The women athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics captivated the world: Simon Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time; Katie Ledecky, who shattered swimming records in multiple events; Michelle Carter, the first American gold medalist in shot put; Simone Manuel, the first African American woman to medal in individual swimming. Their accomplishments amazed us, as did their personal stories of persistence and hard work. The Golden Girls of Rio focuses on the paths to glory for these women athletes, how they got their start and […]

Moving away from the explicitly political content of his previous novels, Victor Hugo turns to social commentary in The Man Who Laughs, an 1869 work that was made into a popular film in the 1920s. The plot deals with a band of miscreants who deliberately deform children to make them more effective beggars, as well as the long-lasting emotional and social damage that this abhorrent practice inflicts upon its victims. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“DGp1DmvaTyEC”, 500,400);

It’s game time! Press start on Into the Game, the awesome-packed graphic novel adventure by YouTube’s favorite family of gamers, FGTeeV! The FGTeeV family gamers have played hundreds of games together. Which is why Moomy decides to make a new game called My Pet Fish. Just one problem: the game is SUPER boring. And one other problem: Moomy and Duddy accidentally got sucked into it—and now they’re trapped! It’s up to the kids, Lexi, Mike, Chase, and Shawn, to jump into the gaming console and rescue their […]

The book behind the phenomenal Youtube sensation ‘What Does the Fox Say?’ Dog goes woof. Cat goes meow. Bird goes tweet, and mouse goes squeak… But what does the fox say? Ylvis started working with the illustrator for this book before they had even uploaded the video to Youtube as they felt it had the potential to become an interesting book as well. As they say “The level of detail in Svein’s drawings make the book fun to read over and over. Hopefully kids will enjoy reading […]

The human underground may finally get the chance to defeat the brutal control of the alien Visitors when another alien race answers their call for help, but they must also decide if their new alien allies can really be trusted. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“mmFVsqV3nmkC”, 500,400);

Unruly Media is the first book to account for the current audiovisual landscape across media and platform. It includes new theoretical models and close readings of current media as well as the oeuvre of popular and influential directors. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“URp8AAAAQBAJ”, 500,400);

Examines the cinematic vision of the renowned Italian filmmaker. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“ynctIgJuEYIC”, 500,400);

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNER MEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMAN The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein—a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it. “Splendid.” —People “The perfect book for anyone who knows that compassion isn’t only for humans, and […]