Most Popular Books Published in October 2023

From the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement—a brilliant and compassionate novel of love, faith, and suspense, and of how life can change in an instant.The calm, organized life of science writer Joe Rose is shattered when...

When Myriam decides to return to work, she and her husband look for a nanny for their two young children. They find their dream candidate: Louise, a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment,...

Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in...

Celebrate the art of Studio Ghibli, the beloved Japanese animation film studio, with this extensive collection of 100 full-color postcards showcasing final frames from all their feature-length films-from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to When...

The Edgar Award-winning introduction to private investigator Kate Shugak, A Cold Day for Murder is the first in Dana Stabenow's critically acclaimed Kate Shugak Mysteries.Kate Shugak is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska...

"Humorously entertaining. . . subtly thought-provoking. . . Pratchett's Discworld books are filled with humor and magic." —Chicago Tribune "Think J.R.R. Tolkien with a sharper, more satiric edge." —Houston Chronicle The thirteenth novel in...

    'An adventure that takes us to the ends of the earth via the rich but often barren landscape of the human heart' -- The TimesWhy was an English lawyer shot dead in Turkey by his firm's top client? How can a down-at-heel magician...

Murder stalks a touring stage production of A Christmas Carolin this 1930s-set festive mysteryChristmas 1935 at London's Theatre Royale and the drama has turned deadly...December 1935. Director Chester Harrison's production of A Christmas...

This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining.It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. This will be a birthday like no other. Will discovers...

From the author of It’s Always the Husband comes a riveting new suspense novel about privilege, power, and what happens when we let ambition take control.For Rose Enright, enrolling in a prestigious New England boarding school is the...

Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.   Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of...

In The Heights <\/strong> is the much anticipated American musical drama film based on the stage musical of the same name by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Lin\-Manuel Miranda. This official, artist approved songbook includes 13 songs from the...

Actors need actions. They cannot act adjectives, they need verbs. This thesaurus of active verbs helps the actor to refine the action-word until they hit exactly the right one to make the action come alive.

Who would have ever thought that learning the finer points of improvisation could be such fun? The "Harold, " an innovative improvisational tool, helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Chris Farley, George Wendt ("Norm" on Cheers) and many other...

An exposé of patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms under way, and the labor and activist revolutions that recent scandals have ignitedIt is never just One Bad Man.Abuse and exploitation of workers is baked into the...

The Fantasy ContinuesThe Art of Spirited Away collects color illustrations of Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) for the first time in an English edition! This book includes paintings and designs from the new animated film from...

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama. America...

The Screenwriter's Bible is six books in one. Book 1 -- A screenwriting primer that provides a concise presentation of screenwriting basics. Book 2 -- A workbook that walks the writer through the writing process, from nascent ideas through revisions...

Unspoken Sermons was written by G. MacDonald, a Scottish author and Christian minister. MacDonald states his theological views most distinctly in the sermon Justice found in the third volume (included here) of Unspoken Sermons. C. S. Lewis wrote about...

A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies—perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and Serpent & Dove.Violet is a prophet and a liar,...