Set against the sweeping backdrop of World War II, Rain Falls Like Mercy is a gripping depiction of a family and a country touched by the grand violence of war, the senseless violence of crime, and the intimate violence of the heart.IN THE TRADITION OF TRUE CRIME narratives such as In Cold Blood, acclaimed author Jack Todd’s new novel grips the reader from the first page; and as it spans continents and generations of one family, i...

“Todd takes Shakespeare’s most enigmatic, magic-infused work and fashions it into a morality tale with an uncannily of-the-moment resonance” — The GazetteSet in mythical Belle Coeur County in a time not too far from our own, Rose & Poe gloriously re-imagines Shakespeare’s The Tempest from the point of view of Caliban and his mother.Rose and her giant, simple son, Poe, live quietly on the fringes of their town — te...

From the award-winning author of the acclaimed Sun Going Down comes an intimate portrait of a marriage and a family struggling to survive turbulent times that echo our own.THE PAINT FAMILY built an American empire on the legendary strength of their character, their wit, and their resolve, but the foreclosures, bank failures, and joblessness of the Great Depression may bring their world down around them. The family’s foundation is further weakened by a rift...

Skating on Thin Ice exposes the culture of toxic masculinity in professional hockey and suggests how sport and society can change the narrative on sexual assault and violence.Why is it that professional sports, and notably hockey, remain a bastion for rape culture and violence against women? What are the conditions that allow a culture of toxic masculinity to persist despite awakenings elsewhere in society? What is the path forward, and how do we make officials, coaches, a...

Short stories by amazing science fiction authors: Mike Jack Stoumbos, Paige Vest, Rob Grimoire, Zac Sherman, Kevin David Anderson, David Horn, L.N. Hunter, Brian R O'Rourke, Craig Borri, J.M. Phillippe, Mike Davis, Mike Rusetsky, Jim O'Loughlin, Avram Lavinsky, Kari Kilgore, Matthew McKiernan, Effie Kaltirimidou, Daryl Rothman, Bruce Buchanan, and Billy Todd

Author Jack Todd won the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, the Quebec Writers' Federation First Book Prize, and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction. In Come Again No More, the Paint family suffers during the Great Depression. Despite his great wealth, Eli Paint is unhappy. When events leave him struggling for his life, Eli must closely examine the decisions he's made separating him from his daughter. Now, Eli has a chance for redemption through his granddaugh...

Mavis Gallant Award-winning author Jack Todd-an American expat living in Canada-pens an epic work of historical fiction based partly on his own relatives. Spanning the Civil War to the Roaring Twenties, Sun Going Down details three generations of the Paint family as they work to find their places on the untamed American frontier. "This is an impressive, grand work that wants to sit next to Lonesome Dove [and] even mentioning them in the same breath should be telling enough."-Booklist

Set in mythical Belle Coeur County in a time not too far from our own, Rose & Poe gloriously re-imagines Shakespeare's The Tempest from the point of view of Caliban and his mother.Rose and her giant, simple son, Poe, live quietly on the fringes of their town—tending their goats and working at odd jobs. Prosper Thorne, banished from his big-city law practice and worrying about his fading memory, obsessively watches over his beloved daughter Miranda.When Poe...

A book to help the ordinary birdwatcher appreciate the fascinating songs, stories, and science of common birds.Jack Gedney's studies of birds provide resonant, affirming answers to the questions: Who is this bird? In what way is it beautiful? Why does it matter? Masterfully linking an abundance of poetic references with up-to-date biological science, Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. Each essay illuminates the life of a single ...

Thousands of business books are published every year— Here are the best of the bestAfter years of reading, evaluating, and selling business books, Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten are among the most respected experts on the category. Now they have chosen and reviewed the one hundred best business titles of all time—the ones that deliver the biggest payoff for today’s busy readers.The 100 Best Business Books of All Time puts each book in context so t...

This remarkable gathering of previously unpublished writings shines new light on the On the Road author’s life, from his French Canadian childhood to his meteoric rise to literary fameEdited and published with unprecedented access to the Kerouac archives, The Unknown Kerouac presents two lost novels, The Night Is My Woman and Old Bull in the Bowery, which Kerouac wrote in French during the especially fruitful years of 1951 and 19...

When a series of brutal crimes defies all rational explanation, investigators are forced to confront a possibility no one wants to believe. Each crime scene points to a presence that leaves no physical trace—only fear, unanswered questions, and bodies in its wake.As law enforcement races to stop the killings, the line between criminal psychology and the supernatural begins to blur. What starts as a hunt for a human suspect becomes something far darker, drawing those involved into a...