In a thrilling follow-up to Tasting Light, ten best-selling and award-winning masters of the form use the possible—and the premise of hope—to explore how science and technology can reshape our world and defy assumptions.At once a collection of hard science fiction for curious middle-graders and an antidote to despair in the face of dystopian uncertainty, these ten horizon-bending stories may seem unreal, but all follow the rules of physics and biology as w...

A WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD FINALISTNew York Times bestselling author William Alexander provides a fascinating and erudite micro-history of the tomato."A captivating—and appetizing—read." —Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked PlantsThe tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history ...

A 2026 Philip K. Dick Award Finalist and Shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for FictionA debut science fiction novel by National Book Award–winning writer William Alexander, this story of found family follows a planetary courier training adolescent androids in a solar system grappling with interplanetary conflict after a devastating explosion on Earth’s moon.Captain Tova Lir chose a life as a courier rather th...

Read about "La Reina de la Salsa" in Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz, and learn the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes that have shaped our culture and the world in this gripping biography series for young readers, perfect for fans of the Who Was series.If you can see it, you can be it.Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz—once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling char...

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Memo Castillo can’t wait for his first-ever MagiCon fan convention, but his plans are on the verge of collapse unless he can find a ride—fast!Guillermo "Memo" Castillo and Theo Chang can’t wait to attend the local MagiCon convention. They’ll dress up in costumes, play in their first-ever Sorcery competition, defeat that snotty fifth grader Josh Harkan, and have an awesome day.But Memo's dad ca...

Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John by William Alexander, published in 1895, is part of the esteemed Expositor's Bible series, which seeks to provide thorough and accessible commentaries on various books of the Bible. In this work, Alexander offers an in-depth exploration of the three epistles attributed to John the Apostle, focusing on their theological significance and practical implications for Christian living.Alexander begins by situating the epistles within their historical a...

Cybercriminals never rest—and small businesses are their preferred targets. Many business owners assume they're too small to attract hackers or trust that their IT provider has everything covered. But assumptions like these put your business at severe risk.INSIDE THIS BOOK, YOU WILL UNCOVER:- Why hackers love small businesses, and how you can quickly make yourself a far less appealing target.- How your organization’s most trusted employee could unknowingly cause cat...

Born and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, within the shelter of old traditions, aristocratic in the best sense, William Alexander Percy in his lifetime (1885–1942) was brought face to face with the convulsions of a changing world. Lanterns on the Levee is his memorial to the South of his youth and young manhood. In describing life in the Mississippi Delta, Percy bridges the interval between the semifeudal South of the 1800s and the anxious South of the early 1940s. The rare qualities of ...

William Gerhardie's Eva's Apples is a subtle, ironic novel of manners in which private desire, memory, and social performance are delicately entangled. Set within the cultivated yet unstable world characteristic of Gerhardie's fiction, the book examines emotional misunderstanding and the elusive nature of intimacy through prose that is elegant, lightly satirical, and psychologically alert. Its tonal balance of wistfulness and comedy places it in the tradition of early twentieth-century Eng...

William Gerhardie's Futility is a comic yet piercing novel of post-Revolutionary Russia, following the chaotic Bursanov family and the bemused English observer who records their decline. Blending satire, pathos, and anti-climactic comedy, Gerhardie turns political upheaval into a study of drift, frustrated desire, and the absurd weakness of human intention. Its style is light, conversational, and deceptively casual, yet beneath the wit lies a distinctly modern sensibility, closer to Chekho...

In "The Outcasts," William Alexander Fraser weaves a poignant narrative that deftly explores themes of marginalization and resilience through the lives of his richly developed characters who find themselves on the fringes of society. The book's prose is characterized by its lyrical quality, marrying vivid imagery with stark realism, placing it firmly within the tradition of 19th-century social commentary while echoing the struggles of contemporary issues. Fraser employs a dual narrative st...

Cynics may ask, how many have profited by the innumerable proverbs and maxims of prudence which have been current in the world time out of mind? They will say that their only use is to repeat them after some unhappy wight has “gone wrong.” When, for instance, a man has played “ducks and drakes” with his money, the fact at once calls up the proverb which declares that “wilful waste leads to woful want”; but did not the “waster” know this well-worn saying from his early years downwards? What...