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Quai Branly Museum Complex Paris, France

Damn, it was still burning.

Kira Drake and her dog, Mack, moved through the fiery rubble of what was once one of the most beautiful museums in Paris. There was almost nothing left of the glass buildings and picturesque grounds. It had been more than thirty-six hours since a string of explosions had decimated the museum, and a dark haze still lingered, almost completely obscuring the Eiffel Tower, which loomed over the scene from just blocks away. The tower and the businesses within a radius of almost a mile were closed, and the surrounding neighborhoods were cordoned off to everyone except investigators and rescue workers.

Kira leaned over and rubbed the back of Mack’s neck. He was a four-year-old golden retriever, and they had worked together in disaster scenes all over the world. Mack sniffed the air, which was thick with an acrid odor they’d smelled practically from the moment they’d landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport an hour before. Kira glanced around the depressing scene. Hot spots had erupted in flame pockets all over the grounds, and more appeared as quickly as firefighters could extinguish them.

“What are you getting, boy?” she whispered to Mack.

Her dog was on high alert, sniffing in every direction as he led her through the narrow pathways that crews had swept free of the twisted metal and shards of glass.

This wasn’t a body hunt; 230 corpses had already been removed from the scene and identified, and she’d been assured there were no more to be found. She and Mack were there for a different reason.

“Kira!” a voice called out behind her.

She turned to see that it was Matt Graves, who had practically begged her to come to Paris and visit the site with Mack. Graves was a special investigator with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism. She’d never seen him in anything but a business suit, but today he was wearing a long yellow firefighter’s jacket and tall boots. He stepped closer and spoke with his usual French accent. “Thank you for coming. Good flight?”

“Fine.” She looked around the still-smoldering scene. “This is sickening. Any theories about who’s responsible?”

“Lots of theories, but little concrete evidence yet. This museum features artwork by indigenous peoples of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. There have been protests calling for the return of some of the artifacts to their homelands, so it could be related to that. Half the law enforcement agencies in Europe are here trying to make sense of this. You’ll see some familiar faces.”

“I’ve already seen a few. French police, Interpol, Scotland Yard . . . Are there any other dogs working the case?”

“Henry Jaffer flew in from Holland yesterday.” “With his white shepherd, Dancer?”

“Yes. They found the last two surviving victims in what was left of the parking structure. Vince McCall and his little terrier were among the first to arrive. They found several corpses that the rescue workers had missed.”

She nodded. “I’m not surprised. Harper is one of the best body dogs in the business.” She looked ahead. “Can you get us close to one of the main blast points?”

He pointed to the right. “The explosions started in the new modern art building. Jack Harlan was here for the dedication just last week. Detonations continued across the main building and finally to the administrative offices. Our best bet is to start at the offices. They’re the most intact.”

Kira looked at the heap of concrete and melted glass. “ ‘Intact’ is a relative term.”

“Absolutely. This way.”

He led her and Mack around a mound of blackened concrete to what was once a five-story administrative building. She had spent much of her flight from the U.S. familiarizing herself with the layout of the buildings and surrounding grounds, but there was little still standing that related to the online maps she’d studied. At least here, part of the superstructure remained.

Mack pulled on his harness and guided her around a hot spot she and Graves hadn’t seen.

“Good boy.” Kira turned back to Graves. “Were the explosions at the lower level?”

“Yes, all the way across. They were carefully placed to cause maximum damage. The bomber may have had some professional demolition experience.”

She unclipped the leash from Mack’s harness, and the golden retriever bolted through the smoldering piles of steel and roofing material, stopping to sniff every few feet before moving on.

Graves watched for a moment, his face wrinkled with concern. “There’s a lot of broken shards of glass out there, and they’re still trying to tamp down the hot spots. Will he be okay?”

“He’s wearing protective booties, and Mack knows his way around disaster areas. Remember the stadium collapse in Barcelona?”

He grimaced. “I remember.”

“Trust me, he’ll be safer than we will. We just need to keep up.”

Kira and Graves followed Mack through the rubble. Graves finally raised an N95 mask over his nose and mouth. “When the wind changes, the smell is overpowering. Will he be able to pick up the scents?”

“I think he already has.” She pointed toward her dog, whose tail was furiously wagging as he darted past globs of melted glass. “He’s zeroing in on something now.” They broke into a run as Mack finally stopped short in front of a gaping hole and started barking.

Kira caught up and knelt beside him. “Got something, boy?”

Mack barked again and looked at her with his big brown eyes. “Good, Mack.” Kira extended her arms in front of her.

Mack faced her and placed his right paw on her left hand, then rested his chin on her right arm. Kira put down her arms, then raised them again. Mack repeated his motions. Kira rubbed his neck and gave him a treat. “You’re the best boy ever, Mack.”

She stood and turned back toward Graves. “It was RDX.” He looked down in surprise. “He just told you that?”

“Mack can detect over two hundred explosive compounds.

That’s why you brought us here, isn’t it?”

“Yes, but . . . the Paris police thinks it was C-4. We’re still waiting on lab results.”

Kira shook her head. “Mack doesn’t need a lab. It was probably transported here shortly before the blast. Otherwise, the museum security’s own bomb-sniffing dogs would have picked it up before detonation. More than likely, it was transported here in a well-ventilated vehicle. Which means . . .”

Mack took off, running for a nearby street. Kira ran after him and called over her shoulder, “Get some of your men. Now!”

Kira followed Mack down Avenue Rapp, and she’d gone barely half a block before she turned and saw that Graves had enlisted two plainclothes agents and a pair of Paris patrolmen to join them. She had no idea where this would lead, but she was glad to have backup if the situation demanded it.

“Slow down, Mack. We’ll get there soon enough.”

She hoped. The bombs could have come from anywhere, but she assumed the bomber wouldn’t want to transport unstable explosive devices over a long and potentially bumpy journey.

Graves and the others caught up to her just as she and Mack turned left on Avenue de la Bourdonnais. “How certain are you of this?” Graves asked Kira.

She shrugged. “For now, extremely certain. But he could lose the scent at any time. We’ll have to see.”

The group followed Mack until they finally found themselves at an empty storefront on Rue Duroc, situated next to a dry cleaner. Kira and Graves peered into the plate-glass window and saw only a few dirty tarps on a concrete floor.

“There’s nothing here,” Graves said.

Mack barked and ran down a narrow alley next to the building. He stood in a driveway behind the empty store and barked at the rear entrance. The dog then spun around several times.

Kira pointed to the back door. “We need to go in there.”

Graves nodded to the patrolmen, and the taller of the two kicked the door repeatedly until it finally splintered open. They rushed through an empty storeroom and glanced around the front area they’d seen through the windows.

The place was empty.

Graves sighed. “Wild goose chase?”

Kira grabbed one of the patrolmen’s flashlights and trained the beam on the storeroom floor. “No. Look!”

They gathered around her and leaned over to see short lengths of wire, metal shavings, and pieces of insulation.

Kira backed away. “The bombs were assembled here.”

Graves nodded and motioned for everyone to exit out of the back door. “Yes. Everyone out. I’m calling Interpol.”

Rue Duroc

Four Hours Later

Night had fallen over the city, and the empty storefront was now the center of activity for dozens of forensics specialists and representatives from scores of law enforcement agencies. Across the street, Kira could see all the television news crews that had set up shop; their reporters were doing stand-ups in the glare of bright camera lights.

She had just taken Mack for a walk around the block when Graves approached her at the corner. “Interpol thinks they have a lead. A security camera caught someone going in and out of this place a few days ago, and their facial recognition system matched an American who was in the country for a few days.”

“That was fast.”

“Yes. They’re not fooling around. They’ve had a lot of pressure on them this time.”

“Who is it?”

“They haven’t released that information yet. It’s probably no one you’ve heard of.”

She shrugged. “It doesn’t matter. Mack did his job.” She scratched the dog’s back, and he looked up at her with sublime appreciation.

Graves smiled. “Yes, he did. You both did. Thank you. If you’d like to spend another couple of days here, the hotel is already paid for. There are worse places than Paris for a little R and R.”

Kira thought of the wreckage of the once beautiful museum area and slowly shook her head. Lord, she was weary of the acrid smell of smoke and the sight of death that clung to that place.

“Thanks, Graves. Maybe another time. There’s someplace else we need to be right now.” She tried not to show how eager she was to leave as she turned away. “Good luck with your investigation.”

“Did you see this morning’s headlines, Harlan?” Belson came into the study and threw the newspapers on Jack Harlan’s desk. “They’ve identified the Paris bomber. It was our old friend Joseph Taylor. You called it.”

Harlan brushed the newspapers aside. “Old news, my friend. My contacts at Interpol tipped me off last night. If you hadn’t taken the day off, you would have known that.” He grimaced. “I’ve been doing my best not to feel responsible.”

“Why? Because you donated that new museum building? No one could possibly think that makes this your fault.”

“You and I both know that’s exactly why Taylor targeted this museum. Interpol knows it, the Paris police know it, and the reporters for these newspapers know it. He knew he couldn’t get past the security here at my home. Taylor’s been looking for a way to strike back at me. Up to now, he failed every time he tried, but he finally found a way to do it. Even if it meant killing two hundred and thirty innocent people.”

Belson paced across the study to stand before the bank of television monitors. They were in a magnificent chalet on the outskirts of Paris, which became Harlan’s home base when he oversaw the Western European operations of Harlan Enterprises, a multinational tech company that had burst onto the scene and come to dominate several consumer product categories in the space of just a few years. Floor-to-ceiling windows offered a magnificent view of the Paris skyline; the Eiffel Tower was slowly becoming visible again as the post-blast haze finally dissipated. Belson pointed to the bank of six screens, all still displaying international news broadcasts covering the bombing. “You’ve seen, of course, how they found out it was Taylor.”

“I could hardly miss it.” Harlan stared at the TVs. Three of the six broadcasts were showing footage of a golden retriever being guided by an attractive young woman near the blast site. “It’s Kira Drake. She’s the one you’ve been pestering me to put on my payroll.”

“ ‘Pestering’ is too strong a word,” Belson said. “I’d never be that crass. ‘Strongly suggesting’ is more like it. If you’re looking for someone, she’s the one you want in your corner.”

“Is she really that good?”

“She got the bastard. The entire city of Paris was crawling with police and military, and she’s the one who managed to zero in on Joseph Taylor.”

“But he still got away.”

“That isn’t her fault. He’d left the country before she even arrived. He’s back in the U.S. somewhere. It’s only the latest in a long line of successes for her.”

“Like what?”

“Did you even read the magazine I gave you last week?” Belson picked up a journal from the coffee table and tossed it on top of the newspapers. “Why do you pay me an exorbitant salary if you’re not going to pay attention to me?”

Harlan glanced at the cover of the magazine. “Maybe because most of your ideas aren’t as weird as the one you threw at me this time. Besides, I was busy with that conference in India. But I remember that when you mentioned her, I did tell you to try to engage her services. You had nothing to do with bringing her here?”

“No, she was flown in by a UN investigative team. I’d reached out to her less than a week before, but I didn’t detect a lot of interest.”

“Why not?”

“She’s always in demand. But it seemed like a good idea to me, and it still does. Every time Taylor comes up on our radar, he manages to slip away. It wouldn’t hurt to have Kira Drake on call to track him the next time we get a report on his location.”

“There are other trackers and other dogs.”

“Not like her. That’s why I wanted you to read that article. She’s extraordinary. She’s a veterinarian, but her emphasis is on research. She’s helped develop drugs to double and perhaps even triple the normal life spans of dogs.”

This piqued Harlan’s interest. “My friend’s wife is doing much the same thing.”

Belson nodded. “Sarah Logan. She actually mentored Kira Drake at her Summer Island facility. They’ve worked together for years.”

“Interesting.”

“But Drake is probably better known for her work as a tracker. Most dogs are trained for one specialty, be it bomb sniffing, cadaver seeking, or straight-out tracking based on a scent. She’s trained her dog, Mack, for all these things, and he’s accompanied her all over the world for a variety of missions. She’s even used him for a few archaeological projects. The dog can identify areas where foreign objects have been placed in the earth hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Like I said, extraordinary.”

Harlan looked down at the photo of Kira Drake on the magazine cover. Long gold-brown hair pulled back from a face that was dominated by huge dark brown eyes and a smile that held a hint of mischief. “Lovely,” he said absently. “And character in every line of her features. I suppose it couldn’t hurt to take a chance interviewing her.”

“If she’d permit it,” Belson said. “Like I said, she turned me down flat when I approached her last week.” He grinned. “I don’t know if she even knew who you were. Amazing. Rich as Croesus, two Nobel Prizes, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Do you want me to keep on trying? It might be worth it.” His eyes were twinkling. “If your ego can take it.”

“You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?” Harlan asked with a small smile. “It might be worthwhile to make another try at persuading her to take my money. I’m sure you’ll enjoy a second opportunity to watch me fail to impress her with all that hype you’re so eager to spread. It’s one of your favorite sports, and you relish the chance to tell me about it later.”

“Perhaps,” Belson said. “Everyone needs to face an occasional put-down. Even me. But I don’t think that this will be one. I believe I have a way to get to her this time. I know someone who might persuade her that she wouldn’t be doing you a favor but saving the world. That way, she won’t think she’s wasting her time in the service of a rich, selfish playboy. My plan might work, but you’ll need to do something.”

“Heaven forbid. Marching orders, Belson?”

“Just a phone call. You’ll need to reach out to your friend John Logan and his wife and see if they’d be willing to put a good word in. As I said, Sarah Logan mentored her, and John has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the Summer Island research facility. Kira Drake might be more willing to listen to them than to either of us.”

Harlan nodded. “You want me to use my friendship with them to recruit her?”

“For the very best cause. To catch someone who just murdered two hundred and thirty people. I know John Logan casually, and he might be willing to do it if I talked to him . . .”

“I don’t doubt it,” Harlan said dryly. “John Logan gave you a fantastic reference when you were applying for this job with me. You certainly managed to do a terrific con, talking him into doing it.”

“Con? I’m hurt. You know I’m a man who can reach out and make anyone come to terms with the world around them. It’s one of my gifts. This is relatively simple. One phone call from you, and then I’ll follow up myself. Yes or no: Should I tap the person who might lure Drake into your camp?”

“John Logan?”

“John’s wife, Sarah. He gave her Summer Island when they were newlyweds, and she allows Kira to use the island for training whenever she’s not on a mission. It’s fortunate Sarah has wonderful taste and finds me appealing and fairly brilliant.”

Harlan thought about it. “Why not? I’ve been after Taylor for a number of years and haven’t been able to catch him. I’m willing to try any avenue at the moment.” He dropped down in his office chair and opened the magazine. “I’ll research Kira Drake in depth and see what she has to offer.”

“That’s all I wanted,” Belson said. “You and Taylor have been playing cat and mouse ever since Taylor killed your brother, Colin. It’s become an obsession. You need to try something different. I like this job and don’t want to have to look for another one anytime soon. I told you that I investigated this woman, and she has the reputation of being a bloody wonder. There might be a way to use her to help you get to Taylor. He almost cut your throat in Rome last year.”

“And I was within a breath of getting him in Athens two months later.” Harlan’s lips twisted bitterly. “It’s only a matter of time.” He held up his hand as Belson started to interrupt. “But I admit I’ve reached a point where I’m desperate enough to listen to you. I’ll even read about this woman and her blasted dog and try to see what you see in her. Heaven forbid you end up on the unemployment line.”

“I won’t,” Belson said. “You wouldn’t let me. I’m too valuable. You’ll find you can’t exist without me. You just have to listen to me. It’s time you tried something new. So let’s go hunting. We can start near Mount Blue Sky in Colorado, where Taylor is rumored to have a hideout. You’re almost as good a tracker as that woman you’re so scornful about. You might even be able to get your hands on Taylor before she does. It’s what you wanted anyway. She’s unique enough that both the local cops and the Colorado governor might go for the idea of bringing her in just for the media exposure. They wouldn’t touch you given that you’re practically a national treasure.”

Belson chuckled as Harlan made a rude sound. “It’s true. No one wants to antagonize NATO or Congress. And this woman is something of an outlier, but she just might be able to help in some way. Give her a chance.” He got to his feet. “It’s time for me to get out of here. By the time you talk to John Logan, I’ll be on my way to Summer Island to try to persuade Sarah Logan to talk Kira Drake into giving you a chance to get what you want.” He tapped the magazine. “Be sure you read about how our dog lady managed to find that pirate treasure trove in the Bahamas. That should amuse you.”

“I doubt it. The only thing that will amuse me is getting Taylor in my sights.”

“Which might be the same thing,” Belson said. “Kira and her dog spent almost a year on that Caribbean island searching for those Spanish doubloons. When she found them, she insisted it was her dog’s keen nose that located the site where they had been buried. A bit hard to believe.”

“Don’t worry,” Harlan said grimly. “I’ll research everything about her before I interview her.”

“If you interview her,” Belson said as he left the office. “It depends on whether your connections and my charm are still as potent as ever. But you’ve got a great chance . . .”

Summer Island

Two Days Later

Kira pressed her forehead against the private jet’s side window and looked down. “Feels good to be here, doesn’t it, Mack?”

The dog licked her hand appreciatively.

“It’s good to have you back,” the pilot said as he guided the plane over the island. “Both of you.”

“Thanks, Edward. I never feel better than I do when I’m on Summer Island. It’s a magical place.”

As they flew over the island, Kira smiled as she saw some of the site’s oldest residents, a group of dogs in their late twenties and early thirties who ran and played on an obstacle course as if they were puppies. A moment later, the jet swooped over a tall suspension bridge spanning a wide river that nearly cleaved the island in two. For all its majesty, the bridge melded with its surroundings, fitting in with the simple architecture and lush vegetation that characterized Summer Island.

Soon they touched down on the airstrip near the main research lab. Edward tapped his headset. “I’ve just been told Sarah is greeting us today. She’s finishing up an evaluation in the lab and will be out in a minute or two.”

“No problem. I’ll play with Mack for a while. He always gets excited when he comes here.”

They jumped out of the jet and started running in the large field next to the airstrip.

Mack dashed one way, then another, as Kira tried to grab him in a spirited game of tag. She finally cornered him against the communications shack.

“Got you, Mack. It’s about time,” she grumbled. “You could have remembered that I don’t have four legs like you. You ran me ragged.” She ran the rest of the way to where the dog was crouching and tagged him on the neck, which was the official victory signal in this particular game. “I win! My game. But you were particularly determined today.” She put her arms around him and gave him a hug. “I was actually very proud of you. You were exceptionally clever.”

He nodded solemnly.

She laughed. “Don’t be arrogant. You almost missed that last turn at the bottom of the hill.”

But Mack was no longer listening to her. His head rose, and suddenly he was howling with joy and running down the hill toward the lake.

“Mack!” She jumped to her feet. Then she saw who was coming out of the research lab and sighed in resignation. Of course Mack wasn’t paying any attention to her. She waved and started down the hill herself. “Hi, Sarah. There’s no way Mack is going to be able to concentrate with you and Monty here. He’ll think it’s playtime.” She watched Mack jumping around Sarah’s dog Monty like a young puppy. She hadn’t seen him so happy since the last time Sarah had brought him to the island. Monty was Mack’s sire, and they had been together for the first two years of Mack’s life as well as during his early training. “But it’s not time for Monty’s shots. I told you we should stagger them.”

“I’m not jumping the gun.” Sarah was climbing the hill toward her, but she was forced to leap around the two dogs. “I wasn’t going to miss bringing them together, though, since I was coming here anyway.” She was looking at the two romping dogs with affection.

“I love to see them together. Admit it, so do you.” She held up a picnic basket. “So I brought lunch for all of us.” Her eyes were twinkling. “I’ll have to see if Monty can keep his son in line at the chow line. It’s the ultimate test of obedience.”

Kira’s eyes narrowed. “But that’s not the reason you showed up today,” she said. “Are you worried about Monty?”

“No,” Sarah said quickly. “I have faith in your latest versions of our serum. I couldn’t be more grateful to you. He has the health and energy of a five-year-old pup. It’s a miracle.”

“It’s only the first stages. I’m working on an advanced blend if this one shows signs of weakening.”

“No sign yet.” Sarah opened the basket. “Wine? You may need it.” She made a face. “I brought more than Monty tucked away in my bag of tricks.”

Kira stiffened. She went over possibilities with lightning speed and came up with the most recent. “The Paris bomber. Taylor. Is that what you’re talking about?”

Sarah nodded. “How did you know?”

“I heard from Carl Belson last week. He said he worked for Jack Harlan and wanted to know if I’d be interested in working on a retainer with the idea that I’d help them track down someone who’s been on international most-wanted lists for a few years. I had the impression that it was a personal grudge of Harlan’s, and I passed.” She made a face. “This was before Taylor became Public Enemy Number One after the Paris bombing. I knew Harlan must have really wanted him after that. The great man must have been furious that Taylor destroyed the Paris museum whose shiny new building had his own name on it. And everyone knows that Harlan was already obsessed with finding his younger brother’s killer.”

“One can hardly blame him,” Sarah said quietly. “It was a brutal murder, and the word was that Harlan always took care of Colin. But I think you should consider that Jack Harlan has also donated millions to the survivors of those killed in Paris. There’s more than one side to him. Still, the murder of his brother probably had a defining effect on his character.”

“You’re being very defensive.” Kira’s gaze narrowed on Sarah’s face. “Why?”

“Because I might detect a hint of resentment toward Jack Harlan and his employees. True?”

“Maybe. I think I’m just tired of being pressured by all the rich and powerful who want to get their way and sometimes seem to leave the peasants behind. Belson was polite enough, but he really annoyed me when all I wanted was to get back to work.” She scowled. “Actually, I don’t know that much about Jack Harlan. Other than he’s rumored to be some kind of genius.” Kira wrinkled her nose. “Okay, maybe I’m not being fair. Why are you laughing?”

“Because John and I have worked hard and managed to acquire a good amount of money over the years. I don’t believe you’d say we were completely ungenerous. And there’s nary a suffering peasant in sight.”

“Of course not. You’re the most generous people I know. You’re absolutely exceptional.” Kira was laughing, too. “Okay, your point is that Harlan could also be exceptional? I’m listening. Convince me. How did the killing of Colin Harlan happen?”

“Colin worked at Harvard University and ran across Taylor when they had a computer lab together. Taylor was an assistant professor and usually managed to be charming if he made the effort. He must have made the effort with Colin, who said that Taylor was impressed when he learned what a celebrity his big brother, Jack Harlan, was, so he invited him home to the castle at the end of the quarter. He even persuaded Harlan to give Taylor some minor work to do on one of his latest projects. The two of them were supposed to be working on it together.” Her lips twisted. “But Taylor abused that generosity and stole Harlan’s algorithm for a new encryption program he had developed for online purchases. It was potentially worth billions. Taylor murdered Colin to cover up his crime and blew up the lab in an attempt to make Colin’s death look like an accident. We know Taylor stole the technology because he licensed it to companies in scores of other countries and pocketed almost a hundred million dollars before Harlan uncovered the crime himself and exposed him for the thief and murderer he was. That was the start of Taylor’s criminal activities, but far from the end. The museum bombing may be the most horrific thing Taylor has done, but it’s only the latest in a long line of horrible attacks against Harlan and his interests.”

Kira nodded. “I can see why Jack Harlan would want to put the bastard away. But tell him to talk to the FBI or the CIA. I gave in when Interpol asked me to look over that bombed museum, and it horrified me. So all I want to do now is go back to working with Mack and refining that serum. I don’t have the time to deal with Harlan’s personal problems. I’m busy doing something worthwhile that has to do with life, not death.”

“And I applaud it,” Sarah said. “I wouldn’t have asked if John didn’t want you to consider the possibilities. Harlan has done him a lot of favors, and he says he’s a great guy. They’re on several charity boards together.”

“I don’t have time,” Kira repeated. “I don’t want to do this, Sarah.”

“Then don’t do it,” Sarah said. “But explore it and have a good reason to refuse. This Joseph Taylor is obviously a terrible man. Not only is he a master thief and murderer, but he has his own private criminal organization in a number of countries that rivals the mafia in effectiveness. Which makes it difficult for the Harlans to use the law to bring him to justice and keeps even the governor of Colorado from having him arrested for killing his daughter.”

“Charming,” Kira said. “He sounds like a total beast. However, I’m sure Harlan wasn’t entirely innocent from all the stories and reports I’ve heard about their encounters.”

“Harlan is a good man, Kira. Do you know what his two Nobel Prizes are for? One was for an incredibly effective water purification system that he developed and gives away to impoverished coastal and river communities all over the world. In some of these places, childhood morbidity rates have fallen sixty percent or more because of him. The second Nobel was for the atmosphere purification plants that he constructed in New Zealand. They’re helping repair the ozone hole over that part of the world. In a few years, that same technology may help reverse global warming on the rest of the planet. He’s making a difference.”

Kira thought for a moment. “Where do they think Taylor is now?”

“Near Blue Sky, Colorado, although he may have already left there. Taylor has a way of staying one step ahead of the people after him.”

Kira paused for another long moment. “I guess I can spare a few days in Colorado to see if Mack and I can find anything that might help. Okay?”

Sarah nodded. “Thank you, Kira.”

“You’re welcome,” Kira said. “Now can we talk about something else, hopefully more pleasant?”

“Anything is more pleasant.” Sarah frowned. “And I hated having to bring it up. So eat your sandwich and drink your wine, and we’ll watch the dogs, and I’ll tell you how impressed the International Veterinarian Council is with Monty’s progress. It’s my dream, but you’ve made it your reality.”

Kira was silent for an instant but was still not happy. She knew that Sarah would not ask her again about Taylor, but it didn’t change the fact that she also knew Sarah had listened to her ideas, brought her to this island, and taught her all she knew about veterinary science and rescue. She’d been orphaned as a ten-year-old child on one of Sarah’s search-and-rescue operations, and Sarah had not only paid for her education but actually given her a career in this field of her choice. After college, Kira had come knocking on Sarah’s door, and she had never regretted it. Sarah had become a teacher and a friend and had opened doors that Kira valued enormously. She’d never asked anything that Kira wasn’t willing to give. She was having difficulty refusing her now.

She slowly nodded. “I’ll explore the possibility of finding and bringing Joseph Taylor to justice, but I won’t deal with Harlan. I’m sick about all that horror I saw in Paris, but I won’t be caught between him and Taylor with their ugly revenge games. That’s not what I do.”

“Harlan wouldn’t ask it of you,” Sarah said.

“I won’t deal with Harlan,” Kira repeated. “But you can bet I won’t go in blind. And if he tries to use me, I’ll walk away.”

“I doubt it.” Sarah shook her head. “John gave me a few sickening autopsy reports, which I’ll leave with you. They’re probably copies of the same documents Belson gave you that you’ve been ignoring. I found I couldn’t ignore them.” She handed Kira a glass of wine. “Just be careful and don’t be afraid of asking Harlan for help if you need it.”

Kira shook her head. “I won’t need it. All I need is Mack.”

“I believe it.” Sarah touched her own glass to Kira’s. “And may you be happy together. But if that changes, call me. I had Monty but somewhere along the way I found that search and rescue wasn’t enough for me. I gave you Mack, Monty’s son, and you gave life to many other dogs over the years with that serum we invented. But I don’t want you to entirely block out the possibility of some actual human intimacy. I want there to be a John in your life.”

“I assure you I haven’t been a nun,” Kira said, laughing. “I’m just selective. You don’t believe there are any men as good as your John anyway.”

“True. So you can continue to do your work here for a little while longer while I look the field over for you. Now tell me how Mack is doing at the games.” She handed her a sandwich. “I’d like to have the two dogs play a game together in a couple hours. I want to see if Mack has learned any tricks from you that he could teach Monty. But after that, I’ve got to get back to the mainland to meet John and drive back to our town house. He’s been in London at a meeting for the last week.”

“It’s just as well.” Kira made a face. “I’ve got to plan my trip to Colorado and then send a message to the governor to tell him that Mack and I will be paying a professional visit to his state in the next couple of days. I’m not looking forward to it.”

“You can back out,” Sarah said.

“Not likely,” Kira said. “On the other hand, I could strike out. In that mountain area where this particular monster lives, it’s almost impossible to track down criminals. The governor sent his people out to get Taylor and never located a sign of him. Besides, you wouldn’t have asked me if you didn’t really want it.” She got to her feet. “Mack and I will go after this Taylor, but I gave you the rules.” She suddenly grinned. “Now that I’ve discouraged you, let me show you how good Mack has gotten over the last year. Prepare to have your Monty put in the shade . . .”

Sarah was laughing as she ran after her. “Be a little respectful. Monty will show that young whippersnapper what maturity is all about . . .”

On the Hunt

by Iris Johansen

#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces a bold new heroine—and her search-and-rescue dog—as Kira Drake begins an international search for an elusive killer.

Kira Drake has come to Paris with her highly trained Golden Retriever, Mack, to investigate the horrific bombing of a museum in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.  What she doesn’t know is that one powerful man has a special reason to find the person responsible.

Jack Harlan has all the money in the world, but it can’t bring his brother back. His sibling was murdered during the theft of a scientific discovery that could have made the world a better place. Now, after a four-year search, Harlan learns that this bombing was the work of the same twisted man.

Kira and her dog are in demand from law enforcement agencies all over the world, but Harlan convinces her to continue the investigation for his own purposes, wherever it may lead. So against her better judgment, Kira finds herself on the hunt, placing her trust in Harlan. For what she hopes is justice. When what he may be seeking is vengeance.

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Take your first look at the cover for Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler (US) | (UK), the second installment in the Dark Lord Davi series, coming May 2025!

Learn more about the first installment in the Dark Lord Davi series, How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying:

Groundhog Day meets Deadpool in Django Wexler’s raunchy, hilarious, blood-splattered fantasy tale about a young woman who, tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord, decides to become the Dark Lord herself.

Davi has done this all before. She’s tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she’s rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she’s killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while. But she’s been defeated every time.

This time? She’s done being the hero and done being stuck in this endless time loop. If the Dark Lord always wins, then maybe that’s who she needs to be. It’s Davi’s turn to play on the winning side.

A humorous western isekai featuring the reincarnation of an antihero female lead.⁣

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Take your first look at the cover for Livesuit by James S. A. Corey (US) | (UK), the first novella set in The Captive's War series, coming October 2024!

The first novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's epic Captive's War series.

Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is the Livesuit forces. Soldiers meld their bodies to the bleeding edge technology, becoming something more than human for the duration of a war that might never end.

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The Mercy of Gods (US | UK)

Fall means an abundance of apples. Apple trees are common in parks, public land, and along trails, particularly if the land was historically an orchard or farmstead. Foraging windfallen fruit does little to impact future harvests, but watch out for insect damage as these fruits are frequently subject to caterpillars!

Check out Urban Foraging by Lisa M. Rose to learn how to find, identify, harvest, and cook 50 common wild plants. Expert forager Lisa M. Rose shares all the basics necessary for a successful harvest: clear photos that aid identification, tips for ethical and safe gathering, details on culinary uses, and simple recipes will help you make truly fresh, nutritious meals. 

Wild Apple Tarte Tatin Recipe from Urban Foraging by Lisa M. Rose

A tarte tatin, despite the fancy name, is really an upside-down apple pie.

How to Pick the Best Apple Variety

"In 1850 America had uncounted apple varieties for fresh eating, cooking, cider making, apple butter, applesauce, drying, pickling, vinegar, wine, and even livestock food readily available. There was remarkable acclimated diversity of varieties in New England, the mid-Atlantic, the upper Midwest, and the Northwest—and even some varieties adapted to the Deep South.

But by the middle of the twentieth century, large conglomerates would have gained control of varietal diversity and the number of offerings would drop to only a few dozen.

Happily, in the early decades of the twenty-first century we are now striving to return to the dynamic and richness of the apple culture that was abandoned. The apple future is full of promise" —Apples of North America: A Celebration of Exceptional Varieties by Tom Burford

In Tom Burford's book Apples of North America he expertly guides you through nearly 200 varieties. You'll not only learn which apples make the best pies, ciders, and applesauce but also the rich history of each variety, how to grow your own apple trees at home, and instructions on how to preserve your apples through pressing, fermenting, cooking, and drying.

There is no better guide through this tasty world than Tom Burford, whose family has grown apples in the Blue Ridge Mountains since 1715.

Best apple varieties for baking your Wild Apple Tarte Tatin:

• Buckingham
• Idared
• Johnson's Fine Winter
• Jonathan
• King David
• Newtown Pippin
• Porter
• Rome Beauty
• Wolf River
• York

Advice from Barbara Damrosch on Growing Your Own Apple Tree

"An apple tree is a year-round wonder... Few sights are prettier in the springtime—even old, gnarled trees, when they flower, look like something out of Swan Lake." —Barbara Damrosch, A Life in the Garden: Tales and Tips for Growing Food in Every Season

Barbara Damrosch has been described as "the Julia Child of gardening." In her latest book A Life in the Garden she imparts a lifetime of wisdom on growing food for herself and her family. Personal, thoughtful, and often humorous, this book offers practical DIY insights that will delight gardeners, cooks, and small-scale farmers. 

In her section on garden fruits Damrosch reveals her favorite apple varieties (the vigorous Spigold and the all-purpose Liberty), how to prune your apple trees, and some of her husband, Eliot Coleman's, cider adventures through Normandy, France.

THE MOST

by Jessica Anthony

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Kathleen Beckett awoke feeling poorly. It was Sunday. November. Warm for this time of year. She threw off the covers and turned onto her back, undoing the bow of her sleeping gown. She wouldn’t go to church, she told her husband, Virgil, but there was no need for concern. Everyone should go on without her.

Virgil hesitated. They had been going to church for six months now, and his wife had not yet missed a service. “Dear, are you sure you’re all right?” he asked, flipping a necktie.

Kathleen, Kathy to her friends, Katie when Virgil felt sweet, nodded from the bed. “I’m perfectly fine,” she said. “I shouldn’t have slept in the flannel. You go. I’ll see you when you get back.”

Virgil kissed his wife on the forehead. Their sons, Nicholas and Nathaniel, were standing in the doorway. “Mother’s not well,” he told them. “Go dress yourselves.”

The boys stared at their mother.

“What’s wrong with her,” said Nicholas.

Virgil glared at him. “I said your mother’s not well. Don’t bother her.”

The boys retreated into their bedroom and put on their church suits. Virgil made breakfast, then piled everyone into the family’s brand- new ’57 Buick Bluebird and departed for the First Presbyterian. The church was fifteen miles from Acropolis Place, the sunny, pentagon- shaped apartment complex on the outskirts of Newark, Delaware, where the Becketts had lived since last May, ever since Virgil started at Equitable Life in Wilmington.

Kathleen had picked it out. Though it was only an apartment, it was new, carpeted in green wall-to-wall, and its signature feature was a gas fireplace that lit with a switch. There was an icebox, a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf for her novels and cookbooks. In the living room, a sliding glass door led out to a white wrought-iron balcony overlooking a small, kidney-shaped community swimming pool, which the Becketts, in their brief tenure at Acropolis Place, had never seen anyone use.

Virgil didn’t care where they lived so long as Kathleen was happy, but he’d taken a pay cut to move back to Delaware and work at Equitable. Their house in Rhode Island sold for what they paid almost a decade ago. He hoped they wouldn’t stay long at the apartment.

After Christmas, he figured, they could start looking for a house in Wilmington, but until then, each Sunday the family would travel the fifteen miles to the First Presbyterian and sit in the wooden pews for forty minutes, listening to Reverend Underhill speak with passive equanimity about Jesus Christ and potluck suppers.

Usually after the service, Virgil and the other men from Equitable lingered on one part of the church’s front lawn in pressed suits and fedoras, smoking and talking business, family, the free afternoon, while the women, crisp in their crinolines, lingered in the vestibule, chatting with the reverend, anticipating an afternoon of cooking and cocktails. Today, the unseasonably warm weather prompted everyone to flee the First Presbyterian as quickly as possible, leaving the reverend to watch his congregation hastily press themselves into their cars and wonder what it was he’d said that sent them running.

Virgil Beckett was the first out the door. Major chords of the last hymn still sounded in the nave as he whispered to the boys to get their coats. I’ll check on Kathleen first, he thought. Then I’ll call Wooz. The course was bound to be open on a day like this, though he’d never golfed this late in the season before.

There were barely any leaves on the trees.

Virgil had thought about golfing throughout the entire sermon and could not tell you a word of what Reverend Underhill said. Having grown up in California, he appreciated an Indian summer, and pictured himself in his summer shirt and slacks, swinging iron, feeling the sweat slide down his back. He imagined the smell of the warm browning grass beneath him, the sight of the hanging November sun in the sky. Now, rushing the boys to the car, he worried whether the course was actually open, and if so, whether anyone would have bothered to rake and mow.

“In you go,” he said, and the boys tumbled into the back of the Bluebird.

Virgil glanced at his sons in the rearview. They hadn’t spoken much this morning and were slouched in the back seat. Their coats were already off. Their faces, pink and sticky.

“You boys okay?” he said.

“We don’t like church clothes,” said Nicholas.

Nicholas, the younger of the two, often spoke for himself and Nathaniel.

“We’re almost home,” Virgil said. “When you get home you can change and then go outside. Isn’t this a great day? Are you going to play stickball or something? Get a game going?”

The boys didn’t answer.

Virgil struck the left-hand turn signal on the Bluebird. The car tick-tocked, and they waited.

It suddenly occurred to Virgil that Kathleen might be pregnant.

He didn’t know why he hadn’t thought of it until now. Though most women were finished by thirty, a third child at her age wasn’t unheard of. Most of the agents at Equitable had three. But a man had to be cautious; you couldn’t get greedy and take on more than you could handle. Virgil didn’t know him well, but Tom Braddock had four boys and was apparently envied for years. Then, a month ago, the oldest died. It happened right outside his house. Some kind of a blockage in the brain — or was it the heart? Leg? At any rate, the boy just collapsed on the front lawn, and now Virgil regarded Braddock warily. It was the worst sort of terrible luck, he felt, the kind that might attach itself to you if you got too near it. Virgil’s boss, Lou Porter, had told Braddock to take a good deal of time off, whatever he needed, and everyone pretended it was for Braddock. Truth was, no one could stand to be near him.

Virgil wondered if the baby would be a girl. It would be good for Kathy to have a girl, he thought. He was happy with his boys, but a little girl could keep Kathy company in a different way, and he worried sometimes that she was lonely in a house of men.

By the time he made the final turn into Acropolis Place and steered the Bluebird into the carport, Virgil Beckett saw the new baby girl as clearly as he saw the warm afternoon golfing. He helped the boys out of the back seat, slammed the car doors, then traveled up the stairs two at a time to apartment 14B and went directly to the bedroom to check on his wife. “Kath?” he said.

She wasn’t there.

Virgil stood for a moment, looking at the bed. It was neatly made.

“Kathleen?”

He left the bedroom and searched the living room, kitchen. There was no sign of her. He was thinking she might have slipped out for some Bayer or something when he heard Nicholas cry out:

“Mother’s in the pool!”

Virgil joined his sons on the balcony.

Kathleen was standing in the far end of the swimming pool, chest-deep in water, her elbows resting comfortably on the bullnose coping. She was wearing her old red bathing suit, the one from college. He hadn’t seen it in years.

“Kathy,” he shouted, laughing. “What are you doing?”

The woman looked up, visoring her eyes with one hand to block the sun. A cigarette forked her fingers.

She saw Virgil and waved.

Virgil returned to the front door, traveled back downstairs, and by the time he reached the edge of the pool, a few of their neighbors had slid back their own glass doors and were standing, watching, from behind the rails of their balconies.

He knelt down. “Kath,” he said. “Are you all right?”

Mrs. Beckett smiled at her husband. “I’m perfectly fine,” she said. “Never felt better, in fact.”

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We’re thrilled to announce the first three titles coming out on our new horror imprint, Run For It.

In Summer 2025 we’ll publish My Ex, the Antichrist by Craig DiLouie, the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive, Episode Thirteen, and The Children of Red Peak. Here he brings his signature horror style to a novel about how sometimes you need to save the world from the antichrist, even if you used to date him. It’s what we all love about the genre cranked up to eleven, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix. You can find Craig on Facebook at /Craig.DiLouie or on his website: craigdilouie.com.

In Fall 2025 we’ll publish Moonflow, the debut horror novel of three-time Hugo Award nominee Bitter Karella. Full of eldritch horrors and brain-matter splatter galore, Moonflow is a gloriously irreverent psychedelic trip of a book, perfect for fans of Gretchen Felker-Martin, Alison Rumfitt, and Eric LaRocca. This is an intense rollercoaster of a novel about the weirdness and malleability of gender and the horrors of sisterhood, but it’s also pure, daring fun. You can find Karella on X @bitterkarella or on her website: bitterkarella.com.

In Fall 2025 we’ll also publish I’ll Make a Spectacle of You from debut Beatrice Winifred Iker and Electric Postcard Entertainment. This is a macabre, blood-curdling horror novel featuring folk monsters, powerful secret societies, an indelible protagonist, and lots of murder set at a fictional HBCU. The blend of folk monsters, secret societies, and old-school slasher vibes will be perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Alyssa Cole. You can find Beatrice on Instagram @beatricewinifrediker or on their website: beatriceiker.com and Electric Postcard Entertainment at electricpostcard.com.

Stay tuned for more upcoming releases and check out the descriptions of these books below!

My Ex The Antichrist by Craig DiLouie

1998: A punk band is formed by Lily Lawlor and Drake Morgan. Drake inspires faith in some. Fear in others. Lily is a believer.

1999: A Battle of the Bands ends in a riot that claims the lives of nine teenagers.

2010: At the height of her pop punk fame, Lily walks into a police station and confesses to murder.

Now: For years, the band has refused to talk to the press about the night of the riot, Lily’s confession, or anything to do with Drake. It's been over a decade, but Lily has finally agreed to an interview. And the band is following her lead.

What follows is a startling oral history, a story of prophecy, death, and apocalypse. A story about love and love lost. A story about the antichrist. Maybe it’s all true. Maybe none if it is.

Either way, this is their story. And they’re sticking to it.

Moonflow by Bitter Karella

They call it the King’s Breakfast.

They say one bite and you can understand the full scope of the universe; one bite and you can commune with forgotten gods beyond human ken, gods best left undisturbed. And it only grows deep in the Pamogo forest, where the trees crowd so tight that the forest floor is pitch black day and night.

Sarah makes her living growing mushrooms. When a bad harvest leaves her in a desperate fix, the lure of the King’s Breakfast is too strong to resist. Her only guide is Andy, the most annoying man in the world. But the deeper they go, the weirder things start to get. And at the heart of the forest, what they find will change their lives forever. 

I’ll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker

Zora Robinson is a first-year grad student at the prestigious HBCU Bricksbury University, studying the cultural impact of hoodoo and conjure in Black Appalachia. Soon she learns about a tales of a beast roaming the woods around campus and, with the help of her friend and a library assistant, sets out to learn more.

As she delves into the sordid past of Bricksbury, Zora uncovers a defunct secret society known as the Bees that once operated on campus but was driven into obscurity among rumors of disturbing initiation rituals. But soon, relics of the society begin to haunt Zora’s dreams, and an unsettling discovery in the woods forces her to wonder if the organization ever disbanded at all.

When students start disappearing from campus, no one but Zora seems to remember them existing at all.  Could it be a serial killer, or is it related to the stories of the beast in the woods? And how do the Bees fit in?  With her world closing in around her, Zora must uncover what is real and what is folklore before whatever is in the woods takes the people she loves.

When it’s too hot outside or you just need some downtime, there’s nothing better than chilling out on the couch with a good read or a good watch. Whether you like to read then watch or watch then read, these page-to-screen adaptations are the perfect way to chill.

Presumed Innocent

by Scott Turow

NOW AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES  FROM APPLE TV+ STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and hailed as the most suspenseful and compelling novel in decades, this story brings to life our worst nightmare: that of an ordinary citizen facing conviction for the most terrible of all crimes. 

Rusty Sabich, family man and the number-two prosecutor of Kindle County, is handed an explosive case–the brutal murder of a woman who happens to be his former lover. A shocking turn of events suddenly transforms him from the accuser into the accused… and plunges him into a nightmare world where nothing seems real and no one can be PRESUMED INNOCENT.

It's the stunning portrayal of one man's all-too-human, all-consuming fatal attraction for a passionate woman who is not his wife, and the story of how his obsession puts everything he loves and values on trial–including his own life. It's a book that lays bare a shocking world of betrayal and murder, as well as the hidden depths of the human heart. And it will hold you and haunt you…long after you have reached its shattering conclusion.

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Brat

by Andrew McCarthy

From an actor and director who got his start as a Brat Pack member,  an emotionally poignant memoir,  perfect for fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends. The inspiration for the Hulu documentary.

Everyone knows Andrew McCarthy from his iconic movie roles in Pretty in Pink,  St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero. A member of the legendary Hollywood Brat Pack (including Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore), his filmography has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture.
 
In Brat, McCarthy focuses on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. 1980s New York City is brought to vivid life in these pages, from scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village–where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life.
 
Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters, Brat is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success.
 
 

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Bad Monkey

by Carl Hiaasen

Coming on August 14 as an Apple TV+ Original series from Ted Lasso Executive Producer Bill Lawrence and starring Vince Vaughn, here is a gleefully zany and incisively sharp tale from "the funniest important writer in America" (Miami Herald).

Andrew Yancy-late of the Miami Police and soon-to-be-late of the Monroe County sheriff's office-has a human arm in his freezer. There's a logical (Hiaasenian) explanation for that, but not for how and why it parted from its shadowy owner. Yancy thinks the boating-accident/shark-luncheon explanation is full of holes, and if he can prove murder, the sheriff might rescue him from his grisly Health Inspector gig (it's not called the roach patrol for nothing).

But first-this being Hiaasen country-Yancy must negotiate an obstacle course of wildly unpredictable events with a crew of even more wildly unpredictable characters, including his just-ex lover, a hot-blooded fugitive from Kansas; the twitchy widow of the frozen arm; two avariciously optimistic real-estate speculators; the Bahamian voodoo witch known as the Dragon Queen, whose suitors are blinded unto death by her peculiar charms; Yancy's new true love, a kinky coroner; and the eponymous bad monkey-who just may be one of Carl Hiaasen's greatest characters.

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Along Came a Spider

by James Patterson

Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series and is the inspiration for the original series Cross on Prime Video! 

Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in Southeast D.C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.

Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?

Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?

Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross's nightmare. And now, reader, he's about to become yours.

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Wicked

by David Cote

by Joan Marcus

Coming as a major motion picture in November, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande and directed by Jon M. Chu, who helmed Crazy Rich Asians.  

Wicked is not just a musical, it is a phenomenon. Every week, 15,000 people pack New York's Gershwin Theatre to see the show. Wicked is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire. It tells the story of Elphaba, the headstrong Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the good witch, growing up in the Land of Oz. This beautifully packaged, whimsical keepsake is designed to resemble the Grimmerie, an ancient book of spells that Elphaba uses in the show. Wicked: The Grimmerie offers fans a behind-the-curtains peek at the musical, profiles of the cast and creative team, and inside stories, with full-color photographs throughout. Some of the irresistible special features include an "Ozian" glossary, spells, an illustrated family tree, and a step-by-step look at how Elphaba gets green before each show–everything fans need to relive the Broadway experience day after day.

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A Killer by Design

by Ann Wolbert Burgess

With Steven Matthew Constantine

Written by the forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI profiles and catches serial killers, this thought-provoking book takes an intimate look at the creation of the Behavioral Science Unit–the inspiration for Hulu’s Mastermind documentary.

In the 1970s, the FBI created the "Mindhunters" (better known as the Behavioral Science Unit) to track down the country's most dangerous criminals. In A Killer By Design, Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess reveals how her pioneering research on sexual assault and trauma helped the FBI capture some of history’s most violent offenders, including Ed Kemper (The Co-Ed Killer), Dennis Rader (BTK), Henry Wallace (The Taco Bell Strangler), and Jon Barry Simonis (The Ski-Mask Rapist).

This book pulls us directly into the investigations as she experienced them, interweaving never-before-seen interview transcripts, crime scene drawings, and her personal insight about the minds of deranged criminals and the victims they left behind.

Haunting and deeply human, A Killer By Design forces us to confront the age-old question that has long plagued our criminal justice system: "What drives someone to kill, and how can we stop them?"

As Featured on ABC 20/20 

One of Amazon's "Best True Crime" Books

A "Best Book of the Month" Pick for Amazon (December 2021)

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New York, NY— August 6, 2024 – Grand Central Publishing (GCP) is excited to announce the acquisition of a memoir by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award (EGOT) icon Liza Minnelli. Contributing to the project are Heidi Evans, a Pulitzer Prize and two-time George Polk Award winner, and Josh Getlin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran Los Angeles Times Correspondent and New York Bureau Chief, who covered arts, entertainment, politics, and publishing for over 30 years.

Liza Minnelli stands alone as one of the most iconic and enduring figures in entertainment history, and her eagerly anticipated memoir promises to capture her vibrant and irreverent voice. From her childhood in the spotlight as the daughter of iconic actress and performer Judy Garland and legendary film director Vincente Minnelli to her breakout successes in Cabaret and Liza with a Z, and through her high-octane marriages and struggles with substance abuse, this memoir offers an intimate look at the star we cherish. It reveals the raw and triumphant experiences that have solidified her status as one of the most compelling performers ever in entertainment history.

Colin Dickerman, Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at GCP, acquired North American Rights from Mel Berger at William Morris Endeavor. International rights are being handled by Tracy Fisher at William Morris Endeavor. The relationship between Mel Berger, Tracy Fisher, Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, and Grand Central Publishing was announced today by Stephen Roseberry (President and CMO) and Jon Carrasco (EVP and Worldwide Creative Director) for SWC. Ms. Minnelli & Mr. Feinstein are managed exclusively by SWC.

The book will be published in hardcover print, e-book, and audio editions in the spring of 2026. Dickerman said, “From the moment she was born, people have been telling Liza’s story. She is now, after a life of many dizzying triumphs and some terrifying lows, finally ready to tell it herself. Grand Central is absolutely thrilled to help bring this book into the world.”

The Ambassador of The Great American Songbook, Grammy, Emmy nominated and Tony winner Michael Feinstein, a multi-platinum recording artist, joins as a collaborator of this historically significant book about the greatest entertainment family of the 20th and now 21st century. Feinstein will highlight Minnelli’s most significant contributions to the American Lexicon. The audio edition will include bonus content with never-released autobiographical recordings and musings that Minnelli and Feinstein have been working on for 15 years. This memoir will be a candid review of Minnelli’s life, both professionally and personally.

“Since I was old enough to put pencil to paper, people asked me to write books about my career … my life … my loves … my family,” said Minnelli. “Absolutely not! ‘Tell it when I’m gone!’ Was my philosophy. So, why did I change my mind? A sabotaged appearance at the Oscars, in front of billions of people … a film with twisted half-truths … a recent miniseries that just didn’t get it right. All made by people who didn’t know my family, and don’t really know me. Finally, I was mad as hell! Over dinner one night, I decided, it’s my own damn story … I’m gonna share it with you because of all the love you’ve given me.

I turned to my most beloved friend, Michael Feinstein and yelled: ‘Help!’ We’ve been joined at the hip for 40 years. As Ambassador of the Great American Songbook and my absolute favorite collaborator, Michael’s one of the greats, he’s razor-sharp and, and he tells the truth. That’s important because, as I fly towards my eighth decade of living, memories differ. I agreed to meet with only one company, Grand Central Publishing. We fell in love. This tome has a unique place in history. Most of you don’t know how far back we go. The Minnellis have been in show business for literally hundreds of years!

Today, after incredible events and life-threatening battles … I am truly ‘Lady Peaceful, Lady Happy.’ Thank you all for loving me so much … being concerned about me. I want you to know I’m still here, still kickin’ ass, still loving life and still creating. So, until this book arrives, know that I’m laughing, safe in every way, surrounded by loved ones, and excited to see what’s right around the curve of life. Kids, wait ’til you hear this!”

About Liza Minnelli:
Liza Minnelli is an indomitable force in the entertainment world, a true icon whose career spans over six decades. Born on March 12, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, she was destined for greatness as the daughter of the legendary actress and singer Judy Garland and the acclaimed film director Vincente Minnelli. Growing up in a household steeped in show business, Liza’s path to stardom was almost written in the stars.

Her professional journey began at 16 when she dazzled audiences in an Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward. This early triumph was merely the first in accolades that would punctuate her extraordinary career. At just 19, Liza made Broadway history by becoming the youngest woman ever to win a Tony Award for her role in Flora the Red Menace. This achievement set the stage for a prolific Broadway career, marked by standout performances in Chicago, The Act, and Liza’s at the Palace…, the latter earning her a fourth Tony Award.

Minnelli’s impact on film is nothing short of legendary. Her portrayal of Sally Bowles in Bob Fosse’s Cabaret remains a watermark in cinematic history. The role won her an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a British Film Academy Award. The success of Cabaret catapulted her to international fame, solidifying her status as a superstar. Her film career continued with notable roles in Arthur and its sequel, Arthur 2, where she showcased her remarkable versatility.

Television, too, has been a canvas for Minnelli’s brilliance. Her groundbreaking 1972 special, Liza with a Z, was a seminal moment in TV history, earning an Emmy and a Peabody Award. This was followed by other memorable television appearances, including Goldie and Liza: Together and Baryshnikov on Broadway. Her role in the made-for-TV drama A Time to Live garnered her a second Golden Globe, further affirming her status as a versatile performer.

Throughout her career, Minnelli has been known for her electrifying stage presence. Her record-setting performances at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall are legendary, with her three-week engagement at Carnegie Hall in 1987 being a historic sell-out. Minnelli’s ability to captivate audiences with her dynamic performances and personal charisma is unparalleled, setting a benchmark for live entertainment.

Despite significant personal and health challenges, Minnelli’s resilience and determination have been inspiring. Her triumphant return to the stage with Liza’s Back! in 2002 and subsequent performances in Arrested Development and Liza’s at the Palace demonstrate her unwavering commitment to her craft.

Liza Minnelli’s remarkable contributions to the arts have earned her many prestigious honors. Along with being a member of the exclusive EGOT club (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), her accolades include a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Legend Award on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she was awarded France’s esteemed Légion d’Honneur as an Officer, one of the highest distinctions a foreign national can receive, recognizing her exceptional contributions to arts and culture. Beyond these accolades, Minnelli has received numerous other international awards and has passionately advocated for various causes, including HIV/AIDS and charitable organizations benefiting Human Rights.

Her legacy as a performer is marked by her extraordinary range, unparalleled charisma, and unwavering dedication to her art. As one of the most celebrated and versatile artists in entertainment history, Liza Minnelli remains an enduring symbol of excellence and inspiration in the world of show business.

About Michael Feinstein:
Michael Feinstein, a celebrated multi-platinum recording artist and world-renowned music archivist, has dedicated over four decades to the Great American Songbook. His career is a testament to his unwavering commitment to classic American music, earning him the title of a leading interpreter. His remarkable ability to bring new life to timeless songs has garnered him acclaim and numerous accolades, including GRAMMY, EMMY, nominations and a TONY Award for Mr. Feinstein’s New York venue. His extensive discography, filled with collaborations with legends, underscores his significant contributions to preserving and celebrating American musical heritage.

Feinstein’s remarkable achievements include his role as Artistic Director for the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative, a beacon of education and preservation of America’s musical legacy. His impressive live performances, including sold-out shows at major venues like Carnegie Hall and The Hollywood Bowl, have solidified his status as a premier performer in the genre.

Central to Feinstein’s career is his long-time friendship and producing partnership with Liza Minnelli. Their relationship, which has flourished over forty years, is marked by mutual respect and creative collaboration. Minnelli’s influence and partnership have led to numerous memorable projects and performances, highlighting their shared passion for celebrating the American songbook.

Together, Feinstein and Minnelli have crafted unforgettable experiences that honor the rich tradition of American music. Feinstein’s enduring legacy, enriched by his partnership with Minnelli, continues to captivate audiences and ensure that the timeless charm of classic American songs endures for future generations.

About Sterling Winters Company (SWC):
SWC is one of the world’s leading artist and brand representation firms, with business units under management in excess of $3.5B, including kathy ireland® Worldwide. For further communication, contact SterlingWinters.com

About Grand Central:
Grand Central is the flagship imprint of Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group.   Publishing approximately 85 titles per year in hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, e-book, and audio formats, Grand Central is home to many well-known and debut authors of blockbuster thrillers, award-winning literary novels, popular fiction, intimate memoirs, revelatory pop culture autobiographies and histories, and critically acclaimed narrative nonfiction on topics from true crime to popular science and almost everything in between.

About Hachette Book Group:
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading U.S. general-interest book publisher made up of dozens of esteemed imprints within the publishing groups Basic Books Group, Grand Central Publishing Group, Hachette Audio, Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Orbit, and Workman Running Press Group. We also provide custom distribution, fulfillment, and sales services to other publishing companies.

Our books and authors have received the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Booker Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, and other significant honors.

We are committed to diversity in our company and our publishing programs, and to fostering a culture of inclusion for all our employees and authors. We are proud to be part of Hachette Livre, the world’s third-largest trade and educational publisher.

NEW YORK, August 1, 2024 - Hachette Book Group (HBG) announced today that Gabrielle Gambrell has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer. The appointment was made by David Shelley, Hachette Book Group Chief Executive Officer, to whom Gambrell will report.

Gambrell will be a member of HBG’s Executive Management Board. In this role, she will oversee Hachette Speakers Bureau; branding; corporate, internal, and executive communications; media relations;  strategic communications; trade fairs; HBG’s philanthropic activities and environmental program; and will work closely with Hachette UK. Her role replaces that of HBG’s current SVP Communications, Sophie Cottrell, who is leaving the company at the end of August.

Shelley said: “I'm really excited to be working with Gabrielle. Her creativity, flair and experience across a range of disciplines and industries will help us hugely in getting the message out there about the new worlds of ideas, entertainment, learning and opportunity which books offer. An industry in growth mode, I believe there's never been a more dynamic or interesting time for book publishing, and Gabrielle will be instrumental in communicating the possibilities to the widest audience.”

Gambrell comes to HBG from Amazon, where she served as Head of Communications for Inclusive Experiences and Technology, Employee Experience. Prior to that, she made history at Barnard College of Columbia University as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, becoming the first Black woman to lead marketing and communications, as well as the youngest since the College’s founding in 1889. She has managed teams across the globe as Worldwide Director of Communications and Public Relations at FCB Global, an award-winning advertising agency network. Before FCB, Gambrell was Director of Communications for NBCUniversal and responsible for all global diversity communications. A champion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, as Manager of Communications for CBS Corporation, she was a charter member of the company’s first diversity council. Gambrell was a member of the CBS Network Sales Planning team and also served as a broadcast associate for CBS Sports. She began her mass media communications career as a Production and Talent Assistant on Disney and ABC’s Daytime Emmy award-winning morning show “Live with Regis and Kelly.”

As a professor, Gambrell shares her marketing and communications experience with students at Columbia University and New York University. Gambrell teaches graduate courses in integrated marketing, digital and social media, advanced public relations, media relations, corporate communications, and event planning.

She is a current board member of her alma mater, Iona University (M.A., Sports & Entertainment Public Relations, and B.A., Broadcast Journalism, Television, Video Production and Film), who awarded Gambrell their Rising Star Award in 2018 for her early-career achievements. She is also an Iona entrepreneurship career mentor and advisory board member of the Communications, Sports, Entertainment and Media department.

“Joining a prestigious industry leader during a great time of transformation is just one of many reasons why I'm excited to become part of the executive management team at HBG. If you’re a story lover like me, then you’ve likely read many of Hachette’s acclaimed books. As a storyteller at heart, I look forward to elevating this world-renowned brand and showcasing all that HBG offers,” said Gambrell. “Publishing impacts the entire world, our understanding of information, thoughts, curiosity and imagination. With David’s vision for the company's future, the sky's the limit for what new heights that HBG will reach.”

Gambrell has been named to PR Net's “Marcomms’ Most Influential List,” celebrating top brand marketers and communicators for their leadership, innovation and achievement in the field; Color Magazine’s POWER 40 Under 40, a roster of exceptional young professionals of color who are reshaping industries, igniting change, and inspiring a new era of leadership; Advertising Week's AWNewYork Future is Female Shortlist, presented by Warner Bros. Discovery; PRNEWS' list of Top Women in PR; and PRWeek’s Hall of Femme.

She is originally from Los Angeles, California, and currently resides in Westchester County, New York, with her husband, son and daughter.

About Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre (a Lagardère company), one of the world’s largest trade and educational publishers. HBG is made up of eight publishing groups: Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Audio, Hachette Nashville, Little, Brown and Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Orbit, Perseus Books, and Workman Publishing. HBG also provides a wide range of custom distribution, fulfillment, digital and sales services to third-party publishers. Visit hachettebookgroup.com to learn more about HBG imprints. For updated news follow HBG on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X.com, and YouTube.

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This guide to eating through the wheel of the year was made to inspire you to make ferments based on season and place, and to celebrate both, wherever you are and however you celebrate. 

Notice if you feel a shift internally after eating your seasonal ferment (the shift might just be “I feel full” and that’s great too!) Do you feel more connected to place? Do you feel a sense of yourself as part of this landscape, or more a part of nature in general?  

There’s no wrong answer. Just like the flavors you add to your ferments, all that matters is that you’re creating something that you love.

Your Wheel of the Year

The Fermentation Wheel of the Year considers both the type of fermentation that you might do at a certain time, and the types of ingredients you might find to support you in your fermentation practice. Since many of my readers are in the Americas and Europe, I’ve focused my attention on ingredients in these places, so adjust my lists to what’s available near you if you need. 

I include ingredients that reflect the season in your own pantry and in the wild. As always with wild harvesting anything, do so sustainably, make sure you’ve identified your plant correctly, ask the plant’s permission before harvest, and give the plant gratitude for sharing their gifts.  

The Fermentation Wheel of the Year meant to serve as an overarching inspiration for your own seasonal, contemplative creative practice in the kitchen. As a jumping off point rather than an end point. 

Winter: Rest

We begin the calendar year within the season historically associated with rest: crops have been put to bed for the winter, and we rely on what’s already been grown and put up to nourish us through this season. Slowness and intentionality, and a restful pace, guide us as we start the year, allowing us to be planful, thoughtful, and to look ahead with excitement.  

When we start from a place of rest, we move through the seasons resourced and refreshed. However busy you may be, whatever incredible work you’re creating, remember that even the most beautiful flowers can’t bloom all the time. Take this time for slow, intentional projects and slow, intentional reflection to build the foundation of a year that unfolds beautifully and at a pace that honors you.  

Ferments: Long, slow ferments like miso, shoyu, and other amino pastes and sauces made from nuts, roots, etc. Brine made with decoctions of roots, used to lactoferment vegetables. Tannic brines for pickled cucumbers. Infused vinegars. Nut pastes, nut cheeses. Squash dishes, garlic paste.  

Foods you might forage + find: Dried beans and grains; vinegar and alcohol for infusing and cooking; winter squash, potatoes, apples, cabbage, onions, garlic, and other foods that store well. Cold-hardy greens (like collards) and herbs. Nuts, barks, roots, some mushrooms.  

Spring: Anticipation

In Spring, the Earth begins to stir and so do we. Our cool weather root vegetables are ready to harvest, and shoots emerge for our bright spring greens and spring vegetables like peas. As the days begin to grow longer and warmer, hens begin to lay eggs, and goats, sheep, and cows produce fresh milk.  

It’s also a time of spring berries and flowers: I love making everything from rose petal infusions to violet shrubs to berry cocktails this time of year (or just eating berries straight off the vine). Spring is a reminder of the cycles of abundance in our lives: The personal ebbs and flows we experience being reflected in the collective. And in the collective care we choose to perform as our abundance grows. 

In springtime, we get to lean into the joy of anticipation, feeling all the abundance that’s to come. Let yourself feel that deeply, and lean into the pleasure of growing, warming days. 

Ferments: This is a great time to work with the fresh dairy and eggs that become available in spring: Cheese, yogurt, soy sauce eggs and pickled eggs, for example.  

Infusions, including tinctures, infused vinegars, and drinks like shrubs and liqueurs, made from spring greens, herbs, and flowers, really shine in spring: like my elderflower cordial. I love infusing mineral-rich foraged greens (think nettles, cleavers, and chickweed) in vinegar, which extracts minerals and gives you a nice nutrient boost in your meals.  

Floral and berry-studded sodas and meads are perfect this time of year too, as well as ferments made with those last root vegetables and hearty greens that are ready to harvest (think a short ferment on kraut-chi made with swiss chard, or pickled burdock, beets, and carrots). 

Foods you might forage + find: wild greens like chickweed, cleavers, nettle, and violet, flowers, spring berries, fresh peas and pea shoots, root vegetables, morel mushrooms, asparagus, herbs, green garlic and onions. 

Summer: Abundance

Warmed by the sun, summertime plants are heavy with fruit. Walking in a summer garden is like taking a walk through the garden of Eden, and often the food is ripe so fast that you may find yourself out harvesting something new every day. 

 Summer is a reminder of the earth’s abundance and care for us, but it’s also a reminder of ephemerality: The taste of a summer tomato is divine, and drastically different from a hothouse tomato eaten in winter. The glorious and fleeting flavors of this season remind us to lean in fully, arms open, to life and its riches. To taste it all, and leave satisfied and ready for more. The pace of summer is fast, but restful: we carry forward our rested, resourced selves from winter as we pick and preserve our bounty, and recharge our batteries with summer vacations in between. 

This season, eat fruit with abandon, really savor each bite of fresh tomato as you pull them from the vines, and notice how, the more you take in the pleasures of life, the more those pleasures continue to come to you. 

Ferments: Vegetables and fruits are ripe for the picking, and pickling, this season: I love making pickled cucumbers (but in hot climates, keep a very close eye and pull them when they just start to change color). Fermented hot sauce, fermented salsa, and pickled fruit all make an appearance too. Fermentation goes more quickly in warmer weather, so this is a great time to do some quick lactoferments, or to make quick pickles of some of your favorite staples (like dilly beans with fresh green beans). 

Foods you might forage + find: Tomatoes, of course, plus summer fruits and berries (like cherries), summer squash, hot peppers and not-hot peppers, ground cherries, tomatillos, basil and other herbs, bananas, green beans, okra, cucumbers. 

Fall: Harvest, settling down to rest

As our year draws to a close, we see many traditional harvest festivals (like Samhain) that mark the end of the growing season and the shortening of days. These days feel like the moment we climb into bed at night: Just as we begin to pull the covers over ourselves, make any final adjustments to how we’re lying, and get ready to turn off the light and settle into rest. 

Autumn offers us the opportunity to witness and feel gratitude for the year’s abundance: To see our storehouses filled and ready for the winter ahead, and to begin to slow our pace from the frenzied days of growing and harvest. In these moments, we also get to enjoy foods that are themselves the markers of seasonal shift and times in between seasons: Like winter squash, which can store for a whole season. Or root vegetables like burdock and carrots, or greens. Just as the growing season began with roots and shoots, so too does it end, as our gardens and farms prepare for their winter rest. 

Ferments: This is a great time to play with squash and root vegetables: I love lactofermenting squash cubes with cranberries, apples, spices, and nuts for several days as a holiday side dish. Speaking of apples, this is the season for apple cider vinegar and all your favorite apple ferments. 

It’s also a great time to lean into your love of grains with bread and with beet kvass, and some of my favorite fall ferments: kimchi, sauerkraut, and wine. The cooler days are also the perfect time to start your miso and shoyu, giving them time to slowly ferment through fall and winter. 

Foods you might forage + find: Winter squash, root vegetables (burdock, carrots, parsnips, salsify, beets, potatoes, etc.), corn, greens, cranberries, wild cooler weather greens like chickweed and violet, grains, legumes, apples, cabbages, grapes, nuts, mushrooms. 

The Fermentation Oracle

by Julia Skinner

Award-winning author Julia Skinner ​combines her passion for making fermented foods with her fascination for the transformative, magical aspects of the process in this one-of-a-kind book plus oracle deck specially designed for fermentation fans.

Fermentation is an adventure—whether you’re collecting new cultures from foreign lands, riffing on a traditional recipe to create a totally new food, or allowing the process to lead you to moments of self-reflection. In The Fermentation Oracle, author Julia Skinner opens a portal to new culinary and personal explorations by sharing 36 guided meditations on the properties of each ferment, intended to help you think creatively about the gifts of that particular food or drink, access intuition, and navigate each day's joys and problems more thoughtfully. The book is packaged with a deck of 36 lavishly illustrated oracle cards to spark your next culinary adventure and 38 creative recipes inspired by the readings that accompany them.

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Julia Skinner is the author of Our Fermented Lives and the founder and director of Root, a fermentation and food history company that bridges the gap between modern people and historic food. She is the first food writer to be awarded two 40 Under 40 awards in the same year. Her work has been featured in Vox, Eater, Business Insider, and Buzzfeed. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.   

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INTRODUCTION

I think I know why you’re here

Something feels ‘off’ in your body, heart and mind, and you’re searching for information to ease your physical or emotional distress. You may have spent a year or more cycling through appointments with various healthcare professionals to address these issues, and even had bloodwork or other lab tests done in an effort to get to the bottom of whatever’s going on. You’ve probably trialled one or more medications and/or supplement regimes, and I bet you’ve exhausted Google looking for answers.

Am I on the right track? If I am, it’s because I’ve seen these scenarios play out hundreds of times over the many years I’ve been guiding people through their healing journey – first as a physiotherapist, and now as a leading global educator on the nervous system. I understand how hard it is to stay positive and afloat in this sea of uncertainty, and I’ve seen how living with chronic health problems without an obvious cause or solution can bring people to the brink of despair and even make them wonder if the problem is all in their head.

Does this sound like you?

By the time people come to me for help, they’re usually tired, in pain and emotionally drained from months, years or even decades of an uphill health battle. Alex was one of these patients.

Alex’s story: Restoring balance

My first impression of Alex was that she was full of life and a perfectly healthy 31-year-old, but a few minutes of conversation changed my mind. Alex had lived with ongoing health issues since the age of 25. Initially, she suffered with severe skin irritation in her twenties, but before long she was also dealing with pain in her stomach, along with anxiety and a cluster of other conditions, each requiring different treatments. Over the years, Alex had seen dozens of doctors and been prescribed a litany of medications – so many she could hardly remember them all.

Some of Alex’s doctors had hypothesized that her skin condition was a result of irritation from cosmetics and other products, so she dutifully switched to the creams they prescribed and changed every product she used, from her soap to her laundry detergent. When that didn’t help, other doctors wondered if she was causing ongoing irritation by scratching her arms without realizing it – perhaps in her sleep or while worrying about some- thing. Though Alex was adamant she hadn’t been doing this, their best advice was for her to make an effort not to touch the affected areas at all, and then see if anything changed. It didn’t.

All of this was very frustrating, and didn’t help soothe the itchiness, pain or appearance of the red blotches that covered her arms. She grew increasingly self-conscious about her skin and started dreading going to work. If a colleague or friend happened to mention her skin in any way, she became angry and defensive. When her body aches, stomach pain and digestive issues cropped up, Alex was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and prescribed a strict diet. Despite following that diet to the letter, her symptoms continued unchecked. With no relief, she resorted to reorganizing her life around her stomach pain – avoiding social occasions and dinners with friends in case a rogue ingredient caused a flare-up.

While dealing with these health challenges, Alex developed anxiety, which worsened despite visits to specialists and various prescriptions. As I took her history, I noticed that she described herself as ‘a worry wart’ and ‘an anxious person’. This was an important detail, because it gave me a lot of insight into the stories Alex was telling about herself. She obviously believed that these descriptions of herself were accurate, because she stated them as factually as she’d reported her experience of physical pain.

Alex characterizing herself in this way – as a ‘worrier’ – was contributing to a lack of trust in herself. Despite all she’d been through, I was starting to wonder if her anxious nature was leading her brain to sound alarms that amplified her pain.

What was clear to me, though, was that Alex’s conditions were not only very real, but had also gone unvalidated and unseen for years. That lack of support and validation had, in turn, created the perfect environment for other issues to arise. I’ve listened to many patients and students describe mental and physical pain, and express disillusionment with medical approaches and various mindset practices they’ve been advised to try. Many have been told that their symptoms are either psychosomatic or ‘not that bad.’

Others have been assured that talking about their suffering and mindfulness will cure them, and then been frustrated when they’ve pursued those strategies without any improvement. While these are both good interventions in certain situations, in Alex’s case they were only treating the visible symptoms rather than the root of her pain.

After I’d taken a thorough case history from Alex, she confided that it hadn’t just been her skin condition that had first led to her anxiety developing. Around the same time she sought treatment for her skin, she’d also had a major blow-up with her housemate. For months, Alex had been coming home from work to find piles of her housemate’s dishes in the sink and clutter in the living room. Initially, she’d tried ignoring the mess, hoping her housemate would take the hint, but when they didn’t, she started cleaning up after them – though doing so made her furious. After months of doing this without so much as a thank you, Alex sat her housemate down and told them things had to change – but they didn’t seem very interested in changing.

This situation went on for well over a year, but when Alex had to cover her housemate’s late rent payment for the second time, she’d finally had enough and confronted her housemate. They’d argued, but the housemate had eventually apologized and promised to do better. When Alex got home from work the next day, however, her housemate was gone and so was all of their stuff. Though Alex was relieved not to be living with them any more, it put her in a tough spot financially. She maxed out her credit card covering the extra rent and bills while she scrambled to find a new housemate. She felt helpless about her financial situation and at times she’d felt a sense of panic, knowing that she simply couldn’t cover the cost and there was a current rental shortage in her area.

This information was the missing piece of the puzzle for me, and I felt confident that nervous system dysregulation had not only triggered the inflammatory response that had caused Alex’s skin condition, but was also behind many of the health problems she was currently experiencing.

Our internal thermostat and set point

Every one of us has an internal set point at which we feel and function our best. Like a thermostat in a house, our brain and body work together via our nervous system to bring us back to our set point and maintain this beautiful equilibrium – or what scientists call homeostasis.

Ideally, we’d spend the majority of our lives thriving at this comfortable set point, but it’s not the only setting on our internal thermostat. There are two others – hot and cold – and both are necessary – even life-saving in certain circumstances. We’re wired to slip in and out of these two quickly as life demands. If we’re under attack, for example, switching to a hotter state allows us to react quickly and with aggression to defend ourselves or to run away. This is colloquially known as fight or flight. In a well- regulated system, once the threat has passed we come back to our set point and return to our lives.

The remarkable thing about this set point is that it’s calibrated to meet our true needs (i.e. the needs of our lived reality). Unfortunately, factors such as illness, trauma and chronic stress can swing us away from this set point, and even change it entirely.

If we exist in a hot or cold state for long enough for our brain to perceive it as our new reality, our set point will recalibrate to meet what it believes to be our true needs. Our brain is a ‘prediction machine’ and if we’ve experienced traumatic stress and become hypervigilant to threat, our set point may shift so that it’s cali- brated to our predicted needs (how we perceive our reality).

In Alex’s case, the stress of living with an inconsiderate house- mate had dialled her thermostat up to a hotter temperature. And after months of her swallowing her irritation, anger and stress, Alex’s thermostat had decided that this hotter temperature was her new normal, and had adjusted her set point accordingly. The final straw was the helplessness she felt of not being able to find a housemate and being left with the responsibility of paying rent that was more than she could afford.

If we want to feel good and perform at our best, the most powerful thing we can do is recalibrate what’s going on inside our body and brain, to match the real demands of our environment.

Just imagine how uncomfortable it would be to live in a house where the thermostat was stuck on an extreme temperature. Your mood, not to mention your capacity to deal with stress would be radically altered. Every task would require more effort and energy – you’d either have to keep a fire burning constantly and wear extra clothing to stay warm, or find ways to stay cool in the stifling heat. Left unchecked, those extreme temperatures start to cause short-term emergencies. Hardwood floors start to buckle or crack in the heat. Pipes freeze and burst in the cold and, just like that, the ongoing temperature problem becomes an all-out emergency – draining precious resources and distracting you from the routine maintenance projects that keep your house running smoothly.

A similar type of wear and tear goes on inside us. Yes, we can handle certain situations and environments in the short term, such as staying up all night to meet a work deadline, or being a 24-hour caregiver for an ill family member over a couple of weeks. But when we push past our natural limits to meet expectations or please others, our body sends us warning signs to let us know we’re shifting away from our set-point. The longer we stay in those situations and the more we yield to the pervasive cultural pressure to be busy, work hard and achieve more, the more we overstep our natural limits, the further we get from that healthy, regulated set point, and the worse we feel. Regulation turns into dysregulation and, over time, this manifests as mental and/or physical conditions we can no longer ignore.

Stress, trauma and our shifting baseline

Like so many of our feelings, emotions and experiences, stress and trauma exist on a spectrum, and while all trauma is stressful, not all stress is traumatic. Stress refers to the way our brain and body respond to an event or situation we perceive as threatening or challenging. As we all know, stress can be mild or major. Everyday stressors are rarely threats to our survival, but our brain doesn’t usually realise that. In the face of stress, we’re hardwired to mobi- lise energy and trigger stress-arousal responses.

These hardwired fight-or-flight responses prepare us for danger by turning up the temperature on our set point, but if the stress is only mild, it sharpens our focus and mobilises our energy so we’re ready for action. And just as we’re designed to cope with stressful moments, a process known as allostasis gives us the capacity to return to our baseline once that threat has passed. It’s a process of mobilising energy to meet demands and then completing that stress activation cycle. With a healthy, functioning nervous system, we can return to a calm state where we feel social and at ease fairly quickly. Provided we get to recover fully from stress, it’s not bad for us. In fact, in most cases it makes us more resilient.

But when stress is chronic and we experience panic or anxiety on an ongoing basis, it depletes our resources and energy and takes a toll on our body. The wear and tear caused by this cumulative stress is known as allostatic load, and it can contribute to physical ailments such as digestive disorders and hypertension, as well as mental health issues such as depression. The important consequence of allostatic load is that it can prevent us from returning to our original set point. The same is true of traumatic stress, which occurs when we experience too much stress, too quickly.

Cortisol gets a bad rap for being the ‘stress hormone’, but it performs the vital job of mobilising glucose so we have the energy we need to meet challenges. Prolonged periods of stress can cause fluctuations in our cortisol levels, and this can lead to burnout, an increasingly common condition, as too little cortisol leaves us feeling flat, unmotivated and fatigued. When we spend a long time feeling depleted like this, our nervous system can shift even further into that ‘too cold’ state, and this can lead to feeling flat, numb and depressed. Crucially, this can also change our inner thermostat and recalibrate our set point to a lower temperature.

At the other end of the spectrum is trauma, which ranges from extreme ongoing stress to highly distressing events. Like stress, trauma can recalibrate our set point. It’s important to note that there’s no one point on this continuum where stress crosses the line into trauma. This is because trauma is subjective and context matters. Our individual history (especially events that are similar), personality, beliefs, values and genetics inform what our idea of trauma is and how we experience it. What’s traumatic for one person may be only annoying to another.

We can also understand trauma as an experience (or several experiences) that overwhelms our capacity to regulate our emotions and bodily sensations, and make sense of the world and our own experience. It leads to a fragmentation, a dissociation that can cause us to feel disconnected from our body, and lead to a dysregulation of our nervous system and our emotions, making it hard for our body to control or regulate our mood and emotional responses.

Trauma is not about a past event, but about our present experience and the reaction we’re still having in our brain and our body today.

The exact point at which we label or judge our stress, or an experience, as traumatic is less important than recognizing and healing the dysregulation that lives on in our brain and body. Dysregulation can spread beyond our nervous system to the many systems it communicates closely with, including our immune, endocrine, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and digestive systems.

To keep reading and learn cutting-edge strategies for nervous system regulation that can help you on the path towards healing, check out THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET by Jessica Maguire.

The Nervous System Reset

by Jessica Maguire

From Vagus nerve expert and the voice behind @repairing_the_nervous_system, a cutting-edge program to heal your nervous system —essential reading for anyone struggling with anxiety, chronic pain, burnout, depression, IBS, PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

Most of us have heard of the mind-body connection, but did you know that there is a physical structure that connects the mind and body? That connection is the Vagus nerve, and it’s singularly responsible for maintaining balance in our mental and physical health. 
 
In The Nervous System Reset, Jessica Maguire shares the wisdom of her popular Nervous System School masterclasses and shows readers how to unlock the power of their Vagus nerve.
 
Drawing on the science of polyvagal theory and drawing on decades of her own study and coaching experience, Jessica teaches readers neural exercises, breathwork, and somatic practices to widen their window of tolerance in order to…

• Regulate their emotions
• Resolve trauma and PTSD symptoms
• Overcome mental health challenges like anxiety, depression, or burnout
• Improve symptoms of chronic pain, fatigue, and autoimmune conditions
• Heal digestive disorders like IBS and SIBO

 
Smart, accessible, and revolutionary The Nervous System Reset is a practical, science-backed program to heal your nervous system for good.

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Absolute Power

by David Baldacci

In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, a burglar, Luther Whitney, breaks into a Virginia mansion, and witnesses a brutal crime involving the president—​a man who believes he can get away with anything.

In a heavily guarded mansion in the Virginia countryside, professional burglar and break-in artist Luther Whitney is trapped behind a two-way mirror. What he witnesses destroys his faith not only in justice, but in all he holds dear.

What follows is an unthinkable abuse of power and criminal conspiracy, as a breathtaking cover-up is set in motion by those appointed to work for one of the most important people in the world: the President of the United States.

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The Edge

by David Baldacci

The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America’s dirtiest secrets—can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out?
 
When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on.
 
Ex-Army Ranger Travis Devine spent his time in the military preparing to take on any scenario, followed by his short-lived business career chasing shadows in the deepest halls of power, so his analytical mind makes him particularly well-suited for complex, high-stakes tasks. Taking down the world’s largest financial conspiracy proved his value, and in comparison, this case looks straightforward. Except small towns hold secrets and Devine finds himself an outsider again.
 
Devine must ingratiate himself with locals who have trusted each other their whole lives, and who distrust outsiders just as much. Dak, Jenny’s brother, who’s working to revitalize the town. Earl, the retired lobsterman who found Jenny’s body. And Alex, Jenny’s sister with a dark past of her own. As Devine gets to know the residents of Putnam, Maine, answers seem to appear and then transform into more questions. There’s a long history of secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep them from being exposed. Leaving Devine with no idea who he can trust… and who wants him dead.

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A Calamity of Souls

by David Baldacci

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.

Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with brutally killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial.

Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for everyone. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious and unwieldy partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in the Commonwealth. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era.

Lee and DuBose could not be more dissimilar. On their own, neither one can stop the prosecution’s deliberate march towards a guilty verdict and the electric chair.  But together, the pair fight for what once seemed impossible: a chance for a fair trial and true justice.

Over a decade in the writing, A Calamity of Souls breathes richly imagined and detailed life into a bygone era, taking the reader through a world that will seem both foreign and familiar.

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To Die For

by David Baldacci

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid the in a complicated FBI case—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl on the train.  

Travis Devine has become a pro at accomplishing any mission he's given. But this time it’s not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting orphaned, twelve-year-old Betsy Odom to a meeting with her uncle, who’s under federal investigation. Instead, he’s hoping to lay low and keep off the radar of an enemy–the girl on the train.

But as Devine gets to know Betsy, questions begin to arise around the death of her parents. Devine digs for answers, and what he finds points to a conspiracy bigger than he could’ve ever imagined.  

It might finally be time for Devine and the girl on the train to come face-to-face. Devine is going to find out the difference between his friends and his enemies–and in some cases, they might well be both.

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I went to a school where there was lots of hiking. Lots of hiking field trips, hiking playdates, and, when we got older, overnight trips that revolved around hiking. Once, in the third grade, I decided I simply didn’t want to go on any more hikes. So, I told my mom I was “sick.” Unfortunately, the day before the scheduled hike I told my best friend my plan to play hooky. Then, that best friend blabbed about my plan to all our classmates and the teacher. We are still friends, but I will never forgive her betrayal!

My long-winded anecdote does have a point, I promise! Even though I wasn’t the keenest hiker as a child, I’m SO grateful that I got to spend time in nature. To spend time climbing up rocks and scrapping my knee falling down those rocks. Getting dirt under my nails and then getting to wash that dirt away in an ice-cold stream. And, of course, getting to eat the chocolate chip cookies my teacher would hand out at the end of the hike.

Whether your young reader loves spending time outdoors or prefers sitting inside with a good book, these delightful picture books will inspire everyone—even my childhood self—to pull on their hiking boots and hit the trails!

New York, NY— July 31, 2024

Grand Central Publishing (GCP) is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of THE ABCs of DEMOCRACY by Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. The book, with 26 4-color illustrations, is scheduled for publication on November 12, 2024, in hardcover and e-book editions. Colin Dickerman, Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, at GCP, acquired North American Rights from literary agent Howard Yoon of William Morris Endeavor. 

On January 7, 2023, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries made his first official speech as House Minority leader on Capitol Hill in front of the new Congress, affirming Democratic values one letter of the alphabet at a time. The ABCs of Democracy brings this rousing speech to vivid, colorful life, including vibrant illustrations by Shaniya Carrington for each letter. 

In clever and memorable turns of phrase, Jeffries paints a road map for a brighter American future.  Equal parts inspiring and urgent, THE ABCs OF DEMOCRACY is a timeless reminder of what it means to be a country with equal opportunities for all.  

“What better way to present the critical choice our country confronts,” Leader Jeffries said, “than to view it through the elegant lens of the alphabet. It is my hope to help illuminate in some small way the road ahead in a manner that will guide our journey into a brighter future.”

Dickerman said, “Grand Central is extremely pleased to be part of spreading this vital message.  Leader Jeffries’ speech had a tremendous impact and this book, with its charming and uplifting illustrations, is certain to help it find a whole new audience.”  

Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New York and is serving his sixth term in the United States Congress. He is the House Democratic Leader, having been unanimously elected to that position by his colleagues in November 2022. Congressman Jeffries previously served as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and as an Impeachment Manager during the first Senate trial of the 45th President of the United States. He was born in Brooklyn Hospital, raised in Crown Heights, grew up in the Cornerstone Baptist Church and is a product of New York City’s public school system, having graduated from Midwood High School. He lives in Brooklyn with his family, is an avid Knicks fan, and continues to enjoy music from the classic era of hip-hop.

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Nothing makes a first impression between a couple like... a meet disaster. It's how you recover and laugh about it later that counts. Truly. Below you'll find a collection of romances with beginnings you will never, ever forget. Hilarious, ridiculous, and the exact reason you want to keep reading...

There’s nothing like a couple getting a second chance at love. Years have passed. Hurt may still remain but there is also room for forgiveness. Can they bridge it all for the happiness they want together? (You know they can and we love that journey.)

Here’s a look at some second chance romance recommendations. Happy reading!

Okay, we know distance makes the heart grow fonder but hello – chemistry in close quarters? Resisting that attraction? It’s oh-so-good, and we hope you find your next read in this list of Forever favorites.

Take your first look at the cover for Revenant-X (US) | (UK), sequel to Paradise-1 by David Wellington, coming November 2024!

Revenant-X is the terrifying second novel in a new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington.

FEAR THE DARK.

The crew of the Artemis—led by Firewatch agent Alexandra Petrova—have survived the furious onslaught of the Basilisk and broken through the space blockade around Paradise-1. Now they can pursue their original mission and investigate why Earth's first deep space colony has fallen silent.  

The answer seems obvious: the site is deserted.

Or so they think.

Some of the colonists remain... but they're no longer human.

Petrova and her crew now face a desperate struggle to survive as they attempt to uncover the mystery of what has befallen the colony.

If they fail, the darkness that has fallen over Paradise-1 will consume them.

Also by David Wellington

Paradise-1 (US | UK)

The Last Astronaut (US | UK)

If you’re looking for new reads just as the summer draws to a close and the academic year ramps up, look no further! This list of August new releases contains everything from horror thrillers to fairy tale retellings and Regency era romance. Scroll to find your next new favorite!

Mary Kay McBrayer is the author of America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster. You can find her short works at Oxford American, Narratively, Mental Floss, and FANGORIA, among other publications. She hosts the podcast about women in true crime, The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told. Follow Mary Kay McBrayer on Instagram and Twitter, or check out her author site here.

Take advantage of the longer hours in the sun by getting you and your loved ones outside. Whether it be going cross country to the Grand Canyon or walking to your backyard, there are so many ways to connect with nature through these comprehensive guides. Your kids can learn about fish and how to be self-reliant through fishing. If you and your family want to learn more about food and how to grow your own, you can start a food garden with The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food. For some affordable traveling, consider taking a road trip to hike around a variety of trails and enjoy local eats. With these guides, there are so many possibilities you can take advantage of to get outside however you want. 

Emily Hoang is a writer and editor, who is obsessed with haunted houses, ghosts, and dreams. More info can be found on her website.

If you didn’t know, July is National Picnic Month. What better way to celebrate the outdoors and connect with friends than through a picnic. If you want to make a dish ahead of time, consider making a fermented vegetable side dish or a gelatin dessert beforehand. On a time crunch? Find the perfect sandwich to bring for your next beach day in Summer: A Cookbook. With these cookbooks, you can bring delicious dishes to create and elevate your picnic spread.

Emily Hoang is a writer and editor, who is obsessed with haunted houses, ghosts, and dreams. More info can be found on her website.

Everglades National Park is the third-largest national park in the continental United States and has been designated a World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere Reserve, and a Wetland of International Importance. It’s the only subtropical preserve in North America containing both temperate and tropical plant communities. It’s also the only everglade in the world.

The Seminole people called the park “grassy water,” because it is essentially a wide, shallow river with no current, falls, or rapids. It flows slowly southward along the subtle slope of the land, eventually meeting open water in Florida Bay 100 miles away. This river flows along sawgrass prairies, mangrove and cypress swamps, pinelands, and hardwood hammocks. Everywhere there are wading birds, alligators, and dense and exotic tropical plantlife.

Still, I don’t think any of this conveys what’s so cool. A couple of days of paddling Everglades National Park will have you gliding past 12-foot gators, beautiful orchids and epiphytes (air plants) dotting the swamp with color, and birds engaged in a strenuous call-and-response—it’s an exceptionally wild and beautiful park, best explored by kayak or canoe, that is well worth extensive exploration.

The Everglades region is mild and pleasant December-April, rarely reaching freezing temperatures, and mostly without a drop of rain. Summers are hot and humid, with
temperatures hovering around 90°F and humidity at a fairly consistent steamy 90 percent. As with most places along the Gulf Coast, there are tremendous afternoon thunderstorms in summer.

Canoeing and Kayaking

Everglades National Park is America’s only subtropical wilderness, a third of it given over to marine areas and shallow estuaries easily paddled by rookie or seasoned kayakers or canoers (in my experience, a kayak seems easier to navigate through these sometimes tight quarters). The mangroves form canopied tunnels through the swamp, through which you navigate in a peculiar way: Often the flat of your paddle is used to gently push off from the tangle of mangrove roots when it’s too tight to actually dip the paddle into the water. In this way you pole through the tight spots, the nose of your craft sometimes hitching up in the roots, necessitating backward paddling to disengage.

Mosquitoes, surprisingly, are not a big problem until summer, when you probably don’t want to be paddling anyway due to the heat and humidity. Still, you’ll need bug spray, water, sunglasses, a flotation device (required by law), shoes you don’t mind getting wet or muddy, comfortable clothes, a hat—and a plan.

Check at the Gulf Coast Visitor Center for maps and directions. You can rent canoes downstairs from the visitors center at Flamingo Adventures Boat Tours. It’s fairly daunting to head off by yourself the first day, so the visitors center and Everglades National Park Boat Tours both offer guided tours on a first-come, first-served basis.

After that, if you want to push off on your own, put in at the canoe ramp next to the visitors center or the ramp next to Outdoor Resorts on Chokoloskee Island. As everyone will tell you: Don’t overestimate your abilities, and time your trip with the tides (a fall- ing tide flows toward the Gulf of Mexico; a rising tide flows toward the visitors center). If you want to pick up a nautical chart, No. 11430 covers the Chokoloskee Bay area. There are also detailed descriptions to be had at the visitors center and other local shops of how to traverse the Wilderness Waterway, a 99-mile canoe trail that winds from Everglades City over to the Flamingo Visitor Center at the southeast entrance to the national park. It’s about an eight-day excursion, to be undertaken only after plenty of diligent preparation.

Collier County has completed Phase I of the Paradise Coast Blueway, a system of GPS-marked paddling trails in the Ten Thousand Islands region that will eventually extend north to Bonita Springs. There is a main trail route from Everglades City to Goodland, as well as six day-trip routes ranging 2-10 hours of paddling. If you only have time to do one section of the trail, I highly recommend reserving a campsite at Rabbit Key through the Everglades National Park visitors center and camping out on the sandy, palm-lined, isolated beach for the night. The paddling trip embarks from the Outdoor Resorts center on Chokoloskee Island and is about five miles to Rabbit Key. It can easily take an entire day, depending on your skill level, strength, and the speed and weight of your kayak or canoe. It is especially important to check the tides when paddling in the Ten Thousand Islands region of the Everglades, as they are dramatic and can leave you stranded in water too shallow to paddle in, with nowhere to camp. You should also bring a GPS receiver and use the GPS waypoints posted on the Paradise Coast Blueway website for ease of navigation, as it is easy to get lost among the literally thousands of mangrove islands that look extremely similar.

Camping

Camping opportunities are abundant in this area, but you may want to stay indoors during the hot, wet season, June-October, and in April-May, when temperatures can climb above 90°F. The best time to camp the Everglades is November-February, with the park and surrounding wilderness getting the most visitors during the week between Christmas and New Year’s. If you’re looking for tolerable weather, fewer bugs, and fewer people, visit mid-October-mid-November or the last week in January, before the spring breakers arrive.

If you are camping in Everglades National Park, you’ll need to visit the Gulf Coast Visitor Center for an overnight pass. Two campgrounds are accessible from the Homestead entrance of the park: The Long Pine Key Campground, six miles from the Ernest Coe Visitor Center in Everglades City, and the Flamingo Campground, close to the Flamingo Visitor Center near the shores of Flamingo Bay. Both accommodate RV and tent campers and offer a limited number of group sites; both cost $20 per site and are first come, first served.

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Wooten's Everglades Airboat Tours

My favorite place to take a thrilling airboat ride is five miles south of Everglades City at Wooten’s Everglades Airboat Tours. It’s a little farther afield, but the airboat rides explore a diverse section of wetland while the narrators and captains deliver an overview of the history of the Everglades with an overtly environmental and libertarian message. You may also want to take one of the 30-minute swamp tours on the swamp buggy. You’ll travel through spooky cypress swamp and spot alligators as well as North American crocodiles (the Everglades is the only place you’ll find these creatures in the United States), deer, snakes, and tons of birds. Wooten’s small zoo with native Florida wildlife gives you an opportunity to get as close to a Florida panther as you will ever want to be.

Other Boat Tours

You’ve seen these embodiments of Newton’s Third Law—those tall boats propelled by air whooshing through their giant fans. With no outboard motor or rudder for propulsion and control, these boats can scoot through extreme shallows on their flat bottoms, perfect for swamp exploration. It’s an Everglades cliché, and a loud one, but fun. They are not allowed in Everglades National Park, but they buzz around the edges in the Ten Thousand Islands.

Lots of airboat companies offer competent tours with nature-focused narration, and one of the best is Everglades City Airboat Tours. The family-run business offers tours through swamps, mangroves, and waterways of the Everglades ecosystem. Along the way, you may be trailed by pelicans and see big alligators, wild pigs, ospreys, and incredible plantlife.

A quieter ride can be found on the Everglades Florida Adventures Boat Tours, a wonderful 1.5-hour motorboat tour departing from the Gulf Coast Visitor Center. The cruise is slower, following a loop through a dizzying number of the Ten Thousand Islands. Along the way, tour-goers are likely to see manatees, frisky bottlenose dolphins, bald eagles, and loads of smirking alligators.

Everglades Area Tours provides year-round, half-day, guided kayak ecotours assisted by a motorboat shuttle that carries kayaks and up to six passengers. Aptly named the Yak Attack, the tour strategy allows you to quickly get to the remotest and most beautiful paddling areas. All tours are guided by experienced naturalists. Motorboat ecotours, sea kayaking and camping trips, backcountry charter boat and kayak fishing trips, bicycle tours, and aerial tours in the winter season are also offered.

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Orbit Announces New Horror Imprint, Run for It

NEW YORK, NY (July 22, 2024)—Orbit, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced today the launch of Run for It, a new horror imprint. Run for It will become the division’s fourth imprint, alongside the existing Orbit, Redhook, and Orbit Works imprints.

The new imprint will publish Orbit’s current horror authors and will be adding more in due course. The first titles from the new imprint are expected to be published in summer 2025.

“We’ve been steadily increasing the number of horror titles we publish each year, and with so many exciting things happening in the horror genre over recent years it seemed the perfect time to launch a dedicated imprint,” said Tim Holman, President and Publisher of Orbit. “Our goal is to make Run for It a destination imprint for the most exciting writers in the field—and we can’t wait to take the genre into new and possibly terrifying places.”

“Horror has long been a favorite genre of mine and many others on the team, and publishing authors such as Craig DiLouie and Andy Marino, amongst others, has certainly whetted our appetite for publishing more,” said Bradley Englert, Executive Editor at Orbit. “It’s a genre that allows writers to experiment, push boundaries, and test the limits of fiction (and good taste). Dedicating an imprint to horror will allow us to find more new voices, more terrifying stories, and more ways to keep readers up at night.”

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Orbit is a division of Hachette Book Group, comprising the Orbit, Redhook, Orbit Works, and Run for It imprints. Launched in 2007, Orbit has established itself as one of the market-leading speculative fiction publishers in the US. Orbit US authors include New York Times bestsellers Joe Abercrombie, Iain M. Banks, James S. A. Corey, Rachel Gillig, Alix E. Harrow, N. K. Jemisin, Ann Leckie, Kim Stanley Robinson, Andrzej Sapkowski, Brent Weeks, and Hannah Whitten. Learn more at orbitbooks.net.

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Preserve the taste of summer herbs for use all year round with Freeze Fresh author Crystal Schmidt’s time-tested freezing techniques.

If I had only a small space to garden, I’d prioritize growing herbs. I use them every day during the growing season, and they make meals come to life. I always grow enough to use fresh, plus plenty for putting up!

Freezing Basil

Basil: the quintessential smell of summer! And it’s the only common herb that benefits from a slightly different freezing technique than the others. Coating the leaves in a thin layer of olive oil helps prevent freezer burn and makes it easier to break off a chunk when needed. The flavor of frozen basil is similar to fresh, but the leaves will darken and wilt, so frozen basil is best suited for cooking.

Prep. Basil bruises easily, so be very gentle when working with it. Start with clean, dry basil, and pluck the leaves from the stems. Measure the leaves and place them in a large bowl. For every 3 packed cups of fresh basil, drizzle over 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Gently toss and fluff the leaves until they are all evenly coated with the oil.

Freeze. Pack the oiled basil leaves into quart freezer bags, gently pressing the basil together into one big mass, then freeze immediately. Up to 6 cups of basil will fit in a quart bag. If working with a larger amount, use multiple quart bags instead of increasing to a gallon bag. To use, simply break off a section of basil whenever you need some—no need to let it thaw.

Plus, if you’re like me and make your own pesto, try the tasty Basil Pesto recipe below and pop it in the freezer for the taste of summer all year.

Freezing Other Herbs

There’s a common practice of preserving herbs by chopping and freezing them in an ice cube tray filled with olive oil. This method works fine, but it’s impractical for the way I cook. I like to use a lot of herbs, and I don’t want to use that much oil along with them.

The good news is that most herbs freeze well without oil. I simply chop the herbs, stuff them into a container, and freeze—that’s it! The following herbs freeze well with this technique:

• Chives
• Cilantro
• Dill
• Marjoram
• Mint
• Oregano
• Parsley
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• Sage

Once thawed, frozen herbs will be darker and have a translucent quality. They are best suited for use in cooking, not for using as a fresh garnish.

Prep. Herbs freeze best when completely dry, so if you choose to wash them, make sure to dry them really well. Strip the leafy part of the herb from the stalks or stems, and mince the leaves. Herbs chopped by hand with a sharp knife will yield the best product; a food processor will tear them up and the quality will be lower.

Freeze. Herbs pack well in freezer bags or rigid containers. If the herbs are fully dry, they won’t stick together, and you will be able to pinch them, still frozen, right out of the container. If the herbs are moist, they will stick together, and storing them in a freezer bag will make it easier to break off a chunk. It’s better to use several small containers rather than one big container; an 8-ounce container or a quart freezer bag is a good size.

Special thawing instructions. Frozen herbs start to thaw instantly, so take out the container, remove what you need, and put the container back in the freezer immediately.

Basil Pesto Recipe

I’m particular about my basil pesto—I want it to be heavy on basil flavor, not overpowered by garlic, and marvelously nutty from the Parmesan and walnuts. The olive oil is a major component, so use the good stuff! Of course, we combine homemade pesto with pasta, but it’s also wonderful stirred into soups, added to meatballs, slathered on chicken breast, and scrambled into eggs.

Yield: About 1½ cups

Ingredients

• ½ cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ cup raw walnut halves
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 2 cups very firmly packed fresh basil leaves (Note: It’s important that the basil be very firmly packed in the measuring cup. Hold it down with one hand in the cup while you keep stuffing in more!)
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ⅓–½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Prepare your freezer containers first, so that once the pesto is made it can be frozen immediately to prevent browning.
2. Combine the Parmesan, walnuts, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse 10 to 15 times, until the mixture is crumbly.
3. Add the basil, lemon juice, and salt. Process until the mixture is finely ground, about 30 seconds. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
4. With the machine running, slowly stream in the oil, starting with ⅓ cup. If the pesto sticks to the sides of the bowl, stop to scrape it down, then continue. If your pesto is dry, add up to 2 tablespoons more oil until it comes together and flows freely in the bowl. Process for 30 seconds longer to make sure the pesto is well combined.

To freeze: Freeze immediately. Pesto packs best in rigid containers. Consider freezing smaller portions in a silicone mold.

To thaw: Avoid heat when thawing pesto, and thaw only what you’ll use within 1 or 2 days.

Excerpted and adapted from Freeze Fresh © Crystal Schmidt.

Take your first look at the cover for Red Sonja: Consumed (US) | (UK) by Gail Simone coming November 2024!

Red Sonja, the iconic, fiery, she-devil with a sword, is reinvented for a new generation of readers in this action-packed epic fantasy by legendary comic book writer Gail Simone.
 
The gutsy, wild, tortured free spirit, forged in pain yet unafraid of life or death, Red Sonja, the famous, fiery She-Devil and barbarian of Hyrkania has never concerned herself with the consequences of her actions. She’s taken what she wanted, from treasure to drink to the companionship of bedfellows. She’s fought who deserved it (and sometimes those who didn’t). And she’s never looked back.
 
But when rumors start bubbling up from her homeland—rumors of unknown horrors emerging from the ground and pulling their unsuspecting victims to their deaths—and a strange voice begins whispering to her in her sleep, she realizes she may have to return to the country that abandoned her. And finally do the only thing that has ever scared her: confront her past.