In the heart of the Pyrenees mountains lies a hidden secret, waiting to be uncovered.In July 2005, in the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig, stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth.Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade that will rip apart southern France, a young woman named Alais is given a...

The Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld is out of balance with who she’s meant to be.Though Persephone shares domain of the Underworld alongside Hades, she struggles to get a handle on her growing frustrations. The constant pull between the King – her husband in title only – and the demands of her mother, Demeter, have forced Persephone into an untenable situation.Regular Godsrests keep her refreshed and renewed – and protected from reality. The rests also propel ...

On an island in the Salish Sea, caretakers of the ancient orchards are vanishing. The earth witch in charge of protecting the land is on the cusp of losing her magic. And the druid sent to investigate magical crimes carries his own deadly secrets.All Calliope needs to do to strengthen her connection to the land is survive her Blood Ceremony - while simultaneously keeping her teenage sons’ magic from blowing up, and saving one enigmatic druid from from the hellion capable of breakin...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Salt Sugar Fat comes a “gripping” (The Wall Street Journal) exposé of how the processed food industry exploits our evolutionary instincts, the emotions we associate with food, and legal loopholes in their pursuit of profit over public health.“The processed food industry has managed to avoid being lumped in with Big Tobacco—which is why Michael Moss’s new book is so important.”—Charles...

"Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and Cheap Pierogi" —Vanity FairAn unflinching chronicle of gentrification in the twenty-first century and a love letter to lost New York by the creator of the popular and incendiary blog Vanishing New York.For generations, New York City has been a mecca for artists, writers, and other hopefuls longing to be part of its rich cultural exchange and unique social fabric. But today, modern gentr...

A young amnesiac spinster contends with missing persons and murder in this gothic thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Labyrinth.1912—In a remote village near the coast in Sussex, residents gather in a churchyard. More than a decade into the twentieth century, superstition still holds sway: It is St. Mark's Eve, the night when the shimmering ghosts of those fated to die in the coming year are said to materialize and amble through th...

This collection of tales opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Ghost stories, romances, fables, and heroic sagas: the forms are familiar, but the characters we meet surprise us at every turn. For those who know and love the tales of the Grimms and Andersen, the universal themes of fairy tale literature emerge in these classic stories, but with a sophistication that is uniquely Chinese and altogether entrancing.With black-and-white drawings throughout

The natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds.**“Moss is a captivating storyteller.” —**Wall Street JournalFor the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and poetry.  In Te...

The Agatha Award Winner for Best First NovelIn Korina Moss's cozy series debut, Cheddar Off Dead, cheesemonger Willa Bauer discovers that her new home in a small Sonoma Valley town is ripe for murder... something here stinks to high heaven, and Willa knows it's not the cheese.Cheesemonger Willa Bauer is proving that sweet dreams are made of cheese. She’s opened her very own French-inspired cheese shop, Curds & Whey, in the heart of the Son...

With the opening of the new lounge at Trieste cruise terminal looming, Bogdan, an unaccompanied teenage refugee from the former Yugoslavia, is at risk of losing his job when his boss is forced to close the business.But although his future in Italy is at stake, all he can think about is James, a mysterious, lonely young man who frequents his bar every mid morning.Until James leaves his jacket at the bar one night and Bogdan secretly follows him with the excuse of returning i...

“If you had any doubt as to the food industry’s complicity in our obesity epidemic, it will evaporate when you read this book.”—The Washington Post#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • In this “propulsively written [and] persuasively argued” (The Boston Globe) exposé, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter uncovers an insidious truth: food companies are deliberately sacrificing our health to raise thei...

Clementine Brodeur has found her fated mate, and is now pursued by a three-faced killer.I wasn’t expecting to meet Laszlo Arkadi the same day I discovered my family was built on secrets.My deceased mother? On the face of it, she was a matchmakerfor witches seeking love. Concealed from her daughters, she riskedher life freeing enslaved Magicals.My father? He wasn’t there for me. And since my mot...