Memory Lands

A profound and searching exploration of the herbs, foodways, and land-based medicines of Lebanon and Canaan—a deep invitation to remember and reconnect to our roots amid displacement and in diaspora. Herbalist and author Layla K. Feghali shares a nuanced and layered cultural history of the...

The first novel by Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See, one of the most beautiful, wise, and compelling debuts of recent times. David Winkler begins life...

Longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A New York Times Most Anticipated Book "Henry Goodman is an excellent narrator, in particular due to his ability to give unique voices to figures ranging from Theodore Herzl to Basshe." — AudioFile This dazzling, innovative family...

Callie Bates’s debut novel, The Waking Land, announced the arrival of a brilliant new talent in epic fantasy. Now, with The Memory of Fire, Bates expertly deepens her tale, spinning glittering threads of magic and intrigue into a vibrant tapestry of adventure, betrayal, mystery, and romance...

Some Dreams Don’t Let Go Some dreams leave more behind than images. They leave a feeling that follows you into the day. Even when you cannot remember what the dream was about, you carry the sense that it mattered, and that it has not finished speaking yet. Many people dismiss these dreams because they are hard to explain. Others try to understand them and give up when the interpretations feel generic or wrong. Meanwhile, the same emotional residue lingers, shaping mood, focus, and creative energy in subtle but persistent ways. Dreams like these are not random. They are often connected to ...

“An American classic.” —The New Yorker In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faith and Sources of Strength, recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country. Carter writes about the...

A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 Transfer Orbit CrimeReads The Bookseller A Memory Called Empire meets Children of Time in this Arabfuturist debut set on a generation ship on the brink of revolution as its crew begin to ask why they should toil for a people, and an empire, none of them...

The Gentle Art of Stamp Collecting A Relaxing and Rewarding Hobby for Retirees, Seniors, and Thoughtful Beginners Step into a world of history, beauty, and quiet joy—one tiny piece of paper at a time. The Gentle Art of Stamp Collecting invites you to rediscover the timeless pleasure of a hobby that has captivated generations. Whether you’re dusting off an old album, starting fresh in retirement, or simply curious about the stories stamps can tell, this book is your friendly and inspiring guide. Inside, you’ll explore: The fascinating history behind the world’s most iconic stamps How...

The child of South-Asian migrants, Kazim Ali was born in London, lived as a child in the cities and small towns of Manitoba, and made a life in the United States. As a man passing through disparate homes, he has never felt he belonged to a place. And yet, one day, he finds himself thinking of Jenpeg, a community thrown up around the building of a hydroelectric dam on the Nelson River, where he once lived for several years as a child. Does the town still exist, he wonders? Is the dam still operational?

Some places do not announce themselves. They wait. And they watch. When a man returns to the rural town he fled as a child, he expects memory, not reckoning. But the woods beyond the old boundary have not forgotten him—or the bargains quietly made to keep the town safe. As unsettling events ripple through the community, long-buried truths begin to surface: a bridge no one crosses anymore, warnings passed down without explanation, and a presence in the forest that does not hunt—but witnesses. When the land itself begins to stir, one family is forced to confront a legacy of silence, ...

In the 1930s, Chief William Berens shared with anthropologist A. Irving Hallowell a remarkable history of his life, as well as many personal and dream experiences that held special significance for him. Most of this material has never been published. Because the elderly chief wanted his visitor to understand the Ojibwe world, and because Hallowell was deeply interested in his subject matter and was such a good listener, Berens freely related his dreams and other stories about encounters with powerful beings.

When Nations Are Built On Graves A History of Expansion, Removal, and Silence Modern nations often describe their origins through stories of exploration, settlement, and progress. These narratives emphasize courage and achievement while leaving unexamined the conditions that made expansion possible. What is omitted is often as important as what is remembered. When Nations Are Built On Graves examines a recurring pattern in the formation of states: land is claimed before law is established, populations are redefined before they are removed, and violence is reframed as necessity. Rather than ...

In a forgotten farmhouse surrounded by an orchard that blooms out of season, memory is more than something you carry—it’s something that carries you. When Lena Hearst discovers a single rusted nail on her living room floor, it marks the beginning of a slow unraveling. The house isn’t falling apart. It’s unbuilding itself. Room by room, root by root, memory by memory. As the past resurfaces through glyphs etched in bark and dreams that speak in soil, Lena must confront a legacy planted long before her time—a buried presence that remembers everything, and asks to be remembered in ...

Finale der New-Adult-Dilogie von Own-Voice-Autorin Basma Hallak mit viel Humor und noch mehr Gefühl! Nach ihrer Flucht aus Island ist Kalima wieder in Berlin und will nur eins – vergessen. Völlig egal ob Vallarheiði, das sich langsam zu ihrem Zuhause entwickelte, ihr Fotolabor, in dem sie zum ersten Mal neue Inspiration geschöpft hat oder Nói, ihre große Liebe, mit dem sie dabei war, sich ein Leben aufzubauen. Und am allermeisten: die Geschehnisse im Einkaufszentrum.