A storm is coming. The clock is ticking. And the end is closer than you think. It is June in Visby, and an unusual start to the summer has brought Gotland to its knees. Hurricane-force winds have severed the Swedish island from the mainland, cancelling all boat traffic and leaving the inhabitants trapped. Amidst the howling gales, the prestigious Politicians' Week begins with a bloodbath: a young woman, married to a rising political star, is found brutally murdered in her own home. Detecti...

The judge is hooded. The sentence is ancient. And the execution has only just begun. For Detective Inspector Maria Wern, the greatest battle is no longer on the streets of Visby, but within the walls of her own home. After a catastrophic accident leaves her husband, Björn, paralyzed and unable to speak, Maria is trapped in a waking nightmare. But when a young man's body is pulled from the frigid Baltic waters, duty calls her back to a case that is far more twisted than a simple drowning. W...

Few institutions have as profound an impact on the American theatrical landscape as the Tony Award-winning Williamstown Theatre Festival, located in Williamstown, Massachusetts.New Plays from Williamstown Theatre Festival 2015-2021 provides a sample of the dozens of plays that have been created and/or premiered at the Festival during the Artistic Directorship of Mandy Greenfield. In addition to stories that shine a light into new or underexplored corners of the human condi...

“The queen of beach reads” (New York Magazine) and #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel.Fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Nantucket sweetheart Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a second act. When she’s named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, a once Gilded Age gem turned abandoned eyesore, she hopes that...

For the past year, Tasha has thrown herself into her catering business with her sisters, but she’s been keeping a secret. The hot, moody owner of Prime Beef, is the only man she ever loved. The man she left behind in college, and thought she’d never see again, until he showed up across the street.For the past year, Jericho Smythe has been waging a war with himself. Did he want to know why Natasha had broken his heart and left without looking back, hell yes. But he’d found himself p...

Stevie here, and I'm happy to report we've settled into our new lives and found a modicum of peace since our last death-defying incident.Mostly…My International Man of Mystery continues to lay low here in Ebenezer Falls until we can sort out his earthbound credentials, but we have a routine and as the holiday season begins, we're ready to do a little celebrating. In the midst of us adjusting to life together, a surprise visitor shows up, knocking u...

A man who can seduce any woman.Through the centuries, Fletcher has learned a thing or two about seduction. He has no problem with most women, and if they rejected him, he was happy to move on tothe next infatuation. That is until he met Serena Fay. She's become an obsession for him, and when the mission for the next jewel is revealed, he jumps at the chance to pair off with the Fae.A Fae with revenge in her blood.Half-Fae/Half-Human Rena ha...

A CBC Young Adult, Teacher & Librarian Favorites 9th - 12th Grade SelectionA Rainbow Book List Top Ten Title for Teen ReadersA School Library Journal Best Books of 2022 Selection"This is a brilliant affirmation of the power of love on so many levels, with a wide range of appeal." —Booklist, Starred ReviewIn the spirit of the author’s massively popular Twitter thread, Tucker Shaw’s

“Nothing short of sublime, and the territory [Mans'] explores...couldn’t be more necessary.”—VogueFrom spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer identity.With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself—and us—home. Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark, and America—and the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman....

Nancy Clancy learns about starting a business in the seventh chapter book in the Nancy Clancy chapter book series by New York Times bestselling team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser!At first, Nancy Clancy thinks how great it would be to be wealthy—that’s elegant for rich. With the help of her best friend, Bree, she sets out to make a fortune one way or another.But when things don’t go as planned, Nancy learns something even more valuable—some of the best things in lif...

**The first in this “book lover’s dream” (**Carla Laureano, author of Under Scottish Stars) series from the New York Times bestselling author of The Loyal One follows a bookmobile driver-turned-matchmaker as she discovers that her Amish patrons need a whole lot more than just something to read.Aaron Coblentz has a secret: he’s been studying to take the GED. But he can’t let his Amish family know, not when his older brothe...

A digital short story from The Dead House author Dawn KurtagichThere is a box.A box that should never have been discovered.And a warning beneath the lid.This was for Kaitlyn. It was a mistake.Forget this box and leave the Isle.Don't look any further.I'm begging you.After the inferno that swept through Elmbride High, claiming the lives of three teenagers and causing one student, Carly Johnson, to disap...