“An absolute weird original. It’s a frantic, funny tumbling of culture into the abyss—or maybe just a catastrophic date in an Olive Garden. Either way, read it at your peril and pleasure.”—Amber Sparks, author of The Unfinished WorldFrom the author of String Follow and Palaces, a ollection of short fiction about identity, undergrounds (symbolic and literal), art reenactment, and unexamined possibilities. Masterworks will beguile, amuse, frustrate, frighten, and in the end, connect....

David Bowie looks at a painting in a gallery. As he watches, the face in the portrait seems to shift, to take on his own aspects: the silhouette spills into the Ziggy Stardust mullet, then contracts into the fascist-chic pompadour of the Thin White Duke, then goes curly. An astral jewel blooms on the forehead; the left pupil dilates.Standing before it, David Bowie sees every mask he has ever worn, every shapeshifting phase of an iconic, fifty-year career even the most jaded critic ...

A revealing collection of interviews with the shape-shifting, genre-bending, wildly influential musician and song writerDavid Bowie was an icon, not only his stunning musical output, but also his fascinating refusal to stay the same—the same as other trending artists, or even the same as himself.In this remarkable collection, Bowie reveals the fierce intellectualism, artistry, and humor behind it all. From his very first interview—as a teenager on the BBC, ...

In this seventh Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry’s friendly spy competition might expose his magical secret!It’s a spy versus spy world when Henry enters into a spying contest with one of his best friends, Max Maplethorpe. But will Max find out a little too much about Henry and his magical secret?With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Posing as a couple leads to passionate nights and dangerous days, but when their undercover mission implodes, revenge is everything, love is impossible, and they have nowhere left to run.Zach has always been a man torn between duty and family. Strong, capable, and fiercely dedicated to being a SEAL, he’s made countless sacrifices to ensure the safety of his son and his country. Driven by guilt, he leaves newborn Charlie in the care of his estranged twin brother, an...

In this ninth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry blasts into space!Henry visits the Brewster Space Center with his class. But when his best friends think they spot a real-life alien and spaceship, Henry goes on an out-of-this-world adventure!With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

The aliens have arrived. And they want to Join. Yes, that means what you think it does.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

One of the most celebrated musicians of the twentieth century, David Bowie, is a true British icon, unique for his impact on various art forms from music, to cinema to fashion. However, despite his worldwide fame and instantly recognisable qualities, he retains a certain mystery which has helped him surprise and delight his fans in equal measures over the years. And now, despite having kept a low profile for the last decade, Bowie is back with his twenty-sixth studio album, The Next Day. S...

The First Time I Heard Cocteau Twins is Part II in an ongoing series where musicians and writers tell their stories of first hearing the music of an iconic artist or band. In this second volume (following the opening installment, which covered Joy Division / New Order), forty different musicians and writers remember their initial experiences hearing the seminal dreampop / post-punk band Cocteau Twins, a standout group from the legendary 4AD Records and favorite of radio personality John Pe...

Love sparks, grows, unfolds and folds sometimes unpredictably. Through poems, and short texts in prose, Butterflies’ Ellipses unweaves the silky connection between improbable lovers. At times anecdotal, the story and its felt vibrations run with freedom, serendipity, and a thread of faith.

With a sure voice, Groulx, an Anishnaabe writer, artistically weaves together the experiences of Indigenous peoples in settler Canada with those of the people of Palestine, revealing a shared understanding of colonial pasts and presents.

"An entertaining and informative glimpse of Bowie's public and private life, music and disappearance from this earth." — Shelf Media GroupDavid Bowie was a master of artifice and reinvention. In that same spirit, illustrator María Hesse and writer Fran Ruiz have created a vivid retelling of the life of David Robert Jones, from his working-class childhood to glam rock success to superstardom, concluding with the final recording sessions after his cancer dia...