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From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Laurie Frankel, an exuberant and timely new novel. This program is read by actor Becky Ann Baker, who has appeared in Freaks and Geeks and Girls. At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn’t choose...

"Includes something for every kind of King fan.” —People From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and “Riding the Bullet,” which attracted over half a million online...

The #1 New York Times bestselling suspense thriller from Stephen King—a novel about the fascination deadly things have for us and about our insistence on answers when there are none… Since 1979, the state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in the shed out behind the...

I know who killed my son. Molly Rourke's son has been murdered...And she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love. BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop...

In 1881, 12-year-old Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya Brodski wishes she didn’t have to board the orphan train in Chicago. But she has no home, no family, and no choice. Rodzina doesn’t believe the orphans are on their way out West to be adopted by good families. She’s sure they will become...

Among the longleaf pines and family farms of eastern North Carolina, days seem to pass without incident for Margaret Clayton and Bernice Stokes until they discover each other in a friendship that will take them on the most important journey of their lives. Margaret, droll and whip smart, has a will of iron that never fails her even when her body does, while Bernice, an avid country-music fan, is rarely lucid.

In this classic 1948 memoir, now in its fourth edition, Caroline Pratt recounts, in a wry authorial voice much closer to Will Rogers than John Dewey, how she founded what is now the dynamic City and Country School in New York City; invented the maple "unit blocks” that have become a staple in classrooms and children’s homes around the globe; and came to play an important role in reimagining preschool and primary-school education in ways that resound in the tumultuously creative age before us.

Don’t miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August! The fourth book in the Grant County series from Karin Slaughter, the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her. “[A] page-turner . . . Slaughter’s plot has more twists than a Slinky factory and the...

An intense, eerie, and instantly compelling collection of unabridged stories from Stephen King! "The face of the man in the black suit grows ever clearer, ever closer, and I remember every word he said. I don't want to think of him, but I can't help it, and sometimes at night my old heart beats...

Suzanne O'Malley takes a close look at the Andrea Yates murder trial and discovers medical misjudgment, professional negligence, misapplied law, and a revelation that led to the overturning of Yates's conviction. It took a jury less than four hours to find Houston housewife Andrea Yates guilty...

It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction...

Collected for the first time, the New York stories of John O'Hara, "among the greatest short story writers in English, or in any other language" (Brendan Gill, Here at The New Yorker) Collected for the first time, here are the New York stories of one of the twentieth century’s definitive...

A psychiatrist, a mother, and an expert hitman each race against time in these three fast-paced thrillers from the world's #1 bestselling writer, James Patterson. Dead Man Running: Psychiatrist Randall Beck specializes in PTSD cases -- and his time is limited. Especially when he uncovers the...

“Clever, light and as welcoming as an ocean breeze” (People), James Patterson “dazzles” (Publishers Weekly) with his classic romantic mystery, Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas, now celebrating twenty-five years with a beautiful new anniversary edition. A powerfully moving novel of love...

In this thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen, a sadistic murderer sets a trap for his next victim: Eve Duncan herself. “An enthralling cat-and-mouse game . . . The suspense holds until the very end.”—Publishers Weekly A merciless killer on the hunt. An...

From actress, activist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Marlo Thomas comes a unique, inspirational book “filled with stories of bold and brave women who won’t give up and won’t be held back” (Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of Lean In). Anyone who has ever tried to make a...

Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war. This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200...

In this eerie, enchanting compilation, Stephen King takes listeners down a road less travelled (for good reason) in the gripping 'Riding the Bullet'. Terror becomes déjà vu all over again when you get 'That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French'. 'LT's Theory of Pets' will make you stop and think before giving a dog to a loved one. And there are 11 more stories that will keep you awake until dawn.

One of today’s most electrifying suspense novelists, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with a shattering thriller that dares to play on our deepest vulnerabilities. In this masterful new novel, the killer may very well be the one you sympathize with the most.... THE FIRST...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A sharp and haunting collection of twelve stories about people who live far outside the American Dream, while wondering which decision, which path, or which accident brought them to this place. “Unforgettable . . . hums with life and wry humor . . . The stories...