A young boy deals with the loss of his beloved cat Charlie, eventually accepting the arrival of another, very different cat.

Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents (Reed Birney and Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton), agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. In Fran Kranz' writing and directing debut, he thoughtfully examines their journey of grief, anger and acceptance by coming face-to-face with the ones who have been left behind.

The first book to open up a real conversation about aging. What has the experience of getting older felt like for you? It seems that life's milestones pass by in a flash: graduating from school, landing your first job, getting married, having kids. Most people look forward to these events and have some expectations about what each life milestone will be like. But what about when you get older? How can you continue to live fully in your sixties, seventies,...

Publisher Annotation: "A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo."

Publisher Annotation: Stanley Darrow isn?t sure what to expect when the mysterious Mr. Gedrick appears on his doorstep. He is certain, however, that his family could use Mr. Gedrick?s help: Their lives?and their house?have been a mess since Stanley?s dad died. The strange new nanny quickly helps them transform their cluttered home into a sparkling and spotless version of its former self, but it?s going to take more than a clean house to help the Darrow...

When Geniver Loxley lost her daughter at birth eight years ago, her world stopped and never fully started again; told by a stranger that her child was taken away alive, Gen begins to delve into the dark corners of her past, hopeful she'll find a clue to her daughter's whereabouts.

"A beautiful Berkeley mom with a radical past vanishes while hiking, leaving her family to piece together her secrets, in this keenly observed novel for readers of Emma Straub and Maria Semple--from the bestselling author ofAll We Ever Wanted Was Everything"-- "Billie is a beautiful Berkeley mom with a radical past--a teenage runaway from Northern California who took up with a group of environmental activists wanted by the FBI, lived dangerously,...

After losing his wife and daughter, Preston Avery finds himself suddenly trapped in grief and isolated in a now empty house. As the days bleed together, all hope seems to be lost until a motorcycle mysteriously appears one. In an act of restless despair, he sets out on a solo trip across California. On the road, he crosses paths with a young woman named Tracey, who is finally able to break through his fog of grief just long enough to throw him a lifeline...

After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.

Publisher Annotation: It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming. Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long...