Lily Barnes is determined to make her mark on the small town of Maplewood with a fall arts festival. But her reclusive neighbor, painter Owen Ashford, wants nothing to do with her or her pumpkin patch. Yet when Lily needs a teacher for her workshop, Owen reluctantly agrees—and discovers her warmth cracks his carefully built walls. As they spend crisp autumn days together, Owen's past threatens to ruin everything. Can Lily convince him to take a chance on love? A cozy fall romance about art...

"Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood."To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a porcupine named Roger. And with her luck, she'll get stuck sitting in the first row, where Mr. Todd will notice every time she tries to pass a note to her best friend, Rocky. An aspiring doctor, Judy does have a little brother who co...

A "wonderful novel" steeped in the folklore of the South from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women of Brewster Place ( The Washington Post Book World).On an island off the coast of Georgia, there's a place where superstition is more potent than any trappings of the modern world. In Willow Springs, the formidable Mama Day uses her powers to heal. But her great niece, Cocoa, can't wait to get away.In New York City, Coco...

Bad Kitty faces her toughest challenge yet, in Bad Kitty School Daze from Nick Bruel.Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They're screaming, fighting, hissing, and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school—obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students or will she bring chaos to the classroom?Find out in Bad Kitty's hilarious, new (mis)adventure!

From the author who brought you the bestselling series A Wedding in Cornwall comes a funny, sometimes nuptially-fabulous sequel …Thrilled to finally have her own event planning firm in Cornwall, Julianne Rose specializes in 'rescuing' weddings and last-minute celebrations with the help of longtime friend Kitty. And their latest client's plans are plenty tricky: a bride who suffers from a classic case of 'runaway bride' syndrome to the tune of three previous broken engagements...

New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer tells the haunting story of a passionate marriage endangered by the restless spirit of a sea captain’s widow.John and Wilhelmina Constable uproot their lives in Boston so John can pursue his lifelong dream of becoming an artist. After settling into a beautiful Victorian home on Nantucket, John finds inspiration in the island light that illuminates his attic studio and Willy relaxes happily into the slower pace...

FINALIST, 2025 PULITZER PRIZE IN FICTIONNAMED IN WASHINGTON POST'S "50 NOTABLE WORKS OF FICTION" IN 2024“Stacey Levine’s fiction is unlike anything else. Peculiar, vivid, preternaturally alert to the strangeness of the human condition, Mice 1961 is terrific.”—Kelly Link, author of The Book of LoveA novel set in the Cold War era about two orphaned half-sisters, a boarder, and the neighbors w...

26-year-old Rachel Monroe has spent her whole life trying to keep a very unusual secret: she can make wishes come true. And sometimes the consequences are disastrous. So when Rachel accidentally grants an outlandish wish for the first time in years, she decides it's time to leave her hometown—and her past—behind for good.Rachel isn't on the road long before she runs out of gas in a town that's not on her map: Nowhere, North Carolina—also known as the town of "Lost and Found." In Now...

This short story related to The Cats of Tanglewood Forest features Lillian at 17 years old. Her discovery of a long-lost paint box in the forest, her love of making art, her very first kiss, and the draw of a magical world all combine in this bittersweet tale about having to make a difficult choice.First published in The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Viking, 2002). Also appeared in the collection Muse & Reverie.One of the ...

Zootopia: The Junior Novelization is a complete paperback retelling of the movie!The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of bi...

New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee!First Published by Penguin/Berkley/Prime Crime!Candlemaking Mystery #1Harrison Black is stunned when he learns that his Great Aunt Belle has been murdered. The shock runs even deeper when an attorney informs him that he's inherited At Wick's End, a candleshop housed in the River's Edge complex. As he learns the art of candlemaking, Harrison also tries his hand at solving her murder.

There's some shady business at the garden club event.Spring has sprung in Bradley, North Carolina, and the town is buzzing as the local garden club prepares for their annual Festival of Flowers. Octogenarian Myrtle Clover is eager to showcase her exhibit and even convinced her friends Wanda and Miles to enter the competition.But the festival takes a dark turn when Myrtle stumbles on the body of one of the judges while sneaking a peek at the competi...