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Famed Reddit detective Fiona Addai is great at solving problems - online, that is. Cold cases, reality TV scandals, everyone calls on @Princess_PI. It''s her way of escaping her strict religious life at home and the memory of her brilliant brother''s sudden death. But when the sheltered sleuth tries to apply her inquisitive skills to real life, her plan to reclaim her late brother''s invention from the ruthless corporation that stole it goes disastrously wrong. Now, instead of getting justice, Fiona finds herself accused of murder. Maurice Bennett is no stranger to insomnia. These days, he''s not losing sleep over the cases he''s solving - but running from the one he couldn''t. Instead, he''s been settling for small-time scandals that don''t stir up the guilt he''s buried. But when he spots Fiona Addai at the centre of a murder investigation, something clicks. And for the first time in a long while, Maurice feels that old spark of intrigue. However, Fiona is not the helpless damsel she appears to be. Sure, she needs Maurice''s help to clear her name, but she''s got conditions of her own: she wants a crash course in real-world detective work. Maurice isn''t exactly thrilled. With every late-night stakeout and tension-filled interrogation, their partnership starts to feel a little too close for comfort. To bring the real killer to light, they''ll need to trust each other and that might be the most dangerous gamble of all.

Cynthia Kumar always wins. She''s successful, competitive, and knows exactly what she wants: to be the heir to her father''s multimillion dollar business. Except, her father just chose his successor and it''s not her it''s her one-night stand. Rohit Patel can''t believe his luck. He''s just landed the opportunity of a lifetime, his future is once again on track, and the woman he just spent the night with could be the love of his life. Except, she''s his new boss''s daughter and now she hates him. When Kumar Constructions falls under scrutiny, both Cynthia and Rohit are determined to see its tarnished reputation restored to its original glory. As they each try to swoop in and save the day, their game of one-upmanship fails spectacularly, leaving them no choice but to set their differences aside and work together. But as their partnership to save the company - and their feelings for one another - blossoms, they''ll have to decide what''s more important their careers or love?

Anna Koray escaped her father''s darkness long ago. When she was a girl, her childhood memories were sealed away from her conscious mind by a controversial hypnosis treatment. She''s now a decorated sheriff''s lieutenant serving a rural county, conducting an ordinary life far from her father''s shadow. When Anna kills a man in the line of duty, her suppressed memories return. She dreams of her beloved father, his hands red with blood, surrounded by flower-decked corpses he had sacrificed to the god of the forest. To Anna''s horror, a serial killer emerges who is copying her father - and who knows who she really is. Is her father still alive, or is this the work of another? Will the killer expose her, destroying everything she has built for herself? Does she want him to? But as she haunts the forest, using her father''s tricks to hunt the killer, will she find what she needs most...or lose herself in the gathering darkness?

Each year, when no one is paying attention, The Dead of Night Halloween store appears in a new location with its giant sign and great low prices. No one sees them setting up or tearing down - one day it''s just there and then, two days after Halloween, it''s gone. Pepper White knows exactly how this works. For five years, ever since the last Keeper of the Store tricked her, she has been cursed - appearing when the store does, and disappearing when it goes away. People will remember The Dead of Night, but they''ll completely forget Pepper. That is, until Christina Loring walks in the door. Their chemistry is instantaneous and, for the first time in five years, Pepper finds herself wishing for more time. But how do you tell the girl you''re falling for that you''re cursed and that you only have ten weeks together before Christina forgets everything? To have a chance at happily ever after, Pepper has to do the one thing she swore she wouldn''t - find the right treat to trick someone else into taking on the curse. But all''s fair in love and spells, and this spooky season, Pepper and Christina are ready to stir up trouble in the name of love.

The day Oona was kicked out of her mother''s coven at eighteen, she gave up on her dreams of harnessing the witchcraft she''d imagined was her birthright. Years later, she''s carved out an ordinary life with her husband, though she is filled with a longing she can barely name. If she can only carry a pregnancy to term, become a mother, then - according to island lore - she will come into her magic. But after multiple pregnancies end in miscarriages, Oona begins to feel desperate. Without the money to seek medical treatment, she decides she must return to the rugged, windswept island where she was raised - and to her dark, enigmatic mother whose coven claims to be able to harness witchcraft to help women struggling to conceive. Due to her acrimonious departure, Oona will have to return under the cover of anonymity. But there are dark forces at work on the island, and as her time there grows more harrowing, the truth threatens to come to light. How far will Oona go to access the power she knows her mother still commands?

You may know Zosia Mamet from her singular role as Shoshanna on Girls, or for being one of Hollywood''s original nepo babies (or as she says, ''a B-minus nepo baby, a nepito baby if you will''). What you might not know is that as a toddler she visited theatres where her mum was rehearsing, crawling around on the floor and scrunching herself between seats; that she earnestly believed in Santa Claus for way too long; that she spent years navigating body image issues in hopes of finding elusive self-love; and that she was so overwhelmed and overjoyed when finally meeting her idol David Sedaris that she hid in the bathroom and melted into a ''puddle of glitter.'' By turns charmingly witty and achingly vulnerable, the essays in Does This Make Me Funny? introduce us to Zosia Mamet in all her glory-from her early days growing up in literary and dramatic circles, to her years as a young adult pining for acceptance and love, to her first attempts to make it as an actor, to where she (and Shosh) are now. A gripping, funny, and earnest look at what it means to be a girl in the world and how to define yourself amid the bustle of show business, Does This Make Me Funny? is a captivating debut from a natural-born storyteller.

A speculative middle grade novel about three generations of Black girls connected across time and space through a wormhole in their school locker.On the first day of eighth grade, thirteen-year-old Candace Wells opens her locker and is astonished when an unusual bird flies out. Soon after, a notebook mysteriously appears on the top shelf. There?s a name written in it, Tracey Auburn, and a year, 1988. On a whim, Candace writes in the notebook?and she''s shocked when a short time later, Tracey Auburn writes back.Then an invitation appears from Loretta Young, who had the locker in 1948, and the three meet up in the present day. Tracey Auburn is now 53 and a college professor, and Loretta Young is 93 and a quantum physicist. Loretta tells them that her life?s work has been to study the portal and others like it across Chicago and the state of Illinois. But Loretta is now an old woman, and she needs Tracey?s and Candace?s help to complete her research. And to truly get to the bottom of things, one will have to do the unimaginable?pass through the portal herself.

When two witches with a tangled history are forced to team up, it spells disaster in this steamy rom-com from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.It?s the curse of every family?s heir to be the responsible one. My family being the most powerful family in all of Witchingdom doesn?t eliminate that fact, it only makes it worse?and that?s why I, Leona Amber Sherwood, never do the unexpected. Except for that one time I did.Believe me, I have rued the day that I got married in a midnight ceremony under a full moon to Erik Svensen, the heir to my family?s deepest, bitterest enemies, and now, he won?t agree to a divorce unless we return an ancient spell book to his family?s secured facility.But on our road trip to return the book, I learn more about Erik as we encounter trolls, nymphs, satyrs, and more. The longer we work together, the more I?m convinced that he might not be the evil trickster I assumed he was. Any more time together will leave me even more enchanted with my husband and that?s the last thing I want. And if I keep telling myself that, maybe I''ll start to believe it.

A book about the strength of a family''s love, especially during times of illness, by cancer survivor and president and CEO of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Paula Schneider.Did you know that our universe is constantly expanding? When we look up at the stars, they?re mixing and moving, flaring and fading. Just like you grow each and every day, change is all around us. I am changing, too.In a beautiful text that all families facing serious illness can relate to, a mother explains her own illness and changing body to her child. Offering comfort, guidance, and explanation, the mother reassures her daughter that no matter how life unfolds in the journey ahead, their love for one another will always stay strong.Lyrically written by Paula Schneider, a breast cancer survivor herself and CEO of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and gorgeously illustrated by Nicole Wong, whose family was also touched by cancer, this powerful story shows families that they are not alone.

Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She''s not special. She''s certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any ''mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she''s going to keep on ignoring them. They''re not going to stand in the way of her dreams. Also standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more... but she doesn''t have time for that. Her focus is on being a fledgling, a trainee for the Royal Artifactual Guild. But Raptor won''t go away. He''s on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief. Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna. How can she convince Raptor that he''s got the wrong girl when all the signs point to her? And how do you tell a Taurian you can''t date him because you hear dead people and it might cost you your life?

The fourth book in the humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard. Now in paperback!When fifth grader Penny Lowry and her classmates get invited to go to New York City for a weekend hosted by Billy J. Plumberry, the famous author her school is named for, Penny finds a lot to worry about. After all, isn''t the city full of aggressive bike messengers ready to run kids over? And what if she gets stuck in an elevator for life? Not to mention all the pianos falling out of windows everywhere!On the other hand, what if it might actually be fun to explore an exciting new place with some of her best friends?When it soon becomes clear Billy J. Plumberry has a few surprises in store, can Penny find a way to face her fears?and her worries?in the biggest, bustling-est place she''s ever been?

Can a person catch on fire without any reasonable explanation? Find out all we know about spontaneous human combustion in this exciting new book!A fire that burns without an obvious source of ignition isn''t possible...right? In What Do We Know About Spontaneous Human Combustion?, curious young readers will explore all we know about this odd phenomenon, its history, and suggested theories and explanations. Can spontaneous human combustion be caused by something called ball lightning? Or can it be explained by something called the wick effect? From the infamous spontaneous combustion of Madame Nicole Millet in 1725 to the most recent case of spontaneous human combustion in 2020 in Estonia, scientists continue to search for a logical explanation. Ignite your curiosity with this exciting new book that covers the history, the science, and the mystery of SHC!

The second installment in a hilarious and charming chapter book series featuring exuberant and irresistible third-grader Millie Magnus.When Millie Magnus hears hints of a plan to tear down the neighborhood playground, she knows she and her friends absolutely can?t let that happen. Millie believes she?s the obvious choice to lead the charge?she lives with the mayor after all. And no one, and I mean no one, cares about saving the playground more than her.But when a group of cool fourth graders known as the Real Chill Pickles join the effort, Millie discovers that being a good leader might be trickier than she thought. The more Millie tries to tell everyone what to do, the more they don?t want to work with her.Soon, the Pickles and a few of her friends have quit, leaving Mayor Millie to wonder where she went wrong. Is it possible Millie?s memories with her dad at the park have made her a tad overzealous? Can she make up with her friends and confront her fear of change before it?s too late?

Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She''s not special. She''s certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any ''mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she''s going to keep on ignoring them. They''re not going to stand in the way of her dreams. Also standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more but she doesn''t have time for that. Her focus is on being a fledgling, a trainee for the Royal Artifactual Guild. But Raptor won''t go away. He''s on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief. Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna. How can she convince Raptor that he''s got the wrong girl when all the signs point to her? And how do you tell a Taurian you can''t date him because you hear dead people and it might cost you your life?

**WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Young People''s Literature**This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school, now in paperback! "The exact type of book I would''ve loved, and needed, as a kid." ? Jasmine Warga, New York Times bestselling author of and Newbery Honor recipient for Other Words for HomeSeventh grade begins, and Kareem?s already fumbled it.  His best friend moved away, he messed up his tryout for the football team, and because of his heritage, he was voluntold to show the new kid?a Syrian refugee with a thick and embarrassing accent?around school. Just when Kareem thinks his middle school life has imploded, the hotshot QB promises to get Kareem another tryout for the squad. There?s a catch: to secure that chance, Kareem must do something he knows is wrong.Then, like a surprise blitz, Kareem?s mom returns to Syria to help her family but can?t make it back home. If Kareem could throw a penalty flag on the fouls of his school and home life, it would be for unnecessary roughness.Kareem is stuck between. Between countries. Between friends, between football, between parents?and between right and wrong. It?s up to him to step up, find his confidence, and navigate the beauty and hope found somewhere in the middle.

A picture book biography of the iconic photographer Imogen Cunningham by National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge.Imogen Cunningham loved to observe the world. She noticed the colors in the woods outside her house and how light and shadows moved between the trees. She tried to capture this beauty on paper with pencils, but something was missing. One day she read about a woman in Paris who earned a living as a photographer, and she knew she was meant to do the same. With the support of her loving father, she then began her journey to become one of the most important photographers in America.The life of iconic photographer Imogen Cunningham is brought vividly to life by National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge, who also happens to be Cunningham?s granddaughter. With stunning illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Yuko Shimizu, Imogen captures the passion of the creative process with a unique and intimate perspective.