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Digital Camera World : June 2026



Date Published:2026

Small Farm Canada : September / October 2026.



Date Published:2026

Fen, Bog & Swamp : a short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis /

Proulx, Annie,


"A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood role they play in preserving the environment -- by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four stunning parts, Proulx documents the long-misunderstood role of these wetlands in saving the planet. Taking us on a fascinating journey through history, Proulx shows us the fens of 16th-century England to Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and the 19th-century explorers who began the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Along the way, she writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands -- the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever -- and the surprisingly significant role of peat in industrialization. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is a stunningly important work and a rousing call to action by a writer whose passionate devotion to understanding and preserving the environment is on full and glorious display."--Publisher.
Date Published:2022

"A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important yet little understood role they play in preserving the environment -- by storing the carbon emissions that greatly contribute to climate change. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and in four stunning parts, Proulx documents the long-misunderstood role of these wetlands in saving the planet. Taking us on a fascinating journey through history, Proulx shows us the fens of 16th-century England to Canada's Hudson Bay lowlands, Russia's Great Vasyugan Mire, America's Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and the 19th-century explorers who began the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Along the way, she writes of the diseases spawned in the wetlands -- the Ague, malaria, Marsh Fever -- and the surprisingly significant role of peat in industrialization. A sobering look at the degradation of wetlands over centuries and the serious ecological consequences, this is a stunningly important work and a rousing call to action by a writer whose passionate devotion to understanding and preserving the environment is on full and glorious display."--Publisher.

Date Published:2022

Wooden Puzzles : Includes: Playground & Construction.



Date Published:

Guinness World Records 2027

Guinness World Records.



Date Published:2026

The Boat House

Michaels, Fern,


An unexpected inheritance from their late uncle brought Madison (Taylor) Wainwright and her brother Lincoln to Smuggler's Cove. But it's the quirky, close-knit locals who've convinced them to stay for the summer. The little town may be worlds away from the privileged existence the siblings knew before their father was arrested for fraud, but here, they've found a sense of belonging. After renovating the dilapidated boat house that once served as a local marina for crabbers and clammers, Madison and Lincoln are settling in for a true Jersey Shore summer, complete with the town's famous Seafood Festival. Visitors love learning about the area's history -- the tales of pirates and privateers, cryptic maps and buried treasure. Those stories seem like harmless fantasy until a seemingly worthless map is stolen from their boathouse. Could their uncle's rudimentary map show the true location of Captain Kidd's treasure? Or was there another, more sinister motive behind the theft? As Madison and Lincoln dig deeper, they learn that the legends underpinning Smuggler's Cove's history may also have the power to tear it apart, unless they can quickly separate fiction from fact, and guilty from innocent...
Date Published:2026

An unexpected inheritance from their late uncle brought Madison (Taylor) Wainwright and her brother Lincoln to Smuggler's Cove. But it's the quirky, close-knit locals who've convinced them to stay for the summer. The little town may be worlds away from the privileged existence the siblings knew before their father was arrested for fraud, but here, they've found a sense of belonging. After renovating the dilapidated boat house that once served as a local marina for crabbers and clammers, Madison and Lincoln are settling in for a true Jersey Shore summer, complete with the town's famous Seafood Festival. Visitors love learning about the area's history -- the tales of pirates and privateers, cryptic maps and buried treasure. Those stories seem like harmless fantasy until a seemingly worthless map is stolen from their boathouse. Could their uncle's rudimentary map show the true location of Captain Kidd's treasure? Or was there another, more sinister motive behind the theft? As Madison and Lincoln dig deeper, they learn that the legends underpinning Smuggler's Cove's history may also have the power to tear it apart, unless they can quickly separate fiction from fact, and guilty from innocent...

Date Published:2026

The Mother Act : a novel /

Reimer, Heidi,


Sadie Jones, a famous actor and controversial feminist figure, never wanted to be a mother. No one feels this truth more deeply than Judith (Jude) Jones-Linnen, the daughter she left behind as a child. Jude grew up touring with her father’s Shakespeare company, rehearsing conversation in preparation for her famous mother's sporadic visits. Always at the back of Jude’s mind is The Mother Act, the script written by Sadie that Jude was never meant to see—a scathing depiction of maternal ambivalence that launched Sadie’s career when Jude was only two. Now Jude is twenty-two and a talented actor in her own right, and she and Sadie have fallen out—painfully and publicly. On a January evening in New York, gripped with panic and fighting the urge to bolt, Jude takes her seat at the front of a packed theater. In her dressing room, Sadie prepares to step onstage for the premiere of Mother/Daughter, sequel to The Mother Act—only this time, her show purports to depict Jude’s perspective on their relationship, too. Over the course of this single opening night, as Sadie accounts for her choices and Jude relives her painful past in the countdown to their first meeting since their most recent estrangement, the question hovers: Is it possible to be both a dedicated artist and a dedicated mother, and what are the costs of each? Compelling and insightful, The Mother Act is a dynamic page-turner exploring motherhood, identity, art, and familial obligation.
Date Published:2024

Sadie Jones, a famous actor and controversial feminist figure, never wanted to be a mother. No one feels this truth more deeply than Judith (Jude) Jones-Linnen, the daughter she left behind as a child. Jude grew up touring with her father’s Shakespeare company, rehearsing conversation in preparation for her famous mother's sporadic visits. Always at the back of Jude’s mind is The Mother Act, the script written by Sadie that Jude was never meant to see—a scathing depiction of maternal ambivalence that launched Sadie’s career when Jude was only two. Now Jude is twenty-two and a talented actor in her own right, and she and Sadie have fallen out—painfully and publicly. On a January evening in New York, gripped with panic and fighting the urge to bolt, Jude takes her seat at the front of a packed theater. In her dressing room, Sadie prepares to step onstage for the premiere of Mother/Daughter, sequel to The Mother Act—only this time, her show purports to depict Jude’s perspective on their relationship, too. Over the course of this single opening night, as Sadie accounts for her choices and Jude relives her painful past in the countdown to their first meeting since their most recent estrangement, the question hovers: Is it possible to be both a dedicated artist and a dedicated mother, and what are the costs of each? Compelling and insightful, The Mother Act is a dynamic page-turner exploring motherhood, identity, art, and familial obligation.

Date Published:2024

Driven to Die

Murray, Nerissa


A missing teen. A gruesome find. Corruption festering inside a family empire. Hadleigh’s new coroner just stepped into the wrong job. Dr. Martin Hilleman’s first case reveals antifreeze in a small‑town car mogul’s system. Attention turns to his new wife—now twice widowed by “suspicious heart attacks.” As Martin and Detective Sergeant Nell James dig deeper, they uncover dealership fraud, buried grudges, and fractured loyalties. Then a new act of treachery shows just how far someone will go when driven by betrayal. In Hadleigh, some families inherit money. Some inherit secrets. Some don’t wait to inherit.
Date Published:2025

A missing teen. A gruesome find. Corruption festering inside a family empire. Hadleigh’s new coroner just stepped into the wrong job. Dr. Martin Hilleman’s first case reveals antifreeze in a small‑town car mogul’s system. Attention turns to his new wife—now twice widowed by “suspicious heart attacks.” As Martin and Detective Sergeant Nell James dig deeper, they uncover dealership fraud, buried grudges, and fractured loyalties. Then a new act of treachery shows just how far someone will go when driven by betrayal. In Hadleigh, some families inherit money. Some inherit secrets. Some don’t wait to inherit.

Date Published:2025

The Manhattan High-rise Horrors

Tyo, Rene


In this second installment of The Hostage Chronicles you will once again come face to face with your darkest fears: the Demon of lust hellbent on collecting souls, a bumbling PI who stumbles upon evil beyond comprehension, a gum ball machine that you do not want in your possession, a wannabe pop star who will do anything to achieve success, an aging couple with a drastic decision to make, a manic priest, a charlatan fortune teller, and many more. There are eighteen stories in total, ranging from flash fiction to over ten-thousand words to take your imagination hostage!
Date Published:2024

In this second installment of The Hostage Chronicles you will once again come face to face with your darkest fears: the Demon of lust hellbent on collecting souls, a bumbling PI who stumbles upon evil beyond comprehension, a gum ball machine that you do not want in your possession, a wannabe pop star who will do anything to achieve success, an aging couple with a drastic decision to make, a manic priest, a charlatan fortune teller, and many more. There are eighteen stories in total, ranging from flash fiction to over ten-thousand words to take your imagination hostage!

Date Published:2024

Ruff : a novel /

Carley, Rod,


Rod Carley is back with another theatrical odyssey packed with an unforgettable cast of Elizabethan eccentrics. It's a madcap world more modern than tomorrow where gender is what a person makes of it (no matter the story beneath their petticoats or tights). Will Shakespeare is having a very bad year. Suffering from a mid-life crisis, a plague outbreak, and the death of the ancient Queen, Will's mettle is put to the test when the new King puts his witch-burning hobby aside to announce a national play competition that will determine which theatre company will secure his favour and remain in business. As he struggles to write a Scottish supernatural thriller, Will faces one ruff and puffy obstacle after another including a young rival punk poet and his activist-wife fighting for equality and a woman's right to tread the boards. Will and his band of misfits must ensure not only their own survival, but that of England as well. The stage is set for an outrageous and compelling tale of ghosts, ghostwriting, writer's block, and the chopping block.
Date Published:2024

Rod Carley is back with another theatrical odyssey packed with an unforgettable cast of Elizabethan eccentrics. It's a madcap world more modern than tomorrow where gender is what a person makes of it (no matter the story beneath their petticoats or tights). Will Shakespeare is having a very bad year. Suffering from a mid-life crisis, a plague outbreak, and the death of the ancient Queen, Will's mettle is put to the test when the new King puts his witch-burning hobby aside to announce a national play competition that will determine which theatre company will secure his favour and remain in business. As he struggles to write a Scottish supernatural thriller, Will faces one ruff and puffy obstacle after another including a young rival punk poet and his activist-wife fighting for equality and a woman's right to tread the boards. Will and his band of misfits must ensure not only their own survival, but that of England as well. The stage is set for an outrageous and compelling tale of ghosts, ghostwriting, writer's block, and the chopping block.

Date Published:2024

Last of the Merfolk

Stein, Dennis


A story of the beauty of the deep sea. A story about an undiscovered secret. A story of the uniqueness of the ocean and its diversity and importance to all life on earth. Dani Cambers is one of a very few female mini-sub pilots in the world, and she has a great love of the oceans and everything in them. Her work at the University of Florida along with her colleague Hafi, an Indian student who is also her co-pilot on the sub, takes her on expeditions into the sea where few have ventured. On one of these expeditions, a dive to the site of a shipwrecked Spanish Galleon, she and Hafi discover something never before seen by humans. Its secrecy has survived throughout history, and flourished unknown to those on land for millennia. But there are others who learn of this discovery, those who would either destroy what has been hidden from the world, or those who would exploit it for their own gains. Dani and Hafi return to the wreck in the sub, only to find danger in the depths of the sea, and villians who are responsible for the very types of pollution which are poisoning their beloved ocean, and threatening the mysterious entity that they have uncovered. They must go far beyond what their training, or their resources have prepared them for, to stop the destruction of the thing that they have brought to light, and make humanity aware of the importance of the sea once and for all...
Date Published:2025

A story of the beauty of the deep sea. A story about an undiscovered secret. A story of the uniqueness of the ocean and its diversity and importance to all life on earth. Dani Cambers is one of a very few female mini-sub pilots in the world, and she has a great love of the oceans and everything in them. Her work at the University of Florida along with her colleague Hafi, an Indian student who is also her co-pilot on the sub, takes her on expeditions into the sea where few have ventured. On one of these expeditions, a dive to the site of a shipwrecked Spanish Galleon, she and Hafi discover something never before seen by humans. Its secrecy has survived throughout history, and flourished unknown to those on land for millennia. But there are others who learn of this discovery, those who would either destroy what has been hidden from the world, or those who would exploit it for their own gains. Dani and Hafi return to the wreck in the sub, only to find danger in the depths of the sea, and villians who are responsible for the very types of pollution which are poisoning their beloved ocean, and threatening the mysterious entity that they have uncovered. They must go far beyond what their training, or their resources have prepared them for, to stop the destruction of the thing that they have brought to light, and make humanity aware of the importance of the sea once and for all...

Date Published:2025

Galatea : a short story /

Miller, Madeline,


First published as an ebook in Great Britain in 2013. This printing features a new afterword by the author. In this reimagining of the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, "a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence"--Publisher marketing.
Date Published:2022

First published as an ebook in Great Britain in 2013. This printing features a new afterword by the author. In this reimagining of the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, "a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence"--Publisher marketing.

Date Published:2022

Till Death do us Part

Flynn, Laurie Elizabeth,


A sumptuous, shocking, steamy thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley--what happens when the husband you thought died years ago shows up alive? Ten years ago, June's beloved husband drowned on their honeymoon. Josh's body was never found. Now, a decade later, June is finally ready to move on. She owns a natural wine bar in Brooklyn and is engaged to a patient, supportive man named Kyle. She's excited to begin a new chapter in her life, enjoy a picture-perfect wedding, and start a family. But out of the blue, she sees...him--Josh, her first husband. Is this just a hallucination from the guilt June carries about finally moving on, or is it possible that her husband never died in the first place? June tries to forget about this vision, chalking it up to grief and nerves, but soon enough, she stumbles across a website for a winery in Napa, and the owner in the photo is identical to her dead husband. With her upcoming wedding looming and a fiancÃ© who's already worried she hasn't left her past behind, June flies to Napa for answers. But she's not prepared for all the secrets she's about to unlock, because everything she thought she knew about her first love is a lie. Till Death Do Us Part is a simmering, page-turning thriller brimming with revelations, betrayals, and shocking twists.
Date Published:2024

A sumptuous, shocking, steamy thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley--what happens when the husband you thought died years ago shows up alive? Ten years ago, June's beloved husband drowned on their honeymoon. Josh's body was never found. Now, a decade later, June is finally ready to move on. She owns a natural wine bar in Brooklyn and is engaged to a patient, supportive man named Kyle. She's excited to begin a new chapter in her life, enjoy a picture-perfect wedding, and start a family. But out of the blue, she sees...him--Josh, her first husband. Is this just a hallucination from the guilt June carries about finally moving on, or is it possible that her husband never died in the first place? June tries to forget about this vision, chalking it up to grief and nerves, but soon enough, she stumbles across a website for a winery in Napa, and the owner in the photo is identical to her dead husband. With her upcoming wedding looming and a fiancÃ© who's already worried she hasn't left her past behind, June flies to Napa for answers. But she's not prepared for all the secrets she's about to unlock, because everything she thought she knew about her first love is a lie. Till Death Do Us Part is a simmering, page-turning thriller brimming with revelations, betrayals, and shocking twists.

Date Published:2024

I Died on a Tuesday

Corry, Jane,


18-year-old Janie has the world and her bright future ahead of her. She's about to leave behind the small seaside town she's known all her life to embark on a career in London in book publishing and couldn't be more excited. She'll miss home--especially her dad. They've only had each other since her mother died years earlier. But she's about to start her life and she can't wait. She's on her way home after her last early dawn swim in the bay when the peaceful stillness of the quiet Tuesday morning is suddenly shattered. A white van careens around the corner and onto the quiet street Janie is riding her bike along, and in one swift moment, her life is forever changed, and her dreams of a new life destroyed. She's brutally run-down by the van and left for dead on the street. Twenty years later. Robbie Manning, international pop superstar and all-around good guy, answers the front door of his palatial home to a pair of police officers who inform him that he's being arrested for the attempted murder of Janie White. Everyone knows the horrifying story of Janie and what happened to her, and the mystery of who could have done such an awful thing has rattled the world for the last twenty years. But as word of Robbie's arrest spreads, no one--including Robbie's family--can believe it; Robbie is upstanding, a model citizen and family man. He couldn't possibly have committed a hit-and-run that left a young woman paralyzed and unable to speak. Robbie doesn't deny the accusations. He's been waiting for the truth to come out for the last two decades, and he's ready for his punishment. He deserves it after what he did to Janie... But what if there's more to the story? What if someone else knows what really happened that day? Janie may be the only one who can reveal the truth--if they can get her to tell her side of the story.
Date Published:2024

18-year-old Janie has the world and her bright future ahead of her. She's about to leave behind the small seaside town she's known all her life to embark on a career in London in book publishing and couldn't be more excited. She'll miss home--especially her dad. They've only had each other since her mother died years earlier. But she's about to start her life and she can't wait. She's on her way home after her last early dawn swim in the bay when the peaceful stillness of the quiet Tuesday morning is suddenly shattered. A white van careens around the corner and onto the quiet street Janie is riding her bike along, and in one swift moment, her life is forever changed, and her dreams of a new life destroyed. She's brutally run-down by the van and left for dead on the street. Twenty years later. Robbie Manning, international pop superstar and all-around good guy, answers the front door of his palatial home to a pair of police officers who inform him that he's being arrested for the attempted murder of Janie White. Everyone knows the horrifying story of Janie and what happened to her, and the mystery of who could have done such an awful thing has rattled the world for the last twenty years. But as word of Robbie's arrest spreads, no one--including Robbie's family--can believe it; Robbie is upstanding, a model citizen and family man. He couldn't possibly have committed a hit-and-run that left a young woman paralyzed and unable to speak. Robbie doesn't deny the accusations. He's been waiting for the truth to come out for the last two decades, and he's ready for his punishment. He deserves it after what he did to Janie... But what if there's more to the story? What if someone else knows what really happened that day? Janie may be the only one who can reveal the truth--if they can get her to tell her side of the story.

Date Published:2024

Bog Queen : a novel /

North, Anna,


Includes discussion questions. "The latest from New York Times bestselling novelist Anna North -- a monumental discovery sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of land that holds us." -- Jacket flap. "New York Times bestselling author of 'Outlawed'." -- Cover. "When a body is found in a bog in northwest England, Agnes, an American forensic anthropologist, is called to investigate. But this body is not like any she's ever seen. Though its bones prove it was buried more than two thousand years ago, it is almost completely preserved. Soon Agnes is drawn into a mystery from the distant past, called to understand and avenge the death of an Iron Age woman more like her than she knows. Along the way, she must contend with peat-cutters who want to profit from the bog and activists who demand that the land be left undisturbed. Then there's the moss itself: a complex repository of artifacts and remains, with its own dark stories to tell. As Agnes faces the deep history of what she has unearthed, she's also forced to question what she thought she knew about her talent, her self-reliance, and her place in the world.Flashing between the uncertainty of post-Brexit England and the druidic order of Celtic Europe at the dawn of the Roman era, Bog Queen brims with contemporary urgency and ancient wisdom as it connects across time two gifted, farsighted young women learning to harness their strange strengths in a landscape more mysterious and complex than either can imagine." -- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Includes discussion questions. "The latest from New York Times bestselling novelist Anna North -- a monumental discovery sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of land that holds us." -- Jacket flap. "New York Times bestselling author of 'Outlawed'." -- Cover. "When a body is found in a bog in northwest England, Agnes, an American forensic anthropologist, is called to investigate. But this body is not like any she's ever seen. Though its bones prove it was buried more than two thousand years ago, it is almost completely preserved. Soon Agnes is drawn into a mystery from the distant past, called to understand and avenge the death of an Iron Age woman more like her than she knows. Along the way, she must contend with peat-cutters who want to profit from the bog and activists who demand that the land be left undisturbed. Then there's the moss itself: a complex repository of artifacts and remains, with its own dark stories to tell. As Agnes faces the deep history of what she has unearthed, she's also forced to question what she thought she knew about her talent, her self-reliance, and her place in the world.Flashing between the uncertainty of post-Brexit England and the druidic order of Celtic Europe at the dawn of the Roman era, Bog Queen brims with contemporary urgency and ancient wisdom as it connects across time two gifted, farsighted young women learning to harness their strange strengths in a landscape more mysterious and complex than either can imagine." -- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Oh My Gourd : how to carve a pumpkin plus 29 other fun Halloween activities /

Hallow, Jack,


How to carve a pumpkin -- Things to eat -- Things to make. "As the sun sets on summer, there's no need to be sad. Fall is here, and it's time to carve some gourds! But pumpkins aren't just for teenagers to smash on Halloween--there are a multitude of uses for this versatile produce, and Oh My Gourd! is your go-to gourd guide, with how-to-carve step-by-step instructions, 20 pumpkin recipes, 9 other uses for pumpkins and gourds, and 2 pumpkin carving stencils. Get back to the basics with a handy step-by-step for carving a pumpkin that will have your callers commenting on your crafty cutting. Use one of the included templates to carve your creation! Then discover how to turn a simple gourd into a water bottle or a colorful animal feeder that will bring all sorts of critters to your garden. After, why not whip up a batch of smoky pumpkin deviled eggs, pumpkin chips, or a warming pumpkin spiced latte to sip while you watch your favorite holiday movie? And that's just the beginning; you'll find lots of things can be improved with a little sprinkle of pumpkin spice!" -- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

How to carve a pumpkin -- Things to eat -- Things to make. "As the sun sets on summer, there's no need to be sad. Fall is here, and it's time to carve some gourds! But pumpkins aren't just for teenagers to smash on Halloween--there are a multitude of uses for this versatile produce, and Oh My Gourd! is your go-to gourd guide, with how-to-carve step-by-step instructions, 20 pumpkin recipes, 9 other uses for pumpkins and gourds, and 2 pumpkin carving stencils. Get back to the basics with a handy step-by-step for carving a pumpkin that will have your callers commenting on your crafty cutting. Use one of the included templates to carve your creation! Then discover how to turn a simple gourd into a water bottle or a colorful animal feeder that will bring all sorts of critters to your garden. After, why not whip up a batch of smoky pumpkin deviled eggs, pumpkin chips, or a warming pumpkin spiced latte to sip while you watch your favorite holiday movie? And that's just the beginning; you'll find lots of things can be improved with a little sprinkle of pumpkin spice!" -- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Creepy Carrots

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-


The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
Date Published:2012

Good Dream Dragon

Davis, Jacky, 1966-


"Christy Ottaviano Books" -- T.p. "A bedtime book about a nonbinary child who uses the power of imagination to overcome sleep anxiety"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

My Little Sweet Boy

Duff, Hilary, 1987-,


"Actress, singer, mother, and New York Times bestselling author of My Little Brave Girl, Hilary Duff returns with an inspiring picture book filled with the dreams she has for her own son. A perfect parent-child read-aloud!"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

No Reading Allowed : the worst read-aloud book ever : a confusing collection of hilarious homonyms and sound-alike sentences /

Haldar, Raj,


You can't believe everything you hear! Did you know that a single word can have many different meanings? Sometimes two words that sound alike can be spelled completely differently! Ptolemy the Pterodactyl is back to show us all how absurd and fun language can be when homophones, homonyms, and tricky punctuation are at play.
Date Published:2020