We Are Taking Only What We NeedIn these powerfully rendered, prizewinning stories, working class African Americans across the South strive for meaning and search for direction in lives shaped by forces beyond their control The ten stories in this resonant collection deal with both the ties that bind and the gulf that separates generations, from children confronting the fallibility of their own parents for the first time to adults finding themselves forced to start over again and

Following Directions: A gentle lesson about the importance of listening when Nancy’s first batch of cupcakes meets a disastrous—and hilarious—end

Damon has completely lost his

a young journalist sent to interview him after a beautiful concert

revealed in her “Marriage Diary”—in which she emerges as a frank

this clever thriller is sure to please Sherlock fans

Headed to medical school in London

he had been handcuffed more than a dozen times

their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding

Parker Pyne is possibly the world's most unconventional private investigator

have children

Now she's made her choice

But in an age of religious conflict