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"The hour has come to speak of troubled times. It is time we spoke of Skullyville." Thus begins Rose Goode's story of her growing up in Indian Territory in pre-statehood Oklahoma. Skullyville, a once-thriving Choctaw community, was destroyed by land-grabbers, culminating in the a...
In a blend of beautiful storytelling and cutting-edge research, world-leading neuroscientist and neurosurgeon Dr. Rahul Jandial uncovers the most extreme examples of brain damage, disorders and illnesses. He takes us to a brain bootcamp as he recollects extraordinary patient stor...
"Ten-year-old Isaac, now a ghost, continues with his people as they walk the Choctaw Trail of Tears headed to Indian Territory in what will one day become Oklahoma. There have been surprises aplenty on their trek, but now Isaac and his three Choctaw comrades learn they can time t...
Alice doesn't need a weather forecast to tell if it's going to snow. She can feel in in her toes, elbows and nose. Each time she feels a twitch or a tingle, she warns her neighbors.
Margot Cooper doesn't do relationships. She tried and it blew up in her face, so she'll stick with casual hookups, thank you very much. But now her entire crew has found "the one" and she's beginning to feel like a fifth wheel. And then fate (the heartless bitch) intervenes. Whil...
Every true Texan knows that the best chili--in fact, the only real chili--can be found only in the Lone Star State. A Bowl of Red makes the taste buds tingle and the heart sing. It is a bowl of tradition, passed down through families and generations, that American humorist Will R...
It's Christmas time at the North Pole and Santa Claus has hired elves Bingle, Tingle, Jingle, Dorabelle and Cheer of the ELF Detective Agency to remove a spell that has put a shadow on the town of Gnomesville. Woodindra, the woodland witch, has unleashed a spell that will keep th...
“The hour has come to speak of troubled times. It is time we spoke of Skullyville." Thus begins the House of Purple Cedar , Rose Goode's telling of the year when she was eleven in Indian country, Oklahoma. The Indian schools boys and girls had been burned, stores too. By ...
I always smile when he kisses me. It never falters. The electric tingle races through me, from head to toe. Until he breaks the kiss, leaving me breathless and wanting more. I thought fleeting weekends would be enough and it always was ... until the distance threatened to tear us...
The Sunday Times bestseller 'Delivering my first baby is a memory that will stay with me forever. Just feeling the warmth of a newborn head in your hands, that new life, there's honestly nothing like it... I've since brought more than 2,200 babies into the world, and I still ting...
Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold short story collection-written by some of the best children's authors including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, Jacqueline Woodson, and many more and published in partnership with We Need...
Never let it be said that ex-soldiers don't know what to do with their hands... When it comes to men, Christina isn't just gun shy, she's downright terrified. Her abusive drunk of a father, plus bad experiences in high school and college, have cemented her belief that all men ar...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The classic suspense novel of shark versus man, which was made into the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie. The Jaws phenomenon changed popular culture and continues to inspire a growing interest in sharks and the oceans today. When Peter Benchley...
Seeing is deceiving. And Ric Van Holtz, the wolfishly sexy hero of Shelly Laurenston's sizzling, wildly entertaining new tale, is nothing you expect-and everything you want... When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly ...
“The ultimate literary bucket list.” -The Washington Post “If there’s a heaven just for readers, this is it.” -O, The Oprah Magazine Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, enter...