**Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for FictionWinner of the Gotham Book PrizeOne of Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of the Year"Oprah's Book Club PickNew York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyNamed one of the Top Ten Books of the Year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and TIME MagazineA Washington Post Notable NovelFrom the author of The Heaven & Earth Grocer...

Zelos and Ado’s hopes for a quick and easy journey are dashed when Solas, a powerful Observer from another world, tasks them with venturing into the mountains to slay a dragon, retrieve its life energy, and use that energy to help revive Alphia Magus, the Dark God.Defeating a dragon is a tall order at the best of times, though—and this is no ordinary dragon. What’s it going to take for Zelos and Ado to get out of this one?Back in Santor, a potion-making session gone awry re...

Zelos has had one busy trip—but before he can rest, he has to help out with a plan to keep his fellow reincarnators safeHaving completed his mission, Zelos can finally head back home to Santor, where he plans to help Ado, Yui, Lisa, and Shakti set up new lives. But with Isalas having quickly grown dependent on Ado, there’s a risk the struggling kingdom might resort to unsavory means to bring him back. Fortunately, the group has a bold plan to keep Ado and Yui safe in their new coun...

From the bestselling author of Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird: The modern classic that spent more than two years on The New York Times bestseller list and that Oprah.com calls one of the best memoirs of a generation.Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musici...

Zelos is off to Solistia’s border with Metis, tasked by Creston with finding the cause of an unprecedented monster stampede in the area. And it doesn’t take him long to find what’s happening: The stampeding monsters are running from an even more terrifying swarm of cockroach monsters, led by a colossal great givleon. Worse, the givleon is on the verge of evolving into a demon lord.After scouting things out, Zelos hurries to the nearby fortified city of Slaiste to inform them of the...

Whisked right from one pain-in-the-ass job to the next, Zelos’s life’s been anything but quiet lately. Discovering an ancient city, fighting a demon, and getting ambushed by a group of heroes has only been the start of it.As he travels to Asuura, the capital of the Artom Empire, he comes across some famous figures from reufayl society—though honestly, he’d rather be done with this whole trip and go home to Santor already. Still, he may just be about to stumble across a secret that ...

Now a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed DiggsWinner of the National Book Award for FictionFrom the bestselling author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown’s antislavery crusade—and who must pass as a girl to survive.Henry Shackleford is a ...

**THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYWINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTIONFROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME MAGAZINEONE OF BARACK OBAMA'...

"Symmes's Theory of Concentric Spheres" explores the intriguing ideas of John Cleves Symmes, who proposed a radical view of the Earth’s structure. Symmes theorized that the Earth is hollow and consists of concentric spheres, each with its own atmosphere and possibly life. This concept captivated the imagination of many during its time, leading to various explorations and discussions about the possibility of inner worlds. The book delves into the scientific and philosophical implications of...

Symmes's Theory of Concentric Spheres is a visionary anthology that delves into the perplexing yet inviting realm of hollow Earth theories, culminating in James McBride's exploration of John Cleves Symmes's lifelong hypothesis. This collection weaves a tapestry of literary narratives and speculative musings, capturing the spirit of curiosity that defined an era of both scientific speculation and creative expression. Readers undoubtedly journey through intricate imaginary worlds crafted wit...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a James Brown biography.In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave named Liz Spocott breaks free from her captors and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland’s eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave c...

“You won’t leave this hypnotic book without feeling that James Brown is still out there, howling.”—The Boston GlobeFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, and Five-Carat SoulKill ’Em and Leave is more than a book about James Brown. Brown embodied the contradictions of American life: He was an ...