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A teenage girl uncovers the dark secrets of her Smoky Mountain town while searching for a missing classmate in this gripping coming-of-age mystery perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing.Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Beulah has always seemed steadyrooted in tradition, shaped by generations, and slow to change. But in 1986, the ground has shifted, and no one feels that more than fifteen-year-old Barrett Childress Owens. Between her parents unraveling marriage and a school full of kids she cant connect with, she feels invisible in her own hometown. When Lacy Gunderson, the captivating new girl everyone is curious about, suddenly vanishes, the towns calm surface fractures. Search parties comb the woods. A police investigation begins. Rumors multiply. Families close ranks. And Barrett begins to sense how much the adults around her choose not to say. As Beulah clings to its usual ritualsincluding the annual Miss Kudzu pageant, which has shaped local girlhood for decadesBarrett is forced to navigate a community where loss lingers in the air and secrets are carefully kept. Her journey through the uncertainty reshapes her understanding of friendships, family, and the complex place she calls home. A rich coming-of-age story with a pulse of mystery and a budding romance, What Happened in Beulah explores the fault lines of a small town and the courage it takes to face the truths people would rather bury.

Youve never heard of Roman Ganzha. But if you lived or worked in America between 1997 and 2016, theres a good chance he stole from you.The Spider King is the never-before-told true story of a Ukrainian child prodigy who became one of the most dangerous cybercriminals and real-world operators in modern history. By age twelve, Roman Ganzha was hacking government systems. By his twenties, he was earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a week for the Russian mob, founding cybercrime networks like Anonymous and Silk Road, and pulling off audacious diamond heists using nothing more than fake IDs, Post-it notes, and nerve.Roman built malware that still infects networks today. He hacked the FBI, moved millions for organized crime, and stole an estimated $250 millionall while remaining a ghost in the system. And then, at the height of his power, he walked away.With thousands of open warrants still active against him and constant pressure to return to the criminal underworld, Roman risks everything to tell his story for the first time. Written with acclaimed true crime author Everett De Morier, The Spider King is part confession, part cautionary tale, and a rare, firsthand look inside the shadowy worlds of cybercrime, organized crime, and survival.The Spider King is a gripping saga of brilliance, brutality, and redemption, and the true cost of living a life where freedom is always one step out of reach.

What if all the legends are true?Retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire knows that they are. And when a group of Nationalists uncover the fabled scabbard of Excalibur in order to bring King Arthur back from the dead to reclaim England, she will be the only one who can stop them. In order to do so, shell need to pull her unsuspecting academic grandson, Duncan, into a deadly world of myth and prophecy. Their quest will lead them to confront the complicated history of their family, face the deadly secrets of Englands past, and throw the Otherworld into shambles, allowing for new legends and characters to make their appearanceand bring a world of trouble along with them.At last, the full Eisner Awardnominated series arrives in its first omnibus edition for the ultimate reading experience, uniting the complete story by New York Timesbestselling author Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine) and Russ Manning Awardwinner Dan Mora in one monumental volume!Collects Once & Future #1-30.

A necessary and timely exploration of art activism today, informed by centuries of protest.How contemporary artists and activists are navigating and resisting the collapse of historical time in our uncanny present.The Radical Unpresent examines our disorienting contemporary moment, in which our experience of time has become profoundly disrupted. Building on his earlier work on dark matter in the art world, Gregory Sholette introduces the concept of the unpresenta condition in which everything appears the same yet is completely transformed, lacking both a past and a future.The book traces the emergence of this uncanny temporal state through Brexit, Trumps first election, and the COVID pandemic, culminating in the January 6th insurrection and the rise of MAGA 2.0 in 2025. Sholette analyzes how this temporal crisis manifests in both progressive and reactionary cultural responses, arguing that MAGA represents not simply regression but also a new kind of retro-vanguard that seeks to escape the unpresent by restoring an imagined past.Never one to be content with the status quo, Sholette reveals the inner workings of a phantom archivea surplus repository of activist practices, unrealized possibilities, and spectral histories that artists access through repair, repurposing, and reenactment. Through examples ranging from Dread Scotts slave rebellion reenactment to contemporary Belarus protest art, he demonstrates how artists are creating temporal interventions that acknowledge historical wounds while opening pathways to alternative futures.

A Christmas-hating recluse goes head-to-head with her holiday-obsessed neighbour in this clever, laugh-out-loud rom-com, perfect for fans of B.K. Borison and Julia McKay.Its the most perilous time of the year...Devras family is cursed. Theres simply no other explanation for the catastrophes that have tormented them every December for the last thirty odd yearsa house fire from exploding string lights, severe burns from spilled hot cocoa, breakup after breakupalways in the lead-up to Christmas. So, she does what anyone with a family curse would do: She goes into hiding and scorns the holidays. But when Bradley, "Mr. Christmas" himself, moves in next door and ruins her perfectly un-festive space with every twinkling, shimmering, blaring decoration imaginable, Devra is certain hes been sent by the curse to upend her quiet life.Bradleys days are looking up. Hes one year sober, with a new home, and what better way to celebrate his fresh start than by honouring his familys tradition of extravagant holiday decorating. The only problem: His festive spirit has somehow offended his prickly new neighbour, sparking a feud that just might end in attempted snowman murder.But while Devra seems hell-bent on driving Bradley away, Bradley becomes fixated on solving the riddle that is Devra. And somewhere along the way, their over-the-fence antics spark something deeper: feelings.Except was Bradley sent by the curse? Or is he the answer to finally breaking itonce and for all?

In this funny and tender finale to the Huda F series, Huda has a plan to find lovebut she might need to find herself first!Its the summer after Hudas high school graduation, and love is in the air! Or its about to be, anyway. Because Huda has the ingredients for a perfect love story: a butt-kicking girl power squad of new friends, and a plan to woo all the aunties into setting her up with their eligible sons. But when she finds herself caught between her friends and her heart, gender roles and ambitions, and her fears and dreams, Huda begins to realize that finding her own happily ever after might require changing herselfor her expectations.

A quirky chicken named Elaine journeys through the big city in search of artistic inspiration in this funny picture book about self-discoverya perfect story to inspire young readers to explore their own creative pursuits!Meet Elaine: a big city chicken with a lot of love for the world. And what she loves the most is her city: the hustle and bustle, the tasty pizza, and best of all, the art. But when Elaine looks around, she sees all sorts of different artists. Painters. Sculptors. Performers. But what kind of artist is SHE?Come along with one ingenious chicken as she goes in search of what makes a true artist. Told with vibrant illustrations and witty text, this is a story about the beauty of sharing yourself with the world.

When the line between love and obsession blurs . . . The fourth volume of the mature-rated BL webtoon by DOYAK.The second-in-command of the K35 gang is dead, and those seeking to claim his power are making their moves. After surviving an assassination attempt, TJ warns Ian away from the funeralIans appearance would only cause trouble and risk TJs position. But Ian can sense the danger surrounding TJ, his only family, and he may not be able to stop himself from getting involved. Meanwhile, Jos affection for Ian twists into jealousy as he wonders about the night Ian suddenly canceled their plans. Suspecting Ian might still be seeing TJ, Jo cant help but feel frustrated and possessive.And then . . . TJ disappears.Volume 4 includes episodes 3953 of the webcomic Wet Sand.

From the internationally bestselling author, a revealing look at the surprising numbers that uncover the hidden forces shaping our worldThere is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil GuardianWhat do marriage, milk and the black market tell us about the state of humanity? Most people would say, not much at all. But the numbers reveal startling truths about who we are, how we live and where were headed. For centuries weve told ourselves stories about how the world works yet the data often point to a very different reality. In Numbers Tell Stories, Vaclav Smil shows how statistics challenge conventional thinking and illuminate the hidden forces shaping our lives.Take marriage. Werent people in the past married off as children? In fact, in eighteenth-century France, the median age was 29 for men and 27 for women not that different to today. Or longevity. Should we look to Japan to unlock the secrets of a long, healthy life? Perhaps but only one in five Japanese men and women retains full independence in old age. Even the worlds healthiest nation still has far to go. And waste. It sounds absurd, but discarded electronics contain more gold per ton than gold ore itself our rubbish is richer than our mines.Climate change is another challenge we know is huge but the real shock is the scale of the economic effort required to act in time. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions on the recommended timescale would demand 15 to 20 per cent of annual GDP in wealthy countries roughly equivalent to the resources mobilised by the Allies to win the Second World War. Numbers on that scale are not abstract: they would transform daily life.Behind every familiar story, Smil uncovers the statistics that can reframe the past, jolt our view of the present, and change how we think about the future.

REDISCOVER THIS BELOVED COLLECTION of James Thurbers best tales and drawings about dogs and their men, women, and children in 24 stories, profiles, and essays.Only a few books have stayed with me through all the moves and upheavals of adult life, but Thurbers Dogs is one of them, and it will stay with me to the end.Jonathan Yardley, The Washington PostThe dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals, writes James Thurber in the introduction to this collection of his best writings and drawings about the unpredictable and often inexplicable relationships between dogs and their men, women, and children. In two dozen stories and essays and six sequences of drawings, he honors the dogs, real and imaginary, that have populated his life and work. Included in Thurbers Dogs: Thurbers first published story features Josephine, the bull terrier that didnt seem to live up to a couples expectationsuntil they regretted giving her away and resorted to extreme measures to get her back. The Dog Who Bit People remembers Muggs the Airedale, a dog that gave Thurber more trouble than all the other fifty-four or -five put together yet somehow found an impeccable ally in Thurbers mother. Several pieces recall the Scottish terrier Jeannie, another troublemaker, who delighted in wandering off and implanting herself in the homes, parties, and picnics of other families. Rex, the noble pit bull from Thurbers childhood, developed the perplexing habit of bringing home large pieces of furniture and the gates from the gardens of neighbors yards. Blaze, an English mastiff, received preferential treatment on a military planeand the resulting scandal dominated headlines and hilariously plunged Franklin Roosevelts administration into crisis mode. Among the selections available only in this volume are essays defending the reputations of poodles and bloodhounds, two breeds Thurber believed were largely misunderstood and underappreciated. This iconic collection of Thurbers funniest and most delightful dog cartoons and writings is a must have for dog lovers.

Nell of Gumbling and her diary are back for the holiday season...but will crushes and competition turn this winter wonderland turn into a nightmare?! From the bestselling author of The Okay Witch comes another adventure from a twelve-year-old girl living an ordinary life in a magical land.Tis the season of Feszht in Gumbling, which means spending time with friends and family and looking back at the past year. But the year isnt over yet, and when Nell ends up directing the towns holiday show, it seems like everyone is looking to her for answerseveryone except the Sam Birdneck, the new kid in town, who becomes her co-director. Sam has his own ideas of how to run the show, and he and Nell cant seem to agree on anything. Which is made worse when Nell realizes she has an extremely inconvenient crush on Sam. And if that werent enough to deal with, the holiday spirit becomes a bit too literal when the kids find out the theater is haunted. Can Nell pull off a perfect show and prove to her friends and herself that she can handle the spotlight? Or will the backstage drama ruin the holiday before the curtains even open?

Beloved character Adam Raccoon returns in a classic new edition of Disney animator Glen Keanes beloved series with a story about focusing on what really matters!King Aren invites Adam on a day-long hike. Even though Aren assures Adam he has prepared for everything they need, Adam decides to bring half of his house with him. But the pile of stuff makes it hard for Adam to see Aren, much less follow him. He ends up getting lost and surrounded by wolves, but Aren shows up to save him just in time.Paired with the energetic and graceful illustrations from Disney animating veteran Glen Keane and interwoven with the biblical lesson of following Jesus and keeping our eyes on him, Lost Woods is an Adam Raccoon adventure kids and parents wont want to miss!

A brand-new story about loyalty, trust, and standing up to bullies in the beloved Adventures of Adam Raccoon series from author and Disney animating legend Glen Keane!When King Aren goes away on a journey, Adam Raccoon and his friends dive into the job the king gave them of picking apples. But before long, Beelzy Bear, a pompous bully, shows up and throws everything into chaos. He interrupts the apple picking and soon has almost everyone listening to his wild stories about himself. Adam hopes King Aren will return soon and handle the bear. But when Beelzy announces that he will be the new king instead of King Aren, the animals of Kings Woods will have to decide where their true loyalties lie.Paired with the energetic and graceful illustrations from Disney animating veteran Glen Keane and interwoven with the lesson of loyalty, trust, and learning how to stand up to bullies, The Big Shot Bear is a brand-new Adam Raccoon adventure kids and parents will love adding to their collection!

Journalist Kylie Cheung delivers an urgent, incisive look at how abusersfrom empires to intimate partnersuse the same gaslighting playbook to oppress victims, silence their voice, and stay in powerWho has the right to their own body? Who has the right to self-defense? Who gets to walk away? From the genocide in Gaza to the state-sanctioned control of womens bodies, Kylie Cheung confronts the most urgent moral and political crises of our time through an incisive, illuminating lens: DARVODeny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. While DARVO originated in the psychology of domestic abuse and intimate partner violence, Cheung shows how its deployed en masse, at every leveland how it can become the blueprint for empire itself.From the spectacle of Depp v. Heard to horrors perpetrated by Israeli prison guards, Cheung exposes how abusers both individual and institutional flip the script and perform victimhood to justify domination. With unflinching clarity, Playing the Victim traces how these tactics shape everything from media propaganda and imperial warfare to anti-feminist backlash, transphobic legislation, and racialized state violence. Each chapter peels back another layer of the mirror-world machine that distorts oppressors into victims and twists resistance into crime.Essential for anyone seeking to understand how power works in the 21st centuryand at whose costthis book is piercing, clear-eyed, and rigorously researched. Unpacking how domestic abuse, intimate partner violence, colonial violence, and capitalist cruelty function as interlocking systems of control, Cheung helps readers understand how power hides behind ersatz victimhoodand how this plays us all.

The complete collection of the Eisner Awardnominated series is presented in omnibus form for the very first time!Captain Malik and the crew of the spaceship the Vihaan II are in search of the only resources that matterprecious materials recovered by harvesting the giant corpses of alien gods only found on the edge of human space.But Maliks obsession with being the first to find a living god will push his crew into the darkest reaches of space and far into the future, where the universe has changed in ways beyond comprehension. In this quest of discovery, will the lines between humanity and the divine blur even further as they seek the unfathomable origin of the Gods?Go on a quest beyond the stars with the first-ever omnibus edition of iconic award-winning writer Al Ewing and Ringo Awardwinner Simone di Meos sci-fi epic!Collects We Only Find Them When Theyre Dead #1-15.

A charming Christmas picture book that flips tradition on its head: instead of asking Santa for gifts, one little boy sets out to give Santa the perfect present. With its heartwarming message about the magic of giving back, this festive story makes a meaningful holiday gift and may even inspire new traditions...Every year, children all around the world ask themselves what theyd like to receive from Santa. But one little boy has a different question: What would Santa wish for? Determined, Dorim sets out on a quest to craft the perfect presentbut hell need some help from his friends. With Christmas fast approaching, will they be able to make Santas wish come true in time?With adorable characters and art that is brimming with humor, this inventive story about kindness, generosity, and the joy of giving is an irresistible pick for holiday shoppers seeking the perfect gift book.

Beloved character Adam Raccoon returns in a classic new edition of Disney animator Glen Keanes beloved series with a story about salvation!Adam loves swimming, and hes allowed to swim anywhere in Kings Woods except for Tempting Pool, which is too close to the thundering Forever Falls for safety. But he ignores the No Swimming sign King Aren puts up and is soon dragged into a strong current that sweeps him toward the Falls. At the last moment, King Aren rescues Adam and is himself pulled over the Falls. But just when Adam thinks the king is gone forever, King Aren himself appears out of the bushes and invites Adam to follow him.Paired with the energetic and graceful illustrations from Disney animating veteran Glen Keane and interwoven with the biblical lesson of sacrifice and salvation, Forever Falls is an Adam Raccoon adventure kids and parents wont want to miss!

"When wider American audiences meet Mafalda, theyll find a girl who resembles Nancy, but whose antics are entirely her own." The New York TimesBook Two of the celebrated comic finds Mafalda surfing waves, mediating between frenemies, and schooling teachersfor kids 8 and up, plus Calvin and Hobbes and Peanuts lovers of all ages.As good a place as any to enter the madcap world of Mafalda and friends, Book Two of Mafalda finds the gang up to new antics. Mafalda heads off on a beach vacation, where she meets a curious stranger: Miguelito, a mop-headed philosopher who happens to live right down the street back at home. Susanita, Manolito, and Felipe, meanwhile, continue to tussle over all manner of issues, romp around the neighborhood, and execute physical feats of great proportions (with the help of a bicycle and a space helmet, Felipe inaugurates the Argentinean Space Program). Only this time, Quino brings everyone together in an alien environment: elementary school.Following the heels of a beloved Book One, Mafalda is back again with her precocious political incisiveness, gags, and hijinks. Mafalda notes the peculiar effects of consumerism and globalization, the ironies of sexism, and the injustices of poverty. Her clear-sighted antiwar beliefs will inspire a new generation of thinkers and activists. All the while readers (young and old) will fall in love with Quinos drawings which evoke the humor, irritation, ponderousness, and energy of childhood.

Everyone in the Brittle family has a magical talent -- except Shiloh. But shes determined to unlock her own greatness in this charmingly quirky novel about family and forgiveness from Newbery Honor winner Kate OShaughnessy.Nearly every member of the Brittle family has an extraordinary talentexcept Shiloh.Her aunt makes pickles that tell your fortune. Her great-aunt brews tea that gives you good dreams. Her sister can grow pumpkins the size of a small house. And her older brotherwho died before Shiloh was bornhad a gift no one will talk about. Her mom says Shiloh doesnt need a talent to be special. But Shiloh knows shes destined for greatness. And with the Brittle family reunion coming up, shes determined to prove it to all her relatives.When Auntie Dees fortune-telling pickles reveal that Shiloh does have a talentand that its somehow connected to her late brotherShiloh feels more confused than vindicated. Why would her mom have kept this from her?The pickles prophesy offers cryptic clues for finding her talentsomething involving an oven? and a new friend?and Shiloh throws herself into the search. But discovering the truth about herself means digging up secrets her mom would rather keep buried.This years family reunion may well be the most dramatic one yetNewbery Honor winner Kate OShaughnessy gives us a moving, magic-tinged story about family, friendship, forgiveness . . . and fortune-telling pickles!

They say that when you leave a haunted place, you leave the ghosts behind. They say that a closed door is a finished story. But for me, the exit from the Shingra valley was not the end of the loop; it was simply the beginning of a wider, more terrifying circle.I returned to the world of neon lights, high-speed internet, and crowded streets, thinking I had "unmasked" the mystery. I thought I had settled the debt of the past by burning the hat and leaving the killer, Karan, to rot in his own digital purgatory. I carried my scars like trophiesa broken shoulder, a haunted gaze, and a camera full of nothing.But the silence of the city is a liar.In the quiet hours of the night, the reflections in my windows dont show the Delhi skyline; they show a hint of purple mist. The water in my glass doesnt just sit; it ripples with a silver light I recognize all too well. And then, there is the Diary.My mother, Pinky, died sixty-nine years ago in a twisted wreck of steel and fire. Her breath left her body on a lonely mountain road before I was even old enough to remember her scent. And yet, every morning, I find new words on the pages of her notebook. Blue ink, fresh and wet, describing things she could never have seen. Answering questions I am too afraid to ask.How can a dead woman write? That is the question that keeps me awake. Because if the ink is real, then perhaps the "accident" wasnt the end. If the diary is still growing, then perhaps I never truly stepped through that portal.In Part 1, we fought to find the truth. In Part 2, we must fight to survive it. Because Karan didnt just want a bodyhe wanted a legacy. And as the ink spreads across the page, I am starting to realize that the most dangerous loop isnt made of space or time. Its made of blood.Welcome back to the Shingra. The gate is open again, but this time, the "Majesty" is coming to us.