Kelly Sue DeConnick

"Against Football" takes a critical look at America’s most beloved sport through the lens of memoir, reportage, and cultural critique. New York Times best-selling author Steve Almond questions the morality of football and argues that it normalizes violence, greed, racism, and homophobia. This powerful read exposes the dark underside of football and its impact on society.

Blue Heaven is a hilarious novel set in contemporary New York, featuring an unlikely couple who team up to swindle their respective families out of a fortune. Gilbert Selwyn, a charming but unemployed man, hatches a plan to marry for gifts - but he needs a fiancée. Enter Moira Finch, a conniving woman with her own wealthy family connections. As they try to keep their scheme a secret, the scams become riskier and more outrageous. Add in a highly-strung best man and Gilbert's complicated step-family, and you have a calamitous comedy of errors leading up to what could be the wedding of the year.