Want to get home-grown spices in the middle of winter? Eat fresh vegetables in the spring? Sow in the summer to harvest in the fall? Lena Israelsson's book, Year-Round Gardening , is a practical guide for those who want to extend their growing season. And double, perhaps triple, their harvest.... Read More →

Nine novels from a three-time Newbery Honor author whose “tales of wonder, mystery, and suspense beguiled two generations of children and young adults” ( The New York Times ).   Blending realism and fantasy, Zilpha Keatley Snyder was a master at drawing young readers into mesmerizing worlds.... Read More →

In the first edition of The Mathematical Tourist , renowned science journalist Ivars Peterson took readers on an unforgettable tour through the sometimes bizarre, but always fascinating, landscape of modern mathematics. Now the journey continues in a new, updated edition that includes all the... Read More →

“An excellent and useful book for both beginners and more experienced home decorators . . . Encourages us all to be both carefree and careful” ( Martha Stewart).   Making a home is a lifelong pursuit and it starts with your very first place. Suzanne and Lauren McGrath, a mother-daughter... Read More →

This erotically charged follow-up to the Eighty Days series deliciously reveals all the ways “desire comes in more shades than grey” ( Belle De Jour ).   Follow the complete erotic odyssey of sexual discovery, abandon, and healing in this boldly sensual and seductive foursome from the author... Read More →

This handy guide unravels the mysteries of terms, symbols, and abbreviations to make pattern reading easy for knitters of all levels. Knitting can be a challenging craft, but even more challenging than knitting itself is the cryptic language—a mix of abbreviations, numbers, jargon, punctuation... Read More →

Learn how the crisis over digital privacy and manipulation evolved in this “utterly fascinating” look at the growth of data mining and analysis ( Seattle Post-Intelligencer ).   Award-winning journalist Stephen Baker traces the rise of the “global math elite”: computer scientists who... Read More →

An obsessively readable memoir about the passions—and perils—of collecting, from the New York Times –bestselling author of Just My Type .   From the Penny Red to the Blue Mauritius, generations of collectors have been drawn to the mystique of rare stamps. Once a widespread pastime of... Read More →