Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband's back. Freya's dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region's jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess's blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable...

A long time ago, when the world was young, there was only one person on earth. Her name was Nüwa. She had plenty to eat and drink, and played with all the creatures of the world, but she was still lonely. So she made a friend from a bit of soft mud, and with one little word, she changed the world. Inspired by the Chinese creation myth author Viola Wang learned from her grandfather, Hello is a gorgeous reminder of the power of connection.

"After her son Lydan suffers traumatic injuries in a school shooting, single mom Elisabeth Ross grows enraged at men in power. If they won't do anything to help end this epidemic of violence, she will. Believing it's her destiny, she sets out to awaken the world to the cowards these men are and commits her own shocking act of violence. Going by the name Lilith--the first wife of Adam who fled Eden rather than serve a man--she posts a video of her...