A collection of the year's best fiction, poetry, and personal essays, featuring thirty-seven recipients of the Olive Woolley Burt and Typewriter Awards: Linda Allison, Alice M. Batzel, Joseph A. Batzel, Lauryn Christopher, Emily Robyn Clark, Megan Condie, Vince Font, Gina G, Alexis Hansen, Jo Lynne Harline, Danielle Harward, Amanda Hill, Lorraine Jeffery, Rachelle Knapp, L. S. Kunz, Caryn Larrinaga, C. H. Lindsay, Terra Luft, Inna V. Lyon, Wm David Mallery, Paula Murcia, Eve Oeme, John M. ...

High school sophomore Jenny Miller goes to dances but doesn't dance. Sitting is safer, in case she has a seizure. When she meets a boy who likes to sit and talk with her, an unexpected but welcome adventure begins. He even persuades her to dance with him.It's not quite the blissful romance of her dreams. He's an athlete, and he's too popular to be interested in a girl like her-according to other girls, and she fears it might be true. Then jealousy at school turns to bullying.

"New and full of surprises." -2025 Utah Book Awards"Every emotional payoff, whether flash-of-lightning funny or tearfully joyful, is earned through a rich depth of honesty that is the polar opposite of sentimentality." -Darrin McGraw, coauthor of Animal Future.This collection of contemporary short fiction includes a novella with a Father's Day vibe, The Dad Who Stayed, and a dozen short stories.In The Dad Who Stayed (a nov...

"Utterly charming . . . clever and kind." -2025 Utah Book AwardsThis collection of contemporary Christmas stories includes a novella, Poor As I Am, and eight short stories.In Poor As I Am (a novella) two grad students meet in a story of five Christmas Eves. Will the money he doesn't have or the money she doesn't want prevent their happiness? Or does love conquer all, especially at Christmas?Eight short stories all ...

Ever wonder what Santa does with all those letters? (And all those cookies?) After a particularly long, cold night staring at nine smelly reindeer butts, the old man lets loose with the real answers to those stupid, whiny, hard-to-read letters from kids. Turns out, we really do get what we deserve.Dear Billy,I know you honestly believe that the good deeds you rattled off represent your behavior for the entire past year rather than the activities that occurred during the two h...

Greg bets it all on becoming rich and famous. But when his plans backfire, he’s in double trouble.Greg’s mom wants him to be creative. Greg wants to be a movie star. In book eleven of the #1 international bestselling series, a bag of gummy worms sparks a movie-making scheme that could turn into a major flop.A laugh-out-loud, highly relatable story for kids ages 8–12 who dream big—and don’t always get it right the first time.Collect all the b...

From Nora Roberts comes the #1 New York Times bestseller Shelter in Place (June 2018)***—***a powerful tale of heart, heroism...and propulsive suspense.It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at video game store tended to customers. Then the shooters arrived...

From the New York Times– bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous , "a lighthearted romantic romp" about a runaway bride's second chance at love ( USA Today ).Ten years ago, Quinn Barton was on her way to the altar to marry Burke Morrison, her high school sweetheart, when something derailed her. Rather, someone derailed her—the Best...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of three Oprah Book Club Picks including The River Is Waiting—Wally Lamb takes us on an extraordinary journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years.“Mine is a story of craving: an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered....”Meet Dolores Price. She’s thirt...

A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021). Over 4 million copies sold!Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel about first relationships, first love, and…the first time—now with a stunning new look!The bed is brass, covered with a patchwork quilt, and “nice and firm,” Michael says, “in case you’re interested.”Katherine is interested.Katherine and Michael are ready—for each other, for love. Katherine is ready for her ...

Practice makes not-quite-perfectClaudia Clarkson just cut the cord from her high school love-you-forever boyfriend. Sure, she misses Drew. But with so many eligibles on her new college campus, why study ancient history?Problem is, Claudia's lived in la-la-loveland for so long that she's completely forgotten how to meet boys -- and how to flirt.Then her roommate proposes a solution: Meet one new guy every day for thirty days. Consider it "target practic...

USA TODAY BESTSELLERThree sweet, feel-good holiday romances full of small-town charm, second chances, and heartwarming happily-ever-afters—perfect for readers who love uplifting Christmas love stories, cozy mountain towns, and unexpected connections. ✨In The Christmas Compromise (Morgan’s story), Morgan Reed returns to Christmas Mountain to open her dream salon—only to find her space already claimed by Dallas Parker, he...