REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKBOOK OF THE MONTH PICK**"An intoxicating and seductive debut..."*—***Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Lives of Evelyn HugoA multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbizWhen Kitty Karr Tate, a White icon of the silver screen, dies and bequeaths her multimillion-dollar estate to the St. Joh...

LEADERSHIP STARTS WITH STORYTELLINGWith clarity around your message, you will energize those you lead and create a vision they can buy into. But first, you must first write the story that will get them excited and ready to execute.Clarity is key for any successful leader, so much so that top corporations, such as Micorsoft. Nike, Proctor and Gamble, Kimberly Clark, and many more, have incorporated storytelling into their leadership training...

“Play nice!” “Be kind!” “Don’t do that!” Every day, it seems half our conversations with young people is made up of commands dealing with character and niceties--all issues that need to be addressed and not ignored. But how is it working? Do you find yourself back at square one the next day, with a child acting as though they had no idea they shouldn’t be lying? In Parenting with a Story, author Paul Smith, one of the world’s leading experts in organizational storytelling, shows that when ...

The city of Neppon drifts through the shallows where the walls encircling the mortal realm are paper thin, as they once were on Earth. Here the daemons gather out of the surrounding night, drawn by the candle flame promise of warm flesh.As the election for the city's mayoral office approaches, one man stands head and shoulders above the other candidates. His reputation? A bastion for everything that is good and honest, in a world beset from all sides by horrors. But Jaret Roscan ca...

During the 1970s on a magic mushroom harvesting adventure in the Bayou, a young, aspiring rock and roll musician discovers the voice of Voodoo, which not only alters his life, but the life of his band, the Divebomberz.When the band is on the verge of making it big, tragedy strikes, and Jesse is confronted with the hard truth that life is often a spiritual obstacle course designed to see if you can get over yourself.A book for rock and rollers of all...

Lena Petrova, a brilliant data analyst, built algorithms to uplift humanity. But when her creations are twisted into tools of control, she uncovers a terrifying truth: her life's work is now a weapon. Standing at the precipice of this revelation is Julian Vance, a tech titan whose vision of "global optimization" masks a sinister plot to manufacture scarcity and dictate destiny.From the sterile, gleaming towers of Nexus Horizons to forgotten observatories whispering secrets to the s...

The investigation into the death of Alistair Croft is a masterpiece of deception. Found dead inside the hermetically sealed vault of the Crimson Echo gallery, the legendary curator appears to have committed the ultimate "locked-room" suicide. There is no sign of struggle, no forced entry, and no witness—only the heavy scent of lavender and a vault that is physically impossible to breach from the outside.For disgraced detective Marcus Shane, the scene is too perfect. Haunted by inso...

Boyfriend and girlfriend can be the most beautiful things, but not if they decide to storm your life. While many men pretend that they can go on without their girlfriends, the reality is that they are likely to spend a much longer time mopping up than their ex-girlfriend. Don't be fooled now. If you want to be old again, hide and make an action plan to get it back before it's too late. If you have no idea where to start, here are some tips on how to get your ex back so you can think better...

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Intent on finding his career path, a rookie reporter struggles to become a journalist at an Indiana newspaper in 1973.He climbs the ladder from writing obituaries to covering cops and teacher strikes and murder trials and community disasters. As he navigates the competitive politics of the newsroom, he gradually earns the trust of his curmudgeonly city editor. Along the way, he begins performing with a rock and roll band and falls in love.The choice...

In 1976, Project Umbra ripped a hole in reality, a scientific disaster whispered about in hushed tones, now bleeding into the present. Andrew French was a master of the tangible, a pragmatic investor who measured his life in square footage and profit margins. But his meticulously constructed world is about to be shattered by an insidious cosmic horror.From the fringes of the unseen, they emerge: thermal-vampiric shadows, consuming heat, erasing identity, leaving behind only the chi...