In Arupa Patangia Kalita’s stories, contemporary women in Assam take centerstage. The deeply lyrical and empathetic stories talk about issues like surrogacy, migration, living in a colonial legacy, employment, and history—all of which affect women in the region today.
In Mitra Phukan’s nuanced translation, the region and its people come alive. A deeply compelling and satisfying collection for lovers of contemporary fiction, The Owl, the River, the Valley is a deeply compelling journey into Assam.
Look around. We are surrounded by living organisms, stars, galaxies, dust clouds, light, and so much more—the Universe is present in everything. Yet its birth and evolution remain one of the greatest mysteries.
In this journey through space and time, the Universe itself becomes your guide and storyteller. Discover its origin, explore our solar system, learn about scientists from around the world, and immerse yourself in the wonder of the cosmos. Brimming with fascinating facts, this book is perfect for every curious mind!
A masterpiece’ Rory Sutherland, author of Alchemy
What if everything you’ve been told about money is wrong?
Have you ever been told that cutting your spending is the key to financial freedom?
Or that only a fool would try to make money by picking stocks?
Or that buying your house is always a smart investment?
Most of us have heard these truisms from friends, from family, even from financial experts. They are held up as nuggets of timeless wisdom. There’s just one problem: none of them is true.
Over the last decade, the world of money has transformed – but the mainstream financial advice hasn’t caught up. The result: most of us are being fed money advice that will only take us further from our financial goals.
Here, a leading investor debunks seven of the most common misconceptions about money, and explains why the true path to wealth is dramatically different from what you’ve been told. Confounding and eminently practical, Seven Myths About Money sketches out a radically new route to financial freedom – one fit for the twenty-first century.
The beloved 2014 Newbery Medal winner by former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo.
It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry — and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting format — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by artist K. G. Campbell.
A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo.
The story of a boy who discovers that some things can’t stay locked up for ever.
It’s six months since Rob’s mum died and he moved to Florida. His dad won’t talk about her at all. “Crying ain’t going to bring her back,” he says. So Rob fills a suitcase in his mind with all his forbidden thoughts – the rash on his legs, the bullies at school – and keeps it tight shut. But when he finds a caged tiger deep in the woods, his whole life begins to change. That same day he meets Sistine Bailey, another outsider who’s bullied at school. She says they must set the tiger free – and when Rob imagines the tiger rising out of its cage, his suitcase begins to open…
A brand new spicy, high-angst romance from Catharina Maura―the highly anticipated, standalone spin-off of the Windsors series.
When the man she’s always been in love with starts dating one of her friends, artist Serenity Adesina creates a to-do list that will help her get over him once and for all.
The first item on that list?
Losing her virginity to Archer Harrison, her older brother’s billionaire best friend…and her boss.
He’s the perfect choice―alluring, caring, and entirely emotionally unavailable.
Their deal was supposed to be simple: Serenity will paint Archer anything he wants in return for a secret, no-strings-attached relationship.
Except each kiss leaves them both wanting more, tempting them to risk it all for what’s growing between them. That is, until a cruel twist of fate shows them that giving in to their feelings comes at a far higher cost than they could’ve imagined.
“Music is the second most important thing,” I say. That was something my mother would always say. We’ve stopped saying it out loud, but I think it all the same.
The most important thing is love.
From the author of the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling If He Had Been With Me comes a captivating novel about navigating―and protecting―the loves and friendships that sustain us.
Ramona fell for Sam the moment she met him. It was like she had known him forever. He’s one of the few constants in her life, and their friendship is just too important to risk for a kiss. Though she really wants to kiss him…
Sam loves Ramona, but he would never expect her to feel the same way-she’s too quirky and cool for someone like him. Still, they complement each other perfectly, both as best friends and as a band.
Then they meet Tom. Tom makes music too, and he’s the band’s missing piece. The three quickly become inseparable. Except Ramona’s falling in love with Tom. But she hasn’t fallen out of love with Sam either. How can she be true to her feelings and herself without losing the very relationships that make her heart sing?
This Song is (Not) for You is perfect for readers looking for:
– Contemporary teen romance books – Unputdownable and bingeworthy novels – Complex emotional YA stories – Novels that explore monogamy, polyamory, and asexuality – Characters with a passion for music – Performance art
A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden!
The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.
Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.
She never arrives at her destination.
Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.
But something isn’t right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn’t what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.
And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself―and her unborn child.
A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.
In a small backwater village in Kerala, Farook prepares to bury his father in the qabristan behind the mosque. As the rituals proceed, he is filled with memories of his growing years. Memories of the village, of secret lives, sexual proclivities, superstitions—and above all, the slow decaying of his family.
Tales from Qabristan is a strikingly vivid portrayal of a boy trying to understand the world through the eyes of the adults around him, as he navigates failure, love, life and death. Its language often slipping into magical realism, traversing the realms of both fantasy and reality, the novel reminds us that children are capable of discerning extremely complex realities even if they cannot fully understand them.
Kiki loves deep-fried, sugary junk food. She’s always complaining that her fruit, veggies, grains, and milk—all the things that are good for her—are boring. But she doesn’t know that they can hear her. Determined to win her over, they come up with a plan . . .
Slurrp Farm is made with love by two mothers who are on a mission to change the way our children eat. That’s why they cooked up this special book filled with curiosity and adventure to help children discover the joy of eating well. Through Kiki’s story, little tummies and growing minds learn that healthy food can be fun—creating happy mealtimes that the whole family can share together.
