For the last five years of her life a woman of brilliant vision chose to silence her gifts, with no explanations. Apocalyptic, lyrical, and erotically charged, Paul Anderson’s HUNGER’S BRIDES is an epic novel of obsession, genius and the mystery surrounding Mexican nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, who at the time of her death in 1695 was arguably the greatest writer of her age—though she never lived outside her native Mexico.

Connie Constant brings intimacy and warmth to a cold time in our history. In 1931, businesses in Chicago were closing and families lived like nomads, huddling in parks and doorways. Vasiliki Limberopulos put on a waitress uniform and began to work beside her husband in his restaurant, AUSTIN LUNCH, on West Madison—Chicago’s skid row. From a back booth her two wide-eyed kids observed a parade of characters ambling by, sharing stories that should not be forgotten.

Bestselling author Michael (The Closers) Connelly delivers his first legal thriller—an incendiary tale of a cynical defense attorney whose one last spark of integrity may cost him his life. Mickey Haller is THE LINCOLN LAWYER, a legal pro operating out of the back of a Lincoln Town Car, whose clients are the bottom of the food chain, and who despise him almost as much as he does himself. But now he finds himself facing the one thing he just might not be able to handle—true evil.

The long-awaited sequel to beloved novel, and musical, Wicked, has finally arrived. In SON OF A WITCH, Gregory Maguire follows the story of Liir, the adolescent boy left hiding in the shadows of the castle when Dorothy tragically did in the witch. Is he Elphaba’s son? And if so, what of her gifts and burdens has he inherited? Maguire suggests that the magic we may find in places like Oz is no greater than the magic in any hard life lived fully, son of a witch or no.

SPECIAL PLANS: The Blogs On Douglas Feith and the Faulty Intelligence That Led To War by Allison Hantschel, spotlights Douglas Feith, the man who led the Office of Special Plans, the Pentagon office that was set up to analyze intelligence prior to the US invasion of Iraq. It was this office that presented the very intelligence used to justify the war. This is the second book in the Informed Citizen Series.

Are you ready for Halloween? Barbara’s is, with this offering from thrilling writer David Morrell. On a cold October night five people prepare to break into the Paragon Hotel. The magnificent old structure, built by a reclusive millionaire, is now boarded up and soon to be demolished. The five people are CREEPERS, urban explorers who, illegally, search through abandoned buildings. But this is not a typical exploration, and danger, terror and death await the creepers in a place ravaged by time and redolent of evil.

Phil Gordon plays poker with the best players in the world. As resident expert and cohost of Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, Phil has quickly become one of the most sought after teachers of No Limit Texas Hold’em. It’s a tough game, but anyone can be a winner with the right amount of patience, aggression and observation. And to find out how, come see Phil as he discusses PHIL GORDON’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Texas Hold’em.