After Life A group of newly-dead people are in a way station between heaven and Earth where they are given three days to choose a favorite memory which they will relive for eternity. Beyond Skyline When the population of Los Angeles is vacuumed off the face of the Earth, Detective Mark Corley storms his way…
Podcasts Reply All Reply All is a show about the internet, hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi. Our show first aired in 2014, and nowadays is downloaded around 5 million times per month. Hidden BrainHidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex…
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him–the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world’s population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can’t get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected…
How to Build a Human : in Seven Evolutionary Steps by Pamela S. Turner A celebrated science writer draws upon the most recent discoveries in paleoanthropology and evolutionary biology to present the seven most important steps leading to Homo sapiens. Horse by Geraldine Brooks On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his…
Upload From the Emmy-winning Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks & Rec) comes a hilarious new sci-fi comedy. In the future people can upload their consciousness to a luxurious digital afterlife. When party boy Nathan gets uploaded to a virtual resort he meets the down-to-earth Nora who starts as his customer service “angel”, but becomes so…
Watergate : a new history by Garrett M. Graff From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, the first definitive narrative history of Watergate, exploring the full scope of the scandal through the politicians, investigators, journalists, and informants who made it the most influential political event of our modern…
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ground-breaking comic strip series, Dykes to Watch Out For brings together a new collection of cartoons recounting the lives and loves of a diverse group of lesbian friends, in a volume that features selections from eleven previous…
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar Regarded as Lamar’s most confessional body of work, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers is a concept album that analyzes and reflects on his life experiences during his therapy journey. Its lyrics touches on a variety of personal themes, including childhood and generational trauma, infidelity, and…
Watercress by Andrea Wang Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents. Bathe The Cat by Alice McGinty Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the…
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Discussing everything nineties, including film, music, sports, TV, politics, changes regarding race and class and sexuality, a New York Times bestselling author shows how this decade brought about a revolution in the human condition that we are still groping to understand. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Prince…
Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna Marie McLemore Three teens chase their own version of the American Dream during the Roaring 20s in this YA remix of The Great Gatsby. A Costume for Charly by C.K. Malone Charly thinks outside the box to find a Halloween costume that represents their feminine and masculine…
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanAs Edith, her best friend of forty-two years who is dying of ovarian cancer, spends her last days at a hospice near her, Ashley, stumbling around into heartbreak, helps Edith celebrate her life as they reminisce, hold on, and try to let go. We Are The Light by…
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills. When the…
Heart of The Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan After winning her mother’s freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin is forced to flee again and venture to the Immortal Realm where she and her companions encounter legendary creatures and shrewd monarchs. Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch Willow and Mason, two teens who…