A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice SelectionA history with sweeping implications, American Messiahs challenges our previous misconceptions about “cult” leaders and their messianic power.Mania surrounding messianic prophets has defined the national consciousness since the American Revolution. From Civil War veteran and virulent anticapitalist Cyrus Teed, to the dapper and overlooked civil rights pioneer Father Div...

Bird follows Carson, a young, cerebral Aboriginal man who traverses his way in and out of the prison system in Western Australia. The story is told through the multiple white characters Carson encounters along his journey. The novel is similar stylistically and thematically to Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting or some of the early writings of John Dos Passes, painting a picture of a modern world which is simultaneously bleak, comic and harrowing.

Hilda Hilst (1930–2004) was one of the greatest Brazilian writers of the twentieth century, but her books have languished untranslated, in part because of their formally radical nature. This translation of With My Dog-Eyes brings a crucial work from her oeuvre into English for the first time.With My Dog-Eyes is an account of an unraveling—of sanity, of language . . .After experiencing a vision of what he calls “a clear-cut unhoped-for,” co...

'An audacious book that is seductive precisely because it dares to shock' Emmanuel CarrèreHe's got a ten-foot dick but he won't commit. He doesn't rate your work. He - maybe - gave you herpes. His wife doesn't even know. Isn't it time to take him down?The women in Pola's circle have had enough of these so-called bad hombres, these irresistible instruments of the patriarchy who won't align themselves to the new mode. Sure, what they've done is mostly hearsay...

This book is the first collection of critical essays on Hilda Hilst (1930-2004) published in English. It brings together a variety of perspectives on one of Latin America’s most inventive and innovative authors. Nine essays by scholars and translators reflect about various aspects of her work, placing it in the context of Brazil and world literature. During her lifetime, Hilst won several major national literary awards and attracted legions of devoted readers. Her writing spanned styles an...

Benjamim, a young man on the cusp of fatherhood, discovers a disturbing family secret: before his father was born, his paternal grandfather had a child with Benjamim's mother. With both men dead, Benjamim turns to three of their confidantes to piece together his family history: Haroldo, his grandfather's best friend; Isabel, his grandmother; and Raul, a friend from his father's youth.Through their conflicting testimonies, full of blind spots and contradictions, Benjamim will gradua...

When an unemployed poet finds himself thrown in jail after raping his neighbor, his time in the slammer is mysteriously cut short when he’s abruptly taken to a new home - a countryside manor where his every need seen to. All that’s required of him is to . . . write poetry. Just who are his captors, Kurt and Otávio? What of the alluring maid, Amália, and her charge, a woman with cancer named Gerda? And, most alarmingly of all, why does Kurt suddenly appear to be aging so much faster than he...

Harlequin Historical – June 2026 – Box Set 1 of 2Harlequin ® Historical brings you a captivating trio of thrilling new romances in one collection!This boxset includes:TEMPTING RUIN WITH THE DUKEPart of Society’s Most Wanted DukesBy Millie Adams(Regency)Unconventional Lady Phoebe Aubrey craves adventure beyond the ballroom. With her dreaded first Season looming, she hides herself away aboard the shi...

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!Rock collecting has never been quite like this! When the class forgets to do its homework, a fieldtrip through the Earth's crust, into the center of the Earth, and out through a volcano will teach them not to forget their assignments again - and then some!Don't miss the all-new Magic Sch...

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!Arnold has swallowed the Magic School Bus! Now, instead of seeing an exhibit of the human body at a museum, the class is taking a look at Arnold's stomach, his intestines, his bloodstream, and more from the inside on this heart-stopping fieldtrip - one the reluctant Arnold would be happy...

Guns, Furs, and Gold offers a new and riveting narrative of the American West by exploring the interactions of the Arikaras, Crows, Cheyennes, and Arapahos with each other and with traders, explorers, settlers, and the United States Army.

Trust the bestselling science series of all time to get down to the facts on global warming, so kids can understand the crisis --and how they can help solve it.Like it or not, global warming is a hot topic that will affect the younger generation more than anyone. So why not turn to the teacher kids love most, Ms. Frizzle! Only the Friz can boil all the hoopla down to the scientific facts in a fun and informative way. With trademark simplicity and wit, Joanna Cole explains why the e...