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THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER Armistice Day 1918. Two children are born on the same day, hours but worlds apart. One the son of a shepherd, the other the daughter of an Earl. Adam and Eve. Their births mark the end of one war. Their love will change the outcome of another.If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win Daily TelegraphArcher is a master entertainer Time Probably the greatest storyteller of our age Mail on Sunday Peerless master of the page turner Daily Mail

From bestselling author Eli Harwood comes a transformative shared mother-son journal perfect for creating a lifetime of joy and close connection!What fills you with delight about your child? Do you get a chance to tell them enough? For busy parents, its easy to lose sight of what matters. But taking just ten minutes at the end of each day to reflect and connect is crucial.This guided journalmeant for children ages 8 and upoffers a fun and self-directed way for both parent and child to be more playful, inspire connection, and delve deeper into what makes each other tick.Inside, youll find 100+ meaningful prompts to: boost your playful, fun-loving, & silly sides share what inspires delight explore common & unique interests swap stories in lively conversations grow self-confidence, create trust & memories together As a family therapist, author Eli Harwood (aka Attachment Nerd) knows kids need parents to truly see them, feel their pain, and help them not to feel alone. Built on a strong foundation of attachment research, Uniquely Us is the only shared journal on the market designed to foster a secure attachment relationship between mom and son.Elis reassuring voice reminds us that its never too late to transform the way you and your son connect, and build a lifelong bond.

An electrifying new novel for readers of Joe Hill and Stephen KingBeneath a hopeful new suburb carved from the echoes of war, an old hunger stirs, awakened by an itinerant stranger whose gifts reveal what the town has tried to bury: The past is not done feedingIts 1952, and a dark force gathers in the nearly completed subdivision of Brookshire, Maryland, a place meant to promise safety and security for those ready to establish roots after the chaos and sacrifice of World War II. This maleficent thrum feeds off the trauma and quiet rage dwelling in those veterans who have returned home to claim their piece of the American Dreamthe quarter-acre lot, the pretty wife, the docile children.That promise begins to waver when a cryptic bookbinder arrives in town, leaving handmade books around town in trees and mailboxes that speak to the secrets tucked behind storm doors and chain-link fences. His bond with an equally misunderstood young girl reveals further mysteries tying this strangers own history to Brookshires fate, as a makeshift tribe readies for battle against the evil growing in their town.A debut novel about secrets, community, and the insatiable amoral emptiness that is the true embodiment of war, American Crow tells a thrilling, page-turning story set against the darkest echoes of humanity.

Your favorite gang of militant movie lovers are back for an all-new season of hijinks and takeovers from their small town single screen cinema.The Reel Politik guerillas discuss how to be an effective revolutionary while fighting the all-consuming evils of corporate Hollywood. Meditate! Fight your inner urge to binge watch! Engage in a cinema fast to truly appreciate the oeuvre of an auteur! Realism is bourgeois!In an attempt to thwart a Hollywood studio from coopting the story of the Weather Underground, the gang then pursues its own cinematic celebration of their hero Bernardine Dohrn. There are no good or bad movies, only correct or false ones. Along the way the gang gets sidetracked to start the MLIB, the Marxist Leninist International Baseball league.With his trademark slapstick zingers, Gelgud lovingly skewers leftist radical politics while simultaneously illustrating how late stage capitalism has made ethical decision making fraught with compromise. At once a celebration of what makes Hollywood and independent local cinema great and a call to arms to protect it.

A stunning graphic novel adaptation of the New York Times bestselling BookTok sensation and beloved cozy fantasy Legends & LattesThe modern classic about starting over truly comes to life in this warm adaptation of Baldrees cozy masterpiece. I wish I could live in every panel.Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl and Operation Bounce HouseAfter a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword. The battle-weary orc aims to start afresh, opening the city of Thunes first-ever coffee shop. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success, not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her dreams a reality, she wont be able to go it alone. After all, the true rewards of an uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether they are drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cupViv may find something deeper here than she ever imagined...This full-color graphic novel adaptation brings the high fantasy and low stakes of this beloved story to vibrant life as its never been seen before.

The author of Panther and The City of Belgium returns with another unconventional coming of age story.A child is born and slowly opens his eyes to a cruel world. His mother is dead and his father has retreated into himself. Seeking the approval of his father, the child begins to draw: to create, to document what he sees. This awakens his father from his grief and he begins to educate his child in the ways of the world. Our hero is educated in the arts and sciences and survival skills and is taught to beware of the outside sinister forces at play behind everything. Every pattern is a code, every acquaintance a betrayer waiting to be exposed.Brecht Evens returns with a lucid detailed shining bildungsroman that looks deep into the heart of generational trauma, miseducation, and conspiracy-minded thinking. Page after page of complicated brilliant tableaus mixing symbols modern and ancient unfold revealing an ever complex and sinister world. Evens is a master at mixing humour and horror in what will surely be the years most gorgeous and transfixing graphic novel.Translated by François Vigneault and Brecht Evens

From award-winning chef, author, television personality, and activist Melissa King comes an intimate, captivating memoir about family, food, and finding her voice as a queer Chinese American chefGrowing up, Melissa King lived for the moment she would come home from school, grab her prized meat cleaver, and call her mom at work for instructions on how to prepare dinner for her family. She already knew cooking was her future, but she didnt know just how much shed have to fight to make that dream a reality.Caught between two cultures growing up, King felt like she was stuck in a box that was only getting smaller. Her Shanghainese and Cantonese heritage meant that her immigrant parents had certain expectationsnone of which included going to culinary school or falling in love with women. American culture also dictated that restaurant kitchens were a mans world. But trying to live by these rules felt like no life at all. So King broke the mold, ending up in some of the most exciting fine dining kitchens in San Francisco and finding a home in its queer community. But after relentlessly working her way up from arranging cold appetizers to manning the meat station, and embracing her multilayered identity, she began to feel the culture she all but left behind begin to pull at her.When she entered Top Chef as a reluctant contestant, inspired by her grandmothers advice to follow her heart, her signature flavorsseasonal dishes melding California and Chinese cuisinesawakened and flourished as she looked to her heritage and hometown for inspiration. And being in the public eye connected her with her parents in a new way, allowing them to come to a loving mutual understanding of each others strengths and flaws.In this heartfelt memoir, King shows that empowerment comes from embracing all the different ingredients that make up who she is, and believing in herself against the odds.

The powerful proven blueprint for confident conversations and meaningful connection, from the bestselling author of Cues and CaptivateDoes the thought of small talk with strangers make you want to hide under the couch?Do you crave close friendships but find yourself overanalyzing every social interaction afterward?Do you want to be seen as confident, capable, and genuinely likable without feeling fake or forced?Are you tired of communication advice that makes you feel manipulative, rehearsed, or inauthentic?If you feel like you were never taught the unspoken rules for how to interact with others, look no further. In Conversation, popular behavior researcher and bestselling people skills author Vanessa Van Edwards delivers a practical, science-backed playbook for transforming how you show up in any situation. Grounded in decades of research and written in clear, engaging language, Conversation gives you a powerful framework for mastering small talk, building instant rapport, and being the most memorable person in the room (in a good way!)Youll discover how to: Break the ice without being awkward Stop overthinking what to say next and tune in to your conversation partner Pose the 9 power questions that will level up any relationship Change the subject or end a conversation without damaging the relationship Decode peoples personality patterns so youre never guessing how to respond Be authentically assertive so you come across as both credible and likable without sacrificing what makes you, you If youre ready to feel grounded instead of anxious, speak with authority without sounding rehearsed, and build relationships that elevate both your career and your personal life this book will show you how.

In twelve short texts written between 1984 and 2006, here is Annie Ernaux at her most incisive and intimate, presenting readers with yet another new experience of the razors edge of the authors sensibility, this time in the form of brief works of fiction or nonfiction.In Hotel Casanova, the title story of this collection, Ernaux describes a series of hotel-room trysts with a man who holds no interest for her other than sexually, just after her mother is admitted to hospital suffering from severe dementia. The story brilliantly captures the loss of sense of self, and at the same time the intense pleasure and pain that she experiences through a kind of cascade of alienation. Then, in Histories, Ernaux recalls a time in her childhood when she was the older girl responsible for a younger neighbor, holding her hand and bringing her to school and then home again, and the feelings of loss that ensued when this ended.Another memory inhabits Returns, this time of her last visit to her mother at home, and how the collision of their two fragile emotional states plays out during the hours spent together, like a collision of the past and the future.These personal narratives are joined by more journalistic essays on such themes as the true relationship between literature and politics, discourses on Cesare Pavese and Pierre Bourdieuboth of whom were major influences on Ernaux, though in very different waystravel journals of Moscow, Leningrad, Leipzig, and short personal essays on writing and other subjects. A mix of seemingly unrelated texts that comprise the song of a considered life.

Over 100 recipes for tacos, salsas, polos, khoreshts, and more from the Mexican-Iranian team behind award-winning restaurant Nixta TaqueriaThe future of American food is found at Nixta, where Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi combine Mexican, Persian, and American flavors to create one of the countrys most essential restaurants.Brian McGinn, director and executive producer of Chefs TableSara Mardanbigi and Edgar Rico are proud hyphenated Americans: Iranian and Mexican, respectively. Its their superpower and what theyve built their award-winning restaurant Nixta Taqueria on. Pulling from their rich culinary heritages, theyve done what first-genners do bestcreated delightful twists on Mexican, Iranian, and American classics. In Nixta Taqueria Presents: From Tacos to Tahdig, they sling tacos and tostadas, alongside platters of golden, fluffy rice; rich stewed meats; and so, so, so many herbs.Nixta Taqueria Presents: From Tacos to Tahdig takes you through recipes from Edgars childhood in Visalia, California, with family dishes like Tortas de Milanesa de Pollo and Chicharrones en Salsa Verde. Then its Saras turn, sharing recipes from the Ozarks in Arkansas and family trips to Iran for Mamans Fish with Kuku Sabzi and Ash Reshteh. Lastly, they bring it all together, showing the full-force beauty and surprising connection between the two cuisines with recipes like Smashburgers Al Pastor and Saffron Tres Leches.More recipes include: Nixta Taquerias legendary Duck Carnitas TacosBarbacoa EmpanadasFesenjoonBeet Tartare Tostada And their famous cross-cultural recipe for rice pudding, Sholeh ZardWith over 100 recipes and stunning photography, Nixta Taqueria Presents: From Tacos to Tahdig is a celebration of where Edgar and Sara have come from and where they are now. Come along for the ride!

Your life is not on hold. Break free from delay and start walking today in the fullness of Gods promises for your life with practical and scriptural principles from creator and writer Jenessa Wait.What if the path has already been laid, the seed already planted, and the next step is simply to recognize whats in front of you and choose to move? God has placed unique promises on every life, but they require more than passive waiting. They are fulfilled through faith obedience and forward movement with Him. In these pages, youll find how to: Discern the promises God has given to you Identify your current season Prepare to receive your promise Exchange discouragement for fresh hope and peaceful trust Moving with God is a bold yet compassionate call for anyone who feels stuck or sidelined from Gods promises. Drawing from personal experience and grounded in Scripture, author and speaker Jenessa Wait helps you recognize where God is already at work and how to respond with confident obedience. Through honest stories and biblical insight, this book offers nine practical keys to help you step fully into what He has promised.

In her exquisite memoir of secret drinking, fragile recovery, and the deep pull of religion, award-winning essayist Meghan OGieblyn seeks to understand why it is so hard to sustain the difficult work of personal change.After leaving evangelical Christianity in her early twenties, kicking an addiction, and building a life as a writer, Meghan OGieblyn was admired by her friends for having a strong will. Then, in her late thirties, she began secretly attending Catholic mass and meeting with a priest to discuss conversion. After eleven years of sobriety, she began drinking again. Both returnsto organized religion and to alcoholfelt to her like a regression, a personal defeat. Knowledge and determination had proven useless when it came to her most vexing personal battles. She was forced to reckon with her inner doubleness, a self who both wants and wants not to want, as she puts it.In Will and Attention OGieblyn captures those perplexing days. Soon after her return to sobriety, she turned to a series of spiritual textsby Simone Weil, Iris Murdoch, the Desert Fathersand began putting them in conversation with her life. She set out to find a spirituality that could meet her longings and prove capacious enough to hold the dark side of human nature. Beautifully written, intellectually sparkling, wryly funny, this memoir from a beloved essayist explores a fundamental question of being human: the mystifying nature of our power over ourselves.

After fearing it all her life, a young woman embraces her ability to see ghosts after a murder occurs that appears dangerously linked to her past.To Tatum Alexander, the Sighther ability to see spiritshas always been more of an affliction than a gift. Having inherited the power from her mother, Amarina, an infamous artist known for murdering her lover and using his blood for her final painting, Tatum has been reluctant to step into her talent or even get close to the man she loves.Shes been able to find a safe space to hide her Sight with the largest witch coven in Manhattan and her best friend, Mischa. But when Mischa is murdered, the act eerily connected to Amarinas own crime, a traumatized Tatum must reckon with both the loss and the sudden surge of spirits vying for her attention and her life.The spirits have a message: the murderer is coming for her next and a price must be paid. To learn the truth of her past and catch the killer shell have to rely on her loved ones helping handssome witchy friends, the man who wont let her go, and her eternally perplexing motherin order to embrace her Sight while keeping them all safe.The clues will lead Tatum to a dangerous secret that Amarina has spent decades trying to keep. And when the secret is out, Tatum will be forced to risk it all.

This bright, cheerful picture book tells a simple and beautiful story of following your heart to break out of the pattern and become who you are truly meant to be.A colorful celebration of what it means to be an original.Peter H. Reynolds, author-illustrator of The Dot and Be You"Little Polka, what happened?""I thought really hard about who I was. And I became . . . myself!"Discover the enchanting world of Cassandra Bergers bright and cheerful picture book, where a unique polka dot embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Unlike the other polka dots, this special character takes the time to explore its own thoughts, feelings, wants, and needs. Through this introspective adventure, the polka dot transforms into a surprising new shape, inspiring others to embrace their individuality and follow their own paths.Perfect for lifes big moments, such as graduations and birthdays, this gorgeous picture book is a heartwarming tale that resonates with readers of all ages, celebrating the beauty of self-expression and the courage to be different.

A woman reunites with her first love to the solve the mystery of the strange occurrences plaguing her familys pear orchardonly to discover the land holds more magic than she thoughtin this enchanting romance from the author of Racing Hearts.Ali Reid has luck so bad she might actually be cursed. The pear orchard she inherited from her late uncle is drowning in debt, her fiance and best friend have left her, and now, with picking season looming, she has no way to harvest all her fruit before it rots on the branch.Desperate, Ali turns to Logan Wrightthe towns stoic carpenter, her first kiss, and the one she left behind. Now, fourteen years later, Logan agrees to move into her farmhouse to help, wearing plaid and a steady gaze, even though the land holds memories hes not keen to revisit.As they work side by side, Alis feelings for Logan come rushing back, and the orchards troubles turn increasingly bizarre. Unnatural storms rage overhead. Jewel-toned rabbits take shelter in the barn. And, worst of all, the pears are crystallizing on their branches, like some kind of fairytale gone wrong. The deeper they dig into these mysteries, the more Ali and Logan begin to suspect the land actually does carry a curse, one thats persisted over generations and touches any visitor who lingers too long. And now, with the magic stirring once again, Ali must uncover the orchards secrets before she loses the one she loves all over again.

A stunning and lyrical picture book introduction to the Civil Rights Movement from celebrated author Erica Martin.From Jim Crow laws and the 1896 "separate but equal" Supreme Court ruling, to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington, acclaimed author Erica Martin tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement in spare and evocative poetic verse. Illustrated by Alleanna Harris, Onward, We Marched is a poignant introduction to the some of the most critical moments in our nations reckoning with racial injustice, a vital history lesson, and a much-needed conversation starter for the youngest audience. Perfect for readers of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre and The 1619 Project: Born on the Water.

In this revelatory manifesto, anti-tech activist August Lamm gives you the courage and confidence to ditch your smartphone once and for all.When I owned a smartphone, my life was bad. I knew this. What I did not know was that I had a choice.August Lamm wasted her youth on the internet. In her late twenties, burnt out as a social media influencer, she sold her smartphone and switched to a dumb phone. Immediately, her mental health improved, her attention span increased, and her curiosity returned. Since then, she has made it her mission to help others do the same.Lamm started using a smartphone at age 14, so she knows how it feels to come of age glued to a screenand how hard it is to break free. Filled with moving stories and practical suggestions, You Dont Need a Smartphone proves that living without a computer in your pocket is not only possible but ideal. Offering guidance on selecting a new phone, navigating without GPS, meeting people offline, and overcoming obstacles like digital tickets and dual-factor authentication, You Dont Need a Smartphone is as urgent and radical as its title, and a new blueprint for a fulfilling life in the Information Age.

The lauded bartender behind Bar Goto, reveals his unique creative process for making classic and iconic cocktails, showcasing the techniques and 100 recipes that make up the next wave in the cocktail movement.This book will be required reading for a long time to come.Jeffrey Morgenthaler, bartender and author of The Bar BookKenta Goto spent seven years developing his craft at the acclaimed Pegu Club before opening Bar Goto in New York City. Over those years he honed his signature style, bringing precision and intention into every step of the cocktail-building process, from the number of stirs to the type of ice used to the proof of the alcohol. This precision, and his focus on hospitality, has made Bar Goto the new standard bearer in the cocktail world. In The Goto Bartenders Guide, Kenta distills down his methodology for building perfect drinks time and time again without any special equipment, whether youre at home or behind one of the worlds most famous bars. He accounts for how quickly standard freezer ice melts (versus industrial bar ice) and uses measuring spoons in addition to jiggers to get the proportions just right, ensuring that youll nail the cocktail every time you make it. The Goto Bartenders Guide takes you through classic drinks like the Daiquiri and the Espresso Martini, with the recipes reconfigured to Kentas proportions and techniques. From there, he dives into the drinks from early in his career like the Sakura Martini and the Kumquat Whiskey Sour and continues on to the Bar Goto classics like the Plum Sazerac and the Umami Mary. Every chapter delves into Kentas journey as a bartender, outlining his philosophy on creating, serving, inventing, and enjoying drinks. From the 100 recipes to the stunning photography throughout, The Goto Bartenders Guide is sure to become a permanent fixture in your barwhether at home or professionaland is a promise that a perfectly strong and consistent set of drinks will always be at arms reach.

National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower, reveals how Californias Gold Rush forged the modern United Statesand lit the long fuse to civil warIn January 1848, a carpenter spotted flecks of gold in a shallow stream at Sutters Mill in Californiatriggering the greatest voluntary migration in U.S. history and jolting a fragile republic already sliding toward crisis. In The Rush, Nathaniel Philbrick transforms the Gold Rush from a tale of sudden riches into the origin story of Americas modern contradictions: capital consolidated at dizzying speed, democracy in thrall to private power, xenophobia weaponized in the name of libertyand a stubborn belief in the American experiment that refuses to die. This is the story of a nation tearing at the seamsa republic tested by its own ideals.From the feverish gold-mining camps of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the wharves and vigilance committees of San Francisco, Philbrick renders a combustible, all-world society: Chilean brothers reinventing themselves to outrun prejudice; Native communities navigating dispossession and violence; the merchant-showman Samuel Brannan, drawn into the center of early vigilantism; and the politicians vying for control of Californias futurethe ambitious free-soil political boss David Broderick, who squared off against William Gwin, the Southern power broker intent on tilting the state toward slavery and the Confederacy. Not until a year after the outbreak of the Civil War, when President Lincoln signed legislation that would unite the nation east to west by building a transcontinental railroad, was Californias loyalty secured.Philbrick follows the gold as it moves from riverbed to countinghouse to the halls of power, revealing how vigilantism hardened into law and how debates over slavery in the West tipped the balance in Washington. The result is a clear, human story of how a scramble for wealth reshaped ideas of freedom, labor, and belongingand how Californias rise helped push a fractured nation toward war. The Rush is alive with characters whose choices still reverberate: a searing, panoramic epic that captures both the fury and the promise of America.

From the author of Queen Sugar, a piercing examination of friendship and loyalty as two best friends find themselves at odds over their beliefs on race, identity and allyship, especially when it comes to their teenage childrenBabs and Nora became friends thanks to their kids. Now, the desire to protect their children might tear them apart.Babs and Nora have spent a decades worth of morning walks sharing family secrets, local drama, and adviceeverything from tips on lingerie choices to Babss suggestions to Nora, a white woman, on how to raise Nathan, her adopted Black son.But their worlds are turned upside down when the cops are called on their kids while theyre home alone, leading to a traumatic police encounter for Nathan. In the aftermath, Babs and Nora find themselves divided as never before, and Nathan looks for refuge with Babs and her family, where, unlike in his own home, race, identity, and culture are always up for discussion. Babs can see that Nathan is a young Black man without community trying to find himself. Torn between respecting Noras boundaries and embodying the values so important to her own family, Babs will make a choice that will shape their lives forever.Set in a tight-knit enclave in the Bay Area, Friends and Family is an eye-opening exploration of friendship and privilege, race and community, and what it means to truly be a good friend and ally.