St. Medard’s Bay, Alabama is famous for three things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town, the Rosalie Inn, a century-old hotel that’s survived every one of those storms, and Lo Bailey, the local girl accused of the murder of her lover during Hurricane Marie in 1984. When Geneva, the current owner of the Rosalie Inn, hears a writer is coming to town to research the crime, she’s less interested in solving a whodunnit than in how a successful true crime book might help the struggling inn. But to her surprise, August Fletcher doesn’t come to St. Medard’s Bay alone. With him is none other than Lo Bailey herself. Lo says she’s returned to clear her name, but the closer Geneva gets, the more she wonders if Lo is actually back to settle old scores.

 

For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy and Shep, have ruled television as America’s Favorite Family. Millions of viewers tune in every week to watch them play flawless, black-and-white versions of themselves. But now it’s 1964, and the Newmans’ idealized apple-pie perfection feels woefully out of touch. Ratings are in free fall, as are the Newmans themselves. When Del is in a mysterious car accident, Dinah takes matters into her own hands. She hires Juliet Dunne, an outspoken, impassioned young reporter, to help her write the final episode. But Dinah and Juliet have wildly different perspectives about what it means to be a woman, and a family. Can the Newmans hold it together to change television history? Or will they be canceled before they ever have the chance?

 

People have a few ideas about Death, and the worst by far is a skeleton in a black potato sack. If she’s lucky, she gets a scythe. But she’s just a woman doing a job, and she’s very good at it. Until she takes time off to live as a human and everything falls apart. Someone's killing people not on her schedule (well, not yet anyway) and with no thanks to the Temp she left in charge, it’s up to her to make things right. With the help of her oh-so-sanctimonious sister, Life, and a charming (sexy) parasitologist, Death must stop the killer before it’s too late. That’s if she can defeat her greatest challenge yet- human bureaucracy. Who better to investigate a murder than Death herself?

 

Joshua and Lauren are the perfect couple, wildly in love, each on a successful career path. Then Lauren is diagnosed with a terminal illness. As the disease progresses, Joshua struggles to make the most of the time he has left with his wife and to come to terms with a future without her. But Lauren has a plan, hidden in the letters she leaves him. In those letters, Lauren leads Joshua on a journey through pain, anger, and denial. It's a journey that will take Joshua from his attempt at a dinner party to getting rid of their bed, from a visit with a psychic to a kiss with a woman who isn't Lauren. As his grief makes room for laughter and new relationships, Joshua learns Lauren's most valuable lesson: The path to happiness doesn't follow a straight line.

by Whit Rummel

 

In 1969, the Picasso painting Portrait of a Woman and a Musketeer vanished from Logan International Airport in Boston and ended up in the home of Merrill "Bill" Rummel, a forklift operator. Unaware of its contents, Rummel took a crate home, later discovering that it contained the painting and hiding it in his closet. As the missing Picasso drew the attention of the FBI and the Winter Hill Gang, Rummel and his fiancée panicked. Could this accidental Picasso thief avoid both the mob and the FBI? What happened next was a sort of reverse heist. Stealing this painting was easy- it was actually an accident. The tricky part was devising a foolproof plan to return it without getting arrested or killed. 

by Aaron Huh

 

Aaron Huh, chef and host of the YouTube channel Aaron & Claire, shares his simple techniques for can't-miss Korean favorites, as well as easy recipes for Japanese-inspired comfort food and Chinese takeout classics. Follow along as Aaron guides you through the umami-filled world of East Asian cuisine the only way he knows how: with a healthy dose of humor and heart- and the honest commentary from his wife and ultimate taste-tester, Claire. With his laidback approach and encouraging “don’t worry about it!” attitude, Aaron makes cooking approachable and fun. 

Nicholas Thompson ran his first mile at age five, using it as a way to connect with his father. As a young man, running was a sport that transformed, and then shook, his sense of self-worth. By his early 40s, Thompson had many accomplishments. But he was haunted by the recent death of his brilliant, complicated father. Had the intensity and ambition he'd inherited made a personal crisis inevitable? Then a chance offer gave him the opportunity to train for the Chicago Marathon with elite coaches. For seven years, Thompson transforms his body, and the profound discipline and awareness he builds along the way changes his life. Throughout the narrative, he weaves in stories of remarkable people who have used the sport to transcend some of the hardest moments in life. 

Paper artist Helen Hiebert shares 30 unique paper weaving projects with step-by-step instruction and inspirational prompts for developing a daily practice. Combining fiber art and paper craft techniques, paper weaving is accessible, sustainable, and fun. Each of the 30 projects in the book includes a prompt, a technique, step-by-step instruction, and examples of the project, and will inspire readers to repurpose, recycle, and reuse papers they may already have, like maps, postcards, holiday cards, or journals.