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Fat Charlie Nancy lebt in London, arbeitet als Buchhalter, ist nicht besonders beliebt, nicht besonders gutaussehend, nicht besonders witzig. Sein bisher überschaubar spannendes Leben nimmt eine …

From acclaimed author Barbara Smith comes this long-awaited series of children's books. Based on true accounts of hauntings, and told with a master storyteller's eye for detail, these c…

A joy ride set on a crash course with the past. <br/> Audrey Cole has always loved to drive. Anytime, anywhere, any car: a questionable rustbucket, a family sedan, the SUV she was paid to drive a…

In a boom town dominated by a man-eating lake, Renee and Danny Chance start a new life in his grandfather&apos;s cabin. Renee struggles to keep her head above water until she is drawn into the or…

&quot;It is the voice of the characters, the kindness of strangers, and the ingenuity and determination of our protagonist against terrible forces that make this story sing." – San Francisco Chro…

A refreshingly original debut collection of short stories that grapple with the self-alienation and self-discovery that make us human. For fans of Souvankham Thammavongsa, Lynn Coady, and Lisa Mo…

Казалось бы, все случайные встречи вполне могут стать началом истории, даже если не нашей… 10-летний Финн и 59-летняя Каз вот-вот впервые встретятся. Финн – умный и чувствительный мальчик, он хор…

A brooding fugitive hides out in a crumbling hotel that was once filled with celebrities enjoying the successes of postwar America. He is a racist with a criminal past, an anti-hero who reflects …

The candid story of a young man abandoned by his family and religion and left searching for identity in an unfamiliar world When Michael Dawouk is disowned by his Muslim family for being gay, he …

The arrival, one sunny morning, of pale green wall-to-wall carpeting for the living room is the crowning jewel in Karen Whitney&amp;#39;s long-anticipated transformation of her house into a beaut…

M. R. James wrote, arguably, the finest supernatural tales in English literature, and this collection contains the best of them, including &apos;Canon Alberic&apos;s Scrapbook&apos;, &apos;Oh, Wh…

The only mention of Jude in Nova Scotia&apos;s official history relates to her death: a slave-owning family was brought to trial for her murder in 1801. They were acquitted despite overwhelming e…

This fun-filled sequel to our best-selling Campfire Ghost Stories is designed to be read aloud in a crowd, with coaching on group sound effects and other hijinks. This book will help make your ne…

From the author of Ice Diaries, winner of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Grand Prize, praised by the New York Times as «stunningly written» and a Guardian Best Book of 2018. <br/> An u…

The boundaries between realist and fabulist, literary and speculative, are shattered in this remarkable debut collection for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, André Alexis, and Angélique Lalonde A…

Америка 1932 года. Отец семейства, потеряв работу, срывал зло на сыновьях. Они ушли из дома и устроились в балаганы играть на рояле и банджо. Но на Рождество произошел пожар, и мальчики остались …

For decades, the Campbell women have reunited at the family&amp;#39;s rambling seaside cottage known as Beech House to celebrate life&amp;#39;s many occasions. But this year, they will be called …

In her brilliantly inventive debut collection, Vanessa Onwuemezi takes readers on a surreal and haunting journey through a landscape on the edge of time. At the border with another world, a line …

Бабушка Эльвира провела в борьбе всю жизнь. Сначала она упорно отстаивала свое право на счастье и независимость, но даже теперь, несмотря на почтенный возраст и хрупкое здоровье, ее борьба еще не…

НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНОВЛЕННУЮ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВОМ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ. Де…