"[A] boisterous, motley new history . . . an entertaining and insightful chronicle . . . enhanced by original research." — The New York Times Book ReviewHugh Ryan's When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of Brooklyn, from the early days of Walt Whitman in the 1850s up through the queer women who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II, and beyond. No other book, movie, or exhibition has ever told th...

This "crucial" (The Advocate) and "compelling" (BuzzFeed) history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century.The Women’s House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of women’s imprisonment, is now largely forgotten. But when it stood in New York City’s Greenwich Village, from 1929 to 1974, it was a nexus for the tens of thousands of individu...

One night. No names. No limits.Until he walks into the boardroom—and she realizes her wildest night just became her new reality.Olivia Reilly never expected the man who rocked her world to be her new billionaire boss. Cold, commanding Asher King acts like he doesn't remember her—but the way he watches her says otherwise.Quitting isn't an option. Olivia needs the job to save her childhood home, even if it means enduring Asher's icy glares an...

If you saw Cody Lawson on a horse, you'd understand my obsession with him.I've spent most of my life pretending I don't have a thing for the rancher next door.He's my brother's best friend.My best friend's brother.And now—because fate clearly hates me—he's the firefighter I have to work alongside as Waterford's newest fire inspector.Cody Lawson is steady where I'm stubborn, calm where I'm chaos, and way too good at showing up when I'...

Charlotte Parkhurst was raised in an orphanage for boys, which suited her just fine. She didn't like playing with dolls, she could hold her own in a fight, and she loved to work in the stable. Charlotte had a special way with horses and wanted to spend her life training and riding them on a ranch of her own. The problem was, as a girl in the mid-1800s, Charlotte was expected to live a much different life—one without the freedoms she dreamed of. But Charlotte was smart and determined, and s...

This "crucial" (The Advocate) and "compelling" (BuzzFeed) history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century.The Women’s House of Detention, a landmark that ushered in the modern era of women’s imprisonment, is now largely forgotten. But when it stood in New York City’s Greenwich Village, from 1929 to 1974, it was a nexus for the tens of thousands of individu...

A powerful and hilarious personal history that tells the true story of the queer ’90s and how it transformed queer life in the decades that followed.“Deeply personal and engaging… A powerful reminder of the enduring importance of preserving our history and sharing our stories.” — Elliot Page, actor and New York Times bestselling author of PageboyThe 1990s were a decade of transformation. Globalization reshaped geopolitics,...

A powerful and hilarious personal history that tells the true story of the queer ’90s and how it transformed queer life in the decades that followedThe 1990s were a decade of transformation. Globalization reshaped geopolitics, and the rise of the World Wide Web revolutionized technology forever. As society shifted from the analog to the digital at the turn of the century, LGBTQ life changed profoundly. Increased visibility arrived, but at a heavy cost.In hi...

Ben is on a mission to uncover the mysterious whereabouts of his dad - a man he knows only three things about: 1) he has green eyes, 2) he has a number, and 3) at one point in his life, he made a deposit at a bank. All he has to go on is a family tree project for school, and the help of his best friend Cooper and a newly adopted pup, Blue. With the dreaded day of oral reports looming, Ben embarks on a journey to uncover the truth that's stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.

Kilkenny, 1324. Alice Kyteler, outspoken daughter of a wealthy Flemish banker, has survived four husbands and is beset by the gossip and rivalry of a medieval Anglo-Norman town. Her beautiful maid is Petronilla, child of an itinerant shoemaker, her lover Sir Arnaud le Poer is seneschal and lord of south Leinster. Her nemesis is Richard de Ledrede, English Fransciscan, scholar, poet and now bishop of Ossory, determined to reassert clerical power and restore the dilapidated cathedral. To him...

He's filthy rich, infuriatingly arrogant . . . and completely obsessed with her.Aiden King always gets what he wants. As Seattle's most notorious tech billionaire, he's built an empire with charm, money, and zero apologies. Women? He doesn't chase them—they fall at his feet.Until her.Lilly Richards is smart, stubborn, and shockingly uninterested. She's running a youth nonprofit, not auditioning for a spot on Aiden's arm. But when he's forced to shadow her a...

From A to THE: The Psycholinguistic Approach to Leadership, Ryan Avery, the 2012 world champion of public speaking and a trained organizational psychologist, reveals how small shifts in everyday language create monumental changes in leadership outcomes. Drawing on linguistic data, original research, and real-world stories gathered over the last decade, Avery identifies the specific words that erode trust and weaken authority.The book blends science and storytelling to show...