Beverley, Elsie, and Margot are not your average housewives. They are all wives of convicted killers. During the summer of 1966, the three women form an unlikely friendship after the discoveries of their husbands’ brutal crimes. With their exes- some of California’s most infamous serial killers- dead or behind bars, they are attempting to forge a new future for themselves. But when a string of killings hits the news, the three women decide to get to work. After all, who better to catch a killer than those who have shared their lives and homes with one? At once a portrayal of shattered trust and a story of gripping suspense, this is a testament to the intricacies of women’s lives and how the deep bonds of female friendship can empower, uplift, and lead us to endure.

 

Cambridge, 1942: Twins Tessa and Theo are eager to do their part in the war. Theo is recruited by the Royal Air Force and disappears into the skies, while Tessa joins the Special Operations Executive (SOE), devoted to spying and sabotage in German-occupied France. Two years later, Theo, a clandestinely gay man at a time when homosexuality was illegal, is physically wounded and emotionally broken by the deaths of his fellows and disappearance of his sister. Years later, PhD candidate Edie is deep into her research on the SOE when it leads her to Theo. The old man and young scholar form an unlikely partnership and finally uncover the truth about Tessa- a truth that stretches all the way back to the summer she spent in France before the war had begun. 

 

A man and a woman with the same name are looking for a fresh start only to discover they have landed the same job in this charming new romance by bestselling author Beth O'Leary. Charlie couldn’t be happier to take the job of farm shop manager on the remote, wild Isle of Ormer. She’s grieving, a little lost, and in desperate need of a new beginning. Jones has come out of a difficult breakup and is looking forward to some peace away from the noise of his city life. Moving to Ormer couldn’t have come at a better time. But when Charlie Jones and, ahem, Charlie Jones both turn up at Ormer’s one and only farm shop, claiming to have been offered the role of manager, everyone is baffled. How could this have happened? And just who is the real Charlie Jones?

 

In a self-running smart house, a young and sentient Roomba listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by To Kill a Mockingbird and craving the human connection in Harold’s stories, the little vacuum renames herself Scout and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. But when Edie passes away, Scout and her fellow sentient appliances discover there are sinister forces in their midst. The omnipresent Grid, which monitors every household in the City, seeks to remove Harold from his home. With the help of Adrian, a neighborhood boy who grows close to Scout and Harold, as well as Harold and Edie’s estranged daughter, the humans and the appliances must come together to outwit the Grid lest they risk losing everything they hold dear.

by Maarit Lassander

 

By combining insights from psychology, personal finance, and social policy, Maarit Lassander provides a fresh and holistic approach to reconfiguring our approach to money in the context of global challenges. Through this comprehensive book, readers will gain access to a wealth of practical strategies and exercises for aligning their money with their values, cultivating financial and emotional resilience, and finding purpose in their personal and professional lives. Featuring case studies from diverse cultures and contexts, especially stories of ordinary people juggling everyday responsibilities on a fixed income, Money Values will show readers how to use their financial resources in an authentic way and empower them to contribute to a more just and sustainable world.

What is it like to grow up with a camera in your face? To have your childhood moments sold as 'content' to millions? What happens when someone who works in a multi-billion-dollar industry sells away their childhood and has no financial safety net as an adult? What does it feel like to have your private moments- your medical diagnoses, your first period, your first break up, your tantrums, potty-training, and breastfeeding-weaning- broadcast to millions? This timely and eye-opening book doesn't just reveal the harm of toxic social media culture: it also provides a roadmap to better regulating influencer families, safeguarding children, and questioning the role of audiences in perpetuating exploitation.

 

From a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, a new account of slavery, recovering the lives of those who lived in close proximity to their enslavers. A Terrible Intimacy recounts six criminal cases in one Virginia county preceding the Civil War. Contrary to our common assumption, fully half the enslaved people in the South lived not on sprawling plantations but small properties. Cruelty was baked into the system, yet in these households, exploiters and exploited knew each other well, sharing worship, folkways, and complex domestic dynamics. These relationships make clear that white Americans recognized the humanity of Black people, even as they remained committed to a system that abused and terrorized them. 

by Melissa Auf der Maur

 

Melissa Auf der Maur traces her path from an artistic, bohemian upbringing in Montreal to becoming a key figure in the 1990s alternative rock scene. Immersed in music from a young age, she finds her way into the industry through determination, chance encounters, and a deep passion for art. Her big break leads her to tour with The Smashing Pumpkins before joining Hole at a moment marked by grief and upheaval, performing alongside Courtney Love in the wake of tragedy. Blending memoir, travel diary, and reflection, Melissa offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at fame, loss, creativity, and the raw energy of the '90s alternative music world.