A muizai is a mistress’s shadow, there to do her bidding . . .In nineteenth-century China, tightly bound feet, or “golden lilies,” are the mark of an honorable woman. When Little Flower is sold as a maidservant to Linjing, a daughter of the prominent Fong family, she clings to the hope that her golden lilies will someday lead her out of a life of slavery.Not only does Little Flower have bound feet—uncommon for a muizai—but she is ...

A bride arrives at the remote family estate of her new husband full of hope for the future, but Cloud Mountain is haunted by a curse and the ghost of another bride who died far too young1806, Cloud Mountain. Jiayi is the lowliest of the Gu family’s servants, so she is thrilled when their son and heir chooses her to be his “little wife.” But this quasi-marriage offers no security, and Jiayi’s situation becomes increasingly perilous as her husband’s ...

A bride arrives at the remote family estate of her new husband full of hope for the future, but Cloud Mountain is haunted by a curse and the ghost of another bride who died far too young1806, Cloud Mountain. Jiayi is the lowliest of the Gu family’s servants, so she is thrilled when their son and heir chooses her to be his “little wife.” But this quasi-marriage offers no security, and Jiayi’s situation becomes increasingly perilous as her husband’s ...

A muizai is a mistress’s shadow, there to do her bidding . . .In nineteenth-century China, tightly bound feet, or “golden lilies,” are the mark of an honorable woman. When Little Flower is sold as a maidservant to Linjing, a daughter of the prominent Fong family, she clings to the hope that her golden lilies will someday lead her out of a life of slavery.Not only does Little Flower have bound feet—uncommon for a muizai—but she is ...

This is the seventh annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the selected year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to reach more readers.The Long List Anthology volume 7 collects 24 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling over ...

Seven stories by Jack London, set in the Yukon and other northwestern localities. The most well-known story in this collection is probably To Build a Fire, which is often taught in American high school classrooms.

**This program features multicast narration.Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others, in a Nazi-run baby factory—a real-life Handmaid's Tale—during World War II.**In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss’s life seems idyllic: she works at her uncle’s bookshop, makes strudel with her aunt, and spends weekends with her friends and fiancé. But it's 1939, Adolf Hitler is Chancellor, and Allina’s family hides a terrifying secret—her birt...

This is the eighth annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the selected year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to reach more readers.The Long List Anthology volume 8 collects 21 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling over 4...

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK""This story left me thinking about the ways we overcome setbacks and redefine what truly matters."" - Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club December '24 Pick)A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever—in this incandescent novel of redemption and loveOn a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina Natalia Leonova ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali, this perfect book club read is “evocative...and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism” (People**) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran.**In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown....

"A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species—be they human or animal, mythical or alien." — Publishers WeeklyIn this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You'll find bugs and buffalo, humans and aliens, creatures that have ...

**A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Elle, and Electric Lit“Exceptional.” —Los Angeles Times“Unforgettable.”—The Washington Post“Storytelling magic.”—Oprah DailyFrom WWII to 2008, this searing story follows one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, exploring what it means to find home far from...