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A timely book that introduces young readers to the work of twenty-six contemporary Black artists from Africa and of the African diaspora.

An electrifying and enticing new novel from the author of the bestselling Tangerine.

Richard can't stop thinking about the clock. He lies in bed each night listening to its tick-tocking, to the pendulum's heavy swing. Why does his granddad open its old doors in secret and walk into the darkness beyond? One night, too inquisitive to sleep, Richard tiptoes from his bed, opens the cherry wood doors, and steps inside . . .

From America's most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller-a thriller about a young singer/songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Parton will simultaneously release an album of the same name, consisting of twelve original songs she was inspired by the book to write, record, and produce. The novel also includes lyrics to the songs, which are essential to the story. Every song tells a story. She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She's also on the run. Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny. It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her.

<b>From the twice Booker-shortlisted author of<i> The Reluctant Fundamentalist </i>and <i>Exit West</i>, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change</b><br/><br/> One morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an old friend, newly a lover.<br/><br/> Soon, reports of similar occurrences surface across the land. Some see in the transformations the long-dreaded overturning of an established order, to be resisted to a bitter end. In many, like Anders's father and Oona's mother, a sense of profound loss wars with profound love.<br/><br/> As the bond between Anders and Oona deepens, change takes on a different shading: a chance to see one another, face to face, anew.<br/><br/> <b>'A transformative tale . . . [<i>The Last White Man</i>] is compellingly readable and strangely musical, as if being recounted as a kind of folktale to future generations' <i>Guardian</i></b><br/><br/> <b>'With this big-hearted novel of ideas, Mohsin Hamid confronts challenging truths with insight, wisdom, and - above all else - limitless compassion' Tayari Jones, author of <i>An American Marriage<br/> </i></b><br/> <b>'Gorgeously crafted . . . <i>The Last White Man</i> concludes on a note of hope, a door jarred open just enough to let transcendence pour through' <i>O, the Oprah Magazine</i></b>

<b>A dark and spicy enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance about a beautiful healer mage forced out of hiding and into service of a charismatic but aloof fae lord after her brothers contract a deadly plague. Perfect for readers of Jennifer Armentrout, Suzanne Wright and C. S. Pacat.</b><br/><br/>Edira Brillwyn has a secret.<br/><br/>Edira Brillwyn is a threadmender. She holds a rare, lifesaving power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. But magic always comes with a cost and saving anyone sacrifices a sliver of her own life. Edira's beloved aunt Rowena - a fellow threadmender - taught her to conceal this ability to protect herself from people who would take advantage, especially their powerful and wealthy neighbors.<br/><br/>Withholding her magic will save her life.<br/><br/>Orin Fernglove is immortal - an everliving - and head of the prominent Fernglove house. The Ferngloves own the local mines, possess magic powerful enough to alter the stars, and don't take "no" for an answer. When Edira's brothers unexpectedly contract blight, an incurable virus killing people throughout the town, Orin offers to help. If Edira returns to Fernglove Manor to assist in researching a cure to the blight, Orin can slow their sickness while she hones her magic.<br/><br/>Using her magic could save the world.<br/><br/>The remaining Ferngloves are less confident in Edira's ability and perhaps more dangerous than the ever-present disease. While Edira and Orin race against her brother's increasingly precarious health, the family's pristine exterior begins to crack, exposing the true nature of Edira's presence within the crumbling estate and the power she has to tear it all down.

'A very funny and brilliant book. Feigel does a thorough and virtuosic job of describing the dilemmas of contemporary middle-class women' Rachel CuskThe five of them - Stella, Priss, Kay, Helena and Polly - met at university, their lives full of lazy afternoons and late nights. Friendship seemed simple and there was such pleasure in the endless talk and in just living alongside each other. <br/><br/>Now the women are turning forty and they're finding that a shared past can sometimes be a burden. They're all struggling to navigate the ways in which their lives have differed from the plans they made themselves and the hopes they had for each other. In the past, solidarity came easily, but now they compare lovers, husbands, jobs, children and sofas, asking how the choices they've made or failed to make hold up. <br/><br/>As marriages end and secrets emerge, they wonder whether these people, the ones who know so much about them, are really the ones they can confide in.