The Star DiariesIjon Tichy, Lem's Candide of the Cosmos, encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride. Line drawings by the Author. Translated by Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

and a paragon of the community

Or will she make the ultimate sacrifice for Tom

The Secret Messenger

An updated look and a new format gives a fresh life to this long-time favorite of Beverly Jenkins’s fans

sits in the corner of a restaurant

Alex and Christine are spending a leisurely summer’s evening at home when they receive a call from a distraught Lydia: she is at the hospital

but the baby is coming out of my body

In a few terrifying hours

Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka

effectively ending its author’s rise to literary fame

who slept surrounded by a wall of fire

Cabrini-Green grew to twenty-three towers and a population of 20