In this propulsive tale of the underground war for Irish independence, the author of The North Water once again transports readers to a time when blood begot blood. Moving from the dirt and uproar of industrial Manchester to the quiet hills of rural Pennsylvania, The Abstainer is a searing novel in which two men, haunted by their pasts and driven forward by the need for justice and retribution, must fight for life and legacy.

A satire of early foodieism, a critique of how gender is defined, and a showcase of virtuoso storytelling, Chelsea G. Summers' A Certain Hunger introduces us to the food world's most charming psychopath and an exciting new voice in fiction. Recounting her life from a seemingly idyllic farm-to-table childhood, the heights of her career, to the moment she plunges an ice pick into a man's neck on Fire Island, food critic Dorothy Daniels shows us what happens when a woman finally embraces her superiority.

After kidnapping her roommates' two small daughters, Evelyn Van Pelt escapes to her hometown of Cormorant Lake, where she tries to parent the girls while protecting their secret and reconnecting with her own foster and biological mothers.

Math-genius mercenary Cas Russell has stopped a shadow organization from brainwashing the world and discovered her past was deliberately erased and her superhuman abilities deliberately created. And that's just the start: when a demolitions expert targets Cas and her friends, and the hidden conspiracy behind Cas's past starts to reappear, the past, present, and future collide in a race to save one of her dearest friends.

Set in an unnamed slum in contemporary Argentina, Earth-eater is the story of a young woman who finds herself drawn to eating the earth - a compulsion that gives her visions of broken and lost lives. Surreal and haunting, spare yet complex, Earth-eater is a dark, emotionally resonant tale told from a feminist perspective that brilliantly explores the stories of those left behind - the women enduring the pain of uncertainty, whose lives have been shaped by violence and loss.

The town of Ever After, Missouri, needs some love! So the local fairy godmothers want to throw a bit of fairy dust in the direction of those in need of romance...What could possibly go wrong?

Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi. If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne, and if she can reunite her people, then the Omehi have a chance to survive the onslaught.

An audacious novel of feminine rage about one of the most prolific female serial killers in American history--and the men who drove her to it. They whisper about her in Chicago. Men come to her with their hopes, their dreams--their fortunes. But no one sees them leave. No one sees them at all after they come to call on the Widow of La Porte.

It is 2015, weeks after the Supreme Court marriage equality ruling, and all Sebastian Mote wants is to settle down. A high school art history teacher, newly single and desperately lonely, he envies his queer students' ability to live openly and the youth he lost to fear and shame. When he runs into his childhood friend Oscar Burnham at a wedding in Washington, D.C., he can't help but see it as a second chance.While Oscar and Sebastian struggle to find their place in a rapidly changing world, each is drawn into a cross-generational friendship that treads the line between envy and obsession.

Drusilla Clare is full of opinions about why a woman shouldn't marry. But that doesn't stop the rush of desire she feels each time her best friend's brother, notorious rake, Gabriel Marlington, crosses her path. And when Gabriel's heartless--and heart-pounding--proposal comes, it's enough to make Dru's formidable resolve crumble... She's sharp-tongued, exasperating--and due to one careless moment--about to become his wife.

The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage in America in this intricately woven and masterfully executed historical novel, set in early the twentieth century that centers around the black servants of a down-on-its heels upper-class white family.

When you're overeducated, underemployed, and single, you need a roommate, right? But will finding the perfect one turn into a scandal? Or will pooling their resources help them - and others - get lucky for a change?

Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients. In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school.

A boldly illustrated celebration of literary history's most revolutionary, talented women writers.

In Bookish Broads, Lauren Marino celebrates fierce, trailblazing female writers, reworking the literary canon that has long failed to recognize the immense contributions of women. Featuring more than 50 brilliant bookish broads, Marino cleverly illuminates the lives of the greats as well as the literary talents history has wrongfully overlooked.

Emma Dowling examines the care crisis in the UK, looking at the changes to the care system over the last decade. Dowling gives an account not only of the impact of austerity measures on care provision in the UK but also of the underlying logic of neoliberalism driving the crisis.

For the centuries, the Vikings have been viewed as mere pirates and murders. Using both archaeological evidence and works by the Vikings themselves, Price tells a more nuanced story of this complex, enigmatic people.

For 131 years the eight-man crew of the H.L. Hunley submarine lay in their watery grave, undiscovered. When the sub was finally raised, there was no indication the blast had breached the hull, and all eight men were still seated at their stations. So why did it sink? Why did the men die?

Every year, the world produces more than 300 million tons of plastic. These products will never break down and will endlessly pollute our oceans, air, land, and food chain. But the good news is that there are many steps, small and large, we can take to change our plastic-using habits. This illustrated book offers more than 100 suggestions in an accessible visual package. Living Without Plastic is an appealing and attractive guide to help readers end their relationship with plastic for good.

In 1936 workers at a GM auto plant in Flint, Michigan, were doing dangerous work at an impossible pace. Whenever they complained about working conditions they were threatened with dismissal. They went on strike and in doing so energized the twentieth-century labor movement, starting a nationwide of unionization.

The cold-case murder of John Hughes, the son of a Chicago Outfit member suspected of pulling the trigger, and the efforts of a determined detective to unravel a cover-up. A murder that had roiled the city and had been investigated for years had been reduced to a few reports and photographs. What should have been a massive file with notes and transcripts from dozens of interviews was nowhere to be found.

This photographer's eye is drawn to moments of humanity and tenderness that redefine this place beyond propaganda, beyond prevailing narratives. These photos of present-day Gaza by a Gazan journalist are vivid and urgent.

We all know the story of the latest version of the American Dream: a young innovator drops out of college and creates the next big thing, remaking both business and culture in one fell swoop. We are told these stories constantly, always with the idea that we'll be next. The Soul of an Entrepreneur is a rich, searching story about the reality of the business spirit. In a field full of gimmicky ideas and empty promises, it fills a much needed gap in the literature: exploring the truth of who we are, what we make, and why we devote our lives to it.

Buteau's humorous essays reflect on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in standup opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.

Whether your family is vegan, vegetarian, or just looking to eat more vegetables, this book has easy recipes, food-prep hacks and advice. No refined sugar here and recipes can easily be adapted to a vegan, nut-free, gluten-free, egg-free, and/or dairy-free diet.