NAMED MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NPR, TIME, LIT HUB, VULTURE, and moreThe sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for shame to "change sides." For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her ex-husband and the fifty men accused of sexually assaulting her, a courageous decision that inspired millions of people around the world. Only four years prior, Gisèle had made the shattering discovery that her partner, Dominique Pelicot, had been secretly drugging and raping her, and inviting strangers to also abuse her in their home for nearly a decade. “Shame must change sides,” Gisèle bravely declared at the opening of the trial in Avignon, France, and the dictum soon became an international rallying cry to radically transform public sentiment...

A haunting, poetic excavation of memory, the nocturnal imagination, and a search for new forms of language to act upon legacies of violence and erasure. Thanatographies is a genre-defying meditation on disappearance, memory, and the porous boundaries between the living and the dead. In poetic prose, Yanara Friedland weaves together dreamscapes, historical fragments, personal recollections, and philosophical inquiry to explore the afterlives of loss and survival. Moving through rooms, cities, forests, and archives, the text becomes a living document of insomnia, exile, and the spectral presence of women across time, including artists, revolutionaries, caretakers, and ghosts. Structured in four sections titled Room, Night, Medusas, and Burials, the book traverses inner and outer landscapes, from Berlin's haunted streets to the intimate terrain of the body. Friedland's voice is both lyrical and incisive, drawing on figures such as Unica Zürn,...

A tense psychological sci-fi thriller for adult and crossover readers, set on an alien world where a father's mission to save his daughter uncovers terrifying secrets.Austin thought bringing his daughter on a routine mission would be a chance to reconnect after years apart. But their deep-space expedition to the uncharted planet Paphos is anything but routine.Buried within the planet's forests lies a sprawling, crumbling alien compound—and they are not alone. A creature capable of seizing control of any host stalks them, turning their expedition into a desperate fight for survival.With their escape pods sabotaged and radios destroyed, hunted by an intelligence that hides among them, Austin must forsake all others to keep his daughter safe. The only way home is forward—deeper into the facility, deeper into the unknown.Perfect for fans of sci-fi thrillers, this pulse-pounding novel explores the limits of survival, the mysteries of first contact,...

Scandals, Seduction, and Rogues...In the ballrooms of Regency England, fortune, reputation, and hearts hang by a thread—and rogues are always ready to tip the balance...in their favor, of course... In this collection of steamy and irresistible tales, scandalous dukes, devilish earls, and charming viscounts test the limits of propriety, daring to steal more than just a lady's attention.From clandestine meetings beneath candlelight to whispered promises in secret gardens, each story explores forbidden desires, daring hearts, and the intoxicating thrill of temptation. Will these rakish gentlemen find love, or will their own dark secrets ruin everything?Enter a world where scandal is expected, passion is inevitable, and every rogue has a story to tell.All new storeis by:Dawn BrowerCarrie LomaxAmanda MarielEliana PiersLinda Rae SandeAubrey WynneTanya Wilde