**Winner of the Comics Studies Society Edited Book PrizeShortlisted for the Best Academic / Scholarly Work Eisner AwardHonorable Mention for the Harry Shaw and Katrina Hazzard-Donald Award for Outstanding Work in African-American Popular Culture Studies from the Popular Culture Association**Some comics fans view the industry’s Golden Age (1930s-1950s) as a challenging time when it comes to representations of race, an era when the few Black characters appeared as bru...

The grocer, the teacher, the soldier, the Quaker...Mike Levy shines a light on the courageous deeds of twenty-two women and men who transformed the lives of the Kindertransport and other refugees.In 1938, when the Government refused to act and those around them turned a blind eye, these heroic individuals took it upon themselves to orchestrate one of the greatest lifesaving missions the world has ever seen.Until now the compelling accounts of these extraordinary res...

This endearing picture book in rhyme is a love letter to bookshops and the space they provide for discovery and delight.A little boy adores visiting the old bookshop down Lemon Tree Lane with his grandpa – its nooks and crannies, its endless stories, and even the bookshop dog at the back. That is, until the day the owners box up the books, take down the shelves and lock the doors, and the bookshop is no more. But then something wonderful happens …

The grocer, the teacher, the soldier, the Quaker...Mike Levy shines a light on the courageous deeds of twenty-two women and men who transformed the lives of the Kindertransport and other refugees.In 1938, when the Government refused to act and those around them turned a blind eye, these heroic individuals took it upon themselves to orchestrate one of the greatest lifesaving missions the world has ever seen.Until now the compelling accounts of these extraordinary res...

It's the end of October, but it could be December. It is just after midnight when Basel Police Inspector Hunkeler, on his way home and slightly the worse for wear, approaches old man Hardy sitting on a bench under a streetlight. The usually very loquacious Hardy is ominously silent—his throat a gaping wound. It turns out he was first strangled, then his left earlobe slit, its diamond stud stolen. The media and the police come quickly to the same conclusion: Hardy's murder was the work of a...

A friendship between an environmental historian and a chronically ill US Marine yields a powerful exploration into the toxic effects of war on the human body.Alexander Lemons is a Marine Corps scout sniper who, after serving multiple tours during the Iraq War, returned home seriously and mysteriously ill. Joshua Howe is an environmental historian who met Lemons as a student in one of his classes. Together they have crafted a vital book that challenges us to think b...

Wenn dein verhasster Ex-Boss plötzlich zu deiner Mode-Muse wird, muss die Rache maßgeschneidert werden …Marlene ist auf dem besten Weg, ihren Traum zu leben! Sie hat ihr eigenes Label gegründet, bald findet die Modenschau mit ihrer ersten Kollektion statt, und sie hat Investoren gefunden. Dass sie keinerlei ökonomisches Geschick besitzt und einen Geschäftsführer braucht, um ihre Firma am Laufen zu halten, dämpft ihre Vorfreude erstmal nicht – bis ihre Investoren aus...

"After reading Friedrich Glauser's dark tour de force In Matto's Realm, it's easy to see why the German equivalent of the Edgar Allan Poe Award is dubbed 'The Glauser.'"— The Washington PostPraise for the Sergeant Studer series:" Thumbprint is a fine example of the craft of detective writing in a period which fans will regard as the golden age of crime fiction."— The Sunday Telegraph" In Matto's Realm is a gem that contai...

A hunt for drug gang diamonds is keeping Basel Inspector Hunkeler on tenterhooks. The diamonds are found by a Turkish sewer worker who is determined to keep his lucky find. For the drug courier, finding the stones is a matter of life and death. His employers are on their way to "tidy things up".

Praise for Friedrich Glauser's other Sergeant Studer novels: Thumbprint is a fine example of the craft of detective writing in a period which fans will regard as the golden age of crime fiction."- The Sunday Telegraph In Matto's Realm is both a compelling mystery and an illuminating, finely wrought mainstream novel."- Publishers WeeklyA despairing plot about the reality of madness and life, leavened with strong doses of bittersw...

"...One shares Susanne's belief that she must try to carry the deception off. Whether she will succeed keeps the reader, peering over Susanne's shoulder at all the traps, turning the pages of this remarkable book."— The Independent (UK)Praise for Petra Hammesfahr's The Sinner:" The Sinner is best psychological suspense novel I have read all year."— Daily Telegraph"Dubbed Germany's answer to Patricia Highsmith, Ham...