NOW IN PAPERBACK! “Red Stagis one of the best novels I have read in years: a story set in the beautifully evoked deep countryside of Normandy, a landscape that surrounds the characters the way a river does a trout.” —Field & Stream “A compelling novel of the hunt for a stag, a lost love, and the murderer of the hero’s uncle. Beautifully written, it is both a fine sporting novel and literature.” —Jim Harrison, author ofDalvaandTrue North “This book offers many old-fashioned pleasures. . . . Highly recommended.” —Library Journal “A gripping, deeply felt story embedded in a cherished and closely observed world still ruled by the laws of nature.” —Thomas McGuane, author ofNothing But Blue Skies and Ninety-Two in the Shade “An absolutely beautiful book. . . . ReadingRed Stagis like walking outside on the most glorious October afternoon of your life—you are moved by grandeur.” —Doug Stanton, author ofIn Harm’s Way “A debut with the feel of a nineteenth-century novel. . . . De la Valdene’s descriptions of the Norman forests and wildlife are rich and graceful.” —Publishers Weekly Guy de la Valdenewas born and raised in France. His other books includeThe Fragrance of Grass(Lyons Press), as well asFor a Handful of FeathersandMaking Game: An Essay on Woodcock.His articles have appeared inSports Afieldand Field & Stream. He lives on an 800-acre farm near Tallahassee, Florida.

Jake McGowan-Lowe is a boy with a very unusual hobby. Since the age of 7, he has been photographing and blogging about his incredible finds and now has a worldwide following, including 100,000 visitors from the US and Canada. Follow Jake as he explores the animal world through this new 64-page book. He takes you on a world wide journey of his own collection, and introduces you to other amazing animals from the four corners of the globe. Find out what a cow's tooth, a rabbit's rib and a duck's quack look like and much, much more besides.

Kathleen Jennings's The Wonderful Stag, or The Courtship of Red Elsie is a fairy tale equal parts gorgeous and gruesome. In this dark fantasy short story, village couples seek approval for marriage from a stag with golden rings adorning its horns. That is until one suitor, determined to convince a woman to fall in love with him, makes a rash decision. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.