Race Matters, Animal Matters challenges one of the grand narratives of African American studies: that African Americans rejected racist associations of blackness and animality through a disassociation from animality. Analyzing canonical texts written by Frederick Douglass, Charles Chesnutt, Ida B. Wells, and James Weldon Johnson alongside slaughterhouse lithographs, hunting photography, and sheep “husbandry” manuals, Lindgren Johnson argues instead for a critical African American tradition...

Imagine you wanted a house more than anything in the world.Imagine that the only one you could afford belonged to Crazy Jake, the hoarder.Imagine getting to keep anything you found on the property.Imagine how that would affect your relationships or start a new one.Imagine if your whole world and hope for the future is completely changed.Just imagine.

New York Times and USA Today BestsellerWith the dead of a bitter Vermont winter closing in, evil is alive and well . . .Frank Rath thought he was done with murder when he turned in his detective's badge to become a private investigator and raise a daughter alone. Then the police in his remote rural community of Canaan find an '89 Monte Carlo abandoned by the side of the road, and the beautiful teenage girl who owned the car seems to have disappea...

"As I read Eric Rickstad's latest, The Names of Dead Girls, I felt myself constantly wanting to skip ahead -- anxious, desperate, to find out what was going to happen...You're in the hands of one of the best in the business, at the very peak of his form. " -- Michael Harvey, author of BrightonNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Eric Rickstad delivers another Canaan Crime novel and features once again detectives Frank ...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESIn their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is located mysteriously close to the place where all their misfortune began. Even though their new home in the city is fancy, and the children are clever and charming, I'm sorry to say that still, the unlucky orphans will encounter more disaster and woe.In fact, in this sixth book in A Series of Unfortunate ...

A LITTLE WHITE LIE NEVER HURT ANYONE...RIGHT?Sasha is with Eric. Callie is with Jacob. And Callie and Sasha are finally BFFs again. Life is as perfect as it's ever been at Canterwood.So when Sasha learns of a secret that could destroy all of her relationships, she's willing to tell a few white lies to keep everything from falling apart. After all, white lies aren't supposed to hurt anyone....

In this steamy romance from the author of Recipe for Satisfaction, one woman discovers the courage to face life’s greatest challenges—and explore her connection with a handsome neighbor.“A fun, sexy story that will make your heart race!”—New York Times bestselling author A. Meredith WaltersViolet Walker has been hiding. Withdrawn after a terrible car accident, she is worried about going back to her high-pressure job, where...

"A colorful and charming novel, filled with tenderness for women and friendship . . . every page reads like a literary wardrobe makeover." —Susanna Daniel, award-winning author of StiltsvilleAt Hourglass Vintage in Madison, Wisconsin, every item in the boutique has a story to tell . . . and so do the women who are drawn there.Violet Turner has always dreamed of owning a shop like Hourglass Vintage. When she is faced with the possibility of losing it,...

I fell for Sarina the moment I saw her.When the Kingdom tore her from me, I promised revenge.My claim was forfeit the moment she ran, but now I will follow.I will find her.I will earn her.And I will burn the world if they dare touch her.Again.

Ex-CIA operative Lacey Montgomery is a liar, a murderer, and a fugitive—or is she? Former Green Beret Jim Micah must either prove her innocence or bring her to justice. Too bad his heart won't stay out of the way. With a little girl's life and national secrets hanging in the balance, Jim and Lacey must trust God to help them flee the secrets of the night.

Dead Silence is the gripping fourth novel in the Body Finder series. With romance, suspense, and unexpected twists, Dead Silence will keep readers guessing until the very last page.All her life Violet has grappled with her ability to sense the echoes of those who have been murdered and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Now that she has an imprint of her own, Violet's "gift" is intolerable. Torn between her desire to lead a normal life and the pressure from the Cent...

After weeks of no answers from the authorities, Sheila and Shane McShane, a spry and tenacious octogenarian couple from New Hampshire, board the magnificent Celestial of the Seas to look for their daughter on the same British Isles cruise she went missing from six weeks before.Guided by Sheila’s intuition and Shane’s logic, they uncover clues about Shanna’s disappearance, but the closer they come to the truth, the greater the danger, including from a mysterious stranger.