The Petty Demon Foreword by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore

The Petty Demon Foreword by Ben Crenshaw and Bill CooreThe Petty Demon is one of the funniest Russian novels. It is also the most decadent of the great Russian classics, replete with naked boys, sinuous girls, and a strange mixture of beauty and perversity. This Symbolist novel, originally published in 1907, offers a vivid portrayal of Russian provincial life through the eyes of the sadistic schoolteacher Peredonov. As Peredonov descends into paranoia and madness, he becomes haunted by a mysterious little

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But everything begins to change when she meets Eugenie

In Zátopek

" —Shadi Hamid

the period of artisticrenaissance that flourished as Imperial Russia’s power waned

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As the sisters Grimm investigate the death of an innocent Everafter

the brittle fabric of reality torn asunder

Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898) lived a desperately short life and his career spanned just seven years

the revised and expanded Meet the Artist series of activity books introduces children to internationally renowned artists in a fun and engaging way

layering color and light

exploring the real magic behind simple acts of kindness—with colorful illustrations by Olga Demidova