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A savvy little girl explains how to survive a huge family party--especially the never-ending goodbye at the end--in this cheeky and charming picture book celebration of Middle Eastern culture.

What happens when you're invited to a Middle Eastern party?

A LOT!

Which is why your good friend Salwa will show how to make the most of every minute and navigate those tricky parts, step by step, from the joyful Salam! when you arrive until the longest goodbye in the history of goodbyes when you're ready to leave.

The definitive and "captivating" (Marty Baron, author of Collision of Power) story of San Francisco's meteoric transformation into a global capital of technology, and how the same creative and political forces that gave rise to its boom nearly engineered its collapse.

At the dawn of the 1990s, San Francisco was a beautiful if troubled mid-sized metropolis. It was still reeling from the AIDS epidemic and the Lome Prieta earthquake, its economy stuck in a post-industrial slump. Once considered to be the capital of the American West, and later the beating heart of the global counterculture, the mythic, fog-shrouded city at the edge of the continent faced an uncertain future.

But in that very moment, a band of free-thinking technologists, immersed in the creative zeitgeist of the city, were inventing the contemporary internet. San Francisco would undergo an epic political, social, and economic transformation as it claimed the title of tech capital of the world. Local politicians, including Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris, advanced to the national stage. An unlikely marriage of underground culture and technological optimism gave rise to the annual reverie known as Burning Man.

This should have been a happy story for San Francisco. But as the city's tech economy roared, a host of urban ills lurked in the shadows: homelessness, drug addiction, mental illness, and a crippling lack of new housing. The city's famous left-wing political establishment struggled to get its arms around the problems, becoming a punching bag for President Trump and the new right. When the pandemic arrived in 2020, it created new crises and laid old ones bare, shattering a "City Family" that had ruled politically for more than thirty years and prompting a sharp rightward turn by the once-liberal tech industry.

Jonathan Weber saw it all up close as a reporter and newsroom leader. He offers a sweeping history of a city that rose to dizzying heights, only to be undone by the heedlessness of a tech industry it did so much to spawn and politicians who had lost the plot. Drawing on 200 interviews with mayors, CEOs, political leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and artists, City on the Edge is more than a simple chronicle of a city. It's the story of a war waged for the heart of San Francisco--one that anticipated the culture wars raging around the world. Its outcome would have an impact far beyond the city's famed Golden Gates.

From the internationally bestselling author of 56 Days, a page-turning thriller about two women whose shattered lives come crashing together around a house whose secrets could bury them both.

If these walls could talk, they'd scream...

When Ellie moves to 1 Delaney Row, she hopes to find a fresh start--a place where no one knows her name, her history, or her secrets. But what she doesn't know is that her new home is already hiding someone else's secrets--and the people determined to keep them are watching her.

As Ellie starts to unravel the house's disturbing backstory, coming closer to the shocking mystery at its center, she unwittingly puts herself on a deadly collision course not just with her new home's history, but with her own as well.

A puzzle box of a thriller full of mind-boggling twists and turns, Buyer Beware is a chilling exploration of the dark secrets that any house can hold--and of the lengths we'll go to start over.

A new take on Mexican American cooking rooted in the fresh produce of coastal Veracruz, this is a deeply personal book from the immigrant sisters who founded the Veracruz All Natural restaurants in Austin, which enjoys a nationwide cult following of people who want to make their recipes.

Reyna and Maritza Vazquez grew up in Veracruz, Mexico. A rural coastal region, it is famous for its colorful, healthful cuisine. In Veracruz, cooking with red meat is rare, and local dishes are vegetable-forward with proteins like fish, shellfish, chicken, and eggs. Such are the one hundred recipes in Veracruz All Natural, inspired mostly by the home cooking with which the women grew up, along with easy favorites from their restaurants.

Throughout, Reyna and Maritza tell the story of their food, which, in turn, is their story: In 2008, they walked across the Mexican-US border. They made their way to Austin, Texas, where they sold roadside ices. With their first profit, they opened a humble food truck, and then a few more. Now, they have a fleet, plus a restaurant, La Fonda. It won a Michelin Gourmand Award last year. They are local heroes with a national story, beloved for their unparalleled food, of course, but also for their generosity, grit, and openness about their immigrant story.

Beautifully photographed in Austin, the recipes include:

- El Breakfast Taco
- Chicken and Vegetable Stew (Puchero de Pollo y Verduras)
- Shrimp and Scallop Aguachile (Aguachile de Camarón y Callo)
- Veracruz-Style Snapper (Huachinango a la Veracruzana)
- Achiote and Citrus-Braised Pork (Cochinita Pibil)
- Whole-Wheat Conchas (Conchas Integrales)
- Cantaloupe-Seed Horchata (Horchata de Semilla de Melón)

Veracruz All Natural is a love letter to the authors' Mexican roots and their American home. It is a testament to sisterhood and the power of food to make people feel more alike than different.

A revelatory, insight-filled playbook for doing business in China and a probing look at why the country, despite the challenges it faces, still possesses unrivaled prospects for growth and entrepreneurial opportunity--by two leaders who, over the course of decades, have taken turns helming McKinsey's management consulting practice in China.

In just forty years, China has transformed from a closed economy into a global powerhouse. Riding the tailwinds of its massive labor supply, aggressive infrastructure investment, and ingrained work ethic, the nation became a haven of opportunity. However, more recently, shifting demographics, less torrid growth, and an increasingly complex geopolitical environment have caused some to wonder: Where lies the next China? The authors of this book have a bold and unequivocal answer: the next China is still China.

There is no substitute for the Chinese market. China accounts for a staggering 30% of global manufacturing and 18% of global GDP, surpassing the European Union and trailing only the United States. With nearly five million STEM graduates each year (more than the total number of US degree graduates across all fields!), China is well-positioned in an era of technological automation, artificial intelligence, and data-powered innovation. However, the strategies that once propelled businesses to success in China are no longer sufficient. A new playbook is needed.

The Next China Is Still China will answer a range of provocative questions, including:
-Will China with its aging population fall into a Japan-style stagnation, or can it maintain its superpower trajectory?
-What is exciting about the country's vaunted "China speed," and how can multinationals continue leveraging it for outsized profits?
-What is the key to pleasing China's "hyper-switching" consumers who have little brand loyalty?
-Amid rising nationalism and geopolitical risk, should global firms rethink their China presence or, instead, double down?
-As America's tech giants make massive investment in AI, can China's fast-adapting innovation ecosystem keep up?

The Next China Is Still China upends conventional wisdom, providing fresh actionable strategies for winning in the years ahead.

From Jonathan Graziano, the creator of the viral "Bones or No Bones" TikTok videos and the instant #1 New York Times bestselling Noodle and the No Bones Day, comes a charming and heartfelt picture book following Milton the pug, Jonathan's newly adopted dog, as he makes a brave move to his forever home!

Milton is a curious little pug who loves adventure--especially when it involves snacks, stinky smells, and playing with his dog friends. He's heard that some dogs go off to live with forever families... but that kind of adventure feels a little too big for Milton.

So when Milton finds out he's moving to a new home of his own, he packs his tiny suitcase (stuffed toy included) and does his best to be brave. He's surprised to find that his new human friend, Jonathan, seems nervous too! But as Milton settles into his new home, he and Jonathan will learn that being brave means giving new things, and new friends, a chance.

Winner of Simon & Schuster's Books Like Us contest, a gripping, sincere debut novel set across four generations of a Japanese American family living in California's vibrant agricultural heartlands, exploring the sharp edges of inheritance and what it means to truly belong.

Amid a sweltering Los Angeles heat wave, Murano, a reclusive high school English teacher, is muddling through life. Reeling from his father's sudden death as well as his own recent cancer diagnosis, he passes time hazily grading papers and appeasing disgruntled parents while counting down each day until summer vacation.

The monotony breaks when he inherits his great-uncle Benjiro's unpublished memoir. What Murano expects to be a grim reminder of his position as the half-white son of the family's outcast instead whisks him away to 1930s California, to a time when the Murano family was inseparable, relishing life together on their bucolic farm. As the memoir introduces him to relatives he never knew existed and unearths hidden complexities of the past, Murano is pulled close to the Japanese identity he's dismissed all of his life. Faced with the reality of his family's dissolution, Murano becomes determined to understand its breaking point following their incarceration in American concentration camps during World War II, no matter what hidden truths he might uncover about his ancestors or himself.

Lovingly crafted with poignant and profound attention to historical detail, When Mikan Road Was Ours is a rich meditation on belonging that seamlessly blends the intricacies of heritage, the resilience of family bonds, and the struggle to reconcile a past filled with both heartache and hope.

A riveting retelling of one of the great adventure stories of antiquity--when Greek philosopher-warrior Xenophon led a stranded band of the "Ten Thousand" mercenary soldiers on a treacherous escape from the Persians.

400 BC. The Persian prince Cyrus the Younger hires an army of Greek soldiers to oust his brother from the Persian throne. But when Cyrus dies in battle during the army's trek through the middle east, the army is stranded deep in enemy territory.

Led by Xenophon, a young Athenian philosopher turned solider, the Ten Thousand fought their way home through deserts and mountains, snowstorms, starvation, and relentless attacks, evolving into one of the most fearsome forces of the ancient world. Their journey, chronicled in Xenophon's Anabasis, is one of history's greatest military stories.

In Band on the Run, Robert O'Connell not only gives us an exciting and witty retelling of this story, but he has done so with a wise contemporary spin. For in his estimation, this was the battle that established the use of powerful mercenary forces. The attempted conquest of the Ten Thousand begins a historical line through Western history of the use of mercenary armies that has lasted up to our present day. And, as O'Connell shows, much misery and tragedy in human history has been due to this trajectory. This is a brilliant revisionist history with important lessons for our time.

A heartfelt story that highlights the ever-present love and comfort a family brings one another during a time of uncertainty and strife.

Set during the Cuban Revolution, this lyrical picture book for 6-to-9-year-olds balances the experience of upheaval and hardship with the hope of brighter days ahead.

When military violence erupts in the streets outside Lucinda's home, the family joins together, pushing furniture against doors, filling cracks with wet napkins, and lighting candles when met with darkness. Amidst the blasts and cries, Lucinda's heart taps against her chest. Mamá's spoon taps against her sizzling pan. How can she cook when so much is happening outside?

A Light for Lucinda honors the human instinct to provide order and stability during times of chaos and strife with poignant, uplifting storytelling.

Also available in Spanish as Una luz para Lucinda.

This deluxe hardcover storybook collection features ten illustrated tales that celebrate kindness confidence, creativity, and dreaming big--together.

When Barbie Roberts travels across the country to attend a prestigious performing arts school, she never imagines meeting another girl who shares her name! Barbie Roberts and Barbie Roberts quickly become best friends, sharing laughter, creativity, and unforgettable adventures.

This giftable collection features ten heartwarming stories:
-Big City, Big Dreams
-Shine Your Own Way
-A New Home for Barbie
-Mermaid Power
-Recipe for Friendship
-Happy Pet, Happy Vet
-A Purr-fect Halloween
-Snow Much Fun
-You Can Be a Teacher
-Happy Birthday, Betty!

Say good night to fire truck and other helper vehicles as they complete their missions and settle in for the night! A perfect bedtime board book for little truck-lovers.

Hush, little fire truck,
reach up high.
Extend your ladder to the sky.
As the tree begins to sway,
police car helps to save the day.

Set to the tune of "Hush, Little Baby," this bedtime book offers a fresh take for fire truck fans! Little readers will delight in seeing how each emergency vehicle completes its final task of the day and then rumbles off to sleep.

Tiptoe, glide, and spin through the night alongside a group of friendly neighborhood ghosts who just cannot stop giggling in this irrepressible, interactive picture book--BOO!

These ghosts love scaring! It's their favorite thing to do, because when they start scaring, they can't help but GIGGLE, too! They'd love if you could help them, so let's stretch from head to toe and shake out every arm and leg. Now, ready, steady, GO!

Packed with actions young readers can join in with, this interactive picture book is the perfect way to entertain energetic little ones this Halloween.

Written in both English and Spanish for little ones who are learning basic concepts, ¡Mira, Mira! Shapes is an exciting look into simple shapes via a city landscape.

Mira, mira!
What do you see?
Look for the shapes
across the city.

In this English and Spanish board book, little ones will learn to identify basic shapes whilst exploring a shape-filled, exciting city landscape! Each spread will highlight a shape that can be found in the city; triangular safety cones, rectangular windows, squared city blocks, and so much more! Just like Mira Mira Colors, each spread will include a shaped die-cut that offers a sneak-peek into the next spread and text that encourages the reader to mira, mira (look, look) at the upcoming shape they will learn about.

With sweet, welcoming art by award-winning illustrator Juliana Perdomo and Lourdes Heuer's bouncing, approachable English-Spanish text, this introduction to shapes is perfect for those seeking a little more in a primer board book.