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The true story behind the iconic fictional detective is “a fascinating chapter in the history of publishing” (The Seattle Times).
An Edgar Award Winner for Best Biography and a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year
The plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930—and eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and...
An Edgar Award Winner for Best Biography and a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year
The plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930—and eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and...
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"A new collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories by American master Joyce Carol Oates, including the 2017 Pushcart Prize-winning "Undocumented Alien." In the diverse stories of Beautiful Days, Joyce Carol Oates explores the most secret, intimate, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike ourselves, who assert their independence in acts of bold and often irrevocable defiance. "Fleuve Bleu" exemplifies the rich sensuousness of Oates's...
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NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019 BY VOGUE, HUFFPOST, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, PUREWOW, REFINERY29, NYLON, MARIE CLAIRE, BUSTLE, AND KIRKUS REVIEWS! From the author of "Cat Person"-"the short story that launched a thousand theories" (The Guardian)-comes Kristen Roupenian's highly anticipated debut, a compulsively readable collection of short stories that explore the complex-and often darkly funny-connections between gender, sex, and power...
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Two best-selling novelists combine their creativity and skill for two stories threaded together by the concept of a story jar-a place for memories and mementos that honor and encourage mothers. In Bedford's The Hair Ribbons, a mother's love and strength are passed down to a daughter facing the same disease that took her mother-breast cancer. In Hatcher's Heart Rings, a mother and daughter learn to reach across the generation gap and ultimately accept...
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"Glory Edim launches her Well-Read Black Girl Library with this vital anthology celebrating stories from such luminaries as Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. Since founding the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club in 2015, Glory Edim's profile has skyrocketed. From her roots in a Brooklyn-based community to a massive online following, she has been heralded as the literary tastemaker for a new generation. With On Girlhood, Edim has beautifully curated a canonical...
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In this remarkable book, Martha Hailey DuBose has given those multitudes of readers who love the mystery novel an indispensable addition to their libraries. Unlike other works on the subject, Women of Mystery is not merely a directory of the novelists and their publications with a few biographical details. DuBose combines extensive research into the lives of significant women mystery writers from Anna Katherine Green and Mary Roberts Rinehart with...
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"When aspiring author Charlotte Kingsley finally gets published, she thinks all her dreams have come true. But the trouble begins when her publicity firm reinvents her quirky online presence into a perfectly curated dream life. Gone are the days of sweatpant posts and ice cream binges with her best friend, Anders, replaced instead with beautiful clothes, orchestrated selfies, and no boyfriend. Only, that carefully curated fairy tale life is ruining...
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Romance stars Lisa Kleypas, Lorraine Heath, Megan Frampton, and Vivienne Lorret prove in this collection of stories that love is the most magical during Christmas ... I Will" by Lisa Kleypas. To be reinstated into his father's will, Andrew, Lord Drake, must court a respectable woman-his friend's spinster sister, Miss Caroline Hargreaves. After he blackmails Caroline into helping him, the charade begins-but is it really a charade once love takes hold...
12) Heist 2
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In "The Last Heist," Shannon must use her wiles to stay out of her wronged husband's way, and in "Caked Up," Harlem, in an effort to help his ill daughter, must try to recover his stashed loot before his former partner-in-crime.
13) Big sky standoff
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"There was a standoff brewing between Dillon Savage and cattle inspector Jacklyn Wilde. Toe-to-toe, they were an equal match, but together they were an imperfect pair. After four long years, they were hitting the open range again to bring justice to a lawless land. Attached at the hip until a rustling ring was busted, they had to make the best of a bad situation. But the real trouble was Dillon Savage. The cowboy was as cocksure and adventerous as...
14) Cowboy for hire
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Home on the ranch volume Shipment 1
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"Finn Murphy has always been good at building things. So when the town's alluring new developer makes him an irresistible offer, he's all set to jump on board. And working side by side with Constance Carmichael sure has its perks. Too bad the big-city beauty will be heading back east after she makes her name in his hometown. Hiring the handsome saloon owner and carpenter to turn Connie's dream of building Forever's first hotel into reality was a stroke...
15) Texas lullaby
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"Gabriel Morgan has been called home to Union Junction, Texas, by a father who claims he's not trying to match his ornery son with a ready-made family. Gabriel isn't ready to settle down--and meeting widow Laura Adams and her adorable children is not going to change his mind! Laura is charmed that Gabriel has fallen for her little girl and baby boy. But his 'proposal' to marry her and take care of them all for one year seems too much like convenience,...
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