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A major work of scholarship by world-renowned, prize-winning philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum, The Republic of Love reveals opera as a profound form of political thought--and an often-overlooked force behind the political reforms of the Enlightenment.

In The Republic of Love, world-renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum offers a bold and original vision of opera's contribution to political thought. Drawing on her deep knowledge of classical and contemporary opera, she reveals how composers such as Mozart, Verdi, Strauss, Beethoven, and others used their music to explore the emotional and ethical dimensions of human life. These works, she argues, illuminate our fundamental need for dignity, love, and freedom in the face of oppressive institutions--and they gesture toward new possibilities for how we might live together.

Nussbaum devotes the first half of her book to Mozart, who embraced a new vision of freedom, writing male characters singing in a new emotional landscape, one that elevated the freedom of others. Her readings of The Marriage of Figaro, Idomeneo, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni and Così Fan Tutte show an artist who recognized the capacity for love in everyone, and advanced fertile ideas about how we might cultivate it in a new kind of republic. The second half of her book follows this line of thought in operas by Beethoven, Verdi, Benjamin Britten, John Adams, and Jake Heggie, and their greatest antagonist, Richard Wagner, suggesting that they all, in a variety of ways, engage in conversation with Mozart and his themes of love and freedom. Throughout, Nussbaum identifies a recurring operatic metaphor for the impulse toward freedom: the act of breathing itself.

A major work of scholarship by a prize-winning thinker, The Republic of Love redefines opera as a vital, if often overlooked, engine of Enlightenment ideals--and a powerful resource for imagining the emotional foundations of political life.

What is distinctively American about American foreign policy? An eminent foreign relations scholar explores this question and its implications.

What is distinctively American about American foreign policy? The American Way of Foreign Policy answers that question by identifying three features of the nation's relations with other countries and tracing their impact from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first.

First, from its beginnings the United States has conducted an unusually ideological foreign policy in comparison with the foreign policies of other countries. It has tried, in different ways over the years, to promote the political ideas - individual rights, political democracy, and international peace - that have played a dominant role in America's domestic politics.

Second, while most countries have used political instruments to win economic benefits - the great empires that European countries conquered and then exploited over the centuries are examples - the United States has reversed this pattern. It has regularly adopted economic policies, particularly sanctions, to pursue its political goals abroad.
Third, the United States has conducted an unusually democratic foreign policy in that the American public has had much more influence over its government's activities abroad than the publics in other countries. As the book shows, public opinion has had a particularly powerful impact on questions of war and peace, at some times pushing the nation into armed conflict but at others forcing an end to it.

Concisely and clearly written for the general reader, The American Way of Foreign Policy explores the origins of these three enduring features of the nation's foreign relations, shows how they have made themselves felt from the founding of the republic to the present day, and assesses their contributions to the successes and failures of what the United States has accomplished abroad. It provides readers with a new understanding of how and why America has conducted its relations with the world over 250 years.

Full of dark humor and clever word play, little ones will love this Hansel & Gretel-inspired Halloween story about a sneaky witch who lures a group of children to her house. Are the kids in for a pleasant visit . . . or are they in danger of getting eaten!

Get ready for the spookiest time of the year with this Halloween story about a friendly yet sneaky witch who lures a group of children to her house. The witch's verbal gaffes keep the kids guessing at every turn. Does this witch have their best interests at heart--or are they the meal?

Celebrate diversity and be the best you in this deluxe edition of the bestselling picture book Just One You!, the perfect graduation gift! PLUS includes 80+ fun stickers!

Join your favorite Sesame Street friends as they celebrate all of the spectacular reasons you're one of a kind and how those differences make the world a more beautiful place in this special, expanded edition of Just One You!. This inclusive, multicultural book for children features all new characters from Sesame Workshop's international shows that have never before been featured in U.S. books. Filled with fun illustrations and inspiring text, this sweet picture book reminds children that what makes them unique makes them great!

The perfect gift for boys and girls for graduation, birthdays, or whenever they need a little encouragement, this joyful diversity book for kids helps children value the remarkable beauty of differences, inspiring them to always be themselves. Also includes more than 80 bonus stickers in the back of beloved Sesame friends for children to enjoy and decorate!

This is a story that's all about you,

And all the spectacular things that you do!

Everyone's extraordinary, and you'll see that it's true--

That our differences make the world wonderful, too!

Celebrate the beauty of American design with this stunning hardcover coffee table book that explores traditional and modern interiors.

Discover 21 house tours in this richly photographed interior design book from Veranda. Each chapter shows how designers infuse homes with style, revealing a confident, timeless American look. Thoughtful text and immersive images highlight homes across all regions-from New England to the Pacific, the Midwest, South and Southwest-exploring architecture, materials, and the hundreds of small yet important decisions that make rooms feel both personal and enduring.

Inside, you'll find:

• A Connecticut Queen Anne, by Markham Roberts, where reverence for the past revives a historic home.
  
• A new build in South Carolina's Lowcountry, by Tammy Conner, which draws from surrounding history and nature.
  
• A Colonial Williamsburg home revitalized by Heather Chadduck Hillegas, who honors its classic heritage while making it feel beautifully familiar.
  
• A Chicago family home reimagined by Summer Thornton with bold color, wild florals, and a soaring two-story library.
  
• Ann and David Sutherlands' Dallas farmhouse, filled with modernist vision.
  
• A Richmond Regency-style home, by Suzanne Kasler, uniting classic symmetry and graphic punch for truly glamourous results.
  

With its striking photography, Veranda American Style is the perfect book for anyone who loves American homes, timeless interiors, and the art of living well. It's the ideal coffee table book, home decor gift, housewarming gift, and gift for the home--with an intimate look at coastal decor, country house style, mountain retreats, and urban interiors. Perfect for readers of interior decorating books, interior design books, and home design books, this keepsake is elegant luxury book décor at its finest.

Bold and beautiful, Forever Stamps tells the story of United States history, pop culture, and art through hundreds of vibrantly rendered stamps.

Forever Stamps is a visually stunning cultural celebration of the United States, told by the beautiful and unique stamps issued by the United States Postal Service since its inception in 1775. For the first time, this book looks at the breadth of American history through the lens of stamps. It showcases the artisty and pop culture influence of the tiny pieces of art we mail around the world in a way never seen before. Alongside the images, captions, essays, and interviews tell the stories behind the stamps and the historic moments, big and small that led to their creation.

Forever Stamps captures the essence of America's most memorable and influential stamps, including:

• Pop culture moments, from the iconic Elvis Presley stamp to the beloved Sesame Street collection
• Iconic artists who have contributed to U.S. stamps, like Ruth Asawa, Ellsworth Kelly, and Charles and Ray Eames
• Historic commemorative stamps that mark how the U.S. has changed over time, including stamps celebrating 1965 Voting Rights Act, memorializing the first openly gay elected official Harvey Milk, and honoring the Underground Railroad.

Organized into chapters covering U.S. historical events, activism and diversity, national parks and the American landscape, and pop culture, Forever Stamps covers 250 years of American history. This is a unique and captivating journey through the world of USPS stamps and the history of the United States, reminding us of the enduring impact and beauty of these miniature works of art.

The Bad Seed meets The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors in a pasta-tively hilarious story about the most enduring friendship of all time: Mac & Cheese!

The first book from the brand new and pun-tastic Delicious Duos series, Mac & Cheese: The Origin Story explores the heartfelt and hilarious story behind the iconic pair!

Mac was a friendly Noodle from Pastaland and rubbed elbows with everyone. But he didn't have the one thing he wanted most: a friend. So one day, he packs up and goes on an epic journey that takes him across the Sea of Snacks, to the Isle of Candy, through the Desert of Dessert, and beyond Mount Cheddar, until he finds himself in... Quesoland.

In Quesoland, Cheese was king. And while he could be a real crowd-pleaser, he didn't have the one thing he wanted most: a friend. When a mysterious and hilarious newcomer from Pastaland arrives, Cheese wonders if Mac might be who he was looking for all this time.

Join Mac and Cheese in their search for true friendship, told through Michael Benner's hilarious, heartwarming text, and Alison Hawkins' endearing, delightful visuals! Perfect for the youngest readers, this funny and sweet read-aloud will ensure a goud-a time!

Keep an eye out for the next Delicious Duo: Milk & Cookies out in Summer 2027!

A 2026 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

The snarky humor of The Day the Crayons Quit meets the sweet, earnestness of Can I Be Your Dog?, in this epistolary picture book about a forgotten Panda stuffy!

Meet Panda: she's grumpy, she's snarky, she's a ball of mischief, and... she's been abandoned in the BABY'S room! Follow along as cheeky Panda the stuffy writes letters to Benny, her owner and the big brother, pleading to be rescued from the drooly, boring, (...and kinda cute?) baby.

Librarian and educator Elaine Su's debut picture book tells the story of a snarky, witty Panda who is eager to get back to her owner, Benny, but finds herself begrudingly warming up to the drooly and excitable Baby. Award-winning illustrator, Charlene Chua's irresistibly cute art and clever background details are sure to make every reread feel new! Perfect for little siblings, big siblings, and clever pandas.

Introducing an epic, slow burn enemies-to-lovers romantasy novel about a heroine forged in steel and rage, and the cursed immortal who might turn out to be as much her salvation as she is his, perfect for fans of Danielle L. Jensen and Callie Hart.

This DELUXE LIMITED EDITION is available while supplies last and features:

• Gilded silver edges

• Illustrated endpapers

• A foil-stamped case cover

• Special effects on the jacket

Never run. Never bow. Never die. Reya Connery became the Crimson Dagger, the most notorious thief in Rhiterra, by following a strict set of rules. One: There is no honor among thieves. Two: A good blade is key to any negotiation. Three: Only the dead keep secrets. And Reya has a secret that must be kept at all costs. But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of paying off her debt to a ruthless crime lord, Reya may need a new set of rules. And lots of coin. Fast.

Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior whose magic makes him a valuable target--if the curse inching closer to his heart doesn't kill him first. There's just one person who might be desperate enough to try and get their hands on the fabled cure in time to save his life, someone whose legend claims they can steal anything: the Crimson Dagger. A male of honor, Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet knows that Reya is his last hope for survival.

Their search takes them to the edge of the known world, where Reya discovers that there is far more at stake than her and Caelan's own lives. Now, Reya must confront deadly foes, her growing attraction to the immortal who is as lethal as his jawline is perfect, and the rage she's spent a lifetime trying to bury. This time, her daggers aren't going to cut it, and the fate of all magic-born hangs in the balance.

Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, desire is dangerous, and an impossible cure may prove deadlier than the curse.

Fan-favorite tropes include:

• Slow-burn romance

• Enemies-to-lovers

• Deadly curses

• Tortured immortal hero

• Secret identity

• Forced proximity

• Found family

• Only one saddle

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Now in a stunning tenth-anniversary edition, "the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written" (The Washington Post) tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesn't offer easy answers.

This deluxe edition includes a brand-new introduction from the author and cover art in addition to gorgeous colour stencilled edges and coloured enpapers.

"A gripping courtroom drama . . . Given the current political climate it is quite prescient and worthwhile. . . . This is a writer who understands her characters inside and out."--Roxane Gay, The New York Times Book Review

Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is Black, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene?

Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong.

In this dark fantasy adventure, journey to the Skovos Isles and uncover their mysteries: a lost expedition of mages, a dangerous monster, and a boiling political conflict--the official prequel to Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred.

An ancient brotherhood of mages and wizards sworn to defend humanity against evil is on the brink of destruction.

Their last good chance at survival is to journey to the far-off Skovos Isles and uncover the fate of a long-lost expedition sent to unlock a vault hidden deep within its lands.

But what awaits them is more than they bargained for. The Amazon warriors who call Skovos home face two dangerous threats: the rumblings of a disquieted public, and an undead creature attacking them from all sides.

The leader of the mages, Lorath, and Captain Adreona of the Amazons must band together in an unlikely alliance to unlock these mysteries . . . or else the mortal realm may be in terrible danger.

A walk in the woods is a good opportunity to observe and marvel. Minino is a playful cat that looks at the world with curiosity. Are you with him? A book with mobile mechanisms that reveals the magic of small moments.

A rollicking, rhyming tale of a unicorn with a candy corn horn who surprises her monster neighbors on Halloween night!

Come October moonlit nights,

Ghastly Falls was full of frights.

Sneaky monsters, gnarly beasts

loved their tricks but hated treats.

Enter Candi the Candicorn! A unicorn with a candy corn horn who is eager to share goodies, knits, charms, and sweets with her new monster neighbors in Ghastly Falls. But when she changes things a little too fast, Candi is banished by her neighbors. Will Candi quietly take her leave and go? NO! Candi is a candicorn and if you dare cross her, you'll meet spice!

A delicious mix of tricks and treats, this adorable Halloween book teaches the importance of friendship and forgiveness. Robyn Wall's bouncy read-aloud text and Joelle Murray's candy-colored visual feast come together to make a new Halloween classic!

This is the backplate from which sound unfurls,
Under the f-holes carved into curls,
It rests near my chest,
Cuddled close to my chin.
My vibrant and fine violin.

Explore the parts and the process of playing a violin through the eyes of a young musician as he watches his grandfather handcraft a violin for him to learn and play. Readers can share in the musician's joy in hearing the beautiful ZING and ZUM of his violin as he discovers the rewards of patience, practice and the art of making music with others. Using the same lyrical writing and cumulative structure found in their first picture book together, My Piano, author Jen Fier Jasinski and illustrator Antia Bagdi introduce a new magical story that honors the tradition of making violins and adding your own note to the musical universe.

Packed with vibrant illustrations, relevant backmatter, diagrams and definitions of each part of the violin, and the magic of being part of a musical group, this picture book will have readers everywhere applauding and asking for an encore. This is a great addition for any library, music and performing arts learning center, or home bookshelf!