Enter the isle of Cadence in this novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals—a Scottish-inspired romantic fantasy brimming with enemies-to-lovers romance, magic and spirits, and a captivating mystery It starts with a letter and an ominous journey across dark waters. Ten years after being sent away to the mainland to become a bard, Jack Tamerlaine is summoned home to the enchanted isle of Cadence. Girls are going missing from the island, and Adaira, his childhood nemesis and the future leader of the clan, believes Jack is the only one who can find them. The elemental spirits that dwell in every breath of air, splash of water, blade of grass, and flicker of fire find mirth in the lives of the humans, and a bard’s music—a unique form of summoning magic—is the only way to summon them and ask that the girls be returned. Yet as Jack and Adaira get closer to solving the mystery, it becomes apparent that an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, and no harp song may be strong enough to stop it. With unforgettable characters, a thrilling plot, and a lush folklore-infused world, A River Enchanted is a stirring story of duty, love, and creating harmony between opposing forces. This first book in the Elements of Cadence duology marks Rebecca Ross’s brilliant entry on the adult fantasy stage.

The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover—a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty—and discover how truth can survive becoming history. Nghi Vo returns to the empire of Ahn and The Singing Hills Cycle in this mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune.

A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for. At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.

In this radical and revelatory manifesto, anti-tech activist August Lamm gives you the courage and confidence to ditch your smartphone once and for all.When August Lamm realized she was spending almost half her waking hours compulsively scrolling, she knew something had to change. She turned to experts to cut down her phone use, but none of their advice actually worked. You can’t simply limit something designed to be addictive. So, she decided to get rid of her smartphone completely. Almost overnight, her mental health improved, her attention span increased, and her curiosity returned.August received her first iPhone in 2010 when she was fifteen years old--unlike many other writers in this space, she understands intimately what it's like to be a young person struggling to cultivate a healthy relationship with technology. Packed with offline wisdom and practical suggestions, You Don’t Need a Smartphone shows that living without a tiny computer in your pocket isn’t as restrictive or as difficult as you might think; in fact, it’s a lot of fun. From a guide to choosing the right flip phone to relearning your sense of direction after relying on GPS, from tips to meet new people without social media to how to navigate VPNs or banking systems that require an app, Lamm offers a revolutionary blueprint for existing in the Information Age.  A different, more fulfilling world is just beyond your screen. What will you do with all the time you get back?