A cultural critique of the commodity in consumer society, The System of Objects is a tour de force – a theoretical letter-in-a-bottle tossed into the ocean in 1968, which brilliantly communicates to us all the live ideas of the day....

Erica Bauermeister, the national bestselling author of The School of Essential Ingredients, presents a moving and evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories ca...

\'Tis the season for finding romance in this hilarious and uplifting holiday read\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to relationships, thirty-four-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say \"Bah, humbug.\" The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn\'t ex...

A prestigious anthology series, Best American Fantasy is guest edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, with Matthew Cheney serving as the series editor, showcasing the best North American fantasy short fiction from the preceding year.

Celebrating 20 Years of Agatha Raisin—Brand-New Bonus Story Included!/BDIV AGATHA RAISIN...AND THE CASE FROM HELL She's nosed in on murder investigations, annoyed law enforcement on two continents, and been targeted by everyone fro...

Celebrating 20 Years of Agatha Raisin—Brand-New Bonus Story Included!/B/PPAfter six months in London, Agatha Raisin returns to her beloved Cotswold village—and her dashing neighbor, James Lacey. Well, sort of. James might not be s...

A pirate attack during her childhood left Alicia Davidson with a scar on her beautiful face and memory loss. But now she longs to find the sister she lost. And only one man can help her: pirate Blake Merritt—a man with demons of h...

When Steffi Lockwood returns to Sanctuary Sound to start over, she has no idea she'll also get a second chance with her first love. Steffi Lockwood has survived more than most. Recovering from an assault, she returns to her coastal Co...

Recently widowed, Rebecca Parcell is too busy struggling to maintain her farm in Morristown to give a fig who wins the War for Independence. But rumors are spreading in the winter of 1780 that she's a Loyalist sympathizer&...

A new graphic novel inspired by the fan-favorite animated TV series Batman Beyond!Terry McGinnis – the Batman of the future – and an elderly Bruce Wayne – the original Batman – are the sworn protectors of Neo-Gotham. But when ...

When the widowed owner of the wine bar Vineyard decides she wants to take some time off and travel abroad, she leaves her business in the very capable hands of the two women she trusts most: her daughter Piper and Vineyard's general m...

Written with an intelligence and verve rarely found in rock biography, the mysterious artist that is Bob Dylan is illuminated through the cultural history of his time.Half a century ago, a youth appeared from the American hinterland a...

Ty Buchanan is a rising star in his L.A. law firm, until the suspicious death of his fiancee forces him into the underbelly of the city to discover the truth behind her death. He soon has more than his career on the line, as he finds ...

Puffin is updating the Puffin Storytapes™ audio program and converting the cassette tapes to compact discs! our list begins with three perennial classics— Corduroy, Madeline, and Froggy Gets Dressed—as well as one modern cla...

The instant New York Times bestsellerShe possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both? Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austri...

Once upon a time three young ladies vowed to record their first London seasons…and to fill in the gaps of their finishing school educations. Thus began The Debutante Diaries―and London will never be the same…"Fans of Regenc...

Hide your daughters and your maiden aunts…Lord Samuel Travis is back.―The London Hearsay, special society edition Equal parts scoundrel and seducer, he's returned to London determined to mend the rift with his older brother. All S...

Once upon a time in Anna Bennett's When You Wish Upon a Rogue, three young ladies vowed to record their first London seasons and to fill in the gaps of their educations. She knows what she wants. Miss Sophie Kendall is happiest arr...

Jean-Luc Picard. His name has gone down in legend as the captain of the U.S.S. Stargazer and two starships Enterprise. But the nine years of his life leading up to the inaugural mission of the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM to Farpoint Station h...

The Monroe brothers have their differences, but one project unites them: turning an antebellum mansion in their Haven, Georgia, hometown into a peaceful spa. It was the dream of their late sister—and it's about to set off a major re...

George Carole ran away from home to join the Vaudeville circuit. Sixteen years old, uncommonly gifted at the piano, he falls in with a strange troupe -- even for Vaudeville.Under the watchful eye of the enigmatic figure of Silenus, Ge...

Never in your wildest dreams could you begin to imagine all the filthy and depraved things that go on inside The Wicked Horse. Step inside and Woolf Jennings will make every one of your dirty fantasies come true. He's covered in a fa...

Thorn is not your average, everyday dragon. For a start he has no scales. Instead, his hide is a strange but beautiful fluid silver, with odd properties that surprise even him. He also turns up his nose in repulsion at his broodmates'...

After surviving a clandestine operation that went tragically wrong, Matt Drake escaped Syria with his life, but little else. Now, to save the life of another, he must return to Syria and confront his biggest failure in a debut thrille...

Alice Forester can't believe it--she has to take swimming lessons at school! Everyone else in her class is excited and thinks she's strange for not feeling the same way. Problem is, Alice is afraid of the water. But after Alice me...

Kelsey is feeling very frustrated. Her dad's girlfriend's twin daughters are very loud and are always taking over everything. If only it was just Kelsey and her dad again! But when cute King Charles spaniel puppy Storm appears, sudden...

After Tyra's house is flooded, she and her family have to stay with friends. Things start to look up when fluffy Akita puppy, Storm, floats by. But Dale, the son of the friends they're staying with, doesn't like Storm. What will Tyra ...

"Series fans will enjoy spending time with these appealing folks and their dogs."—Publishers Weekly  With a demanding teaching job and five poodles scampering around the house, Melanie Travis barely has energy for the upc...

In 1974, at the age of seventeen, author Glenn Berger served as "Schlepper" and apprentice to the legendary recording engineer Phil Ramone at New York City's A&R Studios, and was witness to music history on an almost daily a...

As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the ...