author of In Her Bones

This spectacular deluxe edition celebrates the 75th anniversary of Peanuts and the life, art, and legacy of Charles M. Schulz, and comes packaged with unique bonus materials. Extras include: 8 ready-to-frame prints, 5 vinyl window decals, 8 postcards, an iron-on patch, a full-color comic book, and more! Beautifully designed in a deluxe gift-ready slipcase, this one-of-a-kind 336-page full-color hardcover collects more than 700 images, including Schulz's most iconic comic strips and related ephemera. Award-winning author Mark Evanier provides insightful and entertaining Peanuts cultural and historical context. An introduction from Patrick McDonnell, a foreword by Jean Schulz, and appreciations and remembrances from key figures in the world of Peanuts make this book a unique milestone in Peanuts publishing. Seventy-five years since the first Peanuts strip made its debut on October 2, 1950, the beloved comic and its iconic characters remain a touchstone for generations around the world. From cultural milestones such as NASA's Apollo 10 lunar and command modules being named after Charlie Brown and Snoopy to the classic holiday specials that continue to draw millions of viewers, Peanuts has a lasting influence that few works of art or literature can claim. The power of these iconic characters is also evident from the popularity of modern-day animated movies and iPhone shorts, and even the Gen Z phenomenon of so-called "Snoopy Girls." This official book celebration of the 75th anniversary of Peanuts is produced in collaboration with Peanuts Worldwide and the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. "Not many cartoons live into the next generation, and that probably is the best definition of art, isn't it? Does it speak to succeeding generations? Real art, real music, real literature, speaks to succeeding generations." -Charles M. Schulz The book includes original contributions by Robb Armstrong (Franklin), Derrick Bang (Vince Guaraldi and A Charlie Brown Christmas), Rob Boutilier (The Snoopy Show), Paige Braddock (Schulz's pen line), Alberto Brambilla (Peanuts in Italy), Benjamin L. Clark (Peanuts paperbacks), Alexis E. Fajardo (selecting the essential Peanuts), Ben Folds (the sound of Peanuts), Sarah Gillespie (editing Schulz), Chip Kidd (design of Peanuts), Amy Lago (editing Schulz), Mike Massimino (Snoopy and Apollo 10), Akio Matsunaga (Peanuts in Japan), Jeff Morrow (scoring Peanuts), Hilary B. Price (Peppermint Patty and Marcie), and Shuntar¿ Tanikawa (Poet laureate and translator of Peanuts in Japan).

The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning modern-verse translation. "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy." So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in the New York Times Book Review hails as "a distinguished achievement." If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of an everyman's journey through life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. In the myths and legends retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb introduction and textual commentary provide insightful background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles's translation. This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the general reader, to captivate a new generation of Homer's students. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edged paper. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The definitive edition of a modern master continues with 2 mid-career masterpieces, published here with new prefaces from the author This second volume in the Library of America DeLillo edition collects two extraordinary novels he published in the 1990s, the peak of his career. In the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning Mao II (1991), the celebrated novelist Bill Gray has withdrawn into seclusion, his everyday affairs managed by a pair of assistants. And yet within the protective solitude he has built for himself he still finds himself struggling--with pills and with a novel he can't manage to complete. A visit from a Swedish photographer who specializes in author portraits spurs him to shake off his world-weariness, and soon the reclusive writer is embarked on an unlikely journey to help broker the release of a poet held hostage by terrorists in Beirut. Mao II, writes the critic Sven Birkerts, is "DeLillo's strongest statement yet about the crisis of crises. Namely, that we are living in the last violet twilight of the individual, and that 'the future belongs to crowds.'" Underworld (1997), DeLillo's magnum opus and a book that ranks among the greatest of twentieth-century novels, is a sprawling, ambitious, and moving panorama of the postwar American experience. It begins with a tour de force re-imagination of one of the great moments in sports: the decisive pennant game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds in 1951, culminating in the now legendary "shot heard 'round the world" home run by Bobby Thomson. In DeLillo's hands the excitement of the game is juxtaposed with something far more momentous, the announcement of the Soviets' first atomic test--a coincidence that initiates a kaleidoscopic saga that is woven across more than four decades, shuttling back and forth through time and mixing fictional characters with historical figures such as Lenny Bruce and J. Edgar Hoover. The novel is at once a profound meditation on our contemporary condition and a deeply personal book for its author, drawing poignantly on his memories of growing up in the Bronx. "All of DeLillo is in Underworld," writes Harold Bloom. "DeLillo's sense of America, in the second half of the twentieth century, is achieved perfectly." Here is the ultimate gift for DeLillo fans and perfect introduction for readers interested in discovering or rediscovering a great American writer.

A fascinating new account of the history of the English house, from the country's preeminent architectural historian 'Cruickshank's enthusiasm for England's vernacular architecture shines through every infectious sentence of this glorious book... A triumph .' - The Times ' A mine of information presented in an effortlessly accessible style . Unlike many books that merely convey stories attached to buildings, this is social and architectural history delivered with forensic insight' - Country Life This is the story of the superbly elegant early eighteenth-century Pallant House in Chichester. It's the story of 19 Princelet Street in Spitalfields, built for a Huguenot silk-weaver, ultimately a synagogue. It's also the story of - among others - a row of two-up, two-downs in Toxteth, a block of flats in London's East End, and what Ideal Home's magazine described in 1926 as Britain's 'first modern house' - in Northampton. Together these buildings reveal the ways in which English homes have developed and changed over the past few centuries. At the same time, as Dan Cruickshank shows, they have much to tell us about the lives of their first occupants: their aspirations, their struggles, their place within society and relationship with their local community. The English House brilliantly weaves these two strands together, blending architectural and social history to create a series of brilliantly observed portraits of fascinating buildings. Praise for Dan Cruickshank 'Genial, erudite and companionable . . . this heroic and heartfelt book caps a career devoted to [Spitalfields'] heritage.' ? Spectator 'With beguiling erudition, TV historian and local resident Cruickshank tells the story of Spitalfields from Roman times to today . . . This is people's history at its tastiest.' ? Sunday Express 'A passionate, scholarly energy and involvement with every era of the district's long history come off Spitalfields' pages . . . Absorbing detail.' ? Times Literary Supplement 'Cruickshank writes perceptively and honestly . . . As well as being a fascinating account of a unique area of London , Spitalfields is a timely warning that helps us to appreciate what the city and country risk losing.' ? Country Life 'A delight to read . . . Teaches one how to use one's eyes more intelligently.' -- Jean Seaton, Chair of Judges, PEN Hessell-Tiltman History Prize

Praise for The Beadworkers Long-listed for the 2020 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Long-listed for the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlisted for the 2019 NCIBA Golden Poppy Book Award Long-listed for the 2019 Northern California Golden Poppy Book Award in Fiction "Beth Piatote’s marvelous debut short story collection explores crossroads in the lives of unforgettable Indigenous characters within urban, suburban, rural and reservation settings, both past and present . . . The Beadworkers is an intricate and poignant set of meditations on how to move forward with identity and hope intact while reconciling with loss, both collective and personal." —Erin Keane and Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon "This stunning debut collection marks the arrival of a brilliant storyteller; Beth Piatote weaves together political, historical, and personal themes to offer new perspectives on the human condition . . . Piatote, who is Nez Perce, writes with dazzling clarity, emotion, and bone-dry humor about the lives of indigenous people, in what feels like a celebration, an act of love, and one of the most unforgettable story collections of the year." —Kristin Iversen, NYLON "Provocative . . . [A] richly layered debut short story collection . . . A collection that gives voice to what is so often left unsaid." —San Francisco Chronicle "Piatote (Nez Perce, Chief Joseph Band, enrolled with the Colville Confederated Tribe) writes breathtaking, lyrical, moving stories about Indigenous life, many of them set alongside the rivers of the Inland Northwest. This is one of the best story collections of the last decade and makes a beautiful gift for your literary fiction lovers." —Sharma Shields, Inlander "Her prose might be lean, but as a whole her debut short story collection, The Beadworkers, is lush and kaleidoscopic . . . With humor, compassion, and insight, it explores the ease with which conflict seeps through time, and celebrates the resilience of people, beauty, and art in its midst." ––Sam Levin, The Los Angeles Review of Books "Piatote is Nez Perce, and a Native American Studies professor at UC Berkeley. In this eloquent and elucidating debut story collection she brings the Native experience to life—from the long line of broken treaties and the tragic effect on Native tribes from coast to coast to contemporary repercussions from forced attendance at Indian boarding schools . . . Piatote draws the reader in with spare and perceptive language and resonate empathy for each struggling yet resilient character." —Booklist "Piatote’s debut collection mixes poetry, verse, and prose to form an impressive reflection on the lives of modern Native Americans. Piatote, a Nez Perce enrolled with the Colville Confederated Tribes, fits much nuance and profundity into stories that often reflect on the ways in which contemporary mainstream American culture continues to erase the identities and traditions of indigenous groups . . . This beautiful collection announces Piatote as a writer to watch." —Publishers Weekly "Hope and heartbreak abound in this debut collection set among Native Americans in the northwest . . . Piatote balances the emotional complexities of her characters' lives with the political complexity of their relationship with an America all too eager to look away. A poignant and challenging look at the way the past and present collide." —Kirkus Reviews "Gripping and utterly readable . . . The stories here are wide-ranging but encompass many perspectives of Indigenous people in North America." —Literary Hub "The short story collection The Beadworkers mixes prose, poetry, and verse to create a rich tapestry of Native-American cultural heritage. There is a sparseness to Beth Piatote’s prose that belies the depth of her chosen subject and the long, complicated history of American Indian Law. Hers is a language that pulls you along and manages to convey both the troubling injustice faced by Native peoples in this country and a sense o

Praise for The Beadworkers Long-listed for the 2020 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Long-listed for the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlisted for the 2019 NCIBA Golden Poppy Book Award Long-listed for the 2019 Northern California Golden Poppy Book Award in Fiction "Beth Piatote’s marvelous debut short story collection explores crossroads in the lives of unforgettable Indigenous characters within urban, suburban, rural and reservation settings, both past and present . . . The Beadworkers is an intricate and poignant set of meditations on how to move forward with identity and hope intact while reconciling with loss, both collective and personal." —Erin Keane and Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon "This stunning debut collection marks the arrival of a brilliant storyteller; Beth Piatote weaves together political, historical, and personal themes to offer new perspectives on the human condition . . . Piatote, who is Nez Perce, writes with dazzling clarity, emotion, and bone-dry humor about the lives of indigenous people, in what feels like a celebration, an act of love, and one of the most unforgettable story collections of the year." —Kristin Iversen, NYLON "Provocative . . . [A] richly layered debut short story collection . . . A collection that gives voice to what is so often left unsaid." —San Francisco Chronicle "Piatote (Nez Perce, Chief Joseph Band, enrolled with the Colville Confederated Tribe) writes breathtaking, lyrical, moving stories about Indigenous life, many of them set alongside the rivers of the Inland Northwest. This is one of the best story collections of the last decade and makes a beautiful gift for your literary fiction lovers." —Sharma Shields, Inlander "Her prose might be lean, but as a whole her debut short story collection, The Beadworkers, is lush and kaleidoscopic . . . With humor, compassion, and insight, it explores the ease with which conflict seeps through time, and celebrates the resilience of people, beauty, and art in its midst." ––Sam Levin, The Los Angeles Review of Books "Piatote is Nez Perce, and a Native American Studies professor at UC Berkeley. In this eloquent and elucidating debut story collection she brings the Native experience to life—from the long line of broken treaties and the tragic effect on Native tribes from coast to coast to contemporary repercussions from forced attendance at Indian boarding schools . . . Piatote draws the reader in with spare and perceptive language and resonate empathy for each struggling yet resilient character." —Booklist "Piatote’s debut collection mixes poetry, verse, and prose to form an impressive reflection on the lives of modern Native Americans. Piatote, a Nez Perce enrolled with the Colville Confederated Tribes, fits much nuance and profundity into stories that often reflect on the ways in which contemporary mainstream American culture continues to erase the identities and traditions of indigenous groups . . . This beautiful collection announces Piatote as a writer to watch." —Publishers Weekly "Hope and heartbreak abound in this debut collection set among Native Americans in the northwest . . . Piatote balances the emotional complexities of her characters' lives with the political complexity of their relationship with an America all too eager to look away. A poignant and challenging look at the way the past and present collide." —Kirkus Reviews "Gripping and utterly readable . . . The stories here are wide-ranging but encompass many perspectives of Indigenous people in North America." —Literary Hub "The short story collection The Beadworkers mixes prose, poetry, and verse to create a rich tapestry of Native-American cultural heritage. There is a sparseness to Beth Piatote’s prose that belies the depth of her chosen subject and the long, complicated history of American Indian Law. Hers is a language that pulls you along and manages to convey both the troubling injustice faced by Native peoples in this country and a sense o

New & Noteworthy, The New York Times Book Review A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year One of Spirituality & Practice's Best Spiritual Books of the Year "If these essays were required reading, I think our society would be in a lot better shape." ―Nick Offerman, Entertainment Weekly "Here is a human being speaking with calm and sanity out of the wilderness. We would do well to hear him." ― The Washington Post Book World "America’s greatest philosopher on sustainable life and living." ― Chicago Tribune "A fascinating tribute to the life of the land . . . Berry's writings are timelier than ever." ―Laura Garmeson, Financial Times "Berry reminds us that to take small solutions off the table is also a kind of giving up. Some conservationists believe that because ecological problems are structural, there is no point in growing and cooking your own food, in setting down roots in a community, in being kind to your neighbors . . . You may as well drive as much as you want, waste paper towels, and buy meat from corporations that keep pigs in excrement-coated cages. Berry reminds us that to live this way is to forfeit our souls. It is important―no matter what is going on at a macro level―to be kind to your family, your neighbors and the land." ― The New Republic "Compelling, luminous . . . our modern-day Thoreau. He is unlike anybody else writing today. He writes at least as well as George Orwell and has an urgent message for modern industrial capitalism . . . nobody can risk ignoring him." ―Andrew Marr, New Statesman "This collection sees the American published on these islands for the first time, and now he has finally stepped ashore, it's worth getting to know him . . . Berry overturns plenty of thoughtful topsoil on environmental issues with a precise pen, and clears any thicket of cosy consensus with a clear eye and cutting hand." ― Irish Times "It’s no great observation to note that we live in an incredibly polarized time, but, curiously, Berry doesn’t fit neatly into the conservative or liberal camp. There is just enough in his writing to both satisfy and provoke those of all ideological allegiances. Thanks to the Library of America’s efforts to reissue his writings beginning with the first half of his Port William novels and stories as well as his long-time publisher Counterpoint releasing The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry, a collection of his non-fiction edited by the aforementioned Kingsnorth, it’s never been easier to find a place to start . . . In these times we could all use his patient instruction." ― Psychology Today " The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry is a selection of 31 essays spanning five decades of his works, and it could not have come at a better time as our nation thrashes about in search of a voice of reason. Who better than Berry to explain to us 'who we are, where we are, and what we must do to live'? . . . [It] ought to be required reading in every classroom . . . Wendell Berry is our National Guardian Angel!" ― The Christian Science Monitor "[Berry] speaks out powerfully and poignantly on behalf of family farmers, their land, and their small towns. His spiritual vision of life is informed by a deep love of nature, a profound regard for the details of place, a respect for small-scale economies, and an advocacy of wise stewardship of the earth. Paul Kingsnorth chose the 31 essays for this handsome collection as ample evidence of Berry's inspiring defense of character qualities like rugged individualism, diligence, loyalty, and reverence for nature." ― Spirituality & Practice "Whether you’re new to the words of Wendell Berry or a longtime fan of this Kentucky poet, farmer, and land-protector, you’ll want to add this tome of unforgettable, earth-moving Southern outdoors writing to the shelf." ― Garden & Gun "These works are mostly about small-town America, and mostly set on Berry’s farm at Lane’s Landing, once a riverboat stop on the Kentucky River near Port Royal, Kentucky. But n

“ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a thrilling journey that takes a hard look at the power of fame and our willingness to separate a person from the brand. Green manages to blend humor, mystery and science fiction in his fast-paced debut novel.” — Associated Press “A deceptively romp-y novel about mysterious samurai alien robot statues appearing all at once, everywhere that has hidden and absolutely remarkable depths....Green's understanding of the power and limits of social media is incomparable; what Douglas Coupland did for the elation and misery of the tech-bubble with Microserfs, Green does for YouTubers and other social media stars. It makes for a novel that's always charming, always fast-paced, but which is sneakily and uncomfortably ambivalent about the things it celebrates. It gallops to a startling and great ending (I read it all in one sitting) and lingers afterwards.” —Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing “[ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing] is perhaps as honest a look as we will ever get into the phenomenon of cyberfame, and Green balances this careful introspection with a plotline that is both fun and mysterious, puzzling and compelling… Green quickly proves himself adept not only at playing into our 2018 anxiety and love/hate relationship with social media, but also at driving suspense, world-building and a true love for science fiction.” — Bookreporter “With this comic story about the ugly side of Internet fame, Green gives his brother...a run for his money.” —People “[Green] applies wit, affection, and cultural intelligence to a comic sci-fi novel....A fun, contemporary adventure that cares about who we are as humans, especially when faced with remarkable events.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Led by an earnestly flawed, bisexual heroine with direction and commitment issues, coupled with an abundant generosity of spirit, this read is timely and sorely needed. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal (starred review), Fall 2018 Best Debut Novels “Green makes an entertaining book debut in this fast-paced, witty first contact novel…At once funny, exciting, and a tad terrifying, this exploration of aliens and social media culture is bound to have wide appeal to readers interested in either theme.” —Booklist (starred review) “A captivating debut from a talented new novelist.” —Bustle “A quirky millennial mix of sci-fi alien mystery, celebrity and social media commentary.” –Family Circle “Hank Green, super-vlogger and brother to YA legend John, pens the heart-warmer An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.” —Cosmopolitan “Sparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is a fun read. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at play.” —San Francisco Chronicle “It’s not in the nature of a sci-fi comedy blockbuster to shift boulders in your soul. But with his debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank Green pulls it off....There are still a few exceptionally remarkable things that rise above the rest of their absolutely remarkable peers. In the pages of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, April’s discovery of New York Carl is one of these exceptions; in the real world, Green’s debut deserves to be another. [It] delivers unexpected delights and pathos…you will feel smarter and more complete for having read it.” —Paste Magazine, 12 Best Novels of 2018 “Green’s debut novel is an adventurous romp that combines science fiction and interpersonal drama to explore identity, relationships, a polarized world and the influence of media and popular opinion. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a fun, fast read that invites readers to contemplate their position in the modern world.” —BookPage “ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is an extremely fun read. At every turn, you’ll be dying to know what happens next.” —Hello Giggles “Packed with meditations on the nature of celebrity, social media, and the cultural response to the unknown.” —Harper's Bazaar “The genius of Hank Green's book lies in the way he skillfully mixes such a variety

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021 AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTION WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION A FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE A NOMINEE FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD A New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year A Time Must-Read Book of the Year A Washington Post 10 Best Books of the Year A Oprah Daily Top 20 Books of the Year A People 10 Best Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A BookPage Best Fiction Book of the Year A Booklist 10 Best First Novels of the Year A Kirkus 100 Best Novels of the Year An Atlanta Journal-Constitution 10 Best Southern Books of the Year A Parade Pick A Chicago Public Library Top 10 Best Books of the Year A KCRW Top 10 Books of the Year An Instant Washington Post, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller "Epic.... I was just enraptured by the lineage and the story of this modern African-American family.... A combination of historical and modern story?I've never read anything quite like it. It just consumed me." ?Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Book Club Pick An Indie Next Pick A New York Times Book Everyone Will Be Talking About A People 5 Best Books of the Summer A Good Morning America 15 Summer Book Club Picks An Essence Best Book of the Summer A Washington Post 10 Books of the Month A CNN Best Book of the Month A Time 11 Best Books of the Month A Ms. Most Anticipated Book of the Year A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book of the Year A BookPage Writer to Watch A USA Today Book Not to Miss A Chicago Tribune Summer Must-Read An Observer Best Summer Book A Millions Most Anticipated Book A Ms. Book of the Month A Well-Read Black Girl Book Club Pick A BiblioLifestyle Most Anticipated Literary Book of the Summer A Deep South Best Book of the Summer Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award The 2020 NAACP Image Award-winning poet makes her fiction debut with this National Book Award-longlisted, magisterial epic?an intimate yet sweeping novel with all the luminescence and force of Homegoing; Sing, Unburied, Sing; and The Water Dancer?that chronicles the journey of one American family, from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous era. The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about the Problem of race in America, and what he called ?Double Consciousness,? a sensitivity that every African American possesses in order to survive. Since childhood, Ailey Pearl Garfield has understood Du Bois's words all too well. Bearing the names of two formidable Black Americans?the revered choreographer Alvin Ailey and her great grandmother Pearl, the descendant of enslaved Georgians and tenant farmers?Ailey carries Du Bois's Problem on her shoulders. Ailey is reared in the north in the City but spends summers in the small Georgia town of Chicasetta, where her mother's family has lived since their ancestors arrived from Africa in bondage. From an early age, Ailey fights a battle for belonging that's made all the more difficult by a hovering trauma, as well as the whispers of women?her mother, Belle, her sister, Lydia, and a maternal line reaching back two centuries?that urge Ailey to succeed in their stead. To come to terms with her own identity, Ailey embarks on a journey through her family's past, uncovering the shocking tales of generations of ancestors?Indigenous, Black, and white?in the deep South. In doing so Ailey must learn to embrace her full heritage, a legacy of oppression and resistance, bondage and independence, cruelty and resilience that is the story?and the song?of America itself.

Praise for Sea Monsters Winner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction The Atlantic, Not Your Average Beach Read Bustle, 1 of 24 Fiction Books Coming Out This Month that You Definitely Need to Read "Following a grand narrative tradition of privileged yet jaded youth, this novel’s teen–age protagonist, Luisa, flees her middle–class life in Mexico City in search of adventure . . . Aridjis, like Luisa, has a knack for clever observations, and her supple writing ultimately keeps the story going."— The New Yorker "A mesmerizing novel . . . Aridjis beautifully renders the perspective of a bored, intelligent, privileged teenage girl—a decadent, solipsistic daydream." — Emily Rhodes, Financial Times "[A] dreamy, fantastical novel packed with lush description as Luisa recounts her first encounters with the darkly enrapturing Tomás; interchanged with scenes of her new life on the beach, where she becomes increasingly intertwined with others’ lives." — Jill Capeway, HuffPost "Based on an episode from Aridjis's teenage years in Mexico, the novel's brilliance lies in capturing so convincingly that state of adolescent restlessness . . . With its watery setting, its perhapses and probablys, the novel carries a suggestion that things aren't quite as they seem . . . Aridjis leaves us with the sense that Luisa's disillusionment, like everything else, is in flux."— Francesca Carington, The Daily Telegraph "A surreal, captivating tale about the power of a youthful imagination, the lure of teenage transgression, and its inevitable disappointments . . . Aridjis allows her narrative to swell and recede like the sea, along with Luisa’s capacious imagination . . . Aridjis excels at writing a life lived in the borderlands between reality and fantasy, conveying the imagination of a 17–year–old with whims and fancies that are intriguing rather than exasperating or laughable. Luisa’s goals remain elusive, and her gradual disenchantment is entirely relatable. Moreover, the novel’s precocious teenage narrative voice is replete with sentences of rare beauty and power. I may start reading it again at once." — Ellen Jones, Los Angeles Review of Books " Sea Monsters revels in a mode of perception that’s just a little bit off from true . . . Luisa delights in the improbable but actual . . . Sea Monsters is a treasure chest of Luisa’s deftly curated visions." — Angela Woodward, BOMB Magazine "A coming–of–age story set . . . in the Mexico in which Aridjis grew up, in which the language is precise, strange, evocative and wise. It’s language as it really ought to be . . . The novel poses far more questions than it answers, and it does so accurately and beautifully." — R. O. Kwon, The Guardian "[Aridjis] riffs like a poet, letting each image twist and grow into the next . . . The novel’s strength lies in its ability to turn to the next magic trick, the next detail, the next sight. Those sights are all the more impressive when conjured solely from language. By opting out of fiction’s conventional prioritization of plot or character development, Aridjis foregrounds her ability to develop images and metaphors. The result is seductive in its multiplicity. Mallarmé would be proud." — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic " Sea Monsters is a searingly hypnotic work, a dazzling tale of enchantment and disenchantment that unfolds in Mexico City and Oaxaca in the late 1980s." — Laura Esquivel, bestselling author of Like Water for Chocolate "What a seamless, cohesive, verging on sweetly claustrophobic voice this is." — Peter Rock, author of The Night Swimmers

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The new page-turning, feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen, brought to justice by an extraordinary group of women. FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF TRUE CRIME SENSATION THE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION. ___________ 'Thoughtful, humane, gripping. The kind of popular history you devour in one sitting' Sunday Times, Dominic Sandbrook 'A finely layered portrait of a hypocritical Edwardian society' Financial Times 'An exceptional achievement. I was gripped from the very first page ' The Secret Barrister, Sunday Times bestselling author ' I couldn't put it down' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry 'Under her pen, history comes alive ' Professor Dame Sue Black ___________ No murderer should ever be the keeper of their victim's story ... On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies' Guild who demanded an immediate investigation. They could not have known what they would provoke: the unearthing of a gruesome secret, followed by a fevered manhunt for the prime suspect: Belle's husband, medical fraudster, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen. Hiding in the shadows of this evergreen tale is Crippen's typist and lover, Ethel Le Neve - was she really just 'an innocent young girl' in thrall to a powerful older man as so many people have since reported? In this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, prizewinning social historian Hallie Rubenhold gives voice to those who have never properly been heard - the women. Featuring a carnival cast of eccentric entertainers, glamorous lawyers, zealous detectives, medics and liars, STORY OF A MURDER is meticulously researched and multi-layered, offering the reader an electrifying snapshot of Britain and America at the dawn of the modern era. ___________ PRAISE FOR STORY OF A MURDER: 'Gripping and eye-opening' I-news, Book to Watch Out For 'Reads like a great thriller. I inhaled it' Bella Mackie, bestselling author of How to Kill Your Family ' A unique combination of sleuthing, storytelling and compassion ' Lucy Worsley, bestselling author and historian ' Fascinating . It's about time Belle became the hero of her own story ' Val McDermid, bestselling author of the Karen Pirie series 'As compelling as any crime drama ' S J Parris, bestselling author of the Giordano Bruno series 'I had my hand over my wide-open mouth... I can't recommend it more : I will be thinking about it for a very long time . Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Homemade God and Harold Fry 'Takes us beyond the world of Dr Crippen into t he lives impacted by him and the society in

New & Noteworthy, The New York Times Book Review A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year One of Spirituality & Practice's Best Spiritual Books of the Year "If these essays were required reading, I think our society would be in a lot better shape." ―Nick Offerman, Entertainment Weekly "Here is a human being speaking with calm and sanity out of the wilderness. We would do well to hear him." ― The Washington Post Book World "America’s greatest philosopher on sustainable life and living." ― Chicago Tribune "A fascinating tribute to the life of the land . . . Berry's writings are timelier than ever." ―Laura Garmeson, Financial Times "Berry reminds us that to take small solutions off the table is also a kind of giving up. Some conservationists believe that because ecological problems are structural, there is no point in growing and cooking your own food, in setting down roots in a community, in being kind to your neighbors . . . You may as well drive as much as you want, waste paper towels, and buy meat from corporations that keep pigs in excrement-coated cages. Berry reminds us that to live this way is to forfeit our souls. It is important―no matter what is going on at a macro level―to be kind to your family, your neighbors and the land." ― The New Republic "Compelling, luminous . . . our modern-day Thoreau. He is unlike anybody else writing today. He writes at least as well as George Orwell and has an urgent message for modern industrial capitalism . . . nobody can risk ignoring him." ―Andrew Marr, New Statesman "This collection sees the American published on these islands for the first time, and now he has finally stepped ashore, it's worth getting to know him . . . Berry overturns plenty of thoughtful topsoil on environmental issues with a precise pen, and clears any thicket of cosy consensus with a clear eye and cutting hand." ― Irish Times "It’s no great observation to note that we live in an incredibly polarized time, but, curiously, Berry doesn’t fit neatly into the conservative or liberal camp. There is just enough in his writing to both satisfy and provoke those of all ideological allegiances. Thanks to the Library of America’s efforts to reissue his writings beginning with the first half of his Port William novels and stories as well as his long-time publisher Counterpoint releasing The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry, a collection of his non-fiction edited by the aforementioned Kingsnorth, it’s never been easier to find a place to start . . . In these times we could all use his patient instruction." ― Psychology Today " The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry is a selection of 31 essays spanning five decades of his works, and it could not have come at a better time as our nation thrashes about in search of a voice of reason. Who better than Berry to explain to us 'who we are, where we are, and what we must do to live'? . . . [It] ought to be required reading in every classroom . . . Wendell Berry is our National Guardian Angel!" ― The Christian Science Monitor "[Berry] speaks out powerfully and poignantly on behalf of family farmers, their land, and their small towns. His spiritual vision of life is informed by a deep love of nature, a profound regard for the details of place, a respect for small-scale economies, and an advocacy of wise stewardship of the earth. Paul Kingsnorth chose the 31 essays for this handsome collection as ample evidence of Berry's inspiring defense of character qualities like rugged individualism, diligence, loyalty, and reverence for nature." ― Spirituality & Practice "Whether you’re new to the words of Wendell Berry or a longtime fan of this Kentucky poet, farmer, and land-protector, you’ll want to add this tome of unforgettable, earth-moving Southern outdoors writing to the shelf." ― Garden & Gun "These works are mostly about small-town America, and mostly set on Berry’s farm at Lane’s Landing, once a riverboat stop on the Kentucky River near Port Royal, Kentucky. But n

Den kriminaltekniske ekspert Laughton Rees jagter en usædvanligt udspekuleret morder, der lader til at iscenesætte sine gerningssteder kun til hende, i denne overraskende nye psykologiske thriller fra bestsellerforfatteren bag Sanctus-trilogien. Hvordan fanger man en morder, hvis offeret ikke eksisterer? En glamourøs kvinde bliver myrdet i sit luksuriøse palæ i London, og hendes mand forsvinder. Men ifølge de offentlige registre eksisterer ingen af dem. Det eneste, politiet har at gå efter, er en række genstande arrangeret rundt om liget af kvinden, herunder et sæt nøgler og en bog med titlen Hvordan man arbejder med mord af Laughton Rees – en bog, der lader til at have hjulpet morderen med at rense stedet for kriminaltekniske spor. Laughton Rees er akademiker og arbejder normalt ikke med aktuelle sager. Da hun var teenager, blev hendes mor brutalt myrdet, og det efterlod hende traumatiseret og med ar på sjælen. Men tilstedeværelsen af hendes bog på gerningsstedet trækker hende modvilligt ind i den højtprofilerede efterforskning og det mediecirkus, der omgiver den. Mens de mørke genstande ved siden af liget fører hende tættere og tættere på offerets identitet, dukker en uhyggelig trussel mod Laughton og hendes datter op såvel som smertefulde minder om hendes fortid knyttet til den mand, hun altid har bebrejdet for sin mors død: John Rees, Laughtons far og den nuværende politichef for Metropolitan Politi, som hun ikke har talt med i 20 år. Da Laughton var ung, blev hendes familie ødelagt, og hun har bygget en ny op. Nu må hun se sin dybeste frygt i øjnene og hjælpe med at fange en morder, før det samme sker igen. --- "En forbløffende roman! Mørke genstande er lige dele behændig politiroman og gribende psykologisk thriller og vil holde dig fanget fra start til slut. Og hvor er det en mesterlig stemme, Toyne bibringer sin fiktion." – Jeffery Deaver "Sjov, udspekuleret thriller … Jeg er vild med den måde, hvorpå Toyne væver et begavet seriemorderplot sammen med et intenst familiedrama. En bog, man læser i ét stræk." – Lisa Gardner "Det hænder, at jeg læser en roman af en anden forfatter, der er så hamrende god, at jeg får lyst til at lægge min egen pen fra mig og trække mig tilbage, fordi jeg ikke kan matche den. Det her er sådan en bog. Jeg var fængslet, fortumlet og fuldstændig grebet af disse fascinerende karakterer." – Tess Gerritsen "[En] fremragende politiroman … Tannahill og Laughton udgør et eminent efterforskningsteam … Toyne er en dygtig historiefortæller og har overgået sig selv med denne her." – Publishers Weekly "En skarp psykologisk thriller, der på fremragende vis trækker på stor viden om politiets arbejde … Toyne brillerer med en vidunderligt skræmmende og troværdig historie med uventede drejninger og realistiske karakterer … Toynes plot – og evne til at dykke dybt ned i de psykologiske lag – får Mørke genstande til at skille sig ud." – Florida Sun-Sentinel "Simon Toyne … har virkelig overgået sig selv med Mørke genstande. Den er intelligent, hæsblæsende og sprængfyldt med nye ideer – jeg tvivler på, at jeg vil læse en bedre bog i år." – M.W. Craven

“ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a thrilling journey that takes a hard look at the power of fame and our willingness to separate a person from the brand. Green manages to blend humor, mystery and science fiction in his fast-paced debut novel.” — Associated Press “A deceptively romp-y novel about mysterious samurai alien robot statues appearing all at once, everywhere that has hidden and absolutely remarkable depths....Green's understanding of the power and limits of social media is incomparable; what Douglas Coupland did for the elation and misery of the tech-bubble with Microserfs, Green does for YouTubers and other social media stars. It makes for a novel that's always charming, always fast-paced, but which is sneakily and uncomfortably ambivalent about the things it celebrates. It gallops to a startling and great ending (I read it all in one sitting) and lingers afterwards.” —Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing “[ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing] is perhaps as honest a look as we will ever get into the phenomenon of cyberfame, and Green balances this careful introspection with a plotline that is both fun and mysterious, puzzling and compelling… Green quickly proves himself adept not only at playing into our 2018 anxiety and love/hate relationship with social media, but also at driving suspense, world-building and a true love for science fiction.” — Bookreporter “With this comic story about the ugly side of Internet fame, Green gives his brother...a run for his money.” —People “[Green] applies wit, affection, and cultural intelligence to a comic sci-fi novel....A fun, contemporary adventure that cares about who we are as humans, especially when faced with remarkable events.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Led by an earnestly flawed, bisexual heroine with direction and commitment issues, coupled with an abundant generosity of spirit, this read is timely and sorely needed. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal (starred review), Fall 2018 Best Debut Novels “Green makes an entertaining book debut in this fast-paced, witty first contact novel…At once funny, exciting, and a tad terrifying, this exploration of aliens and social media culture is bound to have wide appeal to readers interested in either theme.” —Booklist (starred review) “A captivating debut from a talented new novelist.” —Bustle “A quirky millennial mix of sci-fi alien mystery, celebrity and social media commentary.” –Family Circle “Hank Green, super-vlogger and brother to YA legend John, pens the heart-warmer An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.” —Cosmopolitan “Sparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is a fun read. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at play.” —San Francisco Chronicle “It’s not in the nature of a sci-fi comedy blockbuster to shift boulders in your soul. But with his debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank Green pulls it off....There are still a few exceptionally remarkable things that rise above the rest of their absolutely remarkable peers. In the pages of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, April’s discovery of New York Carl is one of these exceptions; in the real world, Green’s debut deserves to be another. [It] delivers unexpected delights and pathos…you will feel smarter and more complete for having read it.” —Paste Magazine, 12 Best Novels of 2018 “Green’s debut novel is an adventurous romp that combines science fiction and interpersonal drama to explore identity, relationships, a polarized world and the influence of media and popular opinion. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a fun, fast read that invites readers to contemplate their position in the modern world.” —BookPage “ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is an extremely fun read. At every turn, you’ll be dying to know what happens next.” —Hello Giggles “Packed with meditations on the nature of celebrity, social media, and the cultural response to the unknown.” —Harper's Bazaar “The genius of Hank Green's book lies in the way he skillfully mixes such a variety

Praise for Sea Monsters Winner of the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction The Atlantic, Not Your Average Beach Read Bustle, 1 of 24 Fiction Books Coming Out This Month that You Definitely Need to Read "Following a grand narrative tradition of privileged yet jaded youth, this novel’s teen–age protagonist, Luisa, flees her middle–class life in Mexico City in search of adventure . . . Aridjis, like Luisa, has a knack for clever observations, and her supple writing ultimately keeps the story going."— The New Yorker "A mesmerizing novel . . . Aridjis beautifully renders the perspective of a bored, intelligent, privileged teenage girl—a decadent, solipsistic daydream." — Emily Rhodes, Financial Times "[A] dreamy, fantastical novel packed with lush description as Luisa recounts her first encounters with the darkly enrapturing Tomás; interchanged with scenes of her new life on the beach, where she becomes increasingly intertwined with others’ lives." — Jill Capeway, HuffPost "Based on an episode from Aridjis's teenage years in Mexico, the novel's brilliance lies in capturing so convincingly that state of adolescent restlessness . . . With its watery setting, its perhapses and probablys, the novel carries a suggestion that things aren't quite as they seem . . . Aridjis leaves us with the sense that Luisa's disillusionment, like everything else, is in flux."— Francesca Carington, The Daily Telegraph "A surreal, captivating tale about the power of a youthful imagination, the lure of teenage transgression, and its inevitable disappointments . . . Aridjis allows her narrative to swell and recede like the sea, along with Luisa’s capacious imagination . . . Aridjis excels at writing a life lived in the borderlands between reality and fantasy, conveying the imagination of a 17–year–old with whims and fancies that are intriguing rather than exasperating or laughable. Luisa’s goals remain elusive, and her gradual disenchantment is entirely relatable. Moreover, the novel’s precocious teenage narrative voice is replete with sentences of rare beauty and power. I may start reading it again at once." — Ellen Jones, Los Angeles Review of Books " Sea Monsters revels in a mode of perception that’s just a little bit off from true . . . Luisa delights in the improbable but actual . . . Sea Monsters is a treasure chest of Luisa’s deftly curated visions." — Angela Woodward, BOMB Magazine "A coming–of–age story set . . . in the Mexico in which Aridjis grew up, in which the language is precise, strange, evocative and wise. It’s language as it really ought to be . . . The novel poses far more questions than it answers, and it does so accurately and beautifully." — R. O. Kwon, The Guardian "[Aridjis] riffs like a poet, letting each image twist and grow into the next . . . The novel’s strength lies in its ability to turn to the next magic trick, the next detail, the next sight. Those sights are all the more impressive when conjured solely from language. By opting out of fiction’s conventional prioritization of plot or character development, Aridjis foregrounds her ability to develop images and metaphors. The result is seductive in its multiplicity. Mallarmé would be proud." — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic " Sea Monsters is a searingly hypnotic work, a dazzling tale of enchantment and disenchantment that unfolds in Mexico City and Oaxaca in the late 1980s." — Laura Esquivel, bestselling author of Like Water for Chocolate "What a seamless, cohesive, verging on sweetly claustrophobic voice this is." — Peter Rock, author of The Night Swimmers

The True Life of PT Barnum "The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama, which entrances empires and secures for the gifted artist a world-wide fame which princes well might envy. Men, women and children, who cannot live on gravity alone, need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this want is in a business established by the Author of our nature. If he worthily fulfills his mission, and amuses without corrupting, he need never feel that he has lived in vain. " PT Barnum From the Publisher The original autobiography of the World's Greatest Showman, P.T. Barnum, now translated to modern English and illustrated with new images of his amazing ground-breaking acts. Phineas Taylor Barnum came from humble means to revolutionize the entertainment industry of his time and lay the foundation of the entertainment industry we know today. His visionary ability to create and market new and innovative acts transformed the world and moved society forward towards a new era of understanding and inclusiveness. His marketing skill and shrewd business skills transformed common and mundane acts into "must see" cultural events. Barnum skill as a showman included marketing such unique features as educated dogs, industrious fleas, automatons, jugglers, ventriloquists, living statuary, tableaux, gypsies, albinos, fat boys, giants, dwarfs, rope-dancers, live "Yankees," pantomime, instrumental music, singing and dancing in great variety, dioramas, panoramas, models of Niagara, Dublin, Paris, and Jerusalem; Hannington's dioramas of the Creation, the Deluge, Fairy Grotto, Storm at Sea; the first English Punch and Judy in this country, Italian Fantoceini, mechanical figures, fancy glass-blowing, knitting machines and other triumphs in the mechanical arts; dissolving views, American Indians, who enacted their warlike and religious ceremonies on the stage, — these, among others, entertained audiences by the tens of thousands and made Barnum a fortune and made his name synonymous with show business. But Barnum's genius was not limited to parlor tricks and freak shows, although this was a common criticism of his shows. His well-earned title of the World's Greatest Showman was earned by his ability to evolve his show and his techniques throughout his career. Originally, Barnum was able to transform men like Charles Sherwood Stratton, a dwarf who had been the subject of ridicule throughout his entire life, into famous characters such as "General Tom Thumb", a regal and authoritative figure who would stand before the Queen of England. Another illustration of Barnum's amazing showman abilities is perhaps best showcased in his signing of the "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind, a favorite opera singer of the elite members of Victorian Era's society. Barnum signed Lind and included her in his tour, considerably raising the bar and perception of his performances. How amazing would it have been to see P.T. Barnum in his prime, to listen to him describe his inspirations and his journey, and to understand how almost two hundred years ago he began his path towards becoming the World's Greatest Showman. Now, thanks to the re-publication of this volume, complete with new illustrations, we can hear Barnum's story from his own pen directly in his own words. We hope you enjoy pulling up a chair and sitting down for a conversation with the World's Greatest Showman, P.T. Barnum.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The new page-turning, feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen, brought to justice by an extraordinary group of women. FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF TRUE CRIME SENSATION THE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION. ___________ 'Thoughtful, humane, gripping. The kind of popular history you devour in one sitting' Sunday Times, Dominic Sandbrook 'A finely layered portrait of a hypocritical Edwardian society' Financial Times 'An exceptional achievement. I was gripped from the very first page ' The Secret Barrister, Sunday Times bestselling author ' I couldn't put it down' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry 'Under her pen, history comes alive ' Professor Dame Sue Black ___________ No murderer should ever be the keeper of their victim's story ... On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies' Guild who demanded an immediate investigation. They could not have known what they would provoke: the unearthing of a gruesome secret, followed by a fevered manhunt for the prime suspect: Belle's husband, medical fraudster, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen. Hiding in the shadows of this evergreen tale is Crippen's typist and lover, Ethel Le Neve - was she really just 'an innocent young girl' in thrall to a powerful older man as so many people have since reported? In this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, prizewinning social historian Hallie Rubenhold gives voice to those who have never properly been heard - the women. Featuring a carnival cast of eccentric entertainers, glamorous lawyers, zealous detectives, medics and liars, STORY OF A MURDER is meticulously researched and multi-layered, offering the reader an electrifying snapshot of Britain and America at the dawn of the modern era. ___________ PRAISE FOR STORY OF A MURDER: 'Gripping and eye-opening' I-news, Book to Watch Out For 'Reads like a great thriller. I inhaled it' Bella Mackie, bestselling author of How to Kill Your Family ' A unique combination of sleuthing, storytelling and compassion ' Lucy Worsley, bestselling author and historian ' Fascinating . It's about time Belle became the hero of her own story ' Val McDermid, bestselling author of the Karen Pirie series 'As compelling as any crime drama ' S J Parris, bestselling author of the Giordano Bruno series 'I had my hand over my wide-open mouth... I can't recommend it more : I will be thinking about it for a very long time . Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Homemade God and Harold Fry 'Takes us beyond the world of Dr Crippen into t he lives impacted by him and the society in