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The King of Confidence

A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch

by Miles Harvey ...

The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, "perfect for fans of The Devil in the White City" (Kirkus)A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceLonglisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in ... Read more

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The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, "perfect for fans of The Devil in the White City" (Kirkus)A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceLonglisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in
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The Island of Lost Maps

A True Story of Cartographic Crime

by Miles Harvey ...

The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime spree: the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995 ... Read more

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The Island of Lost Maps tells the story of a curious crime spree: the theft of scores of valuable centuries-old maps from some of the most prominent research libraries in the United States and Canada. The perpetrator was Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an enigmatic antiques dealer from South Florida, whose cross-country slash-and-dash operation had gone virtually undetected until he was caught in 1995
... Read more
Painter in a Savage Land

The Strange Saga of the First European Artist in North America

by Miles Harvey ...

In this vibrantly told, meticulously researched book, Miles Harvey reveals one of the most fascinating and overlooked lives in American history. Like The Island of Lost Maps, his bestselling book about a legendary map thief, Painter in a Savage Land is a compelling search into the mysteries of the past. This is the thrilling story of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, the first European artist to ... Read more

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In this vibrantly told, meticulously researched book, Miles Harvey reveals one of the most fascinating and overlooked lives in American history. Like The Island of Lost Maps, his bestselling book about a legendary map thief, Painter in a Savage Land is a compelling search into the mysteries of the past. This is the thrilling story of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, the first European artist to
... Read more
The Registry of Forgotten Objects

Stories

by Miles Harvey ...

Series series The Journal Non/Fiction Prize
In this haunting debut collection, best-selling author Miles Harvey probes the mysterious relationship between human longings and the secret lives of inanimate objects. In one story, an artist discovers an uncanny ability to transform modern sculptures into priceless ancient treasures. In another, a teenager experiences visions of other people’s pasts while vandalizing their abandoned houses. In a ... Read more

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In this haunting debut collection, best-selling author Miles Harvey probes the mysterious relationship between human longings and the secret lives of inanimate objects. In one story, an artist discovers an uncanny ability to transform modern sculptures into priceless ancient treasures. In another, a teenager experiences visions of other people’s pasts while vandalizing their abandoned houses. In a
... Read more
Ploughshares Spring 2023 Guest-edited by Alice Hoffman

by Alice Hoffman, Elizabeth Hodges, Karina van Berkum, Diane Ackerman, Tess Gallagher, Danusha Lameris, Amanda Moore, Maria Hummel, Benjamin S. Grossberg, Jessamyn Violet, Molly Aitken, Jennifer Haigh, Mimi Manyin, Candice May, Victor LaValle, Courtney Sender, Lavanya Vasudevan, Mirri Glasson-Darling, Jai Chakrabarti, Miles Harvey, Ann Hood, Mary Gordon, Mihaela Moscaliuc, Kashona Notah ...

The Spring 2023 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Spring 2023 Issue, guest-edited ... Read more

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The Spring 2023 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Spring 2023 Issue, guest-edited
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Ghost Boys

by Jewell Parker Rhodes ...

Narrated by Miles Harvey ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better.Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his ... Read more

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A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better.Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his
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The King of Confidence

A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch

by Miles Harvey ...

Narrated by Rengin Altay ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, "perfect for fans of The Devil in the White City" (Kirkus)**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceLonglisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

The "unputdownable" (Dave Eggers, National Book award finalist) story of the most infamous American con man you've never heard of: James Strang, self-proclaimed divine king of earth, heaven, and an island in Lake Michigan, "perfect for fans of The Devil in the White City" (Kirkus)**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceLonglisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in
... Read more

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School Trip

A Graphic Novel

by Jerry Craft ...

Narrated by Dereje Tarrant, Nile Bullock, Guy Lockard, Marc Thompson, Kaian Lilien, Dan Bittner, Ron Butler, Kim Mai Guest, Miles Harvey, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Rebecca Soler, Phoebe Strole ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid, winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! The gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris, for an international education like you’ve never seen before…Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from ... Read more

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New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid, winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! The gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris, for an international education like you’ve never seen before…Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from
... Read more

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New Kid

by Jerry Craft ...

Narrated by Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson, Miles Harvey, Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

2020 Audie Awards® Finalist—Middle GradeWinner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature, and an Audie Award finalist!An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft, performed by the author with Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca ... Read more

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2020 Audie Awards® Finalist—Middle GradeWinner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature, and an Audie Award finalist!An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft, performed by the author with Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca
... Read more
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Class Act

A Graphic Novel

by Jerry Craft ...

Narrated by Nile Bullock, Jesus Del Orden, Guy Lockard, Marc Thompson, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, January LaVoy, Phoebe Strole, Jordan Cobb, Robin Miles, Ron Butler, Miles Harvey, Kim Mai Guest, Kyla Garcia, Soneela Nankani, Peyton Lusk, A.J Beckles ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

New YorkTimes bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion bookto New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta ScottKing Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. The audiobook was a 2020Audie Awards Finalist for Middle Grade and named an Audible Best Audiobook ofthe Year.This time,it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out... ... Read more

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New YorkTimes bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion bookto New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta ScottKing Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. The audiobook was a 2020Audie Awards Finalist for Middle Grade and named an Audible Best Audiobook ofthe Year.This time,it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out...
... Read more

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Treasure Island: Runaway Gold

by Jewell Parker Rhodes ...

Narrated by Miles Harvey ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

Bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines the classic novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson in this thrilling adventure set in modern-day Manhattan, in which three children must navigate the city’s hidden history, dodge a threatening crew of skater kids, and decide who they can really trust in order to hunt down a long-buried treasure.Three kids. One dog. And ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines the classic novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson in this thrilling adventure set in modern-day Manhattan, in which three children must navigate the city’s hidden history, dodge a threatening crew of skater kids, and decide who they can really trust in order to hunt down a long-buried treasure.Three kids. One dog. And
... Read more

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The Creepening of Dogwood House

by Eden Royce ...

Narrated by Miles Harvey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

The Walter Award Honor–winning author of Root Magic returns with a terrifying story in the Southern Gothic tradition, inspired by the hoodoo practice of hair burning.At night, Roddie still dreams of sitting at his mother’s feet while she braids his Afro down. But that’s a memory from before. Before his mom died in a tragic accident. Before he was taken in by an aunt he barely knows. Before his ... Read more

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The Walter Award Honor–winning author of Root Magic returns with a terrifying story in the Southern Gothic tradition, inspired by the hoodoo practice of hair burning.At night, Roddie still dreams of sitting at his mother’s feet while she braids his Afro down. But that’s a memory from before. Before his mom died in a tragic accident. Before he was taken in by an aunt he barely knows. Before his
... Read more

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