A novel about supermarkets and democracy.Brothers Ray and Patrick Markham live in Pennacook, Massachusetts, a despairing former mill town plagued by feral boars. It's the type of place where streets are named for scoundrel governors and lesser Monopoly properties, where even Dr. Chong, the high-school principal, can't bear to mingle with the locals in her free time.Ray serves as Patrick's legal guardian. He spends his days on the Bounty Bag deli line, making a mean meatball...

In his follow-up to the award-winning Ring On Deli, Eric Giroux returns to the hard-luck hamlet of Pennacook, Massachusetts, for a hilarious and potent novel about a misfit's quest to save the local democracy.Wendy Zhou has just lost her father and is off to a brawling start in decrepit Pennacook, where wild boar roam the streets and dumpster living is the next big thing. She finds a new sense of mission after joining the other mi...

"This author has talent to burn." -- Publishers WeeklyIn three heartfelt new stories, award-winning author Eric Giroux introduces Clare Renault, suburban-white-boy rap fan nonpareil. Funny and poignant, the stories trace Clare's growth to young adulthood in the Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, of the eighties and nineties--rap's golden age."Ice Time"A winter's journey takes a harrowing turn for Clare and Jack, former best friends."Ham...

A Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist’s probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human natureEric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts.In his seminal ...

Progressive politics has long been in crisis in the United States. As the radical Left realizes the dire consequences of defining themselves solely by what they are against, this collection challenges leading engaged academics and activists to show how radical politics can lead to a more fruitful democracy. Dealing with pressing issues of the day such as health care, race, immigration, religion, foreign policy, unions, feminism, liberalism, education, and the media, this edited volume look...

The secret history of the gay rights movement, a generation before Stonewall.In The Deviant's War, young historian Eric Cervini uncovers the forgotten story of Frank Kameny, an astronomer-turned-activist who fought against the systematic persecution of gay federal employees in the 1960s. Based on firsthand accounts, declassified FBI records, and thousands of personal documents, Cervini traces the ties that bound the gay rights movement to Black freedom, th...

In a world plunged into darkness, a teenager fights to protect his neighborhood fortress—and his own humanity.Five months after a catastrophic global blackout, Adam has done the unthinkable to ensure the safety and survival of his middle American suburban neighborhood-turned-fortress. But the darkness lurking outside their walls is a greater danger than ever before. Somebody wants to destroy the Neighborhood and stop their strategic alignments with other powerful e...

This second novel in the thrilling post-apocalyptic YA series follows a teenager struggling with his community's survival tactics.After sixty-six days of a catastrophic global blackout, life in the suburbs is not what it used to be for Adam and his fortified neighborhood of Eden Mills. Although an explosive clash has minimized one threat from outside the walls, Adam's battle-hardened mentor, Herb, continues to make decisions in the name of security that are increas...

Egg loves Bacon.Lettuce loves Bacon.Waffle loves Bacon.Bacon is sizzling with popularity.And pretty much everyone thinks he is the best.That is-until Bacon's fame goes to his head. He's so busy soaking up the attention, that he soon forgets the important things in life, like friendship and family. How will it all pan out for our dashing, delicious hero?

When a computer virus destroys society, a high school kid must learn to survive in this YA apocalyptic thriller series debut.A person can last three minutes without air, three days without water, and three weeks without food. But without technology, a community will collapse almost immediately. That's what sixteen-year-old Adam Daley learns one shocking afternoon when computers around the globe shut down in a viral catastrophe.At Adam's high school, the probl...

A darkly comic high-school drama about brotherhood, body image, concussions, and toxic masculinity from Eric Kester, the Boston Globe bestselling adult author of That Book About Harvard.Wyatt has wanted nothing more than to play football on Grayport's championship-winning team. But not for the fame, glory, or girls. It's his last chance to build a relationship with his older brother Brett, the star quarterback, before he leaves for college. Now tha...

Thomas wants to build the biggest and best snowman ever. Since he can't do it alone, he'll need a helping hand--or a paw. But little bears love to hibernate. How do you wake up a snoozing bear? By tickling it? Singing to it? Maybe making its favorite snack?How to Build a Snow Bear is a story about two siblings sharing a wondrous wintry day.