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Islanders
By Cathy Thomas. 2022
'Wonderful, vivid, bittersweet' Sara Baume, author of Spill Simmer Falter Wither'Gritty, dark and joyful' Michelle Gallen, author of Big Girl,…
Small Town'Riotously human and authentic' Niamh Campbell, author of This Happy'Elegant, gritty, funny and unflinching' Luiza Sauma, author of Everything You Ever WantedAnnie needs to lose her virginity, so she's waiting in a car park for Paul.Paul needs drugs for the party, but he's got to keep an eye on his sister, Josie.Josie needs a father figure. Or that's how it seems to her driving instructor, Neil.Eva needs to get away from the island. She could do without bumping into the school bully, Kat.Claire needs to drink herself into the mood for the hen do. But she's been betrayed by her childhood friend, Becky. And she can't stop thinking about what's happened to her sister, Kat ...Set on the island of Guernsey over a period of twenty years, these closely linked stories reveal the desires, friendships, betrayals, regrets and heartaches of twelve intertwined people. Against a backdrop of picturesque cliffs and beaches, grimy clubs and pubs and chip shops, their stumbling attempts to connect with each other are depicted with wrenching pathos, wry humour and moving empathy.Fruiting Bodies: Stories
By Kathryn Harlan. 2022
This genre-bending debut collection of stories constructs eight eerie worlds full of desire, wisdom, and magic blooming amidst decay. In…
stories that beckon and haunt, Fruiting Bodies ranges confidently from the fantastical to the gothic to the uncanny as it follows characters—mostly queer, mostly women—on the precipice of change. Echoes of timeless myth and folklore reverberate through urgent narratives of discovery, appetite, and coming-of-age in a time of crisis. In “The Changeling,” two young cousins wait in dread for a new family member to arrive, convinced that he may be a dangerous supernatural creature. In “Endangered Animals,” Jane prepares to say goodbye to her almost-love while they road-trip across a country irrevocably altered by climate change. In “Take Only What Belongs to You,” a queer woman struggles with the personal history of an author she idolized, while in “Fiddler, Fool, Pair,” an anthropologist is drawn into a magical—and dangerous—gamble. In the title story, partners Agnes and Geb feast peacefully on the mushrooms that sprout from Agnes’s body—until an unwanted male guest disturbs their cloistered home. Audacious, striking, and wholly original, Fruiting Bodies offers stories about knowledge in a world on the verge of collapse, knowledge that alternately empowers or devastates. Pulling beautifully, brazenly, from a variety of literary traditions, Kathryn Harlan firmly establishes herself as a thrilling new voice in fiction.Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder
By Saundra Mitchell. 2022
Into the queer new yonder!To conclude the trio of anthologies that started with critically acclaimed All Out and Out Now,…
Out There features seventeen original short stories set in the future from fantastic queer YA authors.Explore new and familiar worlds where the human consciousness can be uploaded into a body on Mars…an alien helps a girl decide if she should tell her best friend how she feels…two teens get stuck in a time loop at a space station…people are forced to travel to the past or the future to escape the dying planet…only a nonbinary person can translate the binary code of a machine that predicts the future…everyone in the world vanishes except for two teen girls who are in love.This essential and beautifully written collection immerses and surprises with each turn of the page.With original stories from:Ugochi M. AgoawikeK. AncrumKalynn BayronZ BrewerMason DeaverAlechia DowZ.R. EllorLeah JohnsonNaomi KanakiaClaire KannAlex LondonJim McCarthyAbdi NazemianEmma K. OhlandAdam SassMato J. StegerNita TyndallStories of Mischief Makers (Bumper Short Story Collections #67)
By Enid Blyton. 2022
A collection of short stories about some extremely mischievous children from the world's favourite storyteller Enid Blyton. Perfect for children…
aged 5 and up!Are you ready for some delightfully dreadful tales? From cheeky pixies and naughty imps to hair-raisingly horrid children and tricks gone wrong, there is abundant mischief in these cautionary short stories by Enid Blyton.These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers. Read all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2022: Stories for BedtimeStories of Mischief MakersMagical TalesChristmas Treats *** Enid Blyton® and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.Stories of Mischief Makers (Bumper Short Story Collections #67)
By Enid Blyton. 2022
A collection of short stories about some extremely mischievous children from the world's favourite storyteller Enid Blyton. Perfect for children…
aged 5 and up!Are you ready for some delightfully dreadful tales? From cheeky pixies and naughty imps to hair-raisingly horrid children and tricks gone wrong, there is abundant mischief in these cautionary short stories by Enid Blyton.These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers. Read all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2022: Stories for BedtimeStories of Mischief MakersMagical TalesChristmas Treats *** Enid Blyton® and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.Ghost Lover: Stories
By Lisa Taddeo. 2022
From Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Three Women and &“our most eloquent and faithful…
chronicler of human desire&” (Esquire), Ghost Lover is an electrifying collection of fearless and ferocious short stories.Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser in a Los Angeles mansion, a trio of women compete to win the heart of the slick guest of honor. In a tense hospital waiting room, an inseparable pair of hard-partying friends crash into life&’s responsibilities, but the magic of their glory days comes alive again at the moment they least expect it. In these nine riveting stories—which include two Pushcart Prize winners and a finalist for the National Magazine Award—Lisa Taddeo brings to life the fever of obsession, the blindness of love, and the mania of grief. Featuring Taddeo&’s arresting prose that continues to thrill her legions of fans, Ghost Lover dares you to look away.Men Without Women: Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)
By Ernest Hemingway. 2022
Published in 1927, Ernest Hemingway’s second collection of short stories, Men Without Women, explores themes of alienation, loss, and grief.…
Hemingway examines men who are estranged from the women in their lives as they navigate situations involving bullfighting, prizefighting, infidelity, divorce, and death. The collection contains fourteen stories, including the critically acclaimed “Hills Like White Elephants,” “In Another Country,” and “The Killers.”The Right Thing
By Michael Z. Lewin. 2016
An original short story taken from the anthology Motives for Murder, by members of The Detection ClubA tale of thievery…
and justice involving Michael Z. Lewin's popular Lunghi family.When a tablet is stolen from a friend's party, teenage Marie Lunghi decides she's going to solve the case on her own - after all, all her family are detectives, so she ought to be able to. But is she prepared for the consequences?Mesopotamia (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)
By Virlana Tkacz, Wanda Phipps, Serhiy Zhadan, Reilly Costigan-Humes, Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler. 2018
A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in…
the nation’s post-independence years This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadan’s ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian post‑independence authors, Zhadan employs both prose and poetry to address the disillusionment, complications, and complexities that have marked Ukrainian life in the decades following the Soviet Union’s collapse. His novel provides an extraordinary depiction of the lives of working-class Ukrainians struggling against an implacable fate: the road forward seems blocked at every turn by demagogic forces and remnants of the Russian past. Zhadan’s nine interconnected stories and accompanying poems are set in a city both representative and unusual, and his characters are simultaneously familiar and strange. Following a kind of magical-realist logic, his stories expose the grit and burden of stalled lives, the universal desire for intimacy, and a wistful realization of the off-kilter and even perverse nature of love.Pour l'Amour d'un Enfant
By Jenny Twist. 2022
Blurb – Pour l'amour d'un enfant Une fille désespérée piégée dans une maison mère et bébé dans les années 1960…
en Angleterre se bat pour garder son enfant. Une vieille femme entend une chanson à la radio et se souvient de la trahison de son bébé non né. Une petite fille disparaît dans un autre monde et sa famille remue ciel et terre pour la retrouver. Une mère regarde son fils bien-aimé partir vers une mort presque certaine et jure de se venger. Un jeune homme retourne dans une Espagne déchirée par la guerre pour sauver sa bien-aimée et l'enfant qu'elle s'est battue pour garder en vie. L'amour maternel prend plusieurs formes.« Le mystère de la grotte de glace » est une nouvelle qui ravira les enfants qui aiment les histoires fantastiques. Il…
raconte les aventures d’Arien, une jeune fille de 11 ans, et de Nancy, son amie. Leur histoire commence dans un simple orphelinat et les entraîne jusque dans les profondeurs de la forêt et sur les sommets des montagnes. Les jeunes filles vont découvrir une vérité. Rejoignez-les dans leur mission !El exilio y el reino
By Albert Camus. 1957
El último libro de ficción publicado en vida de Albert Camus, una colección de seis fabulosos relatos signados por la…
búsqueda del sentido vital. Los relatos de El exilio y el reino (1957) constituyen la última obra narrativa que publicó Albert Camus antes de su intempestiva muerte en 1960. Ambientados en diversos escenarios, desde un campamento nómada en el desierto argelino hasta un barrio acomodado de París o un pueblo de Brasil, todos se centran en personajes que se hallan privados de un reino personal y se enfrentan a distintos tipos de exilio literal o figurado. Sin embargo, el conjunto defiende la fraternidad y la búsqueda de un horizonte ético que nos preserve del nihilismo social, en consonancia con otros libros de madurez del autor como La caída o El hombre rebelde. Sobre la obra y el autor:«El exilio, existencial y físico, es el ancla de la vida y la obra de Camus».Ed Vulliamy, Letras LibresFool for Love: The Selected Short Stories
By Deborah Moggach. 2022
In one new volume, an irresistible collection of stories from two previous works, SMILE and CHANGING BABIES, with additional stories,…
previously unpublished in book form.'What informs Moggach's excellent stories is not just the exactness of her observation, but the quality of warmth and affection' Sunday TimesFrom swimming on Hampstead Heath to house-sitting with troublesome dogs, or illicit afternoon trysts in Soho to pedicures in Florence with recalcitrant teenagers,. this collection of short stories includes some previously unpublished in book form, and covers the gamut of human nature - our foibles, our loves, our desires, hopes, ambitions and failures.Rich in observation and speckled with a delicious dark humour, FOOL FOR LOVE: THE SELECTED SHORT STORIES confirms Deborah Moggach's place as one of our finest observers of human life.'I love clever books that make me laugh. Deborah Moggach, queen of social comedy, is on top form' Cathy RentzenbrinkSketches by Boz
By Charles Dickens.
Three's a Crowd
By Fern Michaels. 2020
Originally published in Home Sweet Home A heartwarming novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels that explores…
the meaning of home, motherhoods, and friendship . . . This summer will be the first in three years that Samantha Stewart has spent with her parents. And she&’s bringing a very special gift—the baby granddaughter they&’ve never met. Sam&’s work as an overseas reporter was exhilarating and dangerous. Now she&’s seeking stability for little Caroline and answers for herself—and finding them in a homecoming full of surprises . . .How to Wrestle a Girl: Stories
By Venita Blackburn. 2021
A Paris Review Staff Pick and an Amazon Editors' Pick. "Bold, witty, ominous and vulnerable . . . How to…
Wrestle a Girl shines in its propensity to magnify small moments, challenge our presumptions and dissect the beauty, danger and wonder of girlhood." --The New York Times Book Review"This collection of extremely short stories builds its power as it goes along . . . I love how Blackburn lets the rawness into her voice in a number of the stories, many of which push against gender norms and expectations of sexual desire." --Lauren GroffHilarious, tough, and tender stories from a farseeing star on the riseVenita Blackburn’s characters bully and suffer, spit and tease, mope and blame. They’re hyperaware of their bodies and fiercely observant, fending off the failures and advances of adults with indifferent ease. In “Biology Class,” they torment a teacher to the point of near insanity, while in “Bear Bear Harvest™,” they prepare to sell their excess fat and skin for food processing. Stark and sharp, hilarious and ominous, these pieces are scabbed, bruised, and prone to scarring.Many of the stories, set in Southern California, follow a teenage girl in the aftermath of her beloved father’s death and capture her sister’s and mother’s encounters with men of all ages, as well as the girl’s budding attraction to her best friend, Esperanza. In and out of school, participating in wrestling and softball, attending church with her hysterically complicated family, and dominating boys in arm wrestling, she grapples with her burgeoning queerness and her emerging body, becoming wary of clarity rather than hoping for it.A rising star, Blackburn is a trailblazing stylist, and in How to Wrestle a Girl she masterfully shakes loose a vision of girlhood that is raw, vulnerable, and never at ease.God’s Children Are Little Broken Things
By Arinze Ifeakandu. 2022
'Although he writes about queer lives and loves in Nigeria, Arinze Ifeakandu's voice is sensually alert to the human and…
universal in every situation. These quietly transgressive stories are the work of a brilliant new talent'DAMON GALGUT, Booker Prize-winning author of The Promise 'In these gorgeous stories, Ifeakandu takes on big, untidy emotions - love, loneliness, yearning, grief - and writes about them with extraordinary deftness and grace. This is a hugely impressive collection, full of subtlety, wisdom and heart'SARAH WATERS, author of Fingersmith'Magic in motion... Arinze writes like a composer or an orchestral director, bringing notes together to form a staggering, heartshattering show'ELOGHOSA OSUNDE, author of Vagabonds! 'These stories are written with raw tender grace. They dramatize what love is like in a time when love is under siege... It is clear from this book that a serious literary talent has emerged'COLM TÓIBÍN, author of The Magician In this stunning debut from one of Nigeria's most promising young writers, the stakes of love meet a society in flux A man revisits the university campus where he lost his first love, aware now of what he couldn't understand then. A daughter returns home to Lagos after the death of her father, where she must face her past - and future -relationship with his longtime partner. A young musician rises to fame at the risk of losing himself and the man who loves him.Generations collide, families break and are remade, languages and cultures intertwine, and lovers find their ways to futures; from childhood through adulthood; on university campuses, city centres, and neighbourhoods where church bells mingle with the morning call to prayer.These nine stories of queer male intimacy brim with simmering secrecy, ecstasy, loneliness and love in their depictions of what it means to be gay in contemporary Nigeria. A debut of emotional charge, marking a compassionate, important new voice in fiction.Grieving for Pigeons: Twelve Stories of Lahore (Mingling Voices)
By Zubair Ahmad. 2022
In this poignant and meditative collection of short stories, Zubair Ahmad captures the lives and experiences of the people of…
the Punjab, a region divided between India and Pakistan. In an intimate narrative style, Ahmad writes a world that hovers between memory and imagination, home and abroad. The narrator follows the pull of his subconscious, shifting between past and present, recalling different eras of Lahore’s neighbourhoods and the communities that define them. These stories evoke the complex realities of post-colonial Pakistani Punjab. The contradictions of this region’s history reverberate through the stories, evident in the characters, their circumstances, and sometimes their erasure. Skillfully translated from Punjabi by Anne Murphy, this collection is an essential contribution to the wider recognition of the Punjabi language and its literature.Battlecats: Tales of Valderia Vol. 1
By Mark London. 2020
Collects all four issues of the Battlecats anthology plus the 2019 Halloween Comic Fest with art by Mauricio Villarreal. In…
addition to those five issues, this volume includes never-before-seen Battlecats lore and art that adds to the already lush world of Valderia.Valleyesque: Stories
By Fernando A. Flores. 2022
"In this exuberantly strange story collection, Flores asks: Whose reality? What rules?" —Jean Chen Ho, author of The New York…
Times Book Review"These are marvelously unpredictable stories, anchored by Fernando A. Flores’s deadpan prose and his surefooted navigation of those overlapping territories, the real and the fantastic, where so much of the best contemporary fiction now lives." —Kelly Link, author of Get in TroublePsychedelic, dazzling stories set in the cracks of the Texas-Mexico borderland, from an iconoclastic storyteller and the author of Tears of the Trufflepig.No one captures the border—its history and imagination, its danger, contradiction, and redemption—like Fernando A. Flores, whose stories reimagine and reinterpret the region’s existence with peerless style. In his immersive, uncanny borderland, things are never what they seem: a world where the sun is both rising and setting, and where conniving possums efficiently take over an entire town and rewrite its history.The stories in Valleyesque dance between the fantastical and the hyperreal with dexterous, often hilarious flair. A dying Frédéric Chopin stumbles through Ciudad Juárez in the aftermath of his mother’s death, attempting to recover his beloved piano that was seized at the border, while a muralist is taken on a psychedelic journey by an airbrushed Emiliano Zapata T-shirt. A woman is engulfed by a used-clothing warehouse with a life of its own, and a grieving mother breathlessly chronicles the demise of a town decimated by violence. In two separate stories, queso dip and musical rhythms are bottled up and sold for mass consumption. And in the final tale, Flores pieces together the adventures of a young Lee Harvey Oswald as he starts a music career in Texas.Swinging between satire and surrealism, grief and joy, Valleyesque is a boundary- and border-pushing collection from a one-of-a-kind stylist and voice. With the visceral imagination that made his debut novel, Tears of the Trufflepig, a cult classic, Flores brings his vision of the border to life—and beyond.