New Releases by Julianna Baggott

For decades, science fiction has compelled us to imagine futures both inspiring and cautionary. Whether it''s a cryptic message encountered by a survey ship, the discovery of alien life in the distant reaches of space, a window into a future Earth, or the adventures of well-meaning AI, science fiction inspires our imagination and delivers a lens through which we can view ourselves and the world around us. At the very heart of the genre is short fiction, the secret lab that has introduced many of the new ideas, techniques, and voices prominent across all other media. In The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Eight, Hugo and Locus Award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a comprehensive year-in-review of 2022''s short fiction markets and selects thirty-one of its best stories from the wealth of magazines, anthologies, podcasts, and collections that make up the field. In these pages you''ll find works by both the new and established authors who are setting the pace for science fiction today and into tomorrow. Start your journey here.

Now a major motion picture starring Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff. A pair of romantic flameouts meet at a dull wedding and wind up entwined in a deserted coatroom. Shockingly, Jane and John decide not to have sex. Instead, they embark on a far more dangerous endeavor: sharing the stories of their past love affairs. They tell each other everything, aiming for radical honesty over polished seduction. Jaded as they may be, these two sense that they just might be soulmates. Which Brings Me to You, cowritten by bestselling authors Julianna Baggott (Pure, Harriet Wolf’s Seventh Book of Wonders) and Steve Almond (Candyfreak, All the Secrets of the World), is “poignant and meaningful...fresh and intriguing...a great story.”—Booklist. It has been brought to the screen by director Peter Hutchings (The Hating Game).

Bestselling author Julianna Baggott delivers her mind-bending debut short-story collection, featuring an array of genres populated by deeply human characters, and with film rights to the stories already having been sold to Netflix, Paramount, Amblin, Lionsgate, and others! In the title story, set five minutes in the future where you not only have a credit score but also a dating score, a woman who’s been banished from all dating apps attends a weekly help group with others who have been “banned for life,” and finds herself falling in love. In “Backwards,” a twist on Benjamin Button, a woman reconnects with her estranged father as he de-ages ten years each day they spend together. In “Welcome to Oxhead,” all the parents in a gated community “shut off” when the power goes out. In “Portals,” a small town deals with hope and loss when dozens of portals suddenly open. In “How They Got In,” a grieving family starts to see a murdered girl in all of their old home videos. This fantastical collection from a unique voice contains a myriad of stories of the weird and wonderful. Julianna Baggott is a talented and clever guide, and I’d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You will take the reader on a journey unlike anything they’ve experienced.

Bestselling author Julianna Baggott delivers her mind-bending debut short-story collection, featuring an array of genres populated by deeply human characters, and with film rights to the stories already having been sold to Netflix, Paramount, Amblin, Lionsgate, and others! In the title story, set five minutes in the future where you not only have a credit score but also a dating score, a woman who''s been banished from all dating apps attends a weekly help group with others who have been "banned for life," and finds herself falling in love. In "Backwards," a twist on Benjamin Button, a woman reconnects with her estranged father as he de-ages ten years each day they spend together. In "Welcome to Oxhead," all the parents in a gated community "shut off" when the power goes out. In "Portals," a small town deals with hope and loss when dozens of portals suddenly open. In "How They Got In," a grieving family starts to see a murdered girl in all of their old home videos. This fantastical collection from a unique voice contains a myriad of stories of the weird and wonderful. Julianna Baggott is a talented and clever guide, and I''d Really Prefer Not to Be Here with You will take the reader on a journey unlike anything they''ve experienced.

Our young narrator has many skins. Shedding and taking on new ones help them to find their way back home after leaving to avoid more tragedies and assaults. But what price do they have to pay to acquire the one true skin that fits the best? At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

There seems to be a strange new disease spreading around the world. People are getting stuck in the past in mostly happy memories. They are straddling the line between now and then. Although the disease ends in death, the infected seem to go willingly. The epidemiologist seeks the answers to this viral mystery while she is falling in love and yet trying not to get infected, in Julianna Baggott''s Mental Diplopia. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In "The Virtual Swallows of Hog Island," a programmer finds himself working for the self-proclaimed "Bad-Boy of Virtual-Reality Therapy.” While his boss is breaking new ground and breaking the rules and his coworkers are engaging in questionable uses of the latest technology, the lonely programmer is in a state of mourning over his deep personal losses and must figure out his own form of therapy. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"In Instructions: Abject and Fuming, poet Julianna Baggott wrote some of the poems using words long lost from the English language, challenging our current language''s sense of restraint. Other poems are about faith, quite directly, set against the backdrop of contemporary life"--

A sweeping saga about a three generations of women wrestling with family secrets, including an unpublished novel by the family''s reclusive matriarch. New York Times Notable Book of 2015 "A mesmerizing tale of star-crossed love and of the dark secrets in a fracturing family. . . . It leaves you haunted, amazed, and, like every great read, irrevocably changed." —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times–bestselling author of Pictures of You The reclusive Harriet Wolf, revered author and family matriarch, has a final confession: a love story. Years after her death, as her family comes together one last time, the mystery of Harriet''s life hangs in the balance. Does the truth lie in the rumored final book of the series that made Harriet a world-famous writer, or will her final confession be lost forever? The Seventh Book of Wonders tells the moving story of the unforgettable Wolf women in four distinct voices: the mysterious Harriet, who, until now, has never revealed the secrets of her past; her fiery, overprotective daughter, Eleanor; and her two grown granddaughters—Tilton, the fragile yet exuberant younger sister, who''s become a housebound hermit, and Ruth, the older sister, who ran away at sixteen and never looked back. When Eleanor is hospitalized, Ruth decides it''s time to do right by a pact she made with Tilton long ago: to return home and save her sister. Meanwhile, Harriet whispers her true-life story to the reader. It''s a story that spans the entire twentieth century and is filled with mobsters, outcasts, a lonesome lion, and a home for wayward women. It''s also a tribute to her lifelong love of the boy she met at the Maryland School for Feeble-minded Children . . . With The Seventh Book of Wonders, Julianna Baggott offers a profound meditation on motherhood and sisterhood, as well as on the central importance of stories. This is a novel that affords its characters that rare chance we all long for—the chance to reimagine the stories of our lives while there''s still time. "Family secrets make for ripe hunting grounds for novelists. In this evocative book, those secrets hide mystery after mystery, like a set of Russian nesting dolls. . . . No spoilers, but we''ll say this: Baggott knows how and when to reveal answers for the ultimate emotional punch." ― Entertainment Weekly "A narrative that delivers a powerful sense of the meaning of motherhood and the bonds between sisters." ― Library Journal

Nous sommes tous complices. Nous avons laissé les Détonations se produire. Comment pouvons-nous nous tourner vers l'avenir si nous ne pouvons admettre la vérité du passé ? Si Partridge avait pour intention de dévoiler au monde les mensonges de son père, les choses se révèlent bien plus complexes une fois aux commandes du Dôme. Alors qu'une nouvelle ère se profile, les intérêts de chacun divergent : faut-il sauver des vies, se venger, prendre le pouvoir ? se serrer les coudes ou se tourner le dos à jamais ? Pressia, Bradwell et El Capitan devront faire des choix cruciaux s'ils veulent qu'un nouveau monde renaisse des cendres.

Nous sommes tous complices. Nous avons laissé les Détonations se produire. Comment pouvons-nous nous tourner vers l’avenir si nous ne pouvons admettre la vérité du passé ? Si Partridge avait pour intention de dévoiler au monde les mensonges de son père, les choses se révèlent bien plus complexes une fois aux commandes du Dôme. Alors qu’une nouvelle ère se profile, les intérêts de chacun divergent : faut-il sauver des vies, se venger, prendre le pouvoir ? se serrer les coudes ou se tourner le dos à jamais ? Pressia, Bradwell et El Capitan devront faire des choix cruciaux s’ils veulent qu’un nouveau monde renaisse des cendres.

The stunning conclusion to the trilogy that began with Pure, recommended by People for those who loved The Hunger Games. With his father now dead, Partridge has assumed leadership of the Dome, one of the last few refuges from the ravaged wastelands of the outside world. At first, Partridge is intent on exposing his father''s lies, taking down the rigid order of the Dome, and uniting its citizens with the disfigured Wretches on the outside. But from his new position of power, things are far more complex and potentially dangerous than he could have ever imagined. On the outside, a band of survivors faces a treacherous journey to Dome. Pressia carries with her the key to salvation. If she can get it to the Dome, the Wretches could one day be healed and everyone might be able to put the horrors of the past behind them. Bradwell, the revolutionary, cannot forgive so easily. Despite Pressia''s pleas, he is determined to bring down the Dome and hold its citizens accountable for leaving the rest of the world to burn. El Capitan, the former rebel leader, wants to help Pressia save as many lives as possible--but he''s struggling to reconcile his newfound compassion with his vicious past. As former allies become potential enemies, the fate of the world is more uncertain than ever. Will humanity fall to destruction? Or will a new world rise from the ashes?

Depuis qu’ils connaissent la vérité sur les Détonations, Pressia, Bradwell, Partridge et El Capitan sont prêts à tout pour renverser Willux. Petit à petit, ils organisent la résistance. Mais le Dôme n’a pas dit son dernier mot, et il dispose d’un précieux atout qui pourrait faire toute la différence...

Depuis les Détonations qui ont ravagé le monde, Pressia vit avec son grand-père dans les décombres, la cendre et le danger. Demain, elle aura 16 ans, âge où la milice vous enlève pour entraîner les plus forts... ou achever les plus faibles. Pressia n’a plus le choix, elle doit se préparer à fuir. Au loin brille le Dôme : un lieu sécurisé et aseptisé où une minorité, les Purs, s’est réfugiée avant la catastrophe. Partridge est l’un d’eux... mais pour combien de temps ?

Bestselling author Julianna Baggott presents the second volume in her new post-apocalyptic, dystopian thriller trilogy. We want our son returned. This girl is proof that we can save you all. If you ignore our plea, we will kill our hostages one at a time. To be a Pure is to be perfect, untouched by Detonations that scarred the earth, and sheltered inside the paradise that is the Dome. But Partridge escaped to the outside world, where Wretches struggle to survive amid smoke and ash. Now, at the command of Partridge''s father, the Dome is unleashing nightmare after nightmare upon the Wretches in an effort to get him back. At Partridge''s side is a small band of those united against the Dome: Lyda, the warrior; Bradwell, the revolutionary; El Capitan, the guard; and Pressia, the young woman whose mysterious past ties her to Partridge in ways she never could have imagined. Long ago a plan was hatched that could mean the earth''s ultimate doom. Now only Partridge and Pressia can set things right. To save millions of innocent lives, Partridge must risk his own by returning to the Dome and facing his most terrifying challenge. And Pressia, armed only with a mysterious Black Box containing a set of cryptic clues, must travel to the very ends of the earth, to a place where no map can guide her. If they succeed, the world will be saved. But should they fail, humankind will pay a terrible price . . .

Julianna Baggott presents her beautifully written, riveting, breakout novel, PURE, the first volume in her new post-apocalypse thriller trilogy. We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . . Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, she thinks about what is lost-how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers . . . to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies. And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run. Burn a Pure and Breathe the Ash . . . There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked. Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is one of the most influential men in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. Different. He thinks about loss-maybe just because his family is broken; his father is emotionally distant; his brother killed himself; and his mother never made it inside their shelter. Or maybe it''s his claustrophobia: his feeling that this Dome has become a swaddling of intensely rigid order. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her. When Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again.

Noch immer kann Heidi den Unfalltod ihres Mannes nicht verwinden. Sie reist in die Provence, vordergründig, um im Sommerhaus ihrer Mutter nach dem Rechten zu sehen. Die Gegend zieht auch andere gebrochene Herzen an, die Heilung brauchen.

Esta ingeniosa novela epistolar empieza con dos extraños metiéndose mano en el guardarropía de la recepción de bodas de unos amigos y acaba con el principio de una relación. Jane y John, treintañeros ambos, mantienen un intercambio de confesiones a la...

Truman and his twin sister, Camille, have just met their grandmother. She whispers a tale about something called the Ever Breath, an amber orb that maintains the balance between our world and a dreamy one of imagination--and evil.

“Part primer, part credo, part arm-swinging gambol, this wonderful book is resonant with wit and insight.”—Linda Bierds Compulsions of Silkworms and Bees takes up the tradition of Rilke''s Letters to a Young Poet, but on poetry''s own terms. At first glance, Baggott''s candid counsel can be seen as a manual on writing poetry, written in poems. As the book unfolds, however, these poems take on the larger landscape of love and loss, the rigors of living fully, and the intricate, mysterious territory of our fragile, hardworking souls.

Women’s voices offering an intimate view into women’s lives Lizzie Borden in Love, a collection of poems by national bestselling author Julianna Baggott, offers poignant commentary in the voices of women as varied as Mary Todd Lincoln and Monica Lewinsky. The poems often focus on a particular moment in life: Katherine Hepburn discovers the dead body of her brother in an attic, or painter Mary Cassatt mourns the failure of her eyesight. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes ecstatic, the poems in this collection never fail the trust of the subjects of their intimate portrayals

Pixie, ex-Miss New Jersey, croyait sincèrement que son titre suffirait à lui garantir une vie de rêve. Mais à mesure que les années passent, il lui faut bien se rendre à l'évidence. Son premier mari la quitte pour un homme. L'amour que lui porte le second, un ennuyeux dentiste séduit par sa beauté, faiblit à mesure que les rides font leur apparition. Quant à son fils, en pleine crise d'adolescence, le moins qu'on puisse dire est qu'il ne lui est d'aucun soutien. Pixie combat ses démons à coup de Prozac et de frénésies ménagères jusqu'au jour où sa mère lui révèle son terrible secret. Sa vie bascule alors définitivement. Raconté alternativement par Pixie et Ezra, son fils de seize ans, cette comédie acide et cruellement drôle passe le rêve américain au vitriol avec une jouissance rare.

" - À présent, il sait que je sais. Alors j'attends. Nous nous sommes assises à la table de la cuisine. La cafetière glougloutait, ma mère me fixait presque désespérément, les yeux grands ouverts. [...] Mon père ne rentra pas à la maison, ni cette nuit-là, ni la suivante. Il disparut tout un été. " Lissy n'oubliera jamais l'été de ses quinze ans. Son père s'enfuit avec sa maîtresse, elle perd sa virginité, et sa mère se révèle comme jamais auparavant, lui faisant découvrir les secrets de sa jeunesse, ses mensonges. Et si la vie de cette mère avait à ce point marqué la sienne qu'elle se sentait obligée d'en revivre tous les épisodes clés ? En se plongeant dans ce passé enfoui, Lissy - qui a aujourd'hui trente ans - démêle le vrai du faux, cherche à se rapprocher de sa mère pour mieux se comprendre elle-même dans sa vie de femme.