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So You Wannabe an Outlaw is a 2017 country and Americana album by Steve Earle & the Dukes, released on June 16, 2017, through Warner Bros. Records.
DJ-Kicks is a long-running, acclaimed electronic mix album series launched and curated by the independent Berlin-based record label Studio !K7
Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony is a live album and concert film featuring the funk-jazz band Lettuce collaborating with the Colorado Symphony.
The German alt-rock outfit found fame across the world with its 2013 hit debut album Sadnecessary and continued to move strength to strength with two successful albums, Blossom and Mind The Moon, accompanied by a string of impressive singles and covers. With the groove that their latest project brings (a product of a vision appearing to evolve from Blossom), it marks a departure from the acoustic-centric catchiness that defined Sadnecessary. It nevertheless serves as a testament to the growth of a decade that has influenced them to explore more unconventional routes in their delivery of easy listening.
Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz returns with the follow-up to his 2020 album, Look for the Good.
Eight (stylized as Ei8ht) is the eighth studio album by American rock band Shinedown, released by Atlantic Records on May 29, 2026.
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. is the fourth studio album by the English singer and songwriter Harry Styles. It was released on 6 March 2026, by Erskine and Columbia Records.
Pollen is the sixth studio album by the musical duo Tennis, released via their own label Mutually Detrimental on February 10, 2023.
In this surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme, a daydreaming bureaucrat who is involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. This is the original 142 minute director's cut edition of the film assembled from both the European and American versions.
A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.
An NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teenage punks, neo-Nazis and a debt collector embark on a collision course in 1987 Oakland, California.
Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
It's Halloween, and all of the high spirited Peanuts gang are off on their respective "scare-raising" adventures.
Sparks fly both on and off the court in this groundbreaking feature debut by writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood, a coming-of-age romance that shows the challenges female athletes face in a world that doesn₂t see them as equal.
In high school, everyone needs the occasional 'do-over.' To spare other kids from humiliating and totally un-cool high school experiences, seniors Virgil and his buddies, Charlie and Zeke, invent the ultimate time machine. But when they accidentally open a black hole, they learn that turning back the clock can create a massive mess.
Mystery writer Jessica Fletcher uses her sleuthing skills to solve a variety of crimes.
Two young sisters spend a summer in the Japanese countryside with their father. The children's strange new home turns out to be a wonderland filled with creatures and a trio of furry woodland sprites who can only be seen by children.
There is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly come back to life. The film follows a group of characters who barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these bloodthirsty, flesh-eating monsters.
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Genre-bending films that blur boundaries and the line between personal and social. Drawing heavily on her Mexican background, Almada brings together disparate elements--archival audio recordings, home movie footage, literature, and closely observed moments--to create a distinctive powerful body of work.
Ka-Kui is a Hong Kong police inspector whose methods are unorthodox, which creates havoc for his much-put-upon girlfriend, May. A drug lord frames him for the murder of a dirty cop, but after he successfully clears his name, the villains return and put him in the path of some blackmailing bombers.
Horror film about an American student enrolled in a German dance academy. A series of bizarre incidents and brutal murders puts the academy in chaos.
A boy named Kevin escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarves. Armed with a map stolen from the Supreme Being, they plunder treasure from Napoleon and Agamemnon; but Evil is watching their every move. A giddy fairy tale, a revisionist history lesson, and a satire on technology gone awry.
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country. With tensions flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, love, and flesh.
Gabriële is a biographical historical novel by sisters Anne Berest and Claire Berest that reimagines the life of their great-grandmother, the pioneering avant-garde intellectual and musician Gabriële Buffet-Picabia.
Clayton Stumper might be in his twenties, but he dresses like your grandpa and fusses like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists and now finds himself among the last survivors of a fading institution. When the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in Clayton's life, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle on him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for life beyond the walls of the commune. So begins Clay's quest to uncover the secrets surrounding his birth, secrets that will change the Clay--and the Fellowship--forever. The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers is pure joy, a story about love and family and what it means to find your people--no matter what age you are.
"Ace" delves into the lives of those who identify using the little-known sexual orientation of asexuality and shows what all of us can learn-about desire, identity, culture, and relationships-when we use an asexual lens to see the world.
A sapphic regency romance about the duke who fears nothing... until the woman she never forgot walks through the door and brings her to her knees.
A collection of short stories set in the town of Cryptid Creek, featuring romances with creatures such as Mothman, the Loveland Frog, and Sasquatch.
1884. When Mafalda journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt, her secret love, Lucy, hurries from London to comfort her, with chaperone and lady's maid in tow. But lady's maid Alice, blessed and cursed with the Sight, is tormented by terrifying visions. When chaperone Eliza falls prey to a disturbing wasting illness, the women hope to seek the healing waters of Transylvania. At a nobleman's invitation, they set out for Castle Dracula. In the depths of the forest, miles from civilization, their host reveals his true intentions; a monstrous ambition which will tear the women apart. And not all of them will survive.
An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times)
Once upon a time, on the edge between meadow and forest, there was a lonely child with only his older sister for company. In exchange for being left in peace, his sister made him a playmate--Daye, a girl woven from flowers and words. And for the first time, this boy, Rory, had a friend. Rory couldn't be happier, until he learns that Daye is a short-lived creature. At the end of each season, she must be woven back together or fall gruesomely apart. And every time Daye falls apart might be her last. As Rory and Daye grow older and the line between friendship and romance begins to blur, Rory becomes desperate to break this cycle of bloom and decay. But the farther Rory pushes his research and experiments to lengthen Daye's existence, the more Daye begins to wonder just how much control she really has over her own life.
Heavily plotted contemporary satire, skewering everything from the arcane rules of social register types, casually hypocritical financial heavyweights, and eager educators, in the vein of the author's previous novel, CAMPUSLAND.
Love brings down the haunted house in this captivating romance from the acclaimed author of The Romantic Agenda.
Cold-case detective Raquel Laing faces new threats and long-buried secrets in this gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.
Ocean's Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums, about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity.
Leslie Bruin is assigned to the backwoods township of Spar Creek by the Frontier Nursing Service to vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather judgements of churchy locals who look at him and see a failed woman. Forged in the fires of the Western Front and reborn in the cafes of Paris, Leslie believes he can handle whatever is thrown at him--but Spar Creek holds a darkness beyond his nightmares.
Like Ancillary Justice meets Red, White and Royal Blue, Winter’s Orbit is perfect for fans of Lois McMaster Bujold.
For fans of The Love of My Afterlife and The Seven Year Slip, Reese’s Book Club LitUp Fellow Natalie Messier’s heartfelt contemporary romance debut follows a woman who gets a second chance at a formative time in her adult life—this time to win the “one that got away.”
WINNER OF THE HUGO, LOCUS, ARTHUR C. CLARKE, AND WORLD FANTASY AWARDS • An inspector must solve a murder in a place where things are not as they seem, in this genre- and mind-bending mystery that reads as if “Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler's love child were raised by Franz Kafka” (Los Angeles Times).
Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multi-generational gothic horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.
Listen To This If You Love Great Music is a must read for anyone with even a passing interest in music. Featuring 100 of the best albums from the last four decades, clashmusic.com editor Robin Murray shares his passion for exceptional music and offers insightful takes on what elevates these records above the competition. Robin steers clear of the usual classics - The Beatles and The Clash, for example - and instead goes deep into his record collection to pull out the albums he considers the greatest ever.
Happy snacking, Don't die! is a guidebook to urban and suburban foraging. It will include delicious recipes with an inclusive, socially conscious perspective from social media sensation and foraging expert, @blackforager.
The narrator, Azaro, is an abiku, a spirit child, who in the Yoruba tradition of Nigeria exists between life and death. The life he foresees for himself and the tale he tells is full of sadness and tragedy, but inexplicably he is born with a smile on his face. Nearly called back to the land of the dead, he is resurrected. But in their efforts to save their child, Azaro's loving parents are made destitute. The tension between the land of the living, with its violence and political struggles, and the temptations of the carefree kingdom of the spirits propels this latter-day Lazarus's story.
A heartwrenching memoir of a daughter losing her father and a scathing indictment of the medical industry
Social Animals is a funny and sharp social commentary on community, privilege, dog ownership, and the ultimate power of finding your people (and your pets).
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos
A novel about belief, religion, and the power of myth that blends the gripping, end-of-the-world storytelling of The Passage with Natasha Pulley’s biting wit and queer romance.
After 120 years of serene forest life, a reincarnated high elf sets out for meat, monsters, and mayhem in this bold, high-fantasy isekai quest!
A powerful graphic novel from an acclaimed Palestinian political cartoonist that archives often-censored digital footage of the realities in Gaza into enduring works of art.
The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to life—and there are professionals, called “dispatchers”, who kill in order to save lives, to give those near the end a second chance. Tony Valdez is a dispatcher, and he has never been busier.
A man on the brink of divorce is forced to care for his injured future-ex-mother-in-law in this wise, witty, and heartfelt novel from the bestselling author of The Bandit Queens.
I Do Know Some Things is a brave book, both in content and method.
A humorous, swoony, and downright terrifying slasher rom-com in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romance and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.
A queer and cli-fi reimagining of a Portuguese folktale about a young trans woman who must save her elder sisters from the King of the Air, the King of the Sea, and the King of Misery
The aliens of Star Trek get their due in this collection of comics featuring Orions, Vulcans, Tribbles, Klingons, and more! Presented in a convenient-to-read pocket-sized (6 x 9) format!
Yellowjackets meets Ghost in this electrifying debut about a woman who wakes up in the woods next to a corpse and a pile of journals. The more she reads the personal entries, the harder it is to let go—of both the body and its ghost.
Embrace your love for all things occult with this collection of beginner-friendly embroidery patterns featuring vampires and witches and ghosts, oh my!
Thoughtful, tender, and beautifully written, The Heart-Shaped Tin is a celebration of the fundamentally human urge to keep mementos, even in an increasingly rational age. It will change the way you look at both precious family heirlooms and humble household objects.
In this eerie thriller, a late night radio host receives a disturbing call that triggers a memory of her childhood escape from a serial killer—and the fear that he's come back to finish what he started.
Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef.
The captain of a high school cheer team is caught in a bitter rivalry with a new team member. She turns to an ancient, supernatural creature for help, not knowing that she may have just made a deal with a devil.
Following in the massive footsteps of legends like Godzilla and King Kong, comes QUEEN KODIAK, a colossal, super-charged Kodiak grizzly bear ... one who survived from the ice-age and who's been irreversibly enhanced by a mysterious geo-thermal energy pulsing in the unknown depths of an Alaskan ice cave. And although QUEEN KODIAK s been asleep for thousands of years, melting ice and subsequent tectonic activity has disturbed her hibernation. And in her debut graphic novel, she wakes up to find her only cub missing.
When Ellie Black, who disappeared two years earlier, is found alive in the woods of Washington State, Detective Chelsey Calhoun, whose own sister went missing when they were teenagers, realizes something is not right with Ellie and it's up to her to find the answers before another girl is taken.
Nineteen-year-old Lehua travels to a mysterious island in her native homeland of Hawai'i to track down her missing sister and encounters sinister forces.
Seventeen-year-old Whit, a plus-sized Puerto-Rican girl, is forced to plan the school's Fall Formal with her handsome ex.
Viv isn’t known for telling the truth, but she’s not lying about having an evil doppelganger.
Celebrates a myriad of diverse baby hair styles.
Every other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future.
Take a walk with Charles Darwin in this electrifying new picture book from Sibert Medalist Nicholas Day.
A laugh-out-loud funny picture book about a dog who doesn't know how many pairs of pants to wear (or where to wear them!) by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit. One pair of pants? Two pairs? Three? How many pants should Little Freddie wear? And where should he put them? What about underpants? Where do they go? In a book with text and art that are sure to induce giggles, Drew Daywalt and Lucy Ruth Cummins settle the age-old question: Do a dog's front legs deserve pants, too?
In English and Spanish, Lola heads to her local bodega to find her grandfather a present for his birthday.
A young girl finds her fun-loving Papa's red mustache terribly embarrassing-until they get separated at a soccer game and it becomes the very thing that helps her find him.
Children learn the magic of skip counting--a key math skill in elementary curriculum--via silly rhymes and memorable groupings of animals. Includes facts about the animals.
Twelve-year-old Selvi loves the animals that live on the mountains behind her home, particularly the beautiful golden leopard, Lokka, and she is determined to protect him from the hunter Jansz who both threatens not only Lokka, but Selvi's family as well.
When Grandma announces she is moving from her big house to a new condo, her daughter and granddaughter step in to help her sort through her things and downsize.
Reluctantly leaving their perfectly quirky, old 4B behind, a spunky girl and her cat Suki must find a way to make their new, plain house feel like home.
Perfect for fans of Christine Day and Cynthia Leitich Smith, this debut novel follows a Cherokee girl who, after the tragic loss of her parents, tries to acclimate to difficult social dynamics in her new school and a curious magic that her mother may have passed down to her.
When Kitty looks for the perfect home, she makes an unlikely best friend--Dragon! From Epic! Originals, Kitty and Dragon is a lovable early reader series about finding true friendship when you least expect it. Book 1 of this early reader series features three adorable stories about Kitty and Dragon--best friends, even when one of them is snoring, being messy, or having a sad day. Even though they are quite different from one another, Kitty and Dragon have learned that there's nothing better than being together, just the way they are.
A brave crow flies from morning to night, showing the world from a bird's-eye view.
For fans of Donna Barba Higuera's Lupe Wong Won't Dance and Aida Salazar's The Moon Within comes Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice comes a contemporary middle grade novel full of spunk and activist heart.
When Theo and his mother join Lula's family, the new siblings navigate the challenges and joys of forming new relationships while building sandcastles.
In this intimate and inspiring novel about the power of art and the value of community, award-winning author and former New Yorker Colleen Nelson brings life and liveliness to an eccentric cast of New York City neighbors.
As the leaves change colors and the air starts to crisp, the natural world begins to shift, and so do we. Through vibrant digital woodcut illustrations and lyrical text, award-winning author-illustrator Kari Percival (How to Say Hello to a Worm) captures the magic of fall, inspiring young children to see the ways in which our seasonal routines reflect those of animals and plants in the wild.
This concept picture book explores the art, math, and emotion of patterns, encouraging young readers to see the world differently.
The greatest bedtime story ever all started when an elf, who also happened to be a great writer, stumbled upon his greatest challenge--a sleep-deprived dragon. Nothing could get the dragon to fall asleep. Nothing except...the greatest bedtime story ever!
Friends gather ingredients from one to ten to make a delicious parsnip soup together.
A brave knight turns glum after a dragon bites off his bum, so he journeys far and wide to find himself a new backside.
Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked ripe, red strawberry for himself.
Cats, magical portals, and snacks, oh my!
Meet Eon, the tardigrade, and a curious kid who does her most-est to make this microscopic superhero a home. From a Governor General Literary Award-winning illustrator comes a poignant picture book about the tiniest pet imaginable, featuring incredible paper artwork and a beautiful foldout page.