In World War II Florence, Italy, two sisters trapped by the Nazi Occupation have to make life-altering decisions that will reverberate for decades... and collide with a present day murder investigation.

Want to write your life story but don’t know where to begin? This newly revised guide makes memoir writing approachable, engaging, and fun. Packed with practical tips, inspiring prompts, and no-nonsense advice, it’s the perfect companion for anyone ready to turn memories into meaningful words—no dramatic life story required.

A young woman uncovers dark secrets when she returns to her ancestral home in this suspenseful gothic romance by a New York Times bestseller.

Glasgow, 1973. When an eighteen-year-old boy shoots a young woman dead in broad daylight and then commits suicide, Det. Harry McCoy knows it can’t be a simple act of random violence. McCoy’s hunt leads to a secret society run by Glasgow’s wealthiest family.

“Parks’ debut novel has an in-your-face immediacy that matches its protagonist.” —Kirkus Reviews

The “strikingly original” debut novel by the masterful British author is “a perfect adventure” of love and smuggling on the English coast (The Nation).

“Full of treasures for Greene enthusiasts: a complex web of betrayal and deceit and a central character tormented by the young woman in whose house he is hiding.” —The Observer

One of Stephen King’s “Must-Reads for Summer” (Entertainment Weekly) and A New York Times Notable Crime Book

“An amazingly entertaining crime novel” from the New York Times bestselling author of the Butcher’s Boy thrillers (Chicago Sun-Times, Favorite Books of the Year).

When Dr. Duncan Lathram’s patients start mysteriously dying, his worried assistant enlists the help of a former classmate now working for the FBI to dig into the renowned surgeon’s past.

“[A] taut, battle-of-wits medical thriller that turns on vengeance.” —Publishers Weekly

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award

Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. In an attempt to transcend what seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God...

“A lovely, painful book: Walker’s finest work yet.” —Kirkus Reviews

In the sequel to The Color Purple, Celie and Shug subtly shadow the lives of dozens of characters, all dealing in some way with the legacy of the African experience in America. From recent African immigrants, to a woman who grew up in the mixed-race rainforest communities of South America, to Celie’s own granddaughter living in modern-day San Francisco, all must come to understand the brutal stories of their ancestors to come to terms with their own troubled lives.

An American woman struggles with the genital mutilation she endured as a child in Africa in a New York Times bestseller “as compelling as The Color Purple” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Whether steamed, baked, fried or rolled, rice is the most widely consumed staple food worldwide with many varieties that vary by region. This book offers recipes using both long and short grain, wild, risotto, brown, Basmati and more.