A Nobel laureate presents a brilliant, discomfiting reflection on literary life defined by the brutality of Ceausescu's Romania.From her childhood in Romania, in a village "as small as a thimble on the edge of the world," through to life in exile in Germany, Herta Müller's story unspools against the tumultuous history of Romania in the latter half of the twentieth century. Here, the Nobel Prize laureate reflects on cultural history, memory, and trauma, and on what it was to live and write under Ceausescu's regime. She revisits the friendships that buckled under the weight of fear and paranoia; the experience of being surveilled and interrogated; and on the unique blend of fear and tedium borne through life under totalitarianism. The Village on the Edge of the World is a book that chronicles the minutiae of life under both fascism and the Soviet Union, while charting the existential questions posed by these regimes of the twentieth...

Two cheerleaders find themselves inconveniently tumbling head over heels for each other in this satirical, sapphic teen rom-com that's Bring It On meets She Drives Me Crazy.Oak Haven High doesn't have cheerleaders—it has queerleaders. It's a fun coincidence that every new varsity cheerleader since Davie Cathee took the squad by storm three years ago is—or soon comes out as—queer. But when a rumor sparks that this season, newly minted captain Davie has been specifically recruiting queer members only, Davie is accused of "discrimination" against straight students. She's given an ultimatum: recruit a straight athlete for the team or the funding for their competitive cheer season will take a major tumble. Enter Kendall Hayes, the edgy, mysterious new girl. When Davie sees that Kendall has a boyfriend, she quickly convinces her to join the squad. Problem solved. Until she finds out that Kendall's...

The sacred has been twisted. When shadows haunt your steps, there is no greater challenge than living each day. Vythica has been reduced to a prize—a moment of paid conquest for those who can afford her. Freedom is just beyond her grasp and she's grown wary of any who promise it to her. The world has taught her that kindness is seldom genuine. After a chance encounter ends with her being attacked by shadows, Vythica is forced to risk trusting the latest person who was willing to trade her for gold. This stranger seems to know the secrets of her soul and it's quickly evident that he's running from something. Knots tighten while life unravels on the course to the gateways. **Continue your journey toward the gateways today!** SECRETS, book four in this grimdark fantasy series, wanders into the darkness of the spirit realm and the corrupt...