Rebecca Lang

In Rebecca Lang's Pimento Cheese, the storied food writer and ninth-generation Southerner gives readers a taste of the famed spread's history and versatility. The collection includes more than sixty-fiverecipes—pimento cheese–centered recipes and recipes that include pimento cheese—alongside rich storytelling. Readers will learn the origin story of pimento cheese as a textile workers’ staple in South Carolina during the 1920s and how Georgia became the largest grower of pimentos in 1929 after the boll weevil ravaged the state's cotton economy. The book expands the recipe repertoire of pimento cheeselovers with recipes that incorporate unexpected ingredients like lemon, goat cheese, honey, and horseradish in dishes like Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits, Adair’s Tomato and Pimento Cheese Pie, and First Lady Rosalynn Carter's "Plains Special" Cheese Ring. But Lang stays true to her roots as well, encouraging us to stack up the white bread and make a sandwich worthy of a meal—or the Masters.

Y all Come Over is an invitation to embrace your inner host, prepare delicious plates, and create a fun, comfortable setting for any occasion with confidence and style. Foolproof recipes for fresh, new Southern classics and timetables make menu planning a breeze. From putting together the invite list to using family treasures to create a beautiful table to stocking the bar for every budget and preparing a memorable meal in the kitchen, Rebecca Lang walks you through each step and offers friendly advice for every gathering and age group. Lang shares important tips for how to be a gracious host and reflects on the value of making even small gatherings both safe and special, especially today. But what is a party without food and drinks? Lang also includes recipes that are divided into eight refreshing menus, including a wedding shower, a casual porch drinks party, a summer barbecue, and a tailgate. Packed with practical advice and inspirational images, Y all Come Over has insight and true Southern style to offer new and experienced hosts alike.

Curtis doesn't know how he came to haunt Thornfield Manor, a beautiful but empty house in the middle of the California mountains. All he knows is the boredom of his ghostly existence: trapped, alone, with pieces of his memory slowly falling away. Then one day a young woman shows up. Charlotte Landry has returned to her childhood home to discard an embarrassing "coping device"-an imaginary friend named Jenny. Jenny has purple eyes, a vivid imagination, and the disturbing propensity to think on her own. Curtis can see Jenny. Jenny can see Curtis. For the first time in years, Curtis has company. Jenny brings fun, frustration, and hope to his non-life. The more time Curtis spends with Jenny, the closer he comes to solving the mystery of his past. But as he grows attached, Curtis fears what will happen to Jenny once he's ready to cross over-for he suspects this unloved imaginary friend is more than what she appears.

A magical necklace that strangles whoever betrays its owner. A plum wine shared between a Japanese ghost and an American exchange student. A stalker who paints portraits of the love he can never see. Eight miniature science fiction and fantasy stories capture moments of love, loss, and choice that shape the characters and the world they live in. Perfect for those who want a daub of inspiration and a spatter of philosophy to brighten their day.

What happens when you can no longer trust your family? This is what 13-year old Odele wonders when she and her two older sisters are sealed in coffins and cast into the sea by their father, the King of the Seven Isles. A priest has prophesied that one of the princesses holds magic that will destroy the kingdom. Only Odele knows the truth. The priest is lying. On the run and unsure of who she can trust, Odele undertakes a journey to find the one thing that may defeat the evil priest: a magical amulet her mother hid years ago somewhere in the Seven Isles. Hunting Odele are the priest's twin daughters, witches who control dragons made of wind and water. With time running out, Odele must pry open the secrets of the past before she loses her family forever.

When a child prophet foretells the destruction of his people, five children are given new bodies and new lives. For as long as she can remember, 21-year-old Sylvie has embraced her role as the priest's daughter, content to marry her fianc and lead a quiet, normal life. But between droughts, food shortages, and the slow invasion of her desert homeland, even those modest dreams seem out of reach. Then one sweltering summer day, her best friend Matthew reveals a devastating secret. Sylvie is a Changeling: a fantastical creature given human form and switched with the priest's real daughter 17 years ago. And she's not the only one. Four other Changelings remain hidden in the desert-including Matthew himself.