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London 1979. Two women with a deep love for disco meet one fateful night on the dance floor, changing the course of both their lives forever. Nicola, a beautiful and brooding vampire for nearly two centuries, can''t resist fun-loving and feisty Amber from America, ultimately offering an eternity together where the glamour of nightlife always takes center stage. But not all is what it seems. Nearly fifty years later, after an unexpected betrayal, Amber wants out from under Nicola''s thumb, but it won''t be so simple to break up this festering friendship when she learns others have done the same - and wound up dead. Sensing Amber''s restlessness and in one last play to keep her close, Nicola proposes they open a nightclub of their very own, hearkening back to their best days as dancing queens. Amber agrees but she''s secretly hatching a dangerous escape plan. And if she fails...the party is over for good.

Joan’s life is wonderful, wild, and grand - running and playing as much as she can!Days full of fun, where she’s never alone. And then . . . came . . . the cone. For Joan the dog, life is different now. With her cone, she gets trapped in the doggy door. And she doesn't command the same respect she once did at the dog park. Through funny challenges and mortifications, Joan reflects on her pre-cone glory days, including what led to her injury (let's just say, certain choices were made). But with time, Joan begins to see there is love and life and joy beyond the rim of the cone - and sometimes popcorn inside it too, because, it turns out, the cone makes a great snack bowl. This picture book is guaranteed to make kids and caregivers laugh, and see the trials of life - and dogs in cones - in a whole new way.

Told with a page-turning pace and eye-opening cast of characters, Ellsworth sets out to correct a pivotal moment of American history that we have gotten completely wrong-until now. Jam-packed with fresh, revelatory evidence, Ellsworth''s research strongly infers that by the time that the house lights dimmed inside of Ford''s Theatre on the evening of April 14th, 1865, Booth had been working alongside, if not in direct concert with, the Confederate Secret Service for nearly a year. Historians have long ignored that during the last ten months of the Civil War, the Confederacy launched a desperate, audacious war of terror against the north. In the North, Rebels attempted to derail trains, set buildings on fire, spread smallpox, and undermined public support for the Union army. Instead, history books and schools teach that John Wilkes Booth acted alone, was admired by neither side, and was a second-rate actor. This couldn''t have been further from the truth: Booth was charming, a world-famous performer, and-most importantly-an ardent supporter of the Confederacy. In the sweltering summer heat of 1864, President Abraham Lincoln had a front-row view of the Civil War, as he dodged firing bullets from the approaching Confederate army at Fort Stevens. It was the first time in American history that a sitting president would come under enemy fire, but the history books would put a far greater focus on his assassination just eight months later. In Midnight on the Potomac, Scott Ellsworth rewrites history, arguing that the two events were in fact connected and that Lincolns'' assassination was likely ordered by leaders of the Confederate Army.

A factual (and funny) introduction to the polecat and its awesome, action-packed superpower, from the team that brought you Parrotfish Has a Superpower.The polecat has a super cool superpower you?d probably never guess. Why? Well, first, he?s usually only awake when the rest of us are sleeping! Second, he is NOT a baby skunk, despite what everyone says, so he can do more than spray his predators. And third, his superpower isn?t something he normally shows to friends. But today he?s happy to show you (and one nervous porcupine) what it is! After we get to know him of course.Will you be able to guess the superpower? Read this book to find out!

Emerson Pierce loves everything about being a kindergarten teacher except the painfully low salary. It isn''t until she hears about Petunia Lemon - an opportunity to sell makeup products, make some extra money, and meet a group of skin-care aficionados - that she begins to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sure, it sounds a little too good to be true, but what''s the worst that could happen? Investigative reporter Lucas Miller didn''t always have a chip on his shoulder.. until his wife joined Petunia Lemon, drained their savings, and filed for divorce. Now he''s a little bitter, a lot single, and determined to expose the company. After infiltrating their largest convention yet, the last thing he expects is to lose sight of his mission for one night with the gorgeous woman at the bar. When Emerson and Lucas learn that she''s his daughter''s teacher, they decide to ignore their scorching chemistry. Until things with Petunia Lemon turn downright diabolical and Emerson turns to Lucas for help. They work together to bring the company down but can the two come out on top in this pyramid scheme of love?

Discover the story of the Titanic?s ill-fated voyage through three diverse perspectives of survivors in this affecting graphic novel by Let Me Out author Emmett Nahil and award-winning illustrator Shazleen Khan.Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Who Was? series!Follow the journeys of Syrian Lebanese siblings Jamilah and Ilyas Yarred, the Haitian French Laroche family, and American socialite Margaret Brown as history?s most famous ship heads toward disaster. A story of class disparity, family, and survival, this graphic novel immerses readers in the different experiences that passengers from varying backgrounds faced before, during, and after the Titanic?s sinking. This gripping narrative is brought to life by atmospheric full-color illustrations that will transport readers to that fateful wreck.

When a guest dies in the B&B she helps her aunts run, a young witch must rely on some good old-fashioned investigating to clear her aunt''s name in this magical and charming cozy mystery. For four hundred years, the Warren witches have used their magic to quietly help the citizens of the sleepy New England town of Evenfall thrive. There''s never been a problem they couldn''t handle. But then Constance Graves - a local known for being argumentative and demanding - dies while staying at the bed and breakfast Brynn Warren maintains with her aunts. At first, it seems like an accident... but it soon becomes clear that there''s something more sinister at work, and Aunt Nora is shaping up to be the prime suspect. There''s nothing Brynn wants more than to prove Nora''s innocence, and it hurts her to know that even two years ago that might have been easier. Brynn, after all, is a witch of the dead - a witch who can commune with ghosts. Ghosts never remember much about their deaths, but Constance might remember something about her life that would help crack the case. But Brynn hasn''t used her powers since her husband died, and isn''t even sure she still can. Brynn will just have to hope that her aunts'' magic and her own investigative skills will lead her to answers - and maybe back to the gift she once thought herself ready to give up forever.

Olivia Blunt doesn''t want to be an assistant detective for the rest of her life. She''s determined to learn everything she can from her mentor, renowned investigator Aubrey Merritt - but the latter is no easy grader. After weeks of fielding phone calls from parties pining for the celebrated detective''s help, a case comes across Olivia''s desk that just might be worthy of Merritt''s skills. On the evening of her sixty-fifth birthday party, Victoria Summersworth somehow fell to her death over her balcony railing on the rocky shore of Lake Champlain. She was a happy woman - rich, beloved, in love, and matriarch of the preeminent Summersworth family. The police have ruled it a suicide, but her daughter, Haley, thinks it was murder. Merritt is ever the skeptic, but Olivia believes Haley. Plus, she''s resolved to prove her investigative skills to her aloof boss. But the Summersworth family drama is complicated. Olivia realizes she might be in over her head with this whole detective thing... or she might be unravelling a mystery even bigger than the one she started with.

Despite the odds, Candace, a young invisible woman, has done everything right her entire life - school, university, and now a highly sought-after apprenticeship with one of the Northwestern Hemisphere''s premier inventors, a non-invisible man belonging to the dominant population who is as eccentric as he is enigmatic. But the world she has fought so hard to build, after the disappearance of her older brother, comes crashing down when authorities claim that not only is he well and alive, he''s also the main suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive of the Northwestern Hemisphere. The entire Northwestern Hemisphere is on the hunt for her brother, and Candace needs to find him before it''s too late. She sets off on a mission - dodging a relentless law officer who goes to great lengths to maintain order and an ambitious politician with sights set on becoming the next Chief Executive - revealing that those who the world deems powerless are anything but. With the blazing defiance of The Power and the ever-shifting machinations of House of Cards, This Great Hemisphere shows us how reality is often shaped by non-truths and vicious manipulations. In the Northwestern Hemisphere - a world dangerously like our own no one and nothing is ever as it seems.

There have long been legends of a curse bestowed upon anyone who disturbs the final resting ground of an Egyptian pharaoh. Lore surrounding these curses claim that they may bring bad luck, illness, or even death. The legend of the curse of King Tutankhamun's tomb spread after odd circumstances and mysterious deaths seemed to follow Howard Carter's research team shortly after discovering and unsealing King Tut's tomb in 1922. It was one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all things Egyptian - including a desire for the very wealthy to own actual mummies. Learn about the history of King Tut and follow the journey of Howard Carter, his patron Lord Carnarvon, and his team as they explore the ancient Egyptian burial site. Did their curiosity unleash a frightening and lifelong curse as punishment for disturbing the pharaoh's rest?

Abigail Hunt''s Hollywood dreams could best be described as slow burn... but she''s about to graduate from TV sidekick to dramatic actor. When the esteemed director of her breakout role suggests she do a deep dive for her part by shadowing the head of a struggling pro soccer team, she jumps at the chance to prove she''s ready. Getting asked out by notorious grump and gorgeous star player Luke Wolfe wasn''t in the plan, but suddenly her research is getting a lot more hands-on. Their relationship quickly sets social media on fire, and Luke seems determined to prove he''s more than his villainous reputation. But just when Abigail is happier than ever - her name in lights and her heart in good hands - the other cleat drops: Luke''s been coerced into faking their relationship to improve the team''s image. Furious, Abigail refuses to give Luke the satisfaction of dumping him - she decides to get even. Over the top dates, treating his games like fashion shows, and befriending the fan club he hates? Count her in. It''s only a matter of time until she pushes the right buttons. She just didn''t expect him to keep putting up with it - or to say I love you.

As a society, we shy away from public expressions of vulnerability, mistaking it for weakness or a lack of grit. To even talk about crying, much less shed tears publicly, is seen as shameful or cringeworthy. But for Gisele Barreto Fetterman, accessibility advocate and wife of Senator John Fetterman, showing strong emotions has always been her default - at events, during speeches, in her car or even at the grocery store. Friends and family warned Gisele that the world would eat her alive if she didn''t toughen up. But over the years Fetterman came to a realisation: her emotional tenderness was not her downfall, but her strength - one that could be incorporated into her leadership style to show a different way to create true social and cultural change. In Radical Tenderness, Gisele Barreto Fetterman courageously shares her story of power through vulnerability - from her childhood survival years as a Brazilian-American undocumented immigrant, to the prejudice she experienced in corporate and political settings, to her hardships and resilience stepping into her husband''s role when he suffered a stroke. Through it all Gisele learned that leading with tenderness - whether at the office, as a boss, or as a human being - can help us face challenges in a healthier, more authentic way, and in turn guides others to do the same. Ultimately, Gisele redefines strength and leadership for our modern times, presenting tools for surviving and thriving in a world designed to wreck the tender-hearted. Because by embracing those emotions publicly - laughter, vulnerability, and, yes, even tears - we not only honour ourselves but open a path toward changing the world.

From a prize-winning poet whose work ''points to an unfathomably bright future for the canon'' (Danez Smith), a stunningly lush collection about desire, mythology, and our fraught and ecstatic relationship with the natural world. A collection as remarkable for the force of its feeling as for the range of its vision, END OF EMPIRE explores personhood, and especially Black womanhood, within an ecological framework. Inspired by the language and landscape of the poet''s rural Kentucky hometown and the ways that inherited religious and political narratives shape our relationships with our surroundings and ourselves, these poems reckon with the ways the speaker, their body, and their natural and ideological surroundings continuously remake each other. Formally dynamic, emotionally resonant, and rich with biblical, mythological, and historical allusions, these are elegant, impeccably crafted pieces that evoke the fearsome power of nature and of the tangled, sensual self.

Amber Johnson has always thought of her best friend Cade as an older brother. A really hot older brother. But growing up in foster care, she learned to rely only on herself. As much as she likes stealing glances at Cade''s chiseled jaw and painted-on jeans, she resents the way he swoops in like a superhero to fix things for her. When former rodeo rival Jim Davis starts harassing Amber to sell her grandfather''s failing ranch, Cade swoops in once again. To send Jim on his way, Cade pretends to be Amber''s boyfriend, moving in to help fix the place up. With her grandfather behind the idea, Amber and Cade have to keep the charade going-whether she likes it or not. But as their make-believe romance starts to heat up, maybe Cade and Amber will learn to admit that they both could use a little saving.

Ebey''s End is a small town on an island off the Pacific coast, reachable only by ferry, (assuming the gods are with you and it''s not a Tuesday). It''s a comfortable, familiar (but okay, fine, sometimes lonely) life for its resident grocer Anita Odum. That is, until 14-year-old July shows up on her doorstep, accompanied by a social worker with a death certificate for July''s mother, Anitas estranged cousin from the mainland. Soon July brings with her not only a fresh perspective but a decidedly pointed one: July seems to ''know'' what each customer at Island Grocery needs. They''re small things, like a housekeeping magazine slipped into old Mr. Daly''s basket, or a coconut cream pie pressed into the hands of Pastor Chet. But one by one, July''s gifts start to change the lives of nearly everyone in town in ways much larger than they - or July - could have imagined. As things shake up on the island, secrets are exposed and questions emerge, and the folks in Ebey''s End have to start asking themselves if they are ready for the answers... and so does July.

Amateur sleuth Mallory Viridian has just about got her bearings aboard the space station she calls home, but now the physical embodiment of the Internet is on its way, and it''s bringing murder with it. Mallory Viridian has had a quiet few months. Even with the increased influx of humans visiting Station Eternity, she hasn''t seen so much as a bar brawl. Used to people dying left and right around her, the lack of murders to solve has left her unexpectedly... bored. But humanity''s favourite way to waste time is on its way to her sector of the galaxy. A giant, one-of-a-kind data ship called Metis is bringing the entire Internet from Earth - as well as a mystery fan convention. On top of that, Mallory''s literary agent is aboard, and he tells Mallory that she''s the keynote speaker. It''s almost a relief when a killer decides to strike at the convention. When Mallory finds her agent dead, she knows she has to work fast to find the murderer. With a strange new alien with unknown motives, a ship with impossible abilities, a lonely living, comprehensive Internet, and a deadly crime to solve, Mallory has her work cut out for her...