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In The Stuff of Hollywood, the camera is both a witness of truths and an instrument capturing the line between real and engineered violence.The Stuff of Hollywood is a meditation on the pervasiveness of violence in America. In this book-length poem, Niki Herd relies on various modes—images, prose, lyric and documentary poems—to reflect upon the quotidian nature of gun culture, police killings, and political unrest. A busy Waffle House, a movie...

A captivating story of gothic suspense about a powerful family, the magical and dangerous silk their fortune is built upon, and the exploitative history they are desperately trying to hide, from the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding.

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In the second book in this dark and seductive YA fantasy duology, a siren must decide if saving her kingdom is worth betraying the boy she loves.Saoirse Sorkova is on the run. Accused of several murders, her siren identity compromised, even the newly crowned King Hayes can't protect her if she's caught. The only way to save her life is to send her on a dangerous mission across the magical barrier that surrounds the kingdom.Forced to travel wit...

A fun and funny tale of a sex worker’s otherworldly adventures!Stranded in a fantasy world inhabited by magical beings and demons, call girl Yuzuki has only one clue on how to get home again: her enchanted grimoire has a list of creatures she must pleasure in order to break the spell. Fortunately that’s all in a day’s work for this consummate professional!

An essential introduction to the physics of active matter and its application to questions in biology In recent decades, the theory of active matter has emerged as a powerful tool for exploring the differences between living and nonliving states of matter. The Restless Cell provides a self-contained, quantitative description of how the continuum theory of matter has been generalized to account for the complex and sometimes counterintuitive beh...

Big feelings can sometimes seem overwhelming. This interactive book for ages 8 to 12 helps kids manage and develop their social and emotional skills and build confidence.Basic emotions–happiness, sadness, anxiety or worry, and anger–are experienced by all people and make us who we are. In this beautifully illustrated guided journal, kids will learn how to understand  and respond to their own emotions, and then communicate how they feel. The in...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Madeleine Blais, the dramatic and colorful story of legendary tennis star and international celebrity, Alice MarbleIn August 1939, Alice Marble graced the cover of Life magazine, photographed by the famed Alfred Eisenstaedt. She was a glamorous worldwide celebrity, having that year won singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles tennis titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open, then an unprecedented fe...

With beguiling wit and undeniable passion,  Lush Lives is a deliciously queer and sexy novel about bold, brilliant women unafraid to take risks and fight for what they loveAn unabashedly charged love story set in the evocative and high-stakes world of art and auction in New York City, Roxane Gay Books‿ second title is a crowd-pleaser in the vein of Jasmine Guillory‿s The Wedding Date and Helen Wan‿s The Partner Track. For Glory Hopkins, inheri...

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Speak English with confidence in a wide range of everyday situations, from making small talk to booking a trip abroad.With more than 1, 500 of the most useful phrases and common expressions, English for Everyone: Everyday English gives you all the English conversation skills you need to get by in the real world.This engaging and accessible book covers a wide range of real-life topics and scenarios – from everyday activities, such as going to t...

This new collection of rediscovered works from bestselling author Viktor Frankl will provide a new set of lessons for those searching for meaning and purposeFrom the bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning, which has sold over 16 million copiesFrom the international bestselling author of Man’s Search for Meaning and Yes to Life in Spite of Everything comes a new collection of four previously unpublished works that expound on Frankl’s th...

Apfelpunsch und eine winterliche Mitternachtsparty: So schön ist die Weihnachtszeit nur in Trippelwick! Annelie ist begeistert: Obwohl Ponys eigentlich gar kein Weihnachten feiern, wird im Internat für Ponyflüsterer gewichtelt. Doch dann zieht Annelie ausgerechnet den Ponydirektor. Was soll sie ihm bloß schenken? Zufällig hört sie, dass er einen Hinweis auf den Schatz der Gräfin Trippelwick gefunden hat, die die Schule für Ponyflüsterer grü...

Reflexiones diarias para las mujeres que se hallan atrapadas en una relación de pareja que las hace sufrir, de la autora del bestseller Las mujeres que aman demasiado.   Robin Norwood revolucionó la manera en que entendemos el amor con un libro compasivo e íntimo que ofrece un programa de recuperación para mujeres que aman en exceso, mujeres que se sienten atraídas por hombres problemáticos, que descuidan sus propios intereses y amistades, y q...

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The epic sequel to THE CITY OF DUSK, a dark epic fantasy trilogy that follows the four heirs of four noble houses - each gifted with a divine power - as they form a tenuous alliance to keep their kingdom from descending into a realm-shattering war.

Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... Now a hit anime! Yatora studies hard and gets good grades, and he parties hard, staying out late drinki...

Short stories about people on the margins, from story peddlers to beggars, by one of Turkey's most innovative fiction writers, now in a new English translation.Adored in Turkey for his post-modern fiction and regarded internationally as one of Turkey’s greatest writers, Oğuz Atay remains largely untranslated into English. First published in 1975, Waiting for the Fear is Atay's only collection of short stories, a book that is routinely praised ...

In a quest to advocate for her daughter, Pepper Stetler uncovers the dark history of the IQ that leads her to question what exactly we are measuring when we measure intelligence. When Pepper Stetler was told that her daughter, Louisa, who has Down Syndrome, would be regularly required to take IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: why? In questioning the authority and relevance of the test, Stetler sets herself on a...