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Dreams: Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories. Oh! that my young life were a lasting dream! My spirit not awak'ning, till the beam Of an Eternity should bring the morrow: Yes! tho' that long dream were of hopeless sorrow, 'Twere better than the dull reality

Mississippi, im Jahr 1933. Die Wirtschaftskrise hält die Welt in Atem. Doch als der brütend heiße Sommer allmählich in den Herbst übergeht, verbündet sich im kleinen Städtchen Oxford eine Gruppe von Frauen – einige aus der besseren Gesellschaft, ein paar auf kriminellen Abwegen. Während sich die einen an die Fantasie vergangener Tage klammern, fühlen sich die anderen durch ihre Verzweiflung bestärkt. Sie streben nach Macht, klettern in der Gesellschaft der Südstaaten nach oben oder gehen erstaunliche Risiken ein, koste es, was es wolle.

Der amerikanische Prosa-Künstler Washington Irving hat mit seinen Erzählungen einen prägenden Einfluss auf die amerikanische Literatur ausgeübt. Das liegt an seiner sehr angenehmen Sprachgestaltung und dem Realitätsbezug des gewählten Gegenstands. Allerdings ummantelt er seine Geschichten ebenso gerne mit einem Grotesk-Phantastischen Gewand, so dass man zum einen nie weiß was als nächstes kommt und zum anderen immer das Gefühl vermittelt bekommt hautnah dabei zu sein, wobei einem die beschriebenen Szenen sofort an dem geistigen Auge vorüberzuziehen scheinen.

A Goodreads Editors’ Pick | A Boston Globe Best Book of the Summer | A Time and LitHub Most Anticipated Book of the Year | A People Most Anticipated Summer Read A spellbinding story collection from Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki, about the lives we almost lived, the people we can’t quite...

Meg, onze ans, a appris à ne compter sur personne. Depuis que sa mère l'a abandonnée, elle fait partie des grandes filles « inadoptables » de l'orphelinat, où elle se bat chaque jour pour garder espoir malgré le mépris et la cruauté de la présidente. Birdie, missionnée d'aller retrouver sa sœur récemment mariée à un riche banquier pour sauver sa famille ruinée, découvre un foyer parfait en apparence mais qui repose en réalité sur un tissu de mensonges.

Private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney returns to her Mississippi Delta roots, hoping that long drives through cotton fields and the companionship of her dogs will ease her restless spirit. Instead, she's confronted by a ghostly vision of a woman in white on the Tallahatchie Bridge, who disappears before Sarah Booth can investigate further.

Spending her days as a resort maid and nights as a casino entertainer, Bree Faust yearns for change no matter which role she plays. With her adult life barely started at twenty-two, Bree feels stuck in her legacy role as Lady Luck. Between her demanding, gambling grandmother and deep betrayals...

Inspired by the rhythm of Harlem nights, The Weary Blues is a landmark collection of poetry that captures the beauty, sorrow, and resilience of Black life in America. Blending jazz rhythms with vivid storytelling, these poems pulse with longing, pride, and the search for freedom — as powerful and relevant today as when they were first published. Langston Hughes was one of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance. Known for his lyrical poetry and deep celebration of Black culture, he transformed American literature with works that spoke honestly about identity, injustice, music, and hope.

When Autumn Slips Unnoticed Into Our Pockets by Baye Rohde is a captivating romantic poetry audiobook that explores the timeless themes of love, memory, longing, and human connection. Beautifully narrated by Michael Hajiantonis and produced by Panda Publishing Agency UK, this immersive listening experience brings every emotion, confession, and reflection vividly to life.

Whitman's American masterpiece celebrating the self, nature and the divine.

Mississippi, 1927. The groanings are coming. No town is perfect, but East Cobb comes close. It's a wealthy all-Black Free Town―untouched by white oppression―where ambitious Thea Elliot and her husband plan to make good on their big dreams. Little do they know that the idyllic town teems with...

A sweeping family saga about inheritance and the enduring legacy of Southern Black cowboy culture, from the acclaimed author of Redwood Court, a Reese’s Book Club Pick “Epic . . . a family saga in the finest tradition.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Good Dirt...

AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK "Narrator Joy Osmanski's voice, accents, and characterizations sweep listeners into this realistic and emotional story..." —Kirkus on Yolk "A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story." —Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of Real Americans...

Beneath the Southern charm, Savannah's secrets are darker than its cobblestone streets. US Marshal Katelyn Landers never expected her estranged sister-in-law, Vivienne Chandler, to show up on her doorstep, especially not with a chilling claim that her husband has emptied their bank accounts and...

Turks and Caicos, 1993. Critter Stillwell, a man who knows how to keep secrets, wakes up in a holding cell, jolted from a dream of shipwrecks and perfidy. Federal agents drag him down the hall for a combative interrogation that takes him back to Athens, Georgia, 1989: the year Critter’s father...

From the award–winning author of Fiebre Tropical, an electric, highly anticipated novel set in Colombia’s underground queer scene. It is a known fact that the queens who refuse their destiny are haunted. Rejection turns itself inward, a bullet to the heart of said queen, and unleashes, per...

Sometimes the road home runs through everything you tried to forget. After a failed relationship and an unsettled teaching career, Sara Barlow returns to her childhood home in Arlington, Virginia, hoping for a fresh start. But when she applies for a job at her old high school, a chance glimpse into the gymnasium shakes her to the core—she spots the man she suspects was involved in a classmate’s violent death a decade earlier.

"Family sticks together no matter what… right?" Former best friends and now husband and wife, Joaquin and Juliana, have experienced their face share of problems. Not only has Juliana had to care for her bull rider husband Joaquin after a shoulder injury, but also help raise Joaquin's two-year-old daughter, Trinity. With strength and perseverance, Joaquin and Juliana think everything is finally coming together. But life has something else in store for them… After a terrible bull riding accident that almost claimed his life, Joaquin finds his life spiraling out of control.

The Lost Omegas collection are three smutty quick listen. More smut than plot, these novellas are a hug full of found family and knots. Sit down with these packs and travel around Europe with our Omegas. From book 1: I never thought it was in a remote cabin that I'd meet fate . . . I need a win...

Seeking a fresh start, Jamie, a newly widowed mother of two, moves her family from a busy metropolis to a small Southern town. Their temporary accommodation is a colonial mansion in the heart of the Lowcountry. Formerly a rice plantation, this home is now a den of suspended souls, the darkest of which resides in the attic.

" Je suis sur ta clavicule, sur ton poignet, dans tes mains. Je suis dans tes cheveux, sur ton sein, dans tes yeux. Je regarde ta bouche, tes mouvements, ta robe. Je te connais sans te connaître, Enriqueta. " La vie d'Enriqueta bascule le 18 août 1936, quand, en quelques minutes, elle doit...

Love, in all its forms, is both a revelation and a puzzle. It is the one human experience that defies simple definitions yet exists within every language. Across centuries, poets, philosophers, and lovers alike have tried to unwrap its mystery—each discovering that love cannot be defined, only seen and felt deep.

En el año 2014, Carlos Carballo es arrestado por intentar robar de un museo el traje de paño de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, líder político asesinado en Bogotá en 1948. Carballo es un hombre atormentado que busca señales para desentrañar los misterios de un pasado que lo obsesiona. Pero nadie, ni siquiera sus amigos más cercanos, sospecha las razones profundas de su obsesión.

In twelve stories, Dreams in Times of War/Soñar en tiempos de guerra brilliantly fictionalizes the lives of Latinx immigrants in the United States. The stories explore themes of violence including toxic masculinity, domestic abuse, and (trans)gender discrimination but also the alternative...

Life has a way of testing the limits of our strength, faith, and determination. This book tells the story of someone who faced one of life’s hardest battles, homelessness, and turned that pain into purpose. A Friend That Went from Homeless to Saving Lives is not just about one person’s journey; it’s a message of hope for anyone who feels like giving up. Through dark nights and uncertain days, this friend found the courage to rise above despair and rebuild a life rooted in compassion, resilience, and service to others.