After Queen Dido, founder of the great city of Carthage, was abandoned by her lover, the Trojan prince Aeneas, she asserted her power by choosing the method by which she would die. Stabbing herself atop a funeral pyre with a gifted sword, she sealed a curse on his descendants for generations to come.Her twenty-first-century namesake, however, doesn’t want her life to end in flames. She needs answers.Since encountering Vergil’s Aeneid in the paintings of a childhood book, mo...

Italy is more than a backdrop—it is a base, a crossroads, and a living classroom. Beneath the Italian Sky is a real‑time chronicle of Elyssa Vagabunda's years studying archaeology and medicine while travelling across Europe and the Mediterranean. Written as events unfold, this volume blends ancient history, cultural observation, humour, and the occasional moment of danger into a vivid portrait of life abroad.From excavations among Roman ruins to anatomy exams in southern I...

FAMILYMATTERSI FOUGHT THE LAWJoe Roberts was tender–hearted and incredibly sexy, but he was a lawman just like the man who had broken Maria Lightner's heart in the past. Maria tried to ignore Joe, but her little boy had other ideas. He wanted a daddy and had chosen the new sheriff as his perfect father. What was a single mother to do?AND THEN I MARRIED HIM!A wife and child were the last thing on Joe's...

Providence's Benefit Street showcases the rich history of Rhode Island's capital, a tangible history that can be experienced firsthand by walking one mile through the heart of the city. Officially established by 1772 for "the benefit of all," Benefit Street is arguably the most historic thoroughfare in Rhode Island. Some of Providence's most prominent families, including the Browns (the namesake of Brown University), built stately homes on Benefit Street's hillside, many of which still sta...

Find out where the tooth fairy takes all those lost teeth in author Elyssa Friedland and illustrator Gladys Jose's The Museum of Lost Teeth , a laugh-out-loud picture book, perfect for fans of School's First Day of School.Toothy lives in Liam's mouth next to his best friend Fang. He's a good tooth—sparkly and strong, and he loves doing the floss.One day, Toothy notices that he is loose and panics! Where w...

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER**A STONEWALL AWARD HONOR BOOK**The Millions Most Anticipated List of 2023**A Vogue Best LGBTQ+ Book of 2023*From journalist and drag historian Elyssa Maxx Goodman, an intimate, evocative history of drag in New York City exploring its dynamic role, from the Jazz Age to Drag Race, in queer liberation and urban lifeFrom the lush feather boas that adorned earl...

*Cosmopolitan Must-Read**InStyle Book Club Pick**Glamour Book Club Pick**#1 May read on POPSUGAR.COM**Featured on NPR**Featured on HuffPost Live*This unforgettable debut novel asks us to look up from our screens and out at the world . . . and to imagine what life would be like with no searches, no status updates, no texts, no Tweets, no pins, and no postsEvie Rosen has had enough. She's tired of the partners at he...

"All the heavy hitters...came out for USA Noir...an important anthology of stories shrewdly culled by Johnny Temple."--New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)One of Zoom Street Magazine's Favorite Books of 2014Indie Books Roundup #1 Pick, Barnes & Noble Book BlogIncluded in Zoom Street Magazine's Summer Reading (Mysteries/Noir) RoundupOne of "1...

**A Good Morning America Buzz PickA Betches Book to Add to Your Fall Reading ListA PureWow Book We Can't Wait to Read in SeptemberA Skimm Reads PickA hilarious, heartfelt story about four lifelong friends determined to change their lives, come hell (terrible bosses, ex-husbands living next door) or high water (laundry...so much laundry) from the acclaimed author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel.**Melissa Levin, Priya Chowdhury, Tara ...

FAMILYMATTERSI FOUGHT THE LAW…Joe Roberts was tenderhearted and incredibly sexy, but he was a lawman–just like the man who had broken Maria Lightner's heart in the past. Maria tried to ignore Joe, but her little boy had other ideas. He wanted a daddy and had chosen the new sheriff as his perfect father. What was a single mother to do?AND THEN I MARRIED HIM!A wife and child were the l...

A gorgeous, groundbreaking survey of the evolution of the world's renowned French ateliers, from the vision of their founding designers to those today who both preserve the signature iconographies and bring their own interpretations to bear on modern couture fashion.The world awaits Paris's flawless fashion presentations year after year, just as the evolutionary arc of French fashion grows richer with each season and each new talent. The New French Couture identifies those...

Doing English in Asia: Global Literature and Culture examines the effect of globalization on the curriculum of Asian universities. As knowledge of the English language has increasingly been understood as necessary to excel in international business, a number of Asian universities have replaced the traditional study of English literature and culture with applied English or English for specified purposes. This edited collection tackles the question of how to teach English language and cultur...