Open Me

“This steamy and intellectual debut novel is an ode to the female body, and to a young woman discovering the potential boundlessness of her pleasure.”—Refinery 29, “The Sexiest Books You’ll Ever Have the Pleasure of Reading” Roxana Olsen has always dreamed of going to Paris, and after high school graduation finally plans to travel there on a study abroad program—a welcome reprieve from the bruising fallout of her parents’ divorce. But a logistical mix-up brings Roxana to Copenhagen instead, where she’s picked up at the airport by Søren, a twenty-eight-year-old guide who is meant to be her steward. Instantly drawn to one another, Roxana and Søren’s relationship turns romantic, and when he asks Roxana to accompany him to a small coastal town for the rest of the summer, she doesn’t hesitate to accept. There, Roxana’s world narrows and expands as she experiences fantasy, ritual, and the pleasures of her body, a thrilling realm of erotic and domestic bliss. Seduced by this newfound connection, Roxana doesn’t object when Søren requests that she spend her days alone in the apartment while he goes to the library to work. As their relationship deepens, Søren’s temperament darkens, and Roxana finds herself increasingly drawn to a local outsider, Zlatan, whom she learns is a Muslim refugee from the Bosnian War. The cycle of awakenings sparked by these two relationships challenge and open Roxana in ways she never imagined. A coming-of-age like no other, from a magnetic new voice in fiction, Open Me “is unflinching in its portrayal of sex, desire, racism, and the excitement and confusion of youth. Infused with erotics and politics, this is a novel that will haunt you” (Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author).

Mem is a wailer, a professional mourner hired to cry at funerals. One of the few remaining American girls in this secret, illegal profession, Mem hails from a long line of mourners, including her mother, a legendary master wailer hired for the most important funerals in her hometown of Philadelphia. Though Mem is eventually to become a renowned wailer herself, she at first struggles with her calling. She is a girl who cannot make herself cry, and though her mother loves her fiercely, she must use ancient, emotionally abusive, cultlike rituals to train Mem to weep. When Mem emerges as the greatest wailer that the profession has ever seen, her infamy brings with it unwanted attention, especially from the authorities. Interweaving poetic prose and artifacts spanning six thousand years and seven continents, Open Me is an utterly original novel about mothers and daughters, dark underworlds, and the play between fact and fiction.

Love is in the air at Revelation Cove! But Hollie Porter’s romantic Valentine’s Day plans with her hot hockey hubby hit the ice when Ryan injures his arm during practice and needs some XL TLC. Nurse Hollie springs into action, eager to play doctor with her man. But between Ryan’s recovery, running the resort, and guests causing chaos from a few too many Cupid’s Cure cocktails, Hollie’s patience is tested. Things go from bad to super awkward when Hollie literally discovers her dad has a little somethin’-somethin’ going on in his boudoir too. Despite the mayhem, Ryan won’t let the holiday pass without romancing his beloved. He sends Hollie on a treasure hunt around the resort, offering clever clues that lead to heartfelt gifts. But when the final present opens a new door to their future, Hollie has to decide if she’s ready to step out of this comfort zone into a grander adventure.

The 19th–century American poet’s uncensored and breathtaking letters, poems, and letter-poems to her sister-in-law and childhood friend. For the first time, selections from Emily Dickinson’s thirty-six year correspondence with her childhood friend, neighbor, and sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Dickinson, are compiled in a single volume. Open Me Carefully invites a dramatic new understanding of Emily Dickinson’s life and work, overcoming a century of censorship and misinterpretation. For the millions of readers who love Emily Dickinson’s poetry, Open Me Carefully brings new light to the meaning of the poet’s life and work. Gone is Emily as lonely spinster; here is Dickinson in her own words, passionate and fully alive. Praise for Open Me Carefully “With spare commentary, Smith . . . and Hart . . . let these letters speak for themselves. Most important, unlike previous editors who altered line breaks to fit their sense of what is poetry or prose, Hart and Smith offer faithful reproductions of the letters’ genre-defying form as the words unravel spectacularly down the original page.” —Renee Tursi, The New York Times Book Review

Following on the very hot heels of Pick Me Up, Do Not Open, and Take Me Back, comes Open Me Up, and irreverant, graphically dynamic, intelligently hilarious, and gruesomely informative book about the goings on of our innards. Learn about the discovery of penicillin from a graphic novel, see how the heart works via its social networking page, and watch white blood cells zap invaders on a video-game spread. This is not your father's Gray's Anatomy.

Storm Blackhorse is close to completing her final year of medical school in rural Minnesota. She's dreamt of becoming a surgeon ever since a traumatic childhood accident, leaving no distractions to break her focus until her rotation at the Kanopa Psychiatric Ward. During her rotation she takes interest in the patients she meets, becoming especially close to another Native American girl her age named Maliya, who convinces her that they are both sociopaths due to their violent upbringings. Their relationship descends into a whirlwind of murder, psychological terror, and the malevolent spirits of American Indian Chumash legend in a unique and mesmerizing, captivating tale unlike anything you’ve read before.

This book is written to share with you encouragement, humor, laughs, sadness, and feelings one might have when diagnosed with breast cancer. Even if you are not dealing with breast cancer, but know someone who has or is, this book will better help you understand some of the feelings women will often experience. This is my journal from when I first heard those terrible words, "You have breast cancer."

Is it a book? Is it a dog? From one of today's foremost comic book illustrators comes a picture book that barks and wags its tail! The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Maus" has created a book that wants readers to pet it, not just turn the pages. Featuring a sturdy cotton leash, fuzzy endpapers, and much more, "Open Me . . . I'm a Dog!" is a book that will become a special pal. Full color.