"A portrait of the artist both as a child and as an adult. This is a book about being different and seeing the world differently. It's about being a cartoonist and a care assistant. It's about family. It's about knickerbocker glories and heart surgery, about papier mâché and mental breakdown and great white sharks. It's about how art, in all its varied forms, provides a way of understanding and coming to terms with the mess of human life. It's ... illustrated throughout with images from the author's childhood, some of them altered in unforgiveable ways"-- Provided by publisher

"After losing her hair to alopecia, librarian Evangeline Kelly decided that she isn't heroine material, so she turns to matchmaking library patrons instead. Tattoo artist Tai Davis uncovers her scheme and strikes a deal for her to go on dates with him in exchange for keeping her secret, but they'll both learn you can't judge a book-or each other-by the cover"-- Provided by publisher

Lost and uncertain, Raya is swept onto the mysterious Elsewhere Express, a train for drifting souls. There she meets Q, a fellow wanderer, and together they explore a world of wonders while searching for purpose and belonging.

Ruth Foster is unjustly detained in a women’s reform colony, where girls and women—many simply poor, unmarried, or victimized—are subjected to harsh control under a superintendent convinced she’s “saving” them. As punishments and abuses mount, the inmates learn compliance is the only protection in a system built to break them. But some refuse to be cowed. Against Mrs. Baker's dogged efforts and the punishing weight of authority, Ruth and other inmates find ways to fight back, resolved to regain their freedom at any cost ..

These are the testimonies of 20 people who survived the Holocaust. All of them survived through a combination of great fortitude and good luck. They then made their way from the chaos and devastation of Europe to the United States and eventually moved to Maine to rebuild their lives.

Cursed with the ability to see everyone else's, Ivan makes a living by killing the imaginary friends of adults who couldn't let go. A balance of comedy and catharsis, this dual-narrative tackles both the fear of growing up and the scars our childhood leaves behind. --adapted from publisher

After a 2016 shooting in Minneapolis sparks a string of murders, troubled ex-cop Bob Oz becomes obsessed with tracking suspect Tomas Gomez. Years later, a Norwegian writer investigates the case, uncovering hidden motives and blurred lines between hunter, killer, and storyteller.

"Everybody loses is the first major investigation into America's sports gambling industry. Journalist Danny Funt has obtained wild stories and stunning admissions from the people trying to transform our nation of sports fans into a nation of sports gambers,... This riveting narrative will captivate sports fans, concerned parents, and anyone intrigued by the intersection of money and morals. Everybody Loses is the crucial book for understaning why sports gambling is suddenly everywhere-- and why the odds are so great that the problems it's creating will soon spiral out of control."-- From dust jacket.

In 1813 wartime France, Major Richard Sharpe must protect the reckless Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, whose secret plan could help defeat Napoleon. Battling winter and enemies alike, Sharpe faces a deadly mission requiring cunning, grit, and survival.

Spanning the genres of fantasy and science fiction, this collection features stories from beyond the bounds of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe [and] includes nine works of short fiction never before gathered into one volume, many available here in print for the first time.-- modified from publisher.

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"Sometimes the road home isn't on a map. The Lighthouse at the Cove is a tender, romantic escape to a coastal town where hearts heal, hope shines, and love finds a way--right when you least expect it"-- Provided by publisher.

Eighth-grader Jasper feels abandoned when his brother Callan leaves for college, so he starts their promised fossil dig alone—only to hear the voice of a saber-toothed tiger calling to him as he unleashes a monster he cannot control.

"... poet and novelist Griffiths (Promise) details the most challenging period of her life, during which her best friend died and her husband, the author Salman Rushdie, was brutally attacked" -- Publishers Weekly.

Courtney Gray's peaceful vacation turns into a nightmare when she discovers her brother and sister-in-law dead in their lakeside cottage. Her niece Reese is missing. Her nephew Wyatt is asleep upstairs--unharmed. As police swarm the quiet resort, dark truths about Courtney's family--and the town itself--begin to surface. Is Reese a victim... or the killer?

The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe--one of America's most iconic journalists and filmmakers--revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation,in the bestselling tradition of Patti Smith's Just Kids with a dash of Moss Hart's Act One. The Uncool is a ... dispatch from a lost world, the real-life events that became Almost Famous, and a coming-of-age journey filled with characters you won't soon forget.