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An extraordinarily vivid and beautifully written first novel exploring the hidden world of the geisha. Memoirs of a Geisha is a rare and utterly engaging experience. The extraordinary tale of Sayuri, a young girl who grows up to become an acclaimed geisha, it spans a quarter of a century, from...

Horror movies hold a complicated space in the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist and open to subversive readings. It Came from the Closet features twenty-five original essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer’s Body, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on In My Skin, Addie Tsai on Dead Ringers, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.

A talented sculptor and her psychotherapist fall in love, transgressing numerous ethical boundaries. But as their relationship progresses, what began as the patient’s attempt to liberate herself from her past becomes the most abusive relationship of her life - and the most dangerous.

The baseball season has begun, and Zachary Wilson, in his final year of school, is at the pinnacle of his life. Baseball is his passion and his ticket to a promising future. However, a muscle tear during a game leaves him out of the game for months, plunging him into an overwhelming darkness. In the midst of his desperation, he finds a ray of light in an unexpected situation: the mysterious patient Sunny Smith in the hospital. Intrigued, he begins to visit her regularly, sharing with her his deepest and darkest thoughts.

This collection includes the first three books of the Florida Keys Bed & Breakfast Cozy Mystery series. Book 1: Murder Mystery Book Club Eva Stewart runs a charming bed and breakfast in the Florida Keys with her talkative parrot. One of her favorite things to do is read murder-mystery novels...

Bloomsbury presents Ghost Lover by Lisa Taddeo, read by Alana Kerr Collins, Carlotta Brentan, Erin DeWard, Amanda Dolan, Imani Jade Powers, Aida Reluzco and Gail Shalan. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Three Women and Animal comes an electric masterclass in short fiction 'Fearless...

Jina Modell trabajaba en el departamento de Comunicaciones de una organización paramilitar, y su trabajo le gustaba de verdad. Hasta que fue reasignada a operaciones de campo como miembro de uno de los GO-Teams, una unidad paramilitar de elite, manejando drones. El líder del equipo, Levi, no...

When Alex finds her grandmother’s old spell book, On Small Magics, she’s in a pretty rough spot. It’s halfway through freshman year, she’s recovering from a field hockey injury, and her family has just moved to the other side of the country. The Oregon Coast is wet and windy, her parents’ relationship stormy, and the prospect of starting over couldn’t be any drearier. So when the super cool, tarot-obsessed Tess crashes into her life, it’s nothing short of a miracle.

'One of the best books I've read in years' - VE Schwab, author of THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops...

Edited by multi-award-winning author Aida Salazar, this anthology brings together a star-studded cast of Latine kidlit verse novelists for an unprecedented collection of short stories in verse about the power of music. All of your favorite Latine kidlit verse novelists have contributed stories...

A farm-working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for workers’ rights in this tender-hearted novel in verse, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan. Lula Viramontes aches to one day become someone whom no one can ignore: a daring...

This program features original sound design. From Anthony Award-winning writer Alex Segura comes Secret Identity, a rollicking literary mystery set in the world of comic books. It’s 1975 and the comic book industry is struggling, but Carmen Valdez doesn’t care. She’s an assistant at...

Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been...

From Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic, comes Certain Dark Things, a pulse-pounding neo-noir that reimagines vampire lore. Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive...

La vida sigue para Jaqueline, pero en una profunda agonía. Sin tener claro lo que le deparará el futuro, con o sin Klaus, ella debe continuar, aunque para ello solo sea la sombra de lo que un día fue. Muchas cosas han pasado desde que sus vidas tomaran caminos distintos, pero cuando entregas...

Saving the turtles… Leads to finding each other Dr. Nyla Dávila is devoted to protecting the turtles in Soledad Bay, her small community on the coast of Florida. So when her sea turtle research and education center falls victim to a cyberattack, she’ll do whatever it takes to make sure she...

¿Florecerá el amor en el jardín de invierno? Freya Fuller está viviendo su sueño: trabaja como jardinera en una hermosa finca de Suffolk, donde también reside. Pero, cuando la propietaria muere, Freya se ve obligada a dejar su trabajo y su casa, sin tener a dónde ir. Sin embargo, con la suerte de su lado, le surge la oportunidad de ayudar a crear un hermoso jardín de invierno que abrirá al público en Navidad y se muda a Nightingale Square.

La primera edición especial incluye una dedicatoria manuscrita impresa escrita por la autora. Así quería ser yo: anónima. Oculta, pero presente. La vida está llena de etapas, algunas preciosas e inolvidables, otras más difíciles y complicadas, lo importante es saber cuándo hay que cerrar...

Amor, amistad y nuevos comienzos... A Beth le encanta su trabajo en una residencia de ancianos, pero no le gusta la estrecha y sucia casa compartida en la que vive. Por eso, cuando se le presenta la oportunidad de mudarse a Nightingale Square y compartir casa con el encantador Eli, no lo duda. La comunidad de Nightingale Square recibe a Beth con los brazos abiertos y, cuando ella necesita ayuda para organizar una recaudación de fondos para la residencia, hacen todo lo posible por ayudarla.

As an orphaned girl, Harmony survived a strange war waged by an enemy called the Quondam. They crushed every technological advancement in the world, eviscerated the landscape, and killed millions. It can still be stopped. As prophesied, Harmony has a destiny to fulfill. Thirty years later, she is in a tenuous alliance with a cult of zealots who worship time itself. A master code breaker, she’s enlisted to obliterate the power of the Quondam and prevent a war that has already ended.