How do we know a cat is a cat . . . and why do we call it a cat? An “intriguing and often fascinating” look at words, perceptions, and the relationship between them ( Newark Star-Ledger ).   In Kant and the Platypus , the renowned semiotician, philosopher, and bestselling author of The Name... Read More →

Two novels of sizzling romantic suspense set in the steamy Florida Keys from a New York Times –bestselling author who “always entertains” (Heather Graham). In one volume, two gripping novels from Meryl Sawyer, who “writes romantic suspense that keeps you turning pages with lightning... Read More →

A prominent lawyer in 1940s New York investigates the mystery of his partner’s life and death in this novel by a New York Times –bestselling author.   Nearing the end of his days, Adrian Suydam, half the partnership of the law firm of Suydam & Saunders, reflects on his lifelong friendship... Read More →

“Highly recommended as a handy one-volume guide for the beginner and a tantalizing treat for the collector ( The Sewanee Review ).   Modern Book Collecting offers advice that answers all the basic questions a book lover and collector might have:   What to collect and where to find it How to... Read More →

Franklin the turtle takes on everyday troubles in this delightful collection of nine stories from the acclaimed children’s series.   Since 1986, readers everywhere have cherished Paulette Bourgeois’s classic tales about a little turtle named Franklin. Filled with lessons about facing your... Read More →

This tale of a book-loving tough guy in a decimated Manhattan is “like Motherless Brooklyn dosed with Charlie Huston . . . Delirious and haunting” (Megan Abbott, author of Give Me Your Hand ).   After a flu pandemic, a large-scale terrorist attack, and the total collapse of Wall Street,... Read More →

In a world where the marginalized of society are sent into space on suicide missions, one woman decides to fight back: “Riveting” (David Feintuch).   In Expendable , the first volume of the League of Peoples, Festina Ramos is assigned to escort an unstable admiral to planet Melaquin. Little... Read More →

The highly acclaimed first two novels by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple and “a lavishly gifted writer” ( The New York Times Book Review ).   The first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for The Color Purple —which also won the National Book Award... Read More →