In an election year, Don finds himself in the unlikely role of political operative. Rumors about the Tea Party's opportunistic gubernatorial candidate, Kenyon Louderbush, paint him as an unfaithful, callous exploiter of young men...young men that he puts into the hospital...or perhaps the morgue. Don smells truth in those rumors. But, he's confounded by a shadowy conspiracy, witnesses' fear and a grieving family appallingly willing to give up on justice for a brutalized son and brother. In RED WHITE AND BLACK AND BLUE, series creator Stevenson takes witty aim at the polarization, dissembling and double-dealing of American politics. It's a story that leaves even our hero, Don, tarnished and bruised.

Gary Griswold, cheerily dim gadfly scion of Albany old money, late of the Key West artists colony, goes missing, and his ex-wife wants to know what's happened to him - not to mention his 38 million dollars in cash. Turns out that religious dilettante Gary and his money have disappeared into Thailand, where corruption has its own etiquette. Soon, Albany's only gay PI, Don Strachey, is out of his element, and his lover Timmy is way out of his comfort zone as they comb the Land of Smiles for a man with an unerring weakness for the poorest choice possible and a daft plan to buy 38 million dollars worth of good karma. #10 in the award-winning Donald Strachey Mystery Series

Re-release Dot and Edith's happiness in their home stands in the way of their neighbors' decisions to sell to the Millpond Corporation so it can build another blight on the landscape. A campaign of intimidation, at first merely irritating, escalates to murder before PI Strachey sorts it all out and learns something about his feeling for lover Timothy Callahan. Filmed for release by HereTV in 2008 Originally published in 1984

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition.As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping—the same mountain where his two older brothers died.When he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: follow me or die like your brothers. What comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us.Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson is part cultural folklore, part origin myth about the Messenger's Feast – which is still celebrated in times of bounty among the Iñupiaq. It's the story of how Iñupiaq people were given the gift of music, song, dance, community, and everlasting tradition.

New York Times "16 Books to Read in September" • Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction​ • A sweeping and beautifully rendered exploration of home and yearning, following the fracturing of a family upon the demise of its patriarch"A gorgeous novel from one of our most outstanding writers to be savored for its beautiful language and profound insights into families, relationships and life" —Bernardine Evaristo, Booker prize winning author of Girl, Woman, OtherIn the early hours of June 14, 2017, the world watches as flames leap up the sides of a residential high-rise in West London, consuming Grenfell Tower and many of the lives within it. Across town, an earlier spark has caught fire. A cigarette left burning in an ashtray. A table strewn with post-it reminders and old newspapers. And one Cornelius Winston Pitt—estranged husband, complicated dad, and Pitt family patriarch—takes his...

Food truck owner Steve Groff is laying low. That revenge song that's sweeping the country like vitriolic wildfire? It's about him. His ex hasn't outed him yet, but he knows it's coming. And even though he really is a good guy, the hateful tune is haunting him from coast to coast and has him sincerely wondering, Am I the asshole? Firmly stuck in identity crisis mode, the last thing he needs is a relationship of any kind. But the people-pleaser in him can't resist when a sexy shop-keeper offers up a fake-boyfriend quid pro quo. What's that saying about those who don't learn from the past? Maeve Morrison has ex problems of her own when hers pops up after years of radio silence. Caught off-guard and woefully unprepared to face him or his new fiancée, she grabs the nearest customer and begs him to be her stand-in boyfriend. An easy-enough plan until things escalate, and she and Steve are suddenly co-catering her ex's wedding. In a week. Now,...

A miniature masterpiece about the joys of books, cats, travel, and jazz.A man living alone in Quebec City hears a brassy tune ("La java bleue") float through his apartment window. He follows its chirping out to the street, and there he meets a rollicking troupe of acrobats, jugglers, and musicians - among them a charming Katherine Hepburn-lookalike, Marie. He is enamored by the troupe's joyful irreverence and they are drawn to his rare devotion to books, cats, and the iris-mottled countryside of Quebec. They set off together. In his bookmobile, he guides the troupe up the craggy coast of the St. Lawrence River. A "fine figure with its curves," outfitted with a kitchen, expandable library shelves, and - above the sink - a golden-hued photograph of Shakespeare & Company, the bookmobile wends its way north. Along the way, its driver falls in love and lends book upon book to the faithful readers of the towns he visits every summer. Autumn Rounds is a...

Two months have passed since Patch Collins narrowly escaped the Board, leaving her loved ones behind to navigate the escalating tensions in America. Patch finds herself in an unfamiliar world, struggling with her mental health, and surrounded by those who abandoned the very idea of American diplomacy long ago. When a familiar enemy resurfaces and she learns the previously unknown fate of a loved one, Patch must make a choice: stay and live a life of relative safety, or risk everything to expose the Board's actions to the world.

Trouble is brewing for coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen when she's caught up in a storm - and murder - at a writers' retreat.Coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen has reluctantly travelled north with her business partner, Sarah Kingston, to cater for a weekend writers' retreat at Payne Lodge log cabin. The remote location deep in the Wisconsin forest is the perfect setting for mystery writing workshops . . . and murder.Maggy's no fan of the outdoors, but forest bugs are the least of her worries when lightning strikes the lodge during a storm and she and Sarah discover the body of the retreat's organiser, editor of the local newspaper and president of the Brookhills Writers' Club, Kate McNamara. It seems that Kate had annoyed many of the retreat's attendees, but who hated her enough to plot her murder?

An accidental time travel led her to find love in the arms of a Duke from the past. Olivia is finally rebuilding her life and career after a painful divorce. While on a business trip to England, she is driven off the road by a mysterious force, only to come to her senses in the opulent mansion of a handsome Duke. The year is 1872. The wealthy and powerful Duke of Avondale has forsworn love after the death of his wife, for which he blames himself. Then he rescues a strangely dressed woman who turns out to be from the future. Helping the stranded beauty becomes his mission; a way to atone for sins of the past. But he wasn't expecting the powerful attraction and the emotions she would awaken in his heart. Two strangers from different worlds, they forge a bond that heals their emotional wounds. But time is running out, and revelations and secrets jeopardize their fledgling relationship. When the past haunts the present and the future...

Sometimes, you do not write your story, it writes you. You don't choose your story, it chooses you.But would you believe it if someone told you, 'This is Not Your Story'? Would you have the courage to rewrite it?Shaurya, a CA student. This is his story of following his dreams.Miraya, an interior designer. This is her story of believing in love.Anubhav, an aspiring entrepreneur. This is his story of giving life another chance.After her record-breaking debut novel Everyone Has A Story, Savi Sharma tells a transforming tale of courage, hope and self-discovery.

There's always an escape. Sometimes you need to search long and hard for the right one.After losing all he once cherished, Doug Zimmer follows his wife's parting bread crumbs and rides up the Pacific coast—on a bicycle. Armed with a revolver and only a vague plan to get through the months ahead, he aims to end his depression one way or the other.As spiritual forces wrangle for his soul, he pedals eastward across America. He meets Lauren Baumgartner—a younger adventurer with a vibrant spirit—and a band of zealots who confront his aversion to religion. Accompanying Doug are not only sunny days and the beauty of nature but also the perils of the road, fellow travelers with their own stories, and the hollow silence of solitary campsites playing host to unseen creatures of the night.A jarring episode on a climb through a treacherous pass brings Doug face-to-face with life and death. Will Doug's adventure deliver him from...

Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic in the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken SistersShe gave up on magic. But magic didn't give up on her.Three generations of magic. Two rogue exes. One Tarot deck.The perfect recipe for chaos. Flair Hardwicke knows three things: magic is real, love isn’t, and relying on either ends in disaster. So while she’s grateful for the chance to take over her grandmother’s Kansas bakery after she finally leaves her cheating husband, she won’t be embracing Nana’s fortune-telling side-hustle. Hers is a strictly no-magic operation—until the innocent batch of Tarot card cookies Flair bakes for the town’s Halloween celebration unleashes the power of the family deck, luring Flair’s unpredictable mother to town, tempting Flair’s magic-obsessed daughter, and bringing back Flair’s first love...

The third book in a humorous and heartfelt chapter book series about a second grade class where each kid turns into an animal for a day Madison tries her best to spread joy and be helpful, even when people like her Great-Aunt Joelle seem to think that she can't do or say anything right. Still, she goes into Mrs. Norrell's class with her head held high, ready to brainstorm ideas for her group project on activism. But after her Great-Aunt Joelle shoots down her ideas, she starts to wonder if maybe she isn't really cut out to be a leader or change-maker. Then, something strange happens: Madison turns into a mouse! Her voice is high-pitched and squeaky, her heart beats furiously in her body, and she's so so small. Luckily, one of her kindhearted classmates, Tally Tuttle, helps to get her to safety so no one squishes her by accident. Will Madison be able to navigate her own insecurities and the unexpected dangers of being a mouse—and turn back into herself before...