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Clare Mackintosh
Even on the most desirable street, there's a dark side . . . The new thriller from the #1 Sunday Times bestseller
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Tina Cho
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Perfect for fans of Illegal and When Stars Are Scattered, this poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope…
Catriona Silvey
One of the greatest love stories in history gets derailed when a struggling poet at Cambridge runs into a time-traveler who agrees to help him find his muse--a thoughtful and…
Deanna Raybourn
Four women assassins, senior in status-and in age-sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in this riotous follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain…
Diane Oliver
A bold and haunting debut story collection that follows various characters as they navigate the day-to-day perils of Jim Crow racism from Diane Oliver, a missing figure in the canon…
Andrea Ballou
Andrea Ballou's intimate meditations on loss urge us toward the fullness of being human, daring us, despite it all, to love again. Winner of the 2024 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book…
Mo Willems
There are ME bunnies. There are YOU bunnies. There are US bunnies . . . and WE bunnies . . . and THEM bunnies. There are a lot of bunnies…
Kate Chopin
To all outside appearances, Edna Pontellier is a respectable married woman, but one lazy summer vacation and an apparently harmless infatuation will push Edna beyond this quiet, settled life, placing…
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka's bizarrely comedic meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation expressed through the story of a man who is transformed overnight into a giant beetle, now repackaged…
Matthew Gasda
Four plays from acclaimed playwright and downtown impresario Matthew Gasda.
Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko
Giving all the "Little Women" the stories they deserve at last, this imaginative historical novel and companion to the much-loved classic draws Meg, Beth, and Amy March from behind the…
Archie Bongiovanni
In a cutthroat scientific competition, an oddball quartet-featuring an internet-famous teen heartthrob, a rebellious anarchist, a shy genius, and a small-town jack-of-all-trades-vie for victory while their clash of personalities and…
A collection of alternative approaches to reading the tarot for those looking to gain new and deeper insight-especially for marginalized folk who don't see themselves reflected in traditional presentations of…
Stan Tatkin
Repair your relationship and reignite love with a real-world, nuts-and-bolts guide from renowned couple therapist, Dr. Stan Tatkin.
Erin Cotter
This Shakespearean-era romp follows a stage actor who must team up with an English lord in order to solve the shocking murder of famous playwright Christopher Marlowe, perfect for fans…
Sophie Flynn
Someone has stolen Sally Jones's name. But why? What does she want? As Sally investigates, she uncovers a dark web of lies, crime and danger in this compulsive, twisty thriller.
Phaidon Editors
A groundbreaking study of animals through the rarely seen sketches by legendary artist Pablo Picasso
Learn the wonder of different shapes through the art of Josef Albers
Practice counting using some of the most famous sculptures in the world!
Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman, the 'notorious anarchist' deported from the United States in 1919 for 'seditious activities,' was a leading figure of American anarchism for almost thirty years. She continued to write…
Bernard Mulaire
The seventh installment in At Bay Press's acclaimed 'From the Heart Series'. Winnipeg and Other Places / Winnipeg et ailleurs is a back-to-back bilingual collection of short stories which read…
Katharine Bates
The words to one of the United States’ most beloved songs, America, The Beautiful, were originally a poem written in 1893 by Wellesley College English professor Katherine Lee Bates, who…
Kate Emery
Holly Jackson meets Agatha Christie in this cosy modern-day YA murder mystery where your closest family are your prime suspects.
Ruth is not thrilled to be spending the weekend at…
Ronald J. Pelias
Writing and Other Familiar Things: Autoethnographic Possibilities puts on display a number of distinct ways of structuring essays that can used in qualitative research and creative writing.
Laura Bottenberg
In Lucian's Toxaris, the characters' speeches play a performative role as they become their deeds of friendship. Between irony and (self-)othering, past and present, the dialogue negotiates a mixed form…
Nancy Christie
The Language of Love and Other Stories is a diverse collection that delves into the many facets of love. From the tender bonds between parent and child ("Claire Juliana," "The…
Seema Sinha, Kumar Sankar Bhattacharya
This book studies gender, sexuality, and representation in The Mahabharata. Drawing on Feminist theory, Queer theory and Deconstructivist theory, it revisits the epic as a saga of agency, empowerment, and…
Veronika Dapunt
She's got the killer job of the century! Discover 2025's most entertaining debut - a darkly comedic murder mystery with a speculative edge.
An original and darkly comedic murder mystery…
Daniel Louis Wyche
This book explores the ways several twentieth-century thinkers-Pierre Hadot, Georges Friedmann, Michel Foucault, Martin Luther King Jr., and Audre Lorde-can help us relate the ethical transformation of the self and…
Stephen Orgel
A collection of essays that considers the editorial and interpretive strategies for dealing with complex Shakespearean texts
In his own time, Shakespeare was not a monument, but a man of…
Johan Zelano
Studies have demonstrated that a substantial proportion of patients with other brain diseases like stroke, traumatic brain injury, and dementia will develop epilepsy. This text provides a clear and concise…
Oscar Wilde
Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition…
Kantian and Hegelian conceptions of freedom guide this collection of essays that engage with the linguistic turn in continental philosophy to explore contemporary interpretations of freedom. Using a broad approach…
Anna Sulan Masing
A short, powerful and punchy exploration of the East and South East Asian experience and identity in Britain
Patrick James Dunagan
An underground denizen of San Francisco soars above it in a state-of-the-art long poem.
"These poems about San Francisco challenge the media narrative of a city in decline, paying tribute…
B a Ries
Since 2019, writer B.A. Ries has churned out dozens of stories of dark thrills and edge-of-your-seat suspense, garnering praise and attention in Reddit's NoSleep horror writing community. Many of these…
Elly Griffiths
A bumper collection of short stories by the No 1 bestselling author featuring all her best-loved characters: Ruth Galloway, Harry Nelson, Max Mephisto, Harbinder Kaur and many more.
Bill Bailey
In his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way.
Sam Rebelein
Return to the world of Renfield County from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Edenville. Perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay and Eric LaRocca.
Paying tribute to the work of the Soviet historian Lynne Viola, Other Voices in Soviet History listens to voices that have traditionally been overlooked in familiar narratives of Soviet history.
Chris Agee
Superb essays on Ireland and the Balkans, considering parallels between Belfast and Sarajevo.
Pratap Reddy
The author's first collection Weather Permitting & Other Stories was centred on the predicament of new immigrants who are coping with the challenges they face immediately upon arrival in Canada…
Carla Blank
In a rich, diversified and international career, Carla Blank has been dramaturge, choreographer, stage director, writer, art and architecture critic, defender of women's rights and of a multicultural America, and…
An unsettling and creepy story collection of literary horror set in the Renfield universe from "major new talent" (R.L. Stine) Sam Rebelein, author of Edenville.
"I hope I get to…
