An all-new production to celebrate the landmark 25th anniversary of the Halo franchise! This deluxe, fully dramatized adaptation of the series' first and biggest book will be performed by a full cast led by iconic series voices Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, and Tim Dadabo, and will feature an immersive sound design with music and sound effects to create a cinematic audio experience.The twenty-sixth century. Humanity has expanded beyond Earth’s system to hundreds of pla...

Blending theory with hands-on practice, this text is an accessible, theoretically grounded, and methodologically rich guide to using LLMs in communication inquiry.This book is organized around three core themes: methodological applications, human–AI collaboration, and critical reflection. It shows readers how tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and BERT can be used to analyze large volumes of text, images, and digital media content. It covers sentiment analysis, framing analysis...

In a brilliant departure from the novels that made Jesse Q. Sutanto a USA Today bestselling author—including Dial A for Aunties—comes the first book in a debut dark fantasy duology, following an assassin, a scholar, a con man, and a guard in a race to rediscover powerful lost magic and save their world...Mara has no memory of life before her assassin training behind the fortress-like walls of Tchu-Morrokhai, which has been her world since she was ...

Penned by superstar graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, the eighth and final volume of this hilarious genre-bending series brings Clash of Clans to sensational life!When King Bernard announces tryouts for the all-new Jazzypickelton Cucumbers squad, E.M.M.A., a P.E.K.K.A. who has spent her life making pancakes, seizes her chance to achieve her dream. But when she tries to show her moves at the tryouts, she doesn’t move. It’s almost as if she can’t move. It turns out E....

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea meets The Cruel Prince in this **“propulsive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)**dual-POV young adult romantic fantasy following a royal kitchen maid and a prince who get swept up in dangerous palace intrigue, a forbidden love triangle, and the plight of thousands of displaced spirits and deities.A kingdom on the br...

Soon to be a TV series streamed on Amazon Prime!The Bromance Book Club meets Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series in this opposites-attract college romance following a notorious basketball star trying to reform his bad-boy ways and the romance-loving good girl who’s stuck teaching him how to be the perfect book boyfriend.He’s the college bad boy trying to change gears...When Donovan, basketball star an...

**Journey to Avatar Aang: The Last AirbenderWitness the never-ending quest for balance as Aang and Team Avatar work to rebuild the Four Nations in stunning stories that enrich the world explored in the new Paramount+ movie —ideal for longtime fans of the Avatar Legends universe and newcomers alike.Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened by an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei!**As the world head...

This book investigates how “rotten girls”—female fans of male-male romance—navigate the affective terrain of queer fandom in post-socialist China. Focusing on the everyday experiences of these fans, it traces their engagements with queer representations of masculinity across state-sanctioned, commercial, and fan-produced media.Through the lens of affect, this book highlights how these women negotiate identity, desire, and agency within an environment marked by censorship, market fo...

Starting school is not so scary when you have a buddy by your side. A reassuring story that will give children comfort and confidence as they start school, from CBCA award-winning author Pip Harry and illustrator Clare Yang.Luca and Jas are off to school, and it's time to meet their Year 6 buddies! School is so big and busy, but their buddies are there to show them the way and help them feel safe and welcome. Join Luca and Jas as they make friends, discover new thi...

When was the last time you prayed with power and passion, expecting God to move in remarkable ways? For Christians in the West, our prayers often feel small, complacent, and perfunctory. Why? Because compared to many other parts of the world, it's relatively easy to be a Christian in the West. As a result, we may not see God move in miraculous ways.By contrast, the prayers of Chinese house churches have been shaped by suffering, marginalization, and persecution. They have an urgenc...

**WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREWINNER OF THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power**May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperial...

WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREMay 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste its authentic cuisine.Soon a Taiwanese woman—who is younger than she i...