Holed up in a cabin in the Idaho hills, the mysterious man who called himself Trent wasn't looking for trouble. It came looking for him. A trigger-happy kid named Cub Hale emptied his gun into an unarmed man. Then he came swaggering after Trent. The girl who ran the gambling hall tried to get him to hightail it. But Trent wasn't buying. Even in that forsaken back country, he knew when a man had to speak with his shooting iron. distributed by Syndetic...

NATIONAL BEST SELLER ""Sweetbitter"is a stunning debut novel, one that seems destined to help define a generation." Jay McInerney A lush, raw, thrilling novel of the senses about a year in the life of a uniquely beguiling young woman, set in the wild, seductive world of a famous New York City restaurant.""""Let's say I was born when I came over the George Washington Bridge..."" This is how we meet unforgettable Tess, the twenty-two-year-old at the...

Chet's Reflection's is a story about a pioneer family. Starting in Wisconsin and following a path through Colorado to Idaho, Chet's reflections follows one family journey to settle their part of the west. The story includes many iconic western themes like the pony express, Indian raids, homesteading, and the Winnemucca bank robbery. But at it's heart Chet's reflections is a story about falling in love and building a family.

When they crossed Reuben Cole, they signed their death warrant. Reuben Cole is not the sort of man they should have messed with, and breaking into his home proves a bad idea. After his friend, Sheriff Roose, hunts down the robbers who took everything of value, the reasons for the burglary are revealed and a crooked railroad magnate's ambitions exposed. Cole's enemies are about to learn that the ways of the Old West, despite it being a new century,...

In a violent near-future, Asa Elias Doyle and her companions encounter an alien life form so heinous and destructive, they exile themselves in the desert so as not to contaminate other humans. To resist the compulsion to infect others is mental agony, but to succumb is to relinquish humanity and free will. Desperate, they kidnap a doctor and his two daughters as they cross the wasteland--and endanger the world.

Features excerpts from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web, from Chris Ware, Seth, Alison Bechdel, and Matt Groening, among others.

Marguerite Garcias plans for her future are torn apart by circumstances beyond her control-the 1978 "disappearances" in Argentina, forcing her to learn what it means to both survive and live. Born in the USA out of the violence, her daughter Pia must carve a path forward into a life that is unpredictable and often unfair-trading brutality for beauty and hopelessness for unconditional love. This fast-paced, deeply moving novel proves that its how you...