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Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic and Michael Nava has been hailed by the New York Times as "one of our best" crime writers. Upon its original publication, the Los Angeles Times said of Howtown and its author: "Nava's mysteries are faithful to the conventions of the genre, but they are set apart by their insight, compassion, and sense of social justice.... Howtown is Nava's bravest and most ambitious novel to date."

In the years before the Mexican Revolution, Mexico is ruled by a tiny elite that apes European culture, grows rich from foreign investment, and prizes racial purity. The vast majority of Mexicans, who are native or of mixed native and Spanish blood, are politically powerless and slowly starving to death. Presiding over this corrupt system is Don Porfirio Díaz, the ruthless and inscrutable president of the Republic. Against this backdrop, The City of Palaces opens in a Mexico City jail with the meeting of Miguel Sarmiento and Alicia Gavilán.

Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic and Michael Nava has been hailed by the New York Times as "one of our best" writers. Originally published during the darkest years of the AIDS epidemic in the gay community, The Death of Friends received extraordinary praise both as a mystery and an eloquent work of witness. Publishers Weekly said, "This is a brave, ambitious and highly impressive work."

While recovering from a heart attack, gay Mexican-American attorney Henry Rios comes to the aid of his long-lost niece, the illegitimate daughter of his estranged sister, who has confessed to the murder of her abusive husband, but during his investigation, Rios discovers that things are more complicated than he had thought.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In the debut essay collection from the hosts of the hit podcast Podcrushed, Penn Badgley, Sophie Ansari, and Nava Kavelin explore what it means to come of age at every stage of our lives. Known for spotlighting your favorite artists’ tween stories of self-discovery on their...

A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this USA Today bestselling rom-com by critically acclaimed author Danica Nava. Ember Lee Cardinal has not always been a liar—well, not for anything that counted at least. But her job...

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER ∙ THREADS SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK FOR ROMANCE ∙ AN ELLE BEST ROMANCE OF THE YEAR! A Muscogee pop star and a cowboy who couldn’t be more different come together to strike a deal in this new romantic comedy by Danica Nava, USA Today...

Gay Mexican American lawyer Henry Rios has fought bigotry and prejudice, battled alcoholism, and watched his lover die from AIDS. In The Burning Plain, he's wrongly accused of murder after a male prostitute he spent an evening with is savagely murdered. Rios proves his innocence, but when two more gay men are brutally murdered, he is drawn unwillingly into the hunt for a serial killer and soon finds himself up against an unsympathetic DA, a gay-bashing cop, reluctant witnesses, and a conspiracy among Hollywood's power elite.

Podcrushed — the podcast where Penn Badgley reads your middle school story -- explores the heartbreak, anxiety and self-discovery of being a teenager. Hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari bring you stories and conversations about middle school - from childhood crushes, to battles with body hair, to schoolyard scuffles. The results are sometimes awkward, sometimes heartwarming, and always relatable. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

Los Angeles, 1986. A group of right-wing Christians has put an initiative on the November ballot to allow health officials to force people with HIV into quarantine camps - and it looks like it’s going to pass. Rios, now living in LA, agrees to be counsel for a group of young activists who call themselves QUEER. QUEER claims to be committed to peaceful civil disobedience. But when one of its members is implicated in the bombing of an evangelical church that kills its pastor, Rios finds himself with a client suddenly facing the death penalty.

The first new Henry Rios novel in 20 years from six-time Lambda Literary award winner Michael Nava is a brilliantly plotted mystery that weaves together the gripping story of two gay men against the backdrop of 1980s San Francisco as the tsunami of AIDS bears down upon the city.

Embark on an immersive auditory journey with "The Path to Inner Peace: 10 Golden Rules to Live a Calm and Contented Life" audiobook—an enlightening experience that transcends the boundaries of traditional self-help guides. Let the soothing cadence of the narrator guide you through the profound wisdom and transformative insights that this audiobook has to offer.

Three ex-cops on fire with the Catholic Faith: Jesse Romero & Paul Clay share true stories of spiritual warfare from the streets of L.A. Join the SOUL PATROL as they take on the world, the flesh and the devil with “just the facts!”

After listening to Punk in Translation, you will never again think of punk as the exclusive territory of white men with mohawks.

Die Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preisträgerin über sechs Menschen, die ein neues Kapitel in ihrem Leben aufschlagen In einer kleinen Stadt im Emsland beginnt für eine Handvoll Menschen der Montag mit großen Erwartungen: Sonia hofft auf eine Versetzung weit weg vom Fließband des riesigen Geflügelschlachthofs. Für Ingenieurin Anna steht mit dem Testlauf eines neuen Verfahrens viel auf dem Spiel. Merkhausen, zuständig für die Prozessoptimierung, fiebert einem Date am Abend entgegen.

Después de escuchar Punk in Translation: Orígenes Latinos, no volverás a pensar que el punk es exclusivo de hombres blancos con mohawks.

A completely revised edition of the first Henry Rios mystery, The Little Death, Lay Your Sleeping Head introduces Michael Nava’s singular protagonist, gay Latino criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios. Rios, beset by personal and professional problems, begins a passionate affair with the black sheep heir to a great California fortune who tells Rios an improbable tale of murder and sexual predation in his wealthy family. When the young man is found dead of an apparent drug overdose, Rios begins an investigation that ultimately reveals much more than murder.

The only sinless man, who gave up everything for the love of horrible people who killed him. Who is Jesus for a thousand? Yes! The Bible is made up of 66 books written by 40 men over 1,500 years that tells one cohesive story from the beginning of the world till its end. God spoke to His prophets, and they recorded His words in those books for His people to live by--both then and now. All scripture is STILL good for teaching. God also gave the writers visions of the future. Some came true with Jesus, and others will come true when He returns. In the Bible days, if a prophet gave ONE wrong ...

Tengo una pastilla mágica que te puede dar todo aquello que quieres... Imagínate tomar una y amanecer con el cuerpo que siempre has soñado; otra pastilla y eres feliz; otra que te da todo el dinero que deseas. Esta pastilla no existe, sin embargo, es la manera de pensar de la gran mayoría de la gente; se busca el placer inmediato, el camino mas fácil. No tenemos paciencia y los niveles de frustración, estrés, ansiedad y depresión están a niveles récord. Perteneces a una generación que, por un lado, lo puede tener todo.

Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic and Michael Nava has been hailed by The New York Times as “one of our best” writers. Here, Rios delves deeply into his Latino identity as he defends a young man charged with assassinating a prominent Los Angeles Latino politician. The San Francisco Chronicle hailed the novel and its author: “A beautifully conceived but gritty novel.... Nava writes the kind of small, clean, powerful novels that build in emotional power almost invisibly, leaving us breathless at the end.”