**15 brand-new short stories inspired by and in honour of legendary writer Ursula K. Le Guin.Featuring Ann Leckie, Karen Joy Fowler, Charlie Jane Anders, Kelly Link, Ai Jiang and many others.**Ursula K. Le Guin was a master storyteller and one of the most beloved and respected writers the science fiction and fantasy field has known. An SFWA Grand Master, World Fantasy Award Lifetime Achievement recipient, and Science Fiction Hall of Fame Recipient, she created work that tou...

Charlotte Burke can't shake her recurring dream.Over and over again she dreams of finding a mysterious journal on a candlelit desk while wandering through a strange house in the middle of the night. Every dream has shown her a framed picture of an old woman sitting at the same desk, except the latest version. Last night, the woman stood and offered Charlotte a keyring. In the morning, Charlotte woke up with her car keys in her hand.Her best friend is worrie...

MacKayla Lane’s life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so. In other words, she’s your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman. Or so she thinks . . . until something extraordinary happens.When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death—a cryptic message on Mac’s cell phone—Mac journeys to Ireland in search of answers. The quest to find her sister’s killer draws her into a shadowy ...

Little ones will enjoy this perfect first introduction about God’s love for all of His creation. Through simple sentences and vibrant pictures, young hearts will learn that God loves the tall giraffe, tiny bee, big dog, small mouse, soft kitten, prickly porcupine, and all little children. Basic text makes picture and word association easy and fun!

With Pelleas and Yates out to put an end to the Free Traders, the starship Falstaff was no longer a safe refuge for renegade empath Kayla John Reed. Now her survival—and that of the rebel troops, the War Minstrels—hinged upon Kayla's finding the Mindstar, a legendary source of infinite power that would suck the life out of anyone who tried to master it and failed.Come follow Kayla's continuing adventures in another great story, the second in the War Minstrel's series. First publish...

Jonathan Cooper always knew that, if he ever managed to come out as transgender in his small New Hampshire hometown, there would be trouble. But he never imagined being made the poster child for a national anti-trans campaign by a presidential candidate.Partly a coming-out story, this book never loses track of the outsized and often cynical roles that politics and religion play in our lives. It is also partly a story about the importance of family and friends (and a sense of humor)...

2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Aging Consciously" CategoryAudiofile Earphones Award Winner from TantorWhat if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline?Join Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker's Manifesto, in this intriguing investigation into how we can reclaim aging, cultivate joy, and resist ageism.D...

When Tyler is teased by the other boys, his good friend Danae encourages him to give the boys A Bug and a Wish. When Tyler finds a ladybug and a dandelion seed, he is convinced that this is what Danae means. As his friend helps him learn the true meaning of her advice, Tyler soon discovers the solution to his problem.

Cameron Stone is an expert in breaking the same laws the men in her family are sworn to uphold and protect. Her plan to retire from her not-quite-legal activities is derailed when her cousin becomes entangled with The Warden, a crime lord who is known for an array of illegal enterprises. She creates an alias then maneuvers into a position to extract him from The Warden's clutches before he, like so many others who've betrayed him, winds up dead.While in the ...

Packed with photos—a complete bead jewelry course in a book, with thirty easy projects!Written for the absolute beginner, Bead Jewelry 101 is filled with thorough instructions and step-by-step photographs that expertly guide you through the basics of making bead jewelry. Authors Ann and Karen Mitchell are a dynamic team of jewelry designers who will teach you all about the tools and materials while showing you how to use them.After a visual glossary ...

This authoritative sourcebook offers comprehensive information on Knights Templar history, symbols, key figures, unanswered questions, and more.Who were the Knights Templar? And how did they become the wealthiest multinational corporation in the medieval West? These powerful crusaders of the late Middle Ages remain a source of fascination for their mysterious ways and their far-reaching influence. The knights of the Order of the Temple were not only warriors, but a...

The prodigal Langford son returns—and makes a baby deal that will upend his life—in this intoxicating romance from the author of Pregnant by the Rival CEO.One look into his infant son's trusting blue gaze and Aiden Langford knows his wild, carefree days are over. If only he can get Sarah Daltrey, his son's temporary guardian, to give him daddy lessons . . . Certainly the soft-hearted entrepreneur will agree to his ten-day proposal to stay as the nanny. Aide...