Chicago detective Tom Dexter thought losing his badge was the worst thing that could happen to him. Then the dead started walking.In the middle of a collapsing city overrun by violence, infection, and panic, Tom finds himself caught between desperate survivors, ruthless opportunists, and a nightmare spreading faster than anyone can contain. But while the world tears itself apart, one thing matters more than survival: finding his daughter before she disappears into the chaos forever...

Michael Ward was fifteen when his parents told him to leave. He's gay and told them about his boyfriend, Simon Brule. Michael's teacher took him under her wing and gave him a place to stay.Simon joined a gang which ended badly for him leaving Michael with a broken heart. A co-worker at a gay bar, Barry Decker, helped Michael heal. Mike's landlord and teacher, Sharon Hall and her husband Garrett helped Mike's parents reconcile with their son. It was his parents who were the driving ...

“Poetry find of the year, easily.”—John Doyle, The Globe and MailRotten Perfect Mouth is a wonderfully fresh first book by a writer with an intuitive ear for colourful, musical language. These poems are loose enough for the reader to flop down inside and stay awhile. They are plangent, personal, confessional, noisy, nostalgic, and maybe a little bit broken. They often contain boats and travel and Toronto (street names and railroad tracks, dives an...

Bryce lost his wife and along with her his will to carry on. While reminiscing through a bottle of wine he recounts their joys and sorrows. Shutting out family and friends, going from job to job, Bryce is barely existing. A forced family reunion along with a welcome surprise brings him a spark of hope.

A Prince in hidingAn apprentice Mage HealerIn a land of snow and ice, called Eira, the Aridian prince Fane Stagrunner finds himself running from the only life he has ever known. He's thrown into a world of magicians, relics, healers, and a mystery that may mean the end of everything he loves.Niamh Sagesinger, apprentice to the Head Mage of Eira, has always known she would be set on a path to replace her master and become the Head Mage one day. That is, until a powerf...

This book is a collection of fascinating short stories, photos, and documents furnished by the heroic and courageous men that served as air or ground crew members in Vietnam. The chopper units were located throughout Vietnam. During the course of the war, we lost at least 5,139 helicopter air crew members and at least 588 ground support crew members. In fact, the true number of helicopter air and ground crew members killed or missing in action will probably never be known. Those crew membe...

From Worldly Rags to Heavenly Riches: H.D. Theophilus II and the God That Wouldn't Let GoEveryone loves a redemption story—until they have to live one.H.D. Theophilus II was not born with his name, nor with any sense of destiny. He wore the tattered garments of shame, addiction, and spiritual defeat for most of his young life. Running from God, he stumbled from one self-inflicted wound to another, convinced that freedom was found in rebellion and pleasure i...

Ever wonder what it's like to be a goblin?"Butts, butts, butts, everywhere! Why do humans and elves have to be so tall!?That’s when she caught my eye. Hidden around the corner of the last pier in the harbor was one final option. Her sails were riddled with so much patchwork that little of the original sail remained. The boards of the hull had numerous repairs and obviously second-hand replacements. They were probably scavenged. It appeared to be held together by barnacles a...

**An astonishing, inventive new collection of poems from the author of Rotten Perfect Mouth.Includes the poem “Bonedog” featured in the film I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsPat Lowther Memorial Award, Shortlist**Deeply attuned to the cadence of life, the poems in The Natural Hustle offer provocative, intimate snapshots. They explore the bewildering experience of living—precisely locating unexpected truths. Ingenious, original, surprising, her...

The world is falling apart, and Tom Dexter no longer knows who he can trust — including himself.Haunted by fractured memories and hunted from every direction, Tom is pulled deeper into a conspiracy hidden beneath the zombie outbreak. Every answer leads to another lie, and every survivor seems to be hiding something. As entire cities collapse under the weight of fear and infection, powerful forces begin moving behind the scenes to reshape what remains of civilization.But the...

When an extraordinary flying theme park arrives above Atlanta, one boy must stop a sinister force from stealing the park's tech and taking over the world. An electrifying illustrated series with the Afrofuturism of Black Panther that took the world by storm. Perfect for fans of Spider-Man: Miles Morales."Hold on tight, Futureland will be the ride of your life . . . and maybe the last!" —Kwame Mbalia, #1 New York Times bestselling ...

In this novella, Detective Sarah Richland investigates the murder of a former murder suspect. While trying to focus on work, she unwillingly agrees to attend her high school reunion.