This wonderful collection of stories from the Bible has been rewritten especially for very young children in straightforward and engaging language and is filled with beautiful and imaginative illustrations.
The stuff you really need to know about how the economy works? It’s pretty simple. Yes, even if you were bored to tears in economics class, or if you’re cross-eyed from reading painfully convoluted—or straight-up misguided—financial commentary. In this particularly disorienting era, many have turned to a young economic analyst named Kyla Scanlon for answers.
Now, Scanlon is writing a definitive, approachable guide to the key concepts and mechanics of economics and the most common myths and fallacies to steer clear of. Through her trademark blend of creative analogies, clever illustrations, refreshingly lucid language—and even quotes from poetry, literature, and philosophy—she answers questions such as:
At a time when experts overcomplicate simple things loudly, choosing to generate smoke rather than clearing the air, In This Economy? shows that understanding the markets—and the systems they operate in—is easier than you think. Whether you’re worried about your mortgage rate, job security, bank account balance, or the health of the broader economy, this concise and witty guide will give you the confidence to make smarter financial decisions—no matter what the headlines say.
A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over the years—until heartbreak and unexpected chemistry bring them together in this clever enemies-to-friends-to-lovers debut romance.
A free-spirited, struggling comedian, Ari likes to keep things casual and never sleeps over after hooking up. Josh, a born-and-bred New Yorker, has ambitious plans to take the culinary world by storm and find The One. They have absolutely nothing in common…except that they happen to be sleeping with the same woman.
Ari and Josh never expect their paths to cross again. But years later, as they’re both reeling from ego-bruising breakups, a chance encounter leads to a surprising connection: friendship. Turns out, spending time with your former nemesis is fun when you’re too sad to hate each other—and too sad for hate sex.
As friends-without-benefits, they find comfort in late night Netflix binges, swiping through each other’s online dating profiles, and bickering across boroughs. Until one night, the unspoken boundaries of their platonic relationship begin to blur…
With sharp observations and sizzling chemistry, You, Again explores the dynamics of co-ed friendship in this romantic comedy of modern love in all its forms.
• 52 weekly devotions organized by themes like “Relationships,” “Faith,” and “Feelings and Identity” provide discussions of Scripture and how God’s word can help find solutions and security
• Friendly, encouraging tone strikes the perfect balance of wise, supportive mentorship and relatability
• Open-ended prompts are thought-provoking and encourage preteens to trust God and themselves
• A path to regular practice of Bible study and prayer is carved out through one devotion per week, easing tweens into a natural interest and desire for study and reflection
• The full-color pages and fun design create an interactive experience and boost creativity and self-expression
Constance Sparks always says yes…when her capricious best friend needs money; when her boss gives her more responsibility without a raise; and when her boyfriend, Hayden, who is very kind but also secretive, asks her to marry him.
While planning their wedding—and struggling with anxiety about the right course for her future—Constance researches the history of her antique engagement ring and unearths the name of a man who might be connected to it, plus his tragic love story. When she finds a book of letters in her library’s old manuscript section written by the long-dead man, Constance is deeply touched by his words and leaves a note for him confessing her uncertainty and doubts. She’s shocked days later to find a response tucked among the pages.
As the notes continue to arrive, Constance finds herself quickly falling in love with a ghost and putting her real-life relationship in jeopardy. Will a bond based on letters impossibly sent from the past derail her future? Or will Constance discover her voice and risk everything for the chance to somehow connect with her true soul mate?
Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through—and he’s a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can’t stop thinking about. The woman who’s off-limits to him.
Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business—one that plays for keeps.
The Mystic of Small Dreams chronicles the movement of migrants as they navigate borders both internal and external. At the heart of these poems of vulnerability and sharp intelligence, the poet himself is the perpetual migrant embarked on forced journeys that take him across nations in West and North Africa, through Europe, and through American cities as he navigates the challenges of living through terror and loss and wrestles with the meaning of home.
In The Mystic of Small Dreams, Oriogun, one of Africa’s most important contemporary poets have written a book that is heavy with lyrical beauty and profound emotions. In his third collection of poems, he has continued his deep engagement with the African diaspora, capturing the heartache, hope, and resilience of those who traverse lands far from their ancestral home. Oriogun’s journeys through diverse cities form the backbone of this collection, and each poem is a melodic exploration of identity, belonging, and the quest of finding home in the lonely conditions of exile.
This collection stands as a testament of his continuous devotion to the craft of poetry, offering readers a poignant glimpse into the life and heart of a poet whose work continues to shape and define the poetic landscape of Africa and beyond.
One day, a man in the Netherlands saw a beautiful woman’s picture on his Facebook page and, despite his reservations, sent her a message. A simple act of courage and daring led to a connection between Jan, an engineer who lived alone in Geet, and Naomi, an only child who had been raised by her grandmother in Abuja. Their unlikely connection grew, a spark was lit—a unique love they believed could never be extinguished.
Now, after overcoming a long-distance romance, visa struggles and culture clashes, Jan and Naomi have something simple, yet beautiful. A happy, peaceful marriage, a home at the end of a quiet path surrounded by a lake, and the light of their love now transformed to the miracle of a much-anticipated child growing within Naomi.
But there is no light without shadows. Naomi and Jan had fought to find an uncommon love and now, they are about to fight even harder to keep it.
Some secrets are deadlier than others
On the night she turned fifty-two, Sayo Dosumu’s car tumbled off Falomo Bridge, killing her instantly. Two years later, her presence still overshadows the lives of those she left behind. When her daughter receives a text message insinuating her mother’s death might have been murder, she is determined to uncover the truth. At a weekly family dinner, she soon discovers that everyone in the family—her billionaire father, his perfect new wife, the party-animal heir, the nerdy last son—has a secret they want to keep hidden, and exposing these secrets would set off a chain of events that challenges everything they thought they knew.
Lives intersect for a young woman on a quest for revenge and a family man with a violent past in this haunting and provocative novel by the author of Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold.
In Jos, Nigeria, Dareng Pamson is slowly winning back the trust of his pregnant wife after his infidelity shook their marriage. When a young Muslim woman comes in out of the rain looking for work in Dareng’s auto repair shop, Dareng cautiously agrees—against his better judgment. She’s passionate and willing to learn. Besides, it’s time he started doing things differently.
After being back in her hometown for only a week, Murmula Denge finds who she’s looking for: Dareng, the Christian man whose cold-hearted ambition and greed shattered her family. At first, she wants only to destroy his tenuous peace by introducing chaos. Until Murmula realises that for true closure and justice, she must go to extremes. Blood for blood.
Neither is prepared for the mysterious turning point that changes their lives forever. As they navigate the quandary of faith and the strange new ties that bind them, coming to terms with the past is only the beginning.
In 1840, the lives of former lovers’ Ẹfúnṣetán and Efunporonye take divergent paths amid personal and social turmoil. Ẹfúnṣetán faces trial for murder in Ibadan, while Efunporonye copes with loss and business struggles in Abeokuta, seeking solace in a new lover.
Meanwhile, Yoruba kingdoms brace for internal and external conflict, with feudal chiefs, warlords, and colonial forces vying for power. Ẹfúnṣetán’s brother, Kúmúyǐló, and his companions journey to England, encountering magic and racism. Atoke, Ẹfúnṣetán’s cousin, delves into wartime espionage with magical herbs. Despite their divergent paths, their journeys intersect in the crucible of war, fostering new alliances and testing their character.
Swallow Book two chronicles the birth of a new world amidst chaos, highlighting the resilience of women and warriors in the face of war, witchery, love, and loss.
It is the early 1830’s, the countries of the global north are mired in internecine wars and poverty. The British Empire has set themselves up as the world power through the trans-atlantic slave trade and has started its long-term goal of sequestering and colonising the West Coast of Africa ahead of Germany and France. In their designs for Oduduwa nations, independent city-states in the south-west, they had factored in greed and the use of force, but what they hadn’t bargained for was resistance from the powerful women living in these areas.
These women with intertwined lives will learn of love and betrayal in the fight for survival. Efunsetan Aniwura fights to keep her family’s power. Efunporonye craves a place for herself in a world that is unforgiving to timid women. In trying to make their mark in a society dominated by men and their wars, these women will rise up against the incursions of The British Empire. Swallow is a vivid reimagining of ancient Yoruba history that tells a sweeping tale of tradition and culture, family, legacy and love.
A Hot Lagos Afternoon is an exceptional and tasteful collection of unashamed Nigerian stories. From the captivating first story, “A Hot Lagos Afternoon”, where a trip to a woman’s wedding quickly turns into her worst nightmare, to “Lagos Living”, where a 23-year-old quickly lands himself in Nigeria’s famous Kirikiri prison after a failed attempt at cybercrime, the author writes a mosaic of stories about marriage, love, and life in the country, Nigeria.
This debut collection will leave you feeling a whirlwind of emotions but, more importantly, realize that just anything is possible in Nigeria.
Ka Chi Foo Nu is an intriguing collection of short stories with the prevailing theme of femicide interlaced with each story drawing you into the struggles of average women in Nigerian society.
Harachi’s work is a collage of five stories about life, love, loss, and other intense emotions felt by women in an attempt to challenge a norm of female subjugation. The stories are a tribute to the souls that men have snatched. The stories are unapologetically Nigerian. And you are sure to find a character or a story that will dwell forever in your subconscious.
“The writer of murder, like all writers, must be a miser, conceding revelations bit by bit; for every novel is a puzzle, and every reader a sleuth.”
A remote, old-money hunting lodge. A raging storm. A locked room. Three corpses, discovered within four days. A cast of monied, scheming, unfaithful characters.
When Detective Adam McAnnis joins an old college friend for the Bicentennial weekend at the exclusive West Heart club in upstate New York, he finds himself among a set of not-entirely-friendly strangers. Then the body of one of the members is found at the lake’s edge; hours later, a major storm hits. By the time power is restored on Sunday, two more people will be dead.
The elements of the classic murder mystery are all present in West Heart Kill, but it’s the daring structure and mischievously subversive narration that set this debut apart. This is no ordinary whodunit. Both an homage to the masters of the genre, and a wholly original spin on the form, it’s a sheer delight from start to finish.
When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading Go to Paris. But Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a childhood trauma has kept her confined to the strict routines of her comfort zone. When her boss encourages her to take time off, Stella resigns herself to honoring her mother’s last wishes.
Alone in a foreign city, Stella falls into old habits, living cautiously and frugally. Then she stumbles across a vintage store where she tries on a fabulous Dior dress. The shopkeeper insists that this dress was meant for Stella and, for the first time in her life, Stella does something impulsive. She buys the dress and together they embark on an adventure.
Her first stop: iconic brasserie Les Deux Magots, where Stella tastes her first oysters, and then meets an octogenarian art collector who decides to take her under his wing. As Jules introduces her to a veritable who’s who of the 1980s Paris literary, art, and culinary worlds, Stella begins to understand what it might mean to live a larger life.
As weeks—and many decadent meals—go by, Stella ends up living as a “tumbleweed” at famed bookstore Shakespeare & Company, uncovers a hundred-year-old mystery in a Manet painting, and discovers a passion for food that may be connected to her past. A feast for the senses, this novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home.
