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Kulap Rose Thongsi rode the rollercoaster of the Thai Y-series industry for almost ten years until a scandal sidelined him. Starring in My Reality the Series is his last hope. His agent reminds him regularly that if Rose doesnt succeed or violates his contract, he wont get the balloon payment Picture Perfect owes him.Noknoi Ayutthaya never wanted the pressure of being the lead in a drama. His agent has given him an opportunity he cant in good conscience refuse when his family is in debt and his sisters school payment is due. He doesnt expect to get the part, but hes going to give it his best shot.Falling in love was not part of Roses life script, but with Nok he cant help himself. Will they be able to succeed in the Thai Y-series industry while keeping their love a secret? Because the industry might accept same-sex romance in drama, but in real life it could destroy careers and lives.

El debut literario de Simon Chevrier, ganador del Premio Goncourt a la primera novela 2025, lo sitúa como uno de los autores más prometedores de la literatura francesa.«Con una sinceridad cruda y des

En Noches blancas, título de uno de los relatos que recoge esta antología de cuentos, está narrada en primera persona por un narrador sin nombre; un joven residente en San Petersburgo que sufre de soledad.Noches blancas, publicada en 1848, es pese a su brevedad un virtuoso ejercicio de introspeccion psicologica y una peculiar muestra de los vinculos de su autor con el romanticismo. Su joven y solitario protagonista deambula por San Petersburgo azorado por la huida estival de sus habitantes, hallando de manera fortuita a la atormentada Nastenka. Noche tras noche, ambos se reuniran en el muelle y compartiran sus infortunios, a la espera de una cuarta velada que determinara su porvenir. Con su caracteristica construccion literaria dialogica, Dostoievski hace orbitar esta novela en torno a la figura del heroe que triunfa en la derrota, pues es su salvacion mirar de frente al desencanto.Acompañan a este relato, los siguientes cuentos: El corazon debil, El ladron honrado, El Arbol de Navidad y una boda, El pequeño heroe y El niño con la manita; en todas estas historias, Dostoievski observa con ternura a quienes no pueden vivir sin amor, pero tampoco pueden alcanzarlo.

Después del éxito de Eddy Bellegueule, Édouard Louis nos ofrece un conmovedor relato autobiográfico sobre la relación con su madre.En una noche oscura, Édouard Louis recibe una llamada angustiada de su madre, Monique, desde Atenas. A sus veintiocho años, Edouard se enfrenta a la dolorosa realidad de que el hombre con quien su madre vive ahora refleja el mismo comportamiento abusivo de su padre, del que ella huyo hace años. Monique, quien penso haber alcanzado la libertad, se encuentra atrapada en un ciclo del pasado. Decidido a ayudarla, el hijo la acoge en su apartamento vacio de Paris, la llama diariamente y la guia en su camino hacia la recuperacion. Junto a su hermana, con quien ha estado distanciado desde su primera novela, le encuentra un nuevo hogar en el pueblo donde ella reside con sus hijos.Diez años despues del exito de Para acabar con Eddy Bellegueule, Edouard Louis nos ofrece un relato conmovedor y apasionante sobre la transformacion de una mujer oprimida y la relacion entre una madre y su hijo. A traves de su historia compartida, ambos descubren el verdadero precio de la libertad y el profundo impacto de la reconciliacion.La critica ha dicho:Un texto hiperluminoso, de ritmo trepidante. Un encuentro en Paris en torno a la violencia, los modos de evasion, la politica y la literatura, y el gozo.Les Inrockuptibles Una historia cargada de emocion pero admirablemente controlada, tan breve como luminosa, vibrante, dulce y conmovedora. [...] Desde Marcel Proust hasta Romain Gary, Edouard Louis se une a la gran lista de hijos que hablan de madres con excepcional perspicacia. Y de arrebato perturbador y sentimental.Telerama El autor consigue una vez mas extraer un diamante al ofrecer una reflexion lucida y amable sobre su madre.LActualite El libro mas brillante de este escritor. Mas que nunca, entra en el territorio del entusiasmo, abrazando la inmensa felicidad que provocan la revuelta y la liberacion. Lleno de risas y primicias, el poder mediador y catartico del arte aparece en todo su esplendor.Le Devoir Una historia vibrante sobre el precio que uno debe pagar para escapar del abuso, sea cual sea.Le Monde Impacta por su optimismo.LExpress La libertad, la identidad y la resiliencia se hacen eco entre si.Les Univers du Livre. Actualitte Un relato feminista y positivo sobre el renacimiento de una mujer.Paris Match

Un mundo feliz es un clásico de la literatura del siglo XX, una sombría metáfora de un futuro posible.Los peores vaticinios del capitalismo se han cumplido: triunfan los dioses del consumo y la comodidad, y el orbe se divide en diez zonas en apariencia seguras y estables.Los humanos ya no procrean, el sexo se ha convertido solo en una diversion y las letras del alfabeto griego se han pervertido para clasificar a los seres humanos por castas. Todos aceptan su lugar en la nueva jerarquia social, perfectamente ordenada.Los valores humanos esenciales no tienen cabida en este mundo y los habitantes se crean in vitro con una tecnica concebida a imagen y semejanza de una cadena de montaje. El soma, la droga por excelencia en este mundo distopico que propone Huxley, ayuda a los habitantes a escapar de la rutina.A cambio de este orden pulcro, la libertad de expresion y el pensamiento critico han sido erradicados. Bernard Marx, el protagonista de la novela, inconformista e inteligente, debera probar los limites de la sociedad que lo ha engendrado, iniciando un viaje mas alla de las fronteras distopicas de su universo.La critica ha dicho: Segun los ojos con que se mire, Un mundo feliz retrata una utopia perfecta o su horrendo opuesto, una distopia: sus hermosos habitantes viven seguros y libres de enfermedades y preocupaciones, pero lo hacen de un modo que, queremos creer, seria inaceptable para nosotros. Margaret Atwood Aldous Huxley fue un hombre extraordinariamente profetico, no hay otro novelista en el siglo XX que haya escrito una guia mas sagaz del futuro. J.G. Ballard Un mundo feliz tambien ha conservado su mordacidad satirica y una expresion de gran impacto aforistico, con un vivido sentido del poder del lenguaje y de las ideas en una sociedad humana cambiante. Robert McCrum, The Guardian

Después del éxito de Un corazón demasiado grande, regresa la gran cuentista vasca con un nuevo libro de relatos.«Un modo de entender la literatura fuera de la norma».Pol GuaschUna pareja de largo rec

The Last People Youd Expect is the second book from author Spencer Wise, following the publication of his 2018 debut, The Emperor of Shoes.

Provence, 1938.Seventeen-year-old Yvette Barbarin lives on a small rural farm in the lavender-soaked hills behind the great port-city of Marseille with her widowed father and her five younger sisters.When she learns that her father is planning to marry her off to a local farmer, she runs away to the city where she dreams of joining a troupe of travelling players.In Marseille, Yvette is bowled over by the magic of cinema, and the thrill of make-believe. She falls in love with an actor, a rising star, but all is not as simple in real life as it is in the world of movies, and war is coming.

An unputdownable domestic suspense thriller from the bestselling, beloved crime author Emma Curtis________________On quiet streets, there are secrets behind every turn...Ed and Megan have just moved into the house of their dream neighbourhood in east London. They couldnt believe their luck when their offer was accepted. Megan is pregnant. Life couldnt be better.But as soon as they move in, the problems begin. Their new neighbour is a nightmare, being a constant disturbance and causing damage to their property.There seems to be no easy solution and when on of their neighbours outbursts endangers Megans pregnancy, Ed decides he must take action - one way or another...___________________Readers love Emma Curtis...You cant go wrong with an Emma Curtis bookA masterclass in suspenseKeeps you guessing till the endSo many surprising twistsCharacters are so well-written

Bad Attitudes is a wickedly dark tale of Scottish council housing and murder. This novella boasts a missing person, a lethally nosy neighbour, an extra-marital affair, a lusty councillor and a new housing law for tinkers. Who but Agnes Owens could concoct such a delicious brew of dour hilarity. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

Lean Tales comprises Agnes Owens complete lifes work in short stories. Witty and dark, Owens spare prose shocks and delights. Her talent for pithy, unsettling tales is as sharp as ever, confirming her place as one of Scotlands finest contemporary writers. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

In Jens Party, soon-to-be fifteen-year-old Jen immediately regrets agreeing to her crazy Aunt Belles plan for a birthday party which involves, among other notions, flirting with the towns entire male population. With a perfectly tuned ear for the droll and the deadly, Owens can spin a tale of domestic mayhem that is at once disarmingly tense and movingly human. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

A gorgeous, bookish Scottish small-town romance for fans of Emily Henry and Catherine Walsh________________________ Ava Campbell is in crisis. Her boyfriend has ended things and shes lost the city job that paid her so much she barely noticed how much she hated it.Heartbroken and broke-broken, Ava moves to the Highlands and opens a bookshop. There, Ava discovers shes not the only one whos hurting - and maybe the bookshop can help. The villages (maybe Scotlands?) first breakup support group turns out to be a surprise hit with the locals.But not all her new neighbours are so thrilled. Rory MacGregor, the annoyingly handsome owner of the next-door hardware store seems intent on her - and the bookshops - downfall.Ava has a lot to learn. How to run a small business? Does it really rain all the time? And, most of all, can she get Rory off her case?Tropes: - Enemies to lovers - Small town romance - Forced proximity - Second chance romance - Highland romance_____________Praise for Breea Keenan:Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Catherine WalshSunday MailFunny, surprising and as fresh as a glass of lemonade Jenny ColganBeautiful, funny and smartly crafted Andres N. Ordorica

Shes lived many lives, but her goal is always the same: survival.ER Doctor Dev Balakrishnan is late for work when he sees her: slumped on the curb like a broken doll, covered in blood.Everyone else walks on by. Not Dev.He saves peoples lives every day, but Brooke is different: prey one minute, predator the next. As she spins her web of stories Dev finds himself hopelessly caught up in her world of danger and deceit.Brooke will test Dev in ways he never dreamed of.Whether he passes or fails will become a matter of life and death - for both of them.

Science has never been sexier! Jenna LevineIrresistible to anyone looking for a steamy STEM romance Deidra Duncan--------------H2O = hero + heroine + ...octopus?A scheduling screw-up leaves meticulous marine biologist Isabel Wright and tattooed wildlife photographer Wes Monaghan stranded at the same California beach house. She needs a U.S. visa-now. He needs a boat and a date to his familys holiday party. The solution? A fake engagement that turns eight levels of its complicated after they accidentally adopt joint custody of an octopus.Can their agreement not to catch feelings survive sunset picnics, bioluminescent skinny-dipping, and a secret investigation into a shady ocean research lab?Or will their charming cephalopod and their own hearts sucker Wes and Isabel into diving straight into love?Readers LOVE Rose McGeeGeeky, sexy, and irresistibly fun***** What a stunning debut! This is what I want out of every book I read ***** A heartwarming and emotional journey filled with chemistry, charm, and relatable characters *****

What links a prostitute, a Flemish painter and a tower watchman? All three claim to have seen a ghost on the same street in fifteenth-century Tallinn. And all of them have been found dead soon after.Melchior Wakenstede, apothecary, is charged with unearthing the truth behind these seemingly-supernatural murders. But when a pious and powerful merchant dies, along with a castrated and disfigured tramp, Melchior perceives a more medical connection between the deaths.Melchior must rise above the competing interests of merchant guilds, religious orders and Teutonic knights, to get to the bottom of the mystery.

One calm night in Twickenham, a businessman named Tom Treadnor is shot off his barstool at The Queen. Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate, and quickly realizes that everyone in Treadnors life - from his widow, Alice, to the staff at his manor, to his business partner - had differing opinions of him.Meanwhile, Wiggins, Jurys partner at New Scotland Yard, becomes sidetracked by an investigation of his own: his sister, missing for years and presumed dead, has just sent a postcard to their mother. When Wiggins takes off in search of his sister, the two investigations begin to converge.Funny, eccentric and fueled by Richard Jurys talent for seeing clues in the most unlikely places, The Red Queen is a welcome return to a classic character and an exciting addition to a series that has been called delightful, surprising, even magical (Washington Post).

They say she cant win. She knows she cant lose.An expansive, inspiring feminist novel about one womans rise as a racing driver in mid-century Britain._________________A commanding, expansive, confident novel turbocharged with courage and heart JOSEPH OCONNOR_________________Its 1945 and Winifred Freddy Vaux fears shes the only person who isnt thrilled the war is over. All she wants is to drive. Ambulances, recovery vehicles, anything. While shes still allowed behind the wheel, it wont be her occupation and certainly not fast.But she makes a resolution in a Victory night race: she must pursue race car driving. No matter the cost.From the country lanes of her youth to Europes most exhilarating tracks, Freddys thunderous ambition takes her where no woman has gone before. However, travelling at such speeds, friends and lovers can be lost in an instant.Freddy has a lot to learn. Driving was the easy part.____________________Praise for Kelly Frost:CompellingSunday TimesA storyteller who is here to stay Joseph OConnorA startling new talent Peter James

Gentlemen of the West is Agnes Owens first novel. It is the acutely observed series of episodes in the life of the narrator, a 22-year-old bricklayer whose situation and lifestyle will be immediately identifiable to many readers. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.

The building trade in the west of Scotland has slowed and Mac leaves for the oil-rich north to seek his fortune. But he soon finds himself out in the wilderness, chasing the promise of a job. In the meantime, hes fallen for Nancy, but he cant tear himself away from the other love of his life: the drink. This darkly comic novel is a tale of addiction, masculinity and the precarious nature of employment for working-class men in 1980s Scotland. Published to celebrate Agnes Owens centenary year in 2026.