Twit-Twoo isn’t like the other owls—and he’s proud of it!.With one wing that flutters a little differently and a curious spark in his eyes, he sets off on a woodland adventure to prove that being unique isn’t just okay—it’s wonderful. Along the way, he shows his forest friends that what others see as a weakness can be a hidden strength, changing hearts one hoot at a time.Full of warmth, giggles, and gentle life lessons, Twit-Twoo is a heartening ta...

Winner of the Cundill History PrizeThe House of the Dead tells the incredible hundred-year-long story of “the vast prison without a roof” that was Russia’s Siberian penal colony. From the beginning of the nineteenth century until the Russian Revolution, the tsars exiled more than a million prisoners and their families east. Here Daniel Beer illuminates both the brutal realities of this inhuman system and the tragic and inspiring fates of those who endured ...

The Alphabet Song begins centuries after the Great Wars destroyed the Yoosah civilization. Written language has been replaced by a mishmash of symbols called the Glyphic. Raiders, warlords, and slave traders rule the Mericas from the Lannic to the Civic Seas. Radioactive abominations lurk underground, in the wild, and among the great green Jeezees of old Yoosah cities.Abel, one of the many slaves this grim new world calls Workers, has no illusions about his life on the Estate and t...

James Mulligan is haunted. After a series of tragedies, he left home right out of high school. Now 25 years later, he comes back for a funeral of a mentor, and is forced to come to grips with his past.

Willowbrook tells the story of Ben Hancock, a washed out painter that has had a run of terrible luck. He is divorced, away from his young son, and unable to create anymore. When his estranged father dies, Ben is suddenly left with a large sum of money and Willowbrook, a mansion in upstate New York. After reluctantly moving in, Ben notices his luck is changing. He becomes able to paint again, regain custody of his son, and even form a romantic relationship with one of the locals.But...

Tristan and his group have fled from one coast to the other. Led by the mysterious Mr. Loth, the Network has more reason than ever to hunt them down. But something is wrong in the city. The Vampyr have all but vanished. The group relies on human allies, called Ghouls, to help them uncover some harsh truths and hidden secrets. What they discover will change the world of Vampyr forever.

Tristan wakes up in a dingy motel room. He has no idea who he is or what he is doing there. He is changing, "crossing" over to the Vampyr world. But his crossing was against the rules. Someone has set him up. Who was he before? Who would want to turn him into a Vampyr without his consent? Who is this mysterious woman he keeps dreaming about?

Winner of the Cundill History PrizeA visceral, hundred-year history of the vast Russian penal colony.It was known as 'the vast prison without a roof.' From the beginning of the nineteenth century until the Russian Revolution, the tsars exiled more than one million prisoners and their families beyond the Ural Mountains to Siberia. Daniel Beer illuminates both the brutal realities of this inhuman system and the tragic and inspiring fates of those who endured ...

On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destructionThe House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Grossman’s Life and Fate, and Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago, Yuri Slezkine’s gripping narrative tells the true story of the...

When predictions tell Wendell Courtney he's going to die, he turns to the one man he hopes can help. Jonathan Alvey's no stranger to the strange. But, unlike the private investigator's run-of-the-mill zombie cases, he can find no trace of magic around Wendell, and no hint of an adversary. Alvey certainly has magic and wits enough to solve the mystery, but is his offering to the insatiable dragon black sufficient? Or is Wendell truly destined to die?

"I thought I was willing to do anything to find my sister. Risk anything. Everything. But this..?"Amanda's search for her sister in a glitzy but shadow-filled world of sex and money grows ever more dangerous. As the attraction between her and Trey deepens, and the mystery expands, she has to figure out if there really is anyone she can trust...including herself.New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Clara Bayard presents the next installment of her...

Two years ago, Scarlet awoke in the forest alone, afraid, and unable to remember anything. Lost and confused, her life was a mystery...until she met a boy with a familiar voice.Gabriel Archer has a voice from her past, and Scarlet's determined to remember why. She immerses herself in his life only to discover he has a brother he's kept hidden from her: Tristan Archer.Upon meeting Tristan, Scarlet's world becomes even more muddled. While she's instinctively drawn to Gabriel,...