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A hilarious and scathing look at the tensions between creativity and success in the era of Instagram

Food critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does. Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothy's clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she writes about. Dorothy loves sex as much as she loves food, and while she has struggled to find a long-term partner that can keep up with her, she makes the best of her single life, frequently trave...

Inspired by real news, The Happy Broadcast offers accessible ideas encouraging action and involvement to help make the world a better place

HYSTERIA follows a hypersexual, self-destructive young woman who becomes convinced, over the course of 48 feverish hours, that her Brooklyn bartender is Sigmund Freud.

- Fariha Roisin has a dedicated following online (37K Instagram followers): https://www.instagram.com/fariha_roisin/?hl=en- She is one of the faces of Adidas' new "Giving a Platform to Leaders" campaign: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B89cShUIXQu/?igshid=p9zlt4yqlig8- Loyal fanbase includes Kendall Jenner, who frequently posts pictures of Fariha's previous book - Confirmed coverage in Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Cut, Huffington Post, and elsewhere. ...

Both a memoir and philosophical inquiry into the nature of the night

1993. Houston. Dr. Wale Olufunmi, lunar rock geologist, has a life most Nigerian immigrants would kill for, but then most Nigerians aren't Wale-a great scientific mind in exile with galactic ambitions. Then comes an outlandish order: steal a piece of the moon. With both personal and national glory at stake, Wale manages to pull off the near impossible, setting out on a journey back to Nigeria that leads anywhere but home. Compelled by Wale's i...

Father Paul, a closeted gay Catholic priest who's dying of cancer, reflects on his life while his sister, Britta, and niece, Maura, grapple with their own choices they've made

Stories about a group of people who belong to a social class of their own: educated, trusted, upper level employees who are confidantes but still servants and all of the tensions that creates Speaks to issues of class and class struggle, an important topic in today's news cycle Original characters with personality, like Downton Abbey set in Dhaka today Author tour: readings at bookstores in Louisville and Chicago Former bookseller at Carmicha...

An anthology of new science fiction short stories from both established and emerging contemporary authors including Carmen Maria Machado, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Emily St. John Mandel.

A short novel grappling with memory, identity, and ownership in an alternate version of the 1920s where the elite's memories can be removed and exist as clones

This social and political satire reads like an homage to classic South American novelists

-really well-connected debut author with a lot of momentum-truly captures Sherpa life and culture in an authentic way-a new point of view, but from a place many people have traveled-Gives voice to a Sherpa woman, and challenges Western stereotypes-National tour and coverage in major media (where author is frequent contributor)-YA Crossover Appeal

Mira falls in love with a successful hip couple in present-day India, despite misgivings that Sara is faking her illnesses and Rahil is indulging them

Was there really ever a time before Trump? A time before Steve, Kellyanne, Jared and Ivanka? It feels impossible to imagine now. He's been president for a year, but to those who never normalized the daily insults against common sense and democracy from the White House, it seems like it's been a decade of nonstop outrage, buffoonery and that kind of straight-up Trumptini-shaken and stirred-that only The Donald can deliver. As we push against ou...

An epic, ribald novel about a group of alienated Princeton students who respond to escalating climate change by forming an endtimes cult inspired by superheroes

A collection of stories and advice from the first female master brewers, innovative self-starter winemakers, most badass bartenders and more, sharing how they got started in the alcohol industry and the challenges they've faced

A sublimely contemporary study of a universal truth: Growing up is weird to do. Inventive, funny, grotesque, and ribald-a book with something for everyone as long as no one demands that it makes sense." -Kirkus Reviews Tacky Goblin is the diary of a young man's journey through the grotesque underbelly of daily life. Or maybe it is the exposure of daily life itself as a grotesque underbelly, blistered and searing and glaringly obvious, like a p...

A freak storm reveals the secrets and motivations of various villagers in the French countryside

A wild and imaginative story collection exploring life and relationships in the online age