ark Blossom has all the elements of a winner: real-life situations, next-door characters, explosive incidents unspooling a series of questions, and an ending that shocks even the most seasoned reader. Unputdownable! RUSKIN BOND Haunting and visceral, this is a deep look into the workings of the mind and relationships, told in a deceptively lucid style. RAJDEEP SARDESAI Cover art: Sourish Mitra Art Direction: Mugdha Sadhwani

Sometimes the biggest enemy is the enemy you don't see at all...

An existential murder mystery about two rival writers willing to do anything—lie, steal, kill—to get the perfect story.

After seven years of going through Hell, adjusting to a new life, a new town and new people are the least of Zoey's problems. First of all, she has to learn how to breathe again, how to stop her body from reacting to any touch, no matter how small, and how not to flinch at every noise. She has to learn how to no longer be an empty and haunted shell. She must find a way to silence her demons so she can learn what it means to be alive. But surely the old and rickety bridge on the outskirts of the city, a hidden, forgotten and unsafe place, which she finds by chance, does not make her job any easier. Not when the swirling cold waters beckon her with a sweet song to abandon all her fears, to drown her demons and end her suffering. For good. Who would have thought that the most unsafe place in town would end up being her second safest place? Who would have thought that in the place where she was so determined to lose her life, she would discover a reason good enough to fight? The appearance of Maverick Black was never part of her grand plan, but the arrogant, deep-voiced, sinful man, with too many masks and a charming smile manages to awaken in Zoey everything she thought was stolen from her. Everything she has come to believe is forever gone. True knights ride blood-red motorcycles and not pretty, white, horses.

An existential murder mystery about two rival writers willing to do anything--lie, steal, kill--to get the perfect story.

Following the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, this is a new, very personal story to join Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt Kimiko and her cousin Genji are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable. World War II is coming to an end, and since the Japanese newspapers don’t report lost battles, the Japanese people are not entirely certain of where Japan stands. Yuriko is used to the sirens and the air-raid drills, but things start to feel more real when the neighbors who have left to fight stop coming home. When the bombs hit Hiroshima, it’s through Yuriko’s twelve-year-old eyes that we witness the devastation and horror. This is a story that offers young readers insight into how children lived during the war, while also introducing them to Japanese culture. Based loosely on author Kathleen Burkinshaw’s mother’s firsthand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, The Last Cherry Blossom hopes to warn readers of the immense damage nuclear war can bring, while reminding them that the “enemy” in any war is often not so different from ourselves.

Blossom the Rabbit and Boo the Bear are best friends. They play in the forest together, make gifts for each other, and giggle a lot. But when it comes time for Boo to hibernate, Blossom worries how she will get through the long winter alone. Dawn Apperley's soft, beautiful illustrations bring to life this touching story of strength found through friendship, that all young children will identify with.

"What is / misery now that the last spring / you will ever know has already been forgotten?"