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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…

E. F. Benson's (1867-1940) ghost and supernatural stories are marvellous jewels, that combine elegant writing with moments of blood-curdling horror. This collection comprises thirteen of his…

The only mention of Jude in Nova Scotia'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…

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 …

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…

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

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…

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 …

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…

Feverish and forthright, Pond is an absorbing chronicle of the pitfalls and pleasures of a solitudinous life told by an unnamed woman living on the cusp of a coastal town. Broken bowls, belligere…

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 …

ONE OF QUEER FORTY&amp;#39;S BEST PRIDE READS FOR SUMMER 2023! Three gay men in pre-Stonewall New York City find their fates thrown together in the police raid of a Village bar. Roger Moorhouse i…

In ten vividly told stories, Shimmer follows characters through relationships, within social norms, and across boundaries of all kinds as they shimmer into and out of each other&apos;s lives. Out…

Away From Her meets Strangers on a Train in this follow-up to cult bestseller And the Birds Rained Down <br/> After And The Birds Rained Down, a stunning meditation on aging and freedom, Jocelyne…

История жизни двух племен, обитавших на небольшом острове, заброшенном среди просторов Тихого океана. Жизнь островитян меняется, когда к берегу после шторма прибивает останки потерпевшего корабле…

Boy meets Girl, Boy marries Girl, and years later Boy mysteriously disappears in this Gordon Lish-style novel. The boy and the girl have been married for decades, mostly getting along as they go …