From the Ashes

*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education—and newfound love—he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.

*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education—and newfound love—he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.

Evelyn thought her life was ordinary. Quiet days, late nights at work, and dreams of something more. But when those dreams turn vivid, filled with faces she doesn't recognize and places she's never been, her world begins to unravel. After a terrifying encounter shatters the illusion of normalcy, she wakes in a hidden chapel, surrounded by dangerous strangers who claim she's not who she believes she is. As her powers begin to stir, so does a darkness long thought buried. The world outside is crumbling. Unnatural storms, vanishing people, creatures born from nightmares and somehow, Evelyn is at the heart of it all. Something is coming for her. Something that remembers exactly who she was before she fell & exactly what she is capable of. But if Evelyn can't unlock the full extent of her powers & the secrets held with them, darkness will consume everything. A dark & seductive tale of power, passion, and destiny-where light and darkness blur, and love may be the most dangerous force of all. When destiny calls, even angels must face the fire.

Evelyn thought her life was ordinary. Quiet days, late nights at work, and dreams of something more. But when those dreams turn vivid, filled with faces she doesn't recognize and places she's never been, her world begins to unravel. After a terrifying encounter shatters the illusion of normalcy, she wakes in a hidden chapel, surrounded by dangerous strangers who claim she's not who she believes she is. As her powers begin to stir, so does a darkness long thought buried. The world outside is crumbling. Unnatural storms, vanishing people, creatures born from nightmares and somehow, Evelyn is at the heart of it all. Something is coming for her. Something that remembers exactly who she was before she fell & exactly what she is capable of. But if Evelyn can't unlock the full extent of her powers & the secrets held with them, darkness will consume everything. A dark & seductive tale of power, passion, and destiny-where light and darkness blur, and love may be the most dangerous force of all. When destiny calls, even angels must face the fire.

"A tense and beautifully crafted apocalyptic thriller that had me hooked from the first chapter." -Christopher Artinian, author of the Safe Haven series If the radiation doesn't kill you, the survivors will. In a matter of seconds, multiple American cities are devastated by nuclear bombs. Millions flee the destruction as the lethal fallout descended. Entire cities are hot zones. The nation's supply chain is crippled. Hundreds of thousands of citizens are homeless, hungry, and growing more desperate with every passing hour. While the government scrambles to respond to the worst humanitarian crisis the United States has ever seen, Dakota and Logan remain trapped in Miami. They fled the hot zone, but the insidious radiation can't be escaped. It's already inside them. Their only chance to survive is to reach the nearest emergency hospital at the Miami airport, but deadly foes are determined to stop them. And in the background, unnoticed, a formidable enemy rears its head. Kyla Stone is the USA Today bestselling author of twenty-seven novels with over two million copies sold worldwide in several languages. The Nuclear Dawn series is a riveting apocalyptic survival thriller exploring a near future where terrorists successfully execute a nuclear attack on American soil. With compelling characters, nail-biting suspense, and ripped-from-the-headlines twists, this series is perfect for fans of SILO, Ashfall, The Last of Us, and The Walking Dead.

From the author of Work Won't Love You Back , a stirring examination of how collective grief can ignite powerful change. Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, yet we barely have time to acknowledge it. The losses range from the personal grief of a single COVID death to the planetary disaster wrought by climate change, in an age of unraveling hopes and expectations, of dreams curtailed, of aspirations desiccated. This is capitalism's death phase. It has become clear that the cost of wealth creation for a few is enormous destruction for others, for the marginalized and the vulnerable but increasingly for all of us. At the same time, we are denied the means of mourning those futures that are being so brutally curtailed. At such a moment, taking the time to grieve is a political act. Sarah Jaffe shows how the act of public memorialization has become a radical statement, a vibrant response to loss, and a path to imagining a better world. When we are able to grieve well the ones we have lost, the causes they fought for, or the examples they bequeathed us, we are better prepared to fight for a transformed future.

From the author of Work Won't Love You Back , a stirring examination of how collective grief can ignite powerful change. Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, yet we barely have time to acknowledge it. The losses range from the personal grief of a single COVID death to the planetary disaster wrought by climate change, in an age of unraveling hopes and expectations, of dreams curtailed, of aspirations desiccated. This is capitalism's death phase. It has become clear that the cost of wealth creation for a few is enormous destruction for others, for the marginalized and the vulnerable but increasingly for all of us. At the same time, we are denied the means of mourning those futures that are being so brutally curtailed. At such a moment, taking the time to grieve is a political act. Sarah Jaffe shows how the act of public memorialization has become a radical statement, a vibrant response to loss, and a path to imagining a better world. When we are able to grieve well the ones we have lost, the causes they fought for, or the examples they bequeathed us, we are better prepared to fight for a transformed future.