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Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, creates a compelling reality in this tale about an illiterate America in the not-too-distant future. Lenny Abramov may just be penning the world’s last diary. Which is good, because while falling in love with a rather unpleasant woman and witnessing the fall of a great empire, Lenny has a lot to write about.

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and...

“A charming, entertaining, and true book…I would follow Dee’s advice any time.” —Gayle Forman, author of Frankie & Bug and Not Nothing With charm and sincerity reminiscent of Judy Blume and Rebecca Stead, this debut middle grade novel is a “compassionate” (Kirkus Reviews), hopeful...

A Princess Chosen, A Heart Betrayed – The Untold Story Behind the Royal Curtain She was young, beautiful, and innocent—selected by one of the most powerful institutions in the world to serve a role, not to live a life. Thrown to the Side pulls back the velvet curtain on the dramatic true story of Princess Diana, her arranged royal marriage, her quiet rebellion, and the love that ultimately led to her tragic end. This powerful narrative explores the tangled web between Princess Diana, Prince Charles, and Camilla Parker Bowles—from the earliest signs of a royal arrangement to the ...

The epic #1 New York Times bestselling love story that spans decades and continents as two people at a crossroads—one from North Carolina and one from Zimbabwe—experience the transcendence and heartbreak of true love. Hope Anderson has some important choices to make. At thirty-six, she’s...

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes. Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes...

Grief, mental illness, and the bonds of family are movingly explored in this extraordinary memoir “suffused with emotional depth and intellectual inquiry” (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises) as a writer delves into the tragedy of his mother’s violent death at the hands of...

Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can’t he stay with his present carers for the last month? He’s already had many moves since coming into...

NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025, AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS The heart-breaking account of a search for the truth behind the brutal killings that shocked a nation. On 29 August 2016, devastating news hit the headlines that an entire family was found dead in a rural community. For Jacqueline...

Stories filled with everything Christmas brings...family, friends, Christmas trees, huge meals, childhood Christmas memories, mothers baking turkey, sibling bickering that goes on into adulthood...and knowing no matter where you are...home isn’t always a place…it’s the people who live there. This includes: Home Again for Christmas (part of the Return to Summit Falls series) Years ago four young men left their hometown of Summit Falls. Each of them ready to take on whatever the world had to throw at them. Now, years later, three of them, Jonah Sutherland, Adam Dane, and Nicolas ...

It was all so unexpected. And now, she needs to fight the greatest battle of her life. Shirley is preoccupied with her non-stop daily routine: her demanding job at a law firm, raising her 18-month son and maintaining her loving relationship with her husband... Shirley’s busy life is turned upside down when her mother, who lives in Australia, comes over to visit and receives painful news – she has cancer. This terrible discovery is just the tip of the iceberg for Shirley, with many more struggles ahead, that she must face. Against all odds, and despite the challenges in her path, she ...

A collection of novelettes, short stories, and poems by the author of ‘Muted’ and the ‘Outback Riders’ series. Skilfully crafted stories that capture the magic, the wonder, and the heartbreak of rural Australia and the outback. Many of the stories highlight the resilience of the girls and women who live in the outback. Moving and memorable tales that will stay with you long after the book is finished. ‘Flame the Fire Horse’ is the story of a legendary horse of the outback, as well as the stockman who knew him. Follow the remarkable life of the chestnut stallion and the quiet man...

The epic #1 New York Times bestselling love story that spans decades and continents as two people at a crossroads—one from North Carolina and one from Zimbabwe—experience the transcendence and heartbreak of true love. Hope Anderson has some important choices to make. At thirty-six, she’s...

A dyslexic bookworm joins her school’s cheerleading squad to investigate her sister’s strange behavior in this insightful and sharp middle grade novel about the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. Seventh grader Bag loves to read. It doesn’t come easy to her, thanks to her dyslexia, but...

A satire of small-town southern mores featuring Paul Tatum (Ray's cousin), introduced in Blue Ridge. Ebook formatting by R.L. Parker for the best possible electronic reading experience.

SECRET SINS…6 short stories by Camilla Compton, author of HEALING GEMSTONES and SILVER ANGEL. 6 women…6 secrets…6 sins that spin out of control. Some heroines you’ll love. Others you’ll love to hate! Reminiscent of the voices in “confession magazines” from past years, SECRET SINS explores passionate nuances of modern relationships, especially love, hate and sex. Whispers of PEYTON PLACE return to life in SECRETS SINS, which exposes deliciously good, sometimes sordid scandals, lies, secrets and private sins. When you carry around a deep secret for too long, something always ...

In Hear My Sad Story, Richard Polenberg describes the historical events that led to the writing of many famous American folk songs that served as touchstones for generations of American musicians, lyricists, and folklorists. Those events, which took place from the early 19th to the mid-20th centuries, often involved tragic occurrences: murders, sometimes resulting from love affairs gone wrong; desperate acts born out of poverty and unbearable working conditions.

Bloomsbury presents Maggie & Me written and read by Damian Barr A unique, tender and witty memoir of surviving the tough streets of small town Scotland during the Margaret Thatcher years ________________________ 'Shocking and funny in equal measure, and will have you weeping with laughter and...

Is it just a sad sign of the times? It seems that no matter where we look and no matter where we go--we are absolutely inundated with countless tales of murder, mayhem, and woe. All we have to do is flip on the daily news, and we will hear more that we could ever care to take. But even in this brutally bubbling cauldron of chaos, there are a few harrowing tales that stand out. The case of Dan and Linda Broderick for example, is a chilling one. Dan was a prominent attorney who seemed to have everything going for him, when he was cut down in his prime. Equally chilling is the account of ...

This fully sound designed program is read by Joe Pera A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape by Joe Pera is a funny, warm, and sincere guide to regaining calm and confidence when you're hiding in the bathroom. Joe Pera goes to the bathroom a lot. And...