Sontag's 'Regarding the Pain of Others' examines how constant media images of global suffering affect our empathy, desensitize us, and change our view of war.
In a world of betrayals and cunning, a collection of gripping tales unveils the shocking twists of fate awaiting philandering husbands, ambitious chess champions, and finance ministers across the globe.
Grief-stricken and forty-three, overweight, chain-smoking Smithy Ide embarks on an epic, cross-country bicycle journey to outrun his past and rediscover the brother he was always meant to be.
Alexandra Fuller expertly blends her mother's idealized colonial African childhood with her father's harsh English youth and her own war-torn upbringing, all while following her mother Nicola's journey through survival, madness, and eventual peace under an African tree.
In an alternate 14th century where the Black Death wipes out 99% of Europe, "The Years of Rice and Salt" reimagines a millennium of human history, tracing the rise and fall of Eastern empires and the evolution of a world shaped by different hands.
Mark Twain's 1867 grand tour on the Quaker City is a hilarious trip where he uses his sharp wit to mock European airs and American innocence, turning a religious journey into a funny cultural clash.
As a cataclysmic flood unleashes an ancient Kraken, Sapphy, a girl with dual human and Mer blood, must journey into the ocean's terrifying depths with her brother and a whale to confront the monster and save both their worlds.
Two sisters navigate a perilous market of alluring goblin fruit, confronting temptation, sacrifice, and the power of sisterly love in a Victorian fantasy.
Eleven-year-old Addie navigates the chaotic, all-or-nothing world of her bipolar mother, clinging to the hope of finding 'normal' and a stable home with her beloved half-sisters.
To keep their secret clubroom and maintain their top spot, the Pretty Committee navigates dating, costumes, and boy-brains, using newfound 'ESP' to understand crushes and protect their popularity.
A Pakistani girl's dream of becoming a teacher ends when she is forced into servitude. She must navigate her corrupt landlord's dangerous world to reclaim her future and fight for justice.
After the Spanish Civil War, an orphaned student in Barcelona navigates her family's bohemian home and her university friends' glittering world, slowly learning unsettling truths that shape her coming-of-age.
Three lucky teenagers win a trip to a lunar base, only to discover the moon harbors a terrifying secret that ensures only one of them will ever return to Earth.
In 44 sonnets, Elizabeth Barrett Browning explores her journey from hesitant adoration to deep, mutual love with Robert Browning, capturing their romance in English poetry.
With his therapist's kind and steady help, a young boy named Dibs, who started out quiet and thought to be different, learns about himself and finds his voice.
Two British adventurers con their way into becoming gods and rulers of a remote Kafiristan tribe, only to have their empire crumble when a woman discovers their mortal flesh.
Firdaus, an Egyptian woman born into poverty, defies a harsh world of male control and social hypocrisy, finding a bitter freedom in wanting nothing, fearing nothing, and hoping for nothing.
Sent to a new foster home, rebellious teen Katie Parker finds a new town, unexpected friends, and a shocking secret, eventually discovering forgiveness and faith amid her past and present.
In pre-war Alexandria, a writer deals with the lingering effects of a passionate affair, only to have his memories reshaped by new views on love, politics, and the city's slow decline.
