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FROM THE New York Times bestselling author comes the relaunch of the wickedly funny, surprisingly touching story of a young Hollywood journalist whose party-girl life implodes and who discovers that getting sober is the most dramatic plot twist of all. For fans of Postcards from the Edge and Rachel's Holiday, Party Girl is a comic novel about addiction and recovery that's been credited with launching the "Quit Lit" genre.

Anna David turns her reporter's eye for detail toward Tinseltown's seedy underbelly yet again and "eloquently and humorously unveil[s] what could be a new subgenre: Chick Lit with a Message" (New York Post).Tired of gathering banal quotes from the B-list on the sidelines of the red carpet, Emma Swanson publicly yearns for a more substantial career but privately dreams of a hotshot boyfriend to transport her into the beating heart of the Hollywood scene. Instead, she meets Jessica—b...

NEWLY UPDATED FOR 2026...The average book sells 300 copies and doesn't change the career-or life-of its author whatsoever. Instead, it becomes a shelf decoration, just one that happened to take a lot of money or effort to create.It doesn't have to be this way. After all, you probably already have a lot on your shelves!Whether you're ready to share your expertise with the world, want to launch a book that will serve you for your entire career or are tired of releasin...

We've all made a mess.And that means we all have a message.This is the book that shows you how to take the former and make it into the latter.FROM THE NY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORWhen Anna David got sober and sold a book about her recovery to the biggest publisher in the world, she thought she'd made it. She was wrong.Still, after years of struggle and self-discovery, she ended up thriving personally and professionally. Now s...

Like most women, whether they've chosen the Fortune 500 career path or have had five kids by 35, Anna David wondered if she'd made the right choices. Then she came upon the book Sex and the Single Girl by Helen Gurley Brown, Cosmopolitan's fearless leader from the mid-sixties to the late nineties. Immediately connecting with Gurley Brown's unique message of self-empowerment combined with femininity, Anna vowed to use Sex as a lesson plan, venturing out of her comfort zone...

Top Chef. America’s Next Top Model. Survivor. Dancing with the Stars. American Idol. Big Brother. The Biggest Loser… Everyone has a guilty reality television pleasure. Curated by Party Girl author Anna David, Reality Matters is a collection of hilarious yet revealing essays from novelists, essayists, and journalists—including Toby Young, Neil Strauss, and Stacey Grenrock Woods, among many others—about the reality television shows they love, obsess over, and cringe at; and why they, and Ame...

**An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!A brand new magical fantasy series from bestselling author Anna James, filled with seasonal magic and exciting adventure, starring twins Juniper and Rafferty as they brave their new magical abilities, grown from the changing seasons. Perfect for fans of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, Impossible Creatures, and Greenwild!**In Whetherwhy, everyone has magic inside them–grown from the changing seasons of sprin...

Encounter the magic of Whetherwhy in this third installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series from acclaimed author Anna James. Perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures and Dragonborn!Twelve-year-old Aurora Green, known as Rory, enjoys a quiet life with her family on a small farm on the outskirts of Saltgate–until she discovers an ability to see through powerful enchantments, and finds herself at the heart of a brewing rebellion...

**What can we learn from the women whose leadership has shaped human rights struggles across the globe? **The Leadership of Women is a powerful memoir by David Hinkley that celebrates the remarkable women who inspired his work beyond Amnesty International, spotlighting their groundbreaking contributions to movements for justice. Through vivid stories of collaboration, resilience, and innovation, Hinkley honors these champions while offerin...

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE The prize-winning story of a Senegalese soldier in the trenches, told in hypnotic, powerful prose Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France's German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is wounded, and dies in a shell hole with his belly torn open. Without his more-than-brother, Alfa is alone and lost amidst the savagery of the...

*WINNER OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE**ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021*Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction**Shortlisted for the 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award"Astonishingly good."** —Lily Meyer, NPR"So incantatory and visceral I don’t think I’ll ever forget it." **—**Ali Smith, The Guardian | Best ...

First in a brand-new fantasy series from acclaimed author Anna James, filled with seasonal magic and irresistible adventure.An instant No.1 New York Times Bestseller. A Waterstones Best Children's Book of the Year‘A magical world full of wonder!’ Katie Tsang‘A triumph of imagination and storytelling’ A. F. Steadman‘Crackling with enchanting magic’ Kieran Larwood...