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SUITOR ARMOR de Purpah

Secrets hide behind every corner of the castle walls in this exciting Webtoon romantasy graphic novel that follows the budding romance between a lady-in-waiting and an enchanted suit of armor.

SUITOR ARMOR
by Purpah
Ten Speed Graphic

VOLUME 1 (November 2024)

While humans and fairies are at war beyond the castle walls, Lucia’s life is dedicated to helping prepare Lady Kirsi for her upcoming wedding to King Reimund.

Lucia’s time at court takes a dazzling turn when she accompanies Lady Kirsi to a royal tournament that calls together all of the kingdom’s brave knights for a competition of strength and wit. A magically animated suit of armor, brought to life by Norrix the court mage’s complicated enchantment spell, enters the ring and challenges the winning knight. Lucia is immediately attracted to the armor’s dark, mysterious charm and lovingly names him Modeus. Bonded by their mutual status as outcasts within the kingdom, the two begin to develop an unlikely yet thrilling connection and sparks (both metaphorical and magical) fly.

The truth is, Lucia is hiding a dangerous secret about her own identity. She is the enemy: a fairy. She fears being exposed to the whole human kingdom, but she desperately desires to learn more about herself–especially with the arrival of a winged visitor who has infiltrated the castle walls for reasons still unknown…

Complete with original behind-the-scenes content and a bonus storyline exclusive to the book, this first volume includes episodes 1-17 of the greatly successful Webtoon webcomic Suitor Armor and sets the stage for a grand adventure in magic, romance, mystery, fantasy creatures, friendship, self-discovery, and more!

VOLUME 2 (May 2025)

Palace life becomes increasingly dangerous for lady-in-waiting Lucia as she learns more about the magical world around her in the second volume of the Webtoon romantasy graphic novel Suitor Armor, featuring exclusive bonus storyline and behind-the-scenes content.

Lucia has just begun her exciting mage apprenticeship with Norrix, finally tapping into her innate capabilities as a magical being, and she sets off to find her fellow fairy Quinn who is captured within the kingdom’s dungeons. While trying to free her, she discovers a shocking secret about the fairy-human war that spirals into a series of mistrustful encounters with the people around her. Building off of Modeus’s newfound ability to speak, Lucia continues to teach him about the world and help develop his sentience. However, as their relationship deepens, the two must grapple with the true violent purpose for his existence…

In this second volume, Norrix’s complicated past is revealed, the connection between Lady Kirsi and King Reimund blossoms, and the darker side of Lucia’s journey to magical discovery rears its head. Complete with original behind-the-scenes content and a bonus storyline exclusive to the book, this second volume includes episodes 18-38 of the greatly successful Webtoon webcomic.

Book 3 is scheduled for publication in August 2025.

Purpah is an artist and writer based in California. They earned a BFA in illustration and have since gone on to create Suitor Armor on Webtoon as well as writing for other projects.

A GIFT BEFORE DYING de Malcolm Kempt

In the remote, unforgiving expanse of Nunavut, Corporal Eldrick Cole finds himself exiled and isolated after a disastrous high-profile murder investigation.

A GIFT BEFORE DYING
by Malcolm Kempt
Crown, January 2026

After a botched high-profile murder investigation as a cop in Alberta, Corporal Eldrick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, Canada, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and perpetual darkness. Amid these harsh elements, the indomitable spirit of the Inuit people prevails.

Cole’s bleak existence takes a darker turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a wry, troubled sixteen-year-old Inuit girl who had spent countless nights passed out in the detachment cells under his watch. Her battle with addiction dredges up demons he thought he’d buried—along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between him and his estranged daughter, whom he abandoned long before he was ousted from Northern Alberta.

As Cole’s life unravels, so does the fragile thread of his lone, faltering inquiry—until he turns to Pitseolala’s younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider, shunned by his community for his burn-scarred face and schizophrenia. It’s then that Cole uncovers what else binds them: the eerie, relentless visitation of Pitseolala’s ghost, haunting them both with a singular mission—to lead them to her killer and, therefore, expose the looming threat to other young women in their sacred hamlet.

Driven by an obsessive need to redeem at least one fragment of his shattered life, Cole defies every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice for Pitseolala.

Malcolm Kempt worked as a criminal lawyer in the remote Arctic for seventeen years before leaving to write full-time. He won the Percy Janes Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript. He lives on the island of Newfoundland. A GIFT BEFORE DYING is his debut novel.

HOW TO AI de Christopher Mims

A frank, hands-on guide to harnessing AI and leveling up your business, revealing the tools that companies of every size are relying on and how they can dramatically alter your bottom line and free up your time—from a Wall Street Journal tech columnist.

HOW TO AI
by Christopher Mims
Crown Currency, January 2026

Imagine a freelancer suddenly having access to a sophisticated legal team for red-lining contracts; a data analyst on a small team who can suddenly transform spreadsheets full of numbers into sophisticated, bulleted insight; a mini-business consultant to help them adapt in the face of changing market conditions. Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize our workplaces, our day-to-day realities, and our lives. But you can’t just ask AI to do these things for you—in fact, you can’t even know what it’s capable of. Most of the abilities of AI have been discovered through trial and error. Users may be surprised by how improbably, magically good today’s best AIs can be at some things—and how terrible they can be at others.

Christopher Mims argues that it is this tension between the power and inscrutability of today’s AI tools that is at the heart of people’s awe and befuddlement at just how to incorporate AI into their work. HOW TO AI resolves that tension: it’s an accessible, narrative guide to how regular people are getting the most out of these systems, from the flashiest forms of generative AI to the dozens of other flavors that are often overshadowed. Brought to life by hundreds of interviews with people who rely on AI in their work, as well as Mims’ in-depth case studies of a trio of handpicked businesses, readers will see how everyone from construction companies to independent lawyers to healthcare startups are using AI tools to transform their businesses.

Animated by the humor and brilliant explanatory power that have earned Mims’ columns a devoted following, HOW TO AI will arm readers to become a part of the AI revolution—and, more importantly, give them the tools to make it work for them.

Christopher Mims writes Keywords, a weekly technology column, for the Wall Street Journal. Before joining the Journal in 2014, he was the lead technology reporter for Quartz, and has written on science and tech for MIT Technology Review, Smithsonian, Wired, Atlantic, and Scientific American, among other outlets. He is the author of Arriving Today (Harper Business, 2021).

THE VEGAN CREAMERY de Miyoko Schinner

A delectable collection of over 70 plant-based recipes for vegan butters, creams, cheeses, desserts, and more, from the award-winning chef and bestselling author of Artisan Vegan Cheese.

THE VEGAN CREAMERY:
Plant-Based Cheese, Milk, Ice Cream, and More (A Cookbook)
by Miyoko Schinner
Ten Speed Press, September 2025

Imagine enjoying a batch of fresh strawberry ice cream on a hot summer day. It tastes just as delicious as the beloved classic, but at its creamy core it’s actually plant-based. Now you can make all the dairy products you love—milks, creams, cheeses, savory spreads, and rich desserts—with nuts, seeds, and other plant-based ingredients instead of animal products.

Miyoko Schinner, a vegan dairy expert, has figured out the best way to make these plant-based milk products mimic real dairy over the past three decades and is ready to share these meticulously curated recipes in THE VEGAN CREAMERY. This book encourages people to dig deeper into what various plant milks can do. You’ll learn to use the age-old concepts of culturing to make French-Style Soft Truffle Cheese, perfect on a charcuterie board, and fermenting plant-based milk to create Reggie Goat Cheese, a tangy spread that is delicious atop a pizza. You’ll use atypical plant-based ingredients like watermelon seed milk to make Mozzarella and mung beans to make Halloumi. Alongside these delectable dairy-free cheese creations, you’ll learn to make Pumpkin Seed-Oat Yogurt to serve with a bowl of fresh fruit or Salted Maple Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream to satisfy your cravings for a rich dessert.

Miyoko has become a leader in the evolution of plant-based dairy, and through her recipes and stunning photography you can learn how to craft beautiful vegan food for everyday life that will expand your palate and help save the planet. THE VEGAN CREAMERY is just the cookbook to guide you on your plant-based journey.

With three cookbooks under her belt, Miyoko Schinner is a trusted vegan expert, and this will stand out in the market as one of the few vegan cookbooks that focuses on dairy using multiple varieties of nuts and seeds for milks, cheeses, and ice creams. The package will be the perfect addition to any plant-forward cooking collection.

Miyoko Schinner is an award-winning chef, author, entrepreneur, and activist for animals and food systems. Named a “Gamechanger” by Food & Wine and featured on the Forbes 50 over 50 list, she is the founder and former CEO of Miyoko’s Creamery, a company with products distributed in more than 20,000 stores in North America, and is often credited with having helped to create a new category of food. Miyoko is also the founder of Rancho Compasión, a non-profit farmed-animal sanctuary located in Northern California that is home to more than 100 animals.

THE LAST ILLUSION OF PAIGE WHITE de Vanessa McCausland

A small-town mommy blogger kayaked across the lake each morning at dawn, snapping selfies in the early-morning sun. Everyone obsessively watched her document a picturesque life on Instagram. But when an ominous, brooding image is posted to her account and the next day she is discovered drowned, immediately everyone wonders – suicide or was her online persona a façade?

THE LAST ILLUSION OF PAIGE WHITE
by Vanessa McCausland
Crown, June 2025

Paige has always lived a picture-perfect life, now documented closely on her social media. The world she has curated exudes an old-fashioned, wholesome lifestyle set against a quaint, lakeside town in Australia. Her page is littered with breakfasts lakeside with her daughter, sunny afternoons in the family van, and romantic picnics with her husband.

Jane was one of Paige’s childhood best friends, but left her and their small town behind to pursue a bigger life in Sydney. When Paige’s death makes national news, Jane, a journalist, finds herself reluctantly traveling back to where it all began. Struggling with the morality of covering her friend’s death, and forced to come back to her childhood home, Jane must confront the friends and family she abandoned, and the secrets she left in her wake. But one thing Jane is sure about? This was not a suicide.

Readers will fall in love with Vanessa McCausland’s THE LAST ILLUSION OF PAIGE WHITE, told through Paige’s perspective from the beyond, Jane’s present-day narration, an anonymous voice that watched Paige each morning, and flashbacks to Paige and Jane’s high school days, all leading towards a shocking, gasp-worthy ending.

“Compelling, haunting, and beautifully written, THE LAST ILLUSION OF PAIGE WHITE is a clever, page-turning modern mystery as well as a thoughtful exploration of female friendship, family dynamics, and the complex impact of social media on self-identity. You’ll be thinking about it long after you turn the last page!” —Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Vanessa McCausland studied English and Australian literature at Sydney University and graduated with honors in theatre and performance studies. She worked as a journalist for nearly twenty years, including as a news and arts journalist for the Daily Telegraph, and her writing has appeared in numerous other publications. She’s published four novels in Australia, and now lives in Sydney with her husband and daughter.