DO MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN? At Christmastime, Scott Weldon makes a desperate bargain with God: if God would heal his mother from terminal cancer, then Scott would do something special to honor Him. When Scott fulfills his part of the bargain before his mother is healed, a mysterious phenomenon occurs. This phenomenon is considered by many to be a miracle. This "miracle" draws a number of spectators to Scott's home, including a television producer from California. Annie Rivers is looking to b...

Since the early twentieth century, politically engaged and socially committed U.S. health professionals have worked in solidarity with progressive movements around the world. Often with roots in social medicine, political activism, and international socialism, these doctors, nurses, and other health workers became comrades who joined forces with people struggling for social justice, equity, and the right to health.Anne-Emanuelle Birn and Theodore M. Brown bring together a group of ...

"Who says God doesn't have a sense of humor?"When a young wife finds her husband in a compromising situation with another woman, she leaves him—that night! Against her better judgment, she and her female cousin visit a...(wait for it)...comedy club. There they meet a strange and somewhat quirky comedian named Gene.After watching Gene's "incredibly unique" act, the women invite him to their table. What happens next is a continuation of unusual events bordering on the supernat...

When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinetely. But it is also Iqbal who inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil...and is brave enough to show them how to get there.This moving fictionalized account of the real Iqbal Masih is told through the voic...

The final book of the internationally-bestselling trilogy that includes The Breadwinner and Parvana's Journey Parvana's best friend, fourteen-year-old Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. Shauzia finally decides to leave the camp and try her luck on the streets. She is determined to earn money to buy her passage out of the country. An incident with a dishonest man lands her in jail, where she spends the night, terrified and des...

**Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, VOGUE, TIME MAGAZINE, NPR and THE ROOT"[A] cutting take on race and class...part dark comedy, part surreal morality tale. Disturbing and delicious." —People"You’ll gulp Senna’s novel in a single sitting—but then mull over it for days.” –Entertainment Weekly**From the bestselling author of Caucasia and Colored Television, a subvers...

Four classic stories by the New York Times –bestselling "grandmaster" of mystery, each paired with an incisive new introduction ( Publishers Weekly ).Contemporary crime, international thriller, historical mystery and gothic horror come to life in this short story collection from award-winning author Elizabeth Peters.In "Liz Peters, PI," a thriller writer is embroiled in a...

Despite her family's threat to disown her, Idil, a young Somali woman, rejects her high Bliss status to marry Sidow, a poor Boon man. Her decision transforms her life, forcing her to face harsh and sometimes even deadly consequences for her defiance of a strict tribal hierarchy. Set in the fifteen-year period before Somalia's 1991 Civil War, Idil's journey is almost too hard to bear at times. Her determination to follow her heart and to pursue love over family and convention is a story tha...

Draped in the desert prince's diamonds…To ensure his sister's successful marriage, Kasim, Crown Prince of Zhamair, must stop Angelique Sauveterre's alleged affair with his future brother-in-law. But when Angelique denies any involvement, Kasim can't resist the chance to make the feisty beauty his!Angelique is tempted by Kasim's offer of a fling-always compared to her twin sister, she's never allowed to just be herself. They couldn't be from two mor...

***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZE**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE*Poems of migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience from the celebrated collaborator on Beyoncé's Lemonade and Black Is King, award-winning Somali British poet Warsan Shire.“The beautifully crafted poems in this collection are fiercely tender gifts.”—Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and Hunger**Mama, I made...

A finely sculpted gem . . . Possibly the best novel to come from Quebec in 2013.”—ElleA fluid and disturbing fable . . . Subtle and extraordinary.”—La PresseAn essential book.”—ChatelaineIn an unnamed and war-torn country, twin brothers Amed and Aziz live in the sanctuary of the family’s orange grove. But when a bomb comes from the other side of the mountain” and kills their grandparents, their father must choose how best to avenge his...

The Liminal People is the first of Ayize Jama-Everett's Liminal novels.Membership in the razor neck crew is for life. But when Taggert, who can heal and hurt with just a touch, receives a call from the past he is honor bound to try and help the woman he once loved try to find her daughter. Taggert realizes the girl has more power than even he can imagine and has to wrestle with the nature of his own skills, not to mention risking the wrath of his enigmatic...