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“These brief Ficciones have to be read one at a time, and slowly; then they throb with uncanny and haunting power.” —The Atlantic Monthly The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the gargantuan powers of imagination, intelligence, and style of one of the greatest writers of this or...

Born under the watchful eyes of the wolf star, Wolf Shadow was never meant to live an ordinary life. Named by the shaman Star Wolf and chosen by the spirits, she defied her tribe's traditions to become a warrior. She is one who walks between the living and the dead.

This book is a compilation of three zines of poetry and prose, first self-published between 2001 and 2003 —Bebop Coffee Shop, The Fabulous Adventures of Yours Truly, & Spoken Jazz & the tingg * Machine. The idea is for it to stand alone as its own work while complementing the episodic audio musical of the same name, in which this book was written. The zines were created with an early fifties portable typewriter called the Remington tingg * Machine, original black & white photography, crude sketches, glue sticks, scissors, and innumerable hours at Kinko's.

A bold collection of poems that captures the collisions of memory, history, and dream. From the turbulence of the 1970s to the dissonance of modern times, these verses move through war, solitude, fleeting love, and the strange beauty found in loss. With imagery that is at once haunting and surreal, the collection reflects on survival, disillusion, and the enduring power of art. By turns raw and tender, Land of Forgotten Fish invites readers to pause, reflect, and rediscover what remains when the world forgets.

Discover the beauty and clarity of life's final moments through Japan's haunting tradition of jisei—poems written at the edge of death. This moving collection brings together hundreds of translated death poems by Zen monks, haiku poets, and samurai warriors—many appearing in English for the first time. Compiled by renowned scholar Yoel Hoffmann, Japanese Death Poems offers more than exquisite verse: it explores Japan's deep-rooted cultural approach to mortality, impermanence, and spiritual release.

From the trials of motherhood, the appreciation of nature, and exploring romantic fantasy to embracing faith through the loss of family this is a poetic journal of survival. Embrace the power and depth of feminine feeling in this moving collection of pieces written to encourage the heart and awaken the soul. Reflect on life's most treasured moments and walk in the realm of emotions with each topic explored. Life & Introspection, Motherhood, Nature & Otherworldly Places, Romance, Faith, Grief & Loss.

Des voyageurs surpris par l'orage se réfugient chez un homme qui a autrefois passé un pacte avec le DIABLE... Repenti, il attend vainement que son pacte cesse. Or, cette nuit-là, nos voyageurs mi-goguenards mi-effrayés vont le tenter… Un récit fantastique ou SF, qui grâce à l'interprétation magistrale de Marc Deroy vous fait dresser les poils et vous donne la chair de poule !

Considerado o uns dos primeiros audiolivros que retratam a escravidão na América Latina, Sab narra sobre a realidade de Cuba no início do século 19 de tal forma que chegou a ser proibido em seu país de origem por “expressar doutrinas subversivas ao sistema”. No ano de sua publicação, em 1841, a nação caribenha contava com cerca de 400 mil escravos.

Em abril de 1905, 1033 coreanos ― ladrões e membros da realeza, sacerdotes e soldados, órfãos e famílias inteiras ― embarcaram rumo ao México em busca de novas vidas. Ao chegar lá, foram obrigados a trabalhar como escravos e acabaram no fogo cruzado da violenta Revolução Mexicana...

A retired London bank manager is yanked out of the suburbs by his eccentric aunt for a "cheerfully irreverent" romp across Europe (The Guardian). Now that the dullish Henry Pulling has left his job with an agreeable pension and a firm handshake, he plans to spend more time weeding his dahlias...

Jimmie works in a London call center, fielding complaints from dissatisfied travelers. Concerns range from whether compulsive itching will attract sharks in Mykonos, to the queue at the infinity pools in Maldives, to stray hairs on pillows: "the utterings of people at odds with their own...

A young Métis man searching for his missing father finds himself arguing with a dying glacier in this compelling, profane, and ultimately hopeful novel about the burdens and blessings of inheritance, from the award-winning author of A Grandmother Begins the Story. Robbie is torn: between trying...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon and authors Hinako and Madaug Hishinuma comes the second and final installment in a spectacular middle-grade fantasy adventure duology—described as “Shōgun for kids”—where demons rub shoulders with gods and one boy must learn...

Shortlisted for the 2026 Stella Prize Winner of the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize Shortlisted for the 2025 NiB Literary Award Based on the true story of Tasma Walton’s ancestor, a powerful, heart-wrenching novel about maternal love that endures against pitiless odds. Kidnapped by sealers and...

Selected as one of the New York Public Library’s Best New Poetry Books Fifteen years after his best-selling, award-winning collection of stories The Boat, Nam Le returns to his great themes of identity and representation in a virtuosic debut book of poetry 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem...

International bestselling author Tea Cooper's The Cartographer's Secret is a richly layered historical mystery about how a young woman's quest to heal a family rift becomes a quest to solve one of Australia's greatest puzzles. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Natasha Lester's The Paris...

Edna O'Brien depicts James Joyce as a man hammered by Church, State and family, yet from such adversities he wrote works 'to bestir the hearts of men and angels'. The journey begins with Joyce the arrogant youth, his lofty courtship of Nora Barnacle, their hectic sexuality, children, wanderings...

Stopping to use a cash machine one evening, a man inexplicably falls to the ground: dead. A taxi driver is brutally murdered by two teenage girls. Quickly apprehended they appal local policemen with their total lack of remorse. One girl escapes police custody and disappears without trace. Soon afterwards, a blackout covers half the country. When an engineer arrives at the malfunctioning power station, he makes a grisly discovery. Inspector Kurt Wallander is sure that these events must be linked - somehow.

Peter Tinniswood was best known for his popular TV series The Home Front and I Didn't Know You Cared and award-winning novel A Touch of Daniel. But he was also a prolific writer for radio, where he created a host of wonderful characters - often funny, sometimes poignant and always totally believable. This compilation brings together six of his finest monologues, as well as his comic play The Governor's Consort.

Brought to you by Penguin. The Hating Game meets Beach Read in this sexy and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance! Rosie Maxwell has a plan: move to New York, get her creative writing degree from NYU, become a bestselling romance writer. But that plan is derailed when she ends up in class with...