Say goodbye to the Polka Prince and hello to the sexy crimesolver with a polka twist, Lottie Kachowski. This thirtysomething fireball left for L.A. years ago, but she roars home to New Krakow, Pennsylvania for her dad the Polka Prince's funeral...and ends up investigating his murder. If only she didn't have to team up with his screwball girlfriend, Polish Peg, to navigate the wild world of small town polka. Can she crack the case without Peg driving her nuts? Can she dig up her family's darkest secrets without dying at the hands of a psychopathic monster? When you've got polka in your blood like Lottie, you just know the bad guy's going to face the music.

For half a century Frank Yankovic wowed polka fans around the globe with hits such as ?Just Because? and ?The Blue Skirt Waltz.? He traveled the country, sold millions of records, and won the first Polka Grammy. The Cleveland native found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. But behind the happy sounds of the accordion stood a man obsessed with trying to please himself and the ones he loved. With a tumultuous touring schedule that consisted of 200 shows a year, a restless temper and three failed marriages, Yankovic found himself being distanced from reality. Author Bob Dolgan delves into the life of America's Polka king and tells the tale of not only a musician, but of a man struggling for happiness.

A Civil War novel unlike any other: the story of a young man's journey through a nation blasted apart. Born in 1844, Liberty Fish is the descendant of both Carolina slaveholders and New York abolitionists. In hopes of reconciling the warring strands of his heritage, he escapes his home in the North -- first into the cauldron of the Civil War, and then into the even more disturbing bedlam that follows. The Amalgamation Polka showcases not only the brutality of this tragic passage in American history, but also its surprising compassion and hope. In language both true to its time and completely modern, it is revelatory and mesmerizing, a novel that "will bring a smile to your own lips as it sets your brain on fire." (Jason McBride, the Village Voice).

"Beautifully rendered and told, the book brings to life the work of a gifted 20th-century artist whose creative vision will always be in vogue." Kirkus Reviews, Starred review This is a moving and impassioned picture book about the iconic fashion photographer Bill Cunningham that will inspire young readers to go discover their own ideas of beauty and embolden the world with their own creativity! He found "sheer poetry" in the drape of an evening dress, delight in the swoosh of a knife-pleated skirt, and sartorial splendor in Jazz Age garb. Every day, Bill Cunningham pedaled his bike through New York City searching for beauty. As he took picture after picture, Bill found beauty not in people, but in their clothes. Drawn to bold and creative choices, Bill's photos captured the attention of the New York Times. He traveled to Paris for Fashion Week, and admiration for his work grew. With his sense of creativity and daringness, his own personal style of photography came to be known as street art photography. His photos left a lasting impression on all those who came across his work and they continue to inspire creativity today. This is the story of the legend who created street fashion photography and left behind a legacy of glorious pictures. Bill Cunningham used his passion and talent to capture the beauty he saw in fashion and the ultimate freedom that it represents to each and every person. This is an inspiring picture book about finding your path and being creative.

Something's been eating at Nishida lately, but he can't quite figure out what. Maybe he can get some answers from the local fortune teller...Read the next chapter of Dead Mount Death Play at the same time as Japan!

"Polka" returns home (for the first time!), but what sort of welcome will he find waiting when the very people receiving the Corpse God may well have been the ones who put a hit on the original Polka...? Read the next chapter of Dead Mount Death Play the same day as Japan!

Powerful forces—supernatural and otherwise—have converged in the streets of Shinjuku. The police are on the trail of Fire-breathing Bug, who has a vendetta against the Bastard Children of Sabaramond—a group now face to-face with Solitaire! The Corpse God was not the first to arrive from the world beyond, and not all who preceded him shared his desire for peace...

The Shinoyama reunion progresses smoothly and "Polka" is fitting right in, but how long can the Corpse God keep up the charade? And just what is that ominous specter looming behind the twins?! Read the next chapter of Dead Mount Death Play the day as Japan!

The Corpse God is thrown when Yumeji Agakura immediately realizes that he’s not actually Polka! How will the Corpse God get himself out of this mess? Read the next chapter of Dead Mount Death Play the same day as Japan!

Yumeji confronts the group, demanding to know the true identity of the fake Polka! Read the next chapter of Dead Mount Death Play the same day as Japan!