Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his celebrated, wild, funny, demonic, anguished, shocking and profoundly moving memoir, is the greatest...

A collection of short stories flirting with the surreal and Kafkaesque: a father whose ashes turn into a chatting plant, a boyfriend whose hand becomes a broccoli, a group of investigative aliens fascinated by idol culture. Yuri’s world is...

Stoicism is one of the most practical and powerful ways of thinking from the ancient world. But its lessons can feel complex and out of reach. How can we share this timeless wisdom with a younger generation in a way that’s exciting, simple, and...

The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal―and forgotten―massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II. "A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." ―Richard...

By the International Booker Prize Shortlisted Author of On Earth As It Is Beneath Edgar Wilson has a gruesome job, one he is entirely unsentimental about―he cleans up roadkill in rural Brazil. But one day vultures are circling in the woods, and he...

A young woman discovers that dancers at a local discotheque are being driven to acts of insane violence.“The place was full of swarming, pugnacious, dangerous missellneous reptile’s… Teenager’s everywhere pounded their way on top...

Ava Klein—thirty-nine, lover of life, world traveler, professor of comparative literature—is dying.  From her hospital bed on this, her last day on earth, she makes one final ecstatic voyage. In fragments and vignettes, Ava's life unfolds as...

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide fame, and indeed, one of the great scientists of this century. Winner of two Nobel Prizes (for physics in 1903 and for chemistry in 1911), she performed pioneering studies...

12-year-old Percy Jackson discovers he is the son of Poseidon in the opener to the hilarious, fast-paced adventure fantasy series for young readers ages 10 and upPercy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school again—he can't seem to stay...

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why...

Two sisters must find their way in a world designed to confine them.Marcelle is the elder sister, a woman whose ambitions focus on becoming the companion of a 'man of genius'. Marguerite is the younger sister, a girl whose sanity depends on breaking free...

Evelyn Waugh's first book: a portrait of one of the greatest artists of the nienteenth century, from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth'Biography, as books about the dead are capriciously catalogued, is still very much in the mode'This is a...

The Pre-Raphaelite Movement began in 1848, and experienced its heyday in the 1860s and 1870s. Influenced by the then little-known Keats and Blake, as well as Wordsworth, Shelley and Coleridge, Pre-Raphaelite poetry "etherialized sensation" (in the words...

This is Alcott as you have never seen her before - gothic, and gloriously unsettlingA young governess arrives at a grand country house and quickly wins the confidence of its family. Humble and modest, Jean Muir seems to embody every virtue expected of...

The viral friends-to-lovers hockey romance sensation from international bestseller Chelsea Curto. Comes with an exclusive bonus chapter!It feels more and more like my heart isn’t even my own anymore. It’s hers, and I think it’s always...

Brody Saunders is the best coach in the NHL. Grumpy, menacing and with two Stanley Cups under his belt as the head coach of the DC Stars, the last thing he should be doing is hooking up with his player’s younger sister. After the night of their one...

Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Kaiju No. 8 with this manga collection set! Spanning volumes 1 through 10, this set follows the adventures of Kafka Hibino.Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in...

To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit, Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural!In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans,...

Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife.Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent...

As the anime casts its spell across the world, it's the perfect time to step into the lush and inspiring world of this landmark fantasy series. This collector's box set contains the first six volumes of the series, plus an exclusive set of art cards.In a...