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Psychiatrist, humanist, revolutionary, Frantz Fanon was one of the great political analysts of our time. He has had a profound impact on civil rights, anticolonialism, and black consciousness movements around the world. A Dying Colonialism is Fanon’s incisive and illuminating account of how, during the Algerian Revolution, the people of Algeria changed centuries-old cultural patterns and embraced certain ancient cultural practices long derided by their colonialist oppressors as “primitive,” in order to destroy those oppressors.

A New York Times Book Review Book Club Pick A woman discovers that her bathroom has been remodeled into a prison cell―where she is an unlikely inmate―in this surreal novel of exile, grief, memory, and migration. In Salerno, Italy, Dilara spends her days caring for her aging father and her...

A startling profile of one of the most prolific serial killers and the disturbing experience of the journalist who earned his trust for the sake of justice When crime journalist Maria DiLorenzo mailed a letter to Gary Ridgway, she never expected him to reply. He refused to speak to reporters and...

Shane Michaels has been a disappointment his whole life—a troublemaker, a screw-up, a lost cause. On the verge of being expelled, he's sent to Ravens Ridge to live with his father, who is determined to straighten him out. Despite the nightmare that waits for him at home, the town—and the...

The long-awaited follow-up to The Resurrectionist, this gorgeously illustrated volume continues the story of Dr. Spencer Black. Genius. Healer. Madman. Destroyer. Once, a gifted surgeon believed he could cure all illness with quick strokes of his knife, that he could create perfection in the...

A groundbreaking new direction for Claudia Rankine, the bestselling author of Citizen and Just Us Claudia Rankine has widened contemporary literature with her consciousness-raising, genre-defying works. In her first book after her celebrated American trilogy, Rankine shifts into sustained...

From New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & Wilson comes another heart-stopping installment in the popular Tier One series, perfect for fans of Jack Carr. After rescuing a teammate from a covert detention facility in East Asia, it’s back to business as usual for John Dempsey and Task...

An investigative narrative revealing how smartphones, deregulation, and pandemic isolation turned America’s pastime into its newest addiction. The House Always Wins traces the rise of legal sports betting from a fringe hobby to a $120-billion-a-year industry, reshaping how Americans watch...

When they told you surveillance was control? They lied. The future of control is your biology. There’s a reason the Federal Virtual Detention Construct at Angola is black from orbit. Forget solitary, you’re force-hibernated: reliving endless variants of your darkest decisions, the state...

Ursula has forgotten her past. Too bad her past won’t return the favor. Ursula can’t remember a single thing before three years ago, so she has to keep her life simple. All she wants is to earn enough money for rent—and maybe a bit left over for a new pair of boots. But on her eighteenth...

You already know Mr. Darcy—at least you think you do! The romantic hero of Pride and Prejudice, Darcy initially insults and ignores the witty heroine but eventually succumbs to her charms. It’s a classic enemies-to-lovers plot and one that has profoundly influenced our cultural ideas about courtship. But what if this classic isn’t just a grand romance but a horror novel about how scary love and marriage can be for women? In The Darcy Myth, literature scholar Rachel Feder unpacks Austen’s Gothic influences and how they have led us to a romantic ideal that is halfway to being a monster story.

Paleoanthropologist Silvana Condemi and science journalist François Savatier tell the Denisovans’ story in The Secret World of Denisovans. Leading us through the excavation of Denisova cave, the sequencing of the Denisovan genome, and recent research on Denisovan fossils, Condemi and Savatier uncover how the Denisovans migrated to Asia, who they interacted with along the way, and why traces of Denisovan DNA can be found in modern-day humans.

In All You Need Is Flights, Jen Ruiz transforms an unexpected breakup into a gift: the catalyst for an inner journey toward greater self-worth through another year of solo travel adventures. A major life transformation starting on your thirtieth birthday, leading to an entirely different and...

Two patients in comas, not expected to live: when they both recover, sharing the same bizarre symptom of blue urine, it’s a medical miracle that Dr. Roger Clark cannot explain. One of the patients happens to be Sharon Wilder, a beautiful Hollywood starlet. When she offers Dr. Clark the chance to accompany her to the private Caribbean island called Eden, he has to accept—if only to learn more about the bioengineering company Advance, Inc., and their promise to make your wildest dreams come true.

Astrology, crystals, tarot, and witchcraft promise spiritual power and peace, but behind their appeal is a darkness only Christ can overcome. Jac Marino Chen was a drug-and-alcohol addicted, self-described sorceress practicing ritual magick in a masonic temple. In Ensnared, she shares her story...

I was left for dead when I was eighteen. Coming to Mustang Creek Ranch gave me something to live for. My boss is grumpy and reclusive. But I’m secretly in love with him, even though he’s made it known he’ll never settle down. Even though he’s made it clear, he’ll never be mine—or anyone’s.

A longtime Afghan combat interpreter recounts his life from early childhood in a mountain village through battlefield service to a perilous escape to America amid looming threats. “Abdul Atah’s service and sacrifice for America makes a moving and meaningful story. His dedication to our...

Before the light of dawn, you will know the fury of the dead. Originally published in 1980 and long sought after by fans, Dennis Etchison’s novelization of John Carpenter’s The Fog is widely regarded as one of the finest novelizations ever published. Reveling in the eerie, coastal horror...

For centuries, men and women have manned lighthouses to ensure the safe passage of ships. It is a lonely job and a thankless one for the most part. Until something goes wrong. Until a ship is in distress. In the twenty-third century, this job has moved into outer space. A network of beacons allows ships to travel across the Milky Way at many times the speed of light. These beacons are built to be robust. They never break down. They never fail. At least, they aren’t supposed to.

This compulsive novel wrestles with vital questions of our time: sentience, purpose, life, death, and how to make a really good commercial. Told entirely through questionably obtained company emails, chat transcripts, TED Talks, training sessions, and more, this all-too-probable future pits emotionally intelligent AI against emotionally stunted humans.