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A business anthropologist reveals how cultural intelligence is the essential tool for understanding human behavior. “Filled with illuminating case studies, this is a stimulating examination of the hidden influences that guide people’s actions.” ―Publishers Weekly Why do people do what we do? To answer this question, many of us turn to psychology. But it’s not enough to understand how we think. We...

With lush prose and evocative storytelling, Alicia Kennedy shares her journey “from eater to cook,” exploring how we can eat for both joy and justice in a warming, overworked, and globalized world. As a girl, I ate like a king. So begins beloved author and journalist Alicia Kennedy’s captivating new book. On Eating:The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites is a deeply personal work about being a gir...

Folk musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea’s warm, funny, poignant memoir is a love letter to every kind of body, to music, and to making it work––inviting us to embrace all of life’s experiences with heart and determination Gaelynn Lea was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Her parents were loving, cash-strapped theater kids, and she grew up racing about in her first el...

THE COMPETITION HEATS UP, BUT AN ICY GAZE LINGERS The combat league is reaching its climax, and the four teams that fought tooth and nail to get there are ready to take center stage. First is Oliver’s team against Team Valois, a group of tricky sword arts users whose leader harbors an unnatural loathing that’s ready to bubble up to the surface. Next, Team Cornwallis faces the favorite to win the l...

An unvarnished and immersive dive into the world of conspiracy theories, propaganda, and disinformation from a former Infowars insider caught in the orbit of Alex Jones’s madness. At twenty-four-years old, Josh Owens dropped out of film school when a job offer arrived from the very world that had already begun to warp his sense of reality. After years of being pulled in by Alex Jones’s magnetic pe...

A psychological tour-de-force about obsession, control, and the dangerous relationship between a therapist and patient in 1960s London. Evelyn Westbrook has given up her career as a model and wants to find fulfilment in married life. But when her husband suggests they start trying for a baby, everything begins to unravel. Struggling to cope with crippling nightmares, Evelyn takes the advice of a f...

From a social emotional learning expert: a book providing simple, science-based, practical advice including scripts, tips and strategies to help Neurodivergent adults who have ADHD, autism or anxiety find the belonging and support of lifelong friendships they seek. Friendship can be hard for many Neurodivergent adults. There is an assumption that good, worthwhile friendships “should” come easy. Ho...

One of the world’s greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora made it the world’s most popular form. “An insightful, revelatory, and informative read.” —Meshell Ndegeocello, singer-songwriter and poet Why do Bob Marley, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone move us the way they do? What drives t...

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. "Youth" is a crock, he believes--a sucker's game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. But when he turns in an essay for a school assignment espousing this view, he's sentenced to work in the Service Club, an organization dedicated to helping students with problems in their lives! How will Hachiman the Cynic cope with a job that requires--gasp!--optimism?

*”Utterly entrancing.” —Kirkus, starred review *”Tender and imaginative.” —SLJ, starred review *”Graceful, cozy.” —Booklist, starred review *”A weird and wonderful story.” —Horn Book, starred review *”Pulses with warmth and inventiveness.”—PW, starred review From Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell comes a cozy, magical nighttime adventure, where a child discovers the mysterious, miniature world be...

Sacrifice the goddess to save humanity, or sacrifice humanity to save the goddess? …What kind of sadist would throw the entire world into chaos with an impossible choice like that?! D, obviously. The head honchos of the Word of God religionare doing all they can to tip the scales in humanity’s favor, so they’re backing Güli-güli 100 percent. Meanwhile, me and the Demon Lord are fighting the good f...

Reclaim the version of yourself that you once knew—the one with hopes and dreams, optimism and confidence. Then step into the best version of yourself—the one you haven’t met yet! Life throws so much at us. Disappointments, failures, challenges, and even devastating loss. In the process of living, we begin to feel so out of touch with ourselves that we no longer recognize ourselves. In the midst o...

A steamy thriller set on a private Caribbean island where the ultrawealthy’s summer vacation is full of sun, schemes, scandals, and murder. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and older readers who enjoyed The White Lotus. The exclusive Mokani Island is Avery’s happy place. This summer, she’s invited her college roommate, Nora, to hang out in paradise and party with her superrich friends. But the vi...

No one has what it takes to catch up to this fierce, female F1 driver. But one cocky Brit is dying to try. Sage Sikora: agent of chaos, blue-haired spitfire, and the Emerald Formula 1 team’s newest (and only) female driver. She has one goal in mind—becoming the first woman to win a Grand Prix—and everything else is just a distraction. That includes Alexander Laskaris, the rich, spoiled (albeit gor...

This cottagecore fantasy follows a man with a monster in his head as he reunites with his first love in order to find mythical honey in the woods of Appalachia. Perfect for fans of Adrienne Young and Alix E. Harrow. “Deliciously atmospheric” —Sydney J. Shields, author of The Honey Witch Arthur Connoway desperately wants to free himself from the monster inhabiting his mind. Instead, he is rapidly l...

From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and instant USA Today bestseller The Unwedding, a novel of suspense and friendship about three friends who decide to disappear from their lives for a few days while on a trip to a national park—only to have one of them vanish. Hope, Ash, and Caro met at an online book club. Over the past two years, they’ve been there for each other in every way—except in p...

The first book in an exciting YA series about a teen girl, descended from Edgar Allan Poe, who must navigate the haunting legacy of her ancestor while learning to harness her own strength and intelligence, especially as she begins to commune with the dead. What happens when your tell-tale nightmares turn into reality and the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe won’t seem to let you alone? For as long as she...

Two teens compete to win a reality show in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, but the producers frame them as rivals-to-lovers, in this hilarious YA romance—perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Emma Lord. Winning is Seyoon Shin’s middle name. Okay, it’s not, but she is a winner—despite what her critical dad says. Dean Parker, on the other hand, isn’t beating anyone to the finish line. His strengt...

A woman who’s always been defined as a wife, mother, and rule follower makes the complicated choice to put her own happiness first in this stunning novel that’s perfect for readers of Miranda July, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and Sarah Manguso. Annie and Hector have been hosting their friends Candace, Edouard, and their son, Remy, in the guest house of their Connecticut home for many months while their...

In the spirit of There Are Moms Way Worse Than You and Go the F**k to Sleep, humor writer Johanna Gohmann channels the chaos and charm of life with a toddler into this hilarious astrology guide. “Charming, funny, and most importantly: cathartic.” —Glenn Boozan, New York Times bestselling author of There Are Moms Way Worse Than You Parenting can be one of the most magical, hilarious, and maddening...

Learn how to successfully emerge from complex crisis conditions with this practical, comprehensive guide. “A book I wish I’d had in difficult times.” —General Stanley McChrystal, US Army (Ret) & Co-Founder and CEO, McChrystal Group When the system breaks, what do you do? You’re in the middle of a meltdown. The platform is down, the phones are ringing, the headlines are brutal, and your team is loo...

Mr. Darcy got his happily ever after in Pride and Prejudice, and now it’s his sister’s turn in this swoony queer romance, perfect for fans of Bridgerton. Georgiana Darcy has only ever kissed one girl before, and the resulting blackmail almost ruined her reputation. Since then, she’s carefully calibrated her life to be as quiet as possible, focusing on books and music. She certainly isn’t planning...

Love grows in the most unimaginable of places in Summer N. England’s sweet and spicy cozy romantasy debut, for fans of The Spellshop and For Whom the Belle Tolls! Most stories end with a happily ever after. But mine? Well, it begins with one … After a lonely childhood, Clara Thorne is living out her happy ending as the magically gifted gardener for the town of Moss. Sure, her closest companion is...

Next level up—become “god’s” pupil! Yuuya Tenjou has obtained all kinds of powerful skills and abilities and continues to live his new lifestyle in both the other world and his home world. In the Weald, he comes across a "divine beast" rabbit! "I'll train you. In exchange, teach me how to use [magic]." He becomes the pupil of the unrivaled rabbit, and at the same time becomes a teacher to a divine...

“You are not a true comrade.” After finding himself unable to keep up with the hellish fighting on the front lines of the war against the demon lord’s army, Red is finally kicked out of the Hero’s party. Ashamed of his inadequacy, he moves to a distant frontier region where nobody would know his face or past. However, once he gets over the funk of having to leave his adventuring days behind, he’s...