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JACK KEROUAC: I loved him ... He just got meARTHUR MILLER: The first to let it all hang out and write like a child in wonderland.KURT VONNEGUT: Still the greatest.JOSEPH HELLER:My primary inspiration.STEPHEN FRY: One of the most underrated writers of the century. Depression-era San Francisco, home to the lost souls of many races: immigrants, struggling writers and heartsick adolescents, collecting in automats, nightschools, movies and barbershops, working in vineyards, telegram exchanges and as salesmen - and always revelling in being alive. A bestseller on publication in 1934, The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze was the debut collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and rejecting) Armenian-American writer William Saroyan. Fusing Whitmans transcendence with the eccentric characterisation of Steinbeck and Salinger, and foreshadowing the rhapsodies of the Beats, his prose is a heart-expanding experience that intoxicates to this day.

Hunger devours. Takeaway food and human flesh. Sexual humiliation or humanitys survival. Smooth, unblemished skin.It cannot be sated. But people try. They push eager hands into their own gaping injuries. They suck the blood of rabbits and other people. They buy from a restaurant that only serves food they didnt order. They do everything the song from the ocean demands. This outstanding first collection cements Eliza Clarks place as one of the UKs most extraordinary voices. Its ten dark, visceral stories range from urban teenage fantasies to dystopian, each bursting with unexpected and insatiable intruders into bodies, communities and ecosystems - both deeply desired and violently resisted.

Em pleno Renascimento, nas cortes suntuosas da Europa, correm rumores sobre uma misteriosa sociedade de assassinos a serviço de interesses ocultos. Entre intrigas palacianas e segredos guardados a sete chaves, os autores nos conduzem por tramas onde as vitimas so membros da realeza e figuras influentes. A medida que os matadores de aluguel se movem nas sombras, revelaçes surpreendentes sobre o Sindicato começam a emergir.

EDITAL ABERTO até 31/07/2024. | Em "A Sinfonia das Estrelas", mergulhe em um universo poético onde as palavras se entrelaçam como constelações, e cada verso é uma nota na melodia cósmica. Nesta colet

As human colonies are obliterated by the dark pathogen and hideous monstrosities proliferate, a family of scavengers find an amnesiac who may hold the secrets to the forces tearing apart the galaxy.Life amongst the stars is brutal. Human colonies are being obliterated by a dark pathogen launched from mysterious ships, which turns whole populations into hordes of ravenous monsters. And no one knows what happened to the Jackals, the cadre of soldiers hunting down the perpetrators of these atrocities.When a family of scavengers recover the amnesiac Mae Hendricks amongst the wreckage of an unidentified ship, they bring a world of pain down on themselves and the civilians of Guelph Station. Mae doesnt know where she is from or her true nature, nor that she is being hunted by vicious adversaries.Maes past could reveal the conspiracy that is tearing the galaxy apart, but may well unleash a tide of snarling terrors...

Joseph Roths dark fable about one man who is torn between resolve and restlessness, set in Eastern Europes borderlands__________A haunting little book, touched by geniusGuardianAn absorbing fable, dark, beautifully written and with a physical immediacy in the proseNew StatesmanWritten with the melancholy wit and grace of GogolThe Times__________In this haunting late novel from Joseph Roth, artillery officer Anselm Eibenschutz is persuaded by his wife to leave the Austro-Hungarian army and take up a government post as Inspector of Weights and Measures in a remote town near the Russian border.Once there, his discipline and quiet dignity begin to dissolve as he encounters a shadowy world of midnight gambling and smugglers, of frozen bodies in the woods and secret allegiances. When he discovers his wife is pregnant by his clerk, he vows to carry out justice. But as right and wrong prove harder to measure than he once thought, Eibenschutz becomes drawn into a destructive affair with the inn keepers mistress.A deeply felt commentary on the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Weights and Measures portrays the slow capitulation of a good man to insidious small-time corruption.

Winner S I Leeds Readers Choice 2022When Koliwe leaves England for a new job in overseas aid in Eswatini, formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, she encounters a world of clashing beliefs, wealthy ex-pats and sexual predators. As she uncovers the corruption at the heart of the aid community, she is forced to reassess her own identity and confront those who seek to undermine her. The Sunday Times about Strange Music: A gifted writer and her manipulation of language is her forte - brilliant, sensuous and shocking.

A brilliantly eclectic mix of dark, unsettling tales Joanne Burn, author of The Bone HuntersTis the season to be hauntingAn unexpected and unwelcome voice on the worlds first radio broadcast in 1908. A son who wont stop messaging his family on Facebook, although hes been dead for quite some time now. A frozen forest in a far north land where the sinister elf-kin lurk in the snow.A Scottish island where the locals make very sure their old folk dont go hungry through the long winter.Over the past two decades Adam Macqueen has sent a Haunted Tale to his family in place of a Christmas card. A collection in the grand tradition of ghost stories to be read by the fire in the depths of winter it proves that terror lurks in many places, and the dead take on infinite guises . . .

How do we write about the singular experience of parenthood? Written in a state of attachment, or under the influence of fatherhood,Childish Literatureis an eclectic guide for novice parents, showing how the birth and growth of a child changes not only the present and the future, but also reshapes our perceptions of the past. Shifting from moving dispatches from his sons first year of existence, to a treatise on football sadness, to a psychedelic narrative where a man tries, mid-magic mushroom trip, to re-learn the subtle art of crawling, this latest work from Alejandro Zambra shows how children shield adults from despondency, self-absorption and the tyrannies of chronological time. At once a chronicle of fatherhood, a letter to a child and a work of fiction,Childish Literatureis the latest, virtuosic addition to the oeuvre of one of the most exciting Latin American writers in recent decades.

December 1940. New Years Eve draws closer, but crowds will not be gathering on the steps of St Pauls Cathedral to celebrate. After a quiet Christmas, the area has suffered Londons most devastating air raid since the start of the Blitz and waves of incendiary bombs have burnt the heart of British book publishing to the ground.Detective Inspector John Jago finds a desolate woman sitting among the ruins of her family business and must break the news - her husbands been found shot dead at their home in Soho. An antiquarian bookseller, hed just acquired a mysterious volume which is priceless - and missing. Did someone covet it enough to kill for it?Obsessive collectors and unscrupulous dealers haunt Jagos descent into Sohos underworld, where he finds criminals are branching out in the shadows of the blackout.

When tragedy brings Merrin McKenzie back to St Ives, she knows adjusting might take time, even with the charm of her childhood home at Christmas. As she settles in, Merrin steps back from her career as a solicitor and falls into cleaning holiday rentals for friends who own cottages nearby. She expects to encounter dirty laundry and the odd forgotten phone charger in the course of the changeovers, but certainly didnt bargain on finding a dead body.Everyone, including the police, are baffled as to the identity of the dead young man found neatly tucked up in bed. Coincidences begin to stack up for Merrin and she has gruff police Inspector Harris to contend with as a darker side to the festive Cornish setting begins to reveal itself.

Chance brings together Nina Thomas and elderly Laura Chadwick just at the time when Laura is in need of a friend to help with an interfering family member. Their growing bond is one thing that Nina will be sorry to leave behind as she relocates from Australia to England, but they promise to stay in touch. It will prove to be a significant friendship.In England, Ninas path soon crosses with handsome Sean Reynolds and she finds herself taking on a project larger than she had ever expected: Lavender Lane. Apparently, the appealing group of properties was a convalescent home for officers from the armed forces, although it has been closed for a few years. Reopening the site will be quite a challenge.As Nina begins to put down roots, Lavender Lane has a number of surprises awaiting her, but will this corner of the Wiltshire countryside become the home she craves?

Calm your mind. Be here, now. Take a breath. And kill.THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 2.5M COPIES SOLD I didnt kill anyone until I was forty-two. Thats actually a little on the late side for my current professional environment. Admittedly, I did kill almost half a dozen in the week that followed. Bjorn has been given an ultimatum: repair his work-life balance, or his wife Katharina will leave him - and take their daughter. He reluctantly starts a mindfulness class and to his surprise, its a revelation. He becomes calmer, more focused, and hes starting to understand whats really important in life. So when his client and brutal crime boss Dragan Sergowicz tries to interfere with his precious family time, Bjorn remembers his new-found goal to find serenity - and kills him. Now Bjorn can deepen his practice and seek inner peace - violently.A violent, feel-good rampage of a book where the pace and positivity never let up. Twisted and hilarious! CALLUM MCSORLEY, author of SQUEAKY CLEAN**Available to pre-order now!**

WINNER OF THE 2024 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELWINNER OF THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELWINNER OF THE 2024 BARRY BEST FIRST MYSTERY OR CRIME NOVEL AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE ANTHONY AND MACAVITY AWARDS FOR BEST FIRST NOVELNOMINATED FOR THE STRAND MAGAZINE BEST DEBUT MYSTERY OF THE YEARGritty, propulsive, dark and twisty David McClosky, author of Damascus StationA cracking debut thrillerThe New YorkerSensational...feels like every inch of the real world of espionage Alex Gerlis, author of Every Spy a TraitorI.S. Berry is at the vanguard of a new generation of American spy novelists who have electrified the genre. Charles Cumming, author of Judas 62The thrilling debut from author and former CIA officer I.S. Berry, following an American spys last dangerous mission.Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold. Stationed in Bahrain for his final tour, hes anxious to dispense with his mission uncovering Iranian support for the insurgency. But then he meets Almaisa, an enigmatic artist, and his eyes are opened to a side of Bahrain most expats never experience, to questions he never thought to ask.When his trusted informant becomes embroiled in a murder, Collins finds himself drawn deep into the conflict, his romance and loyalties upended. In an instant, hes caught in the crosswinds of a revolution. He sets out to learn the truth behind the Arab Spring, win Almaisas love, and uncover the murky border where Bahrains secrets end and Americas begin.Now optioned for film by Scott Delman of Shadowfox productions (Producer of HBO Max hit series Staion Eleven).

In this darkly magical fantasy debut set in Washington State, a closeted teenage psychic foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but some ghosts dont want to stay buried...Perfect for fans of atmospheric queer fantasy romance, including The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls.Miles Warren hails from a long line of psychics. Resigned to a life in the family business, Miles is perfectly happy, thank you very much. Apart from the fact he hasnt told anyone hes gay, and that hes constantly exhausted from long nights spent wrangling angry ghosts in creepy cemeteries. Perfectly happy.But Miless comfortable routine is interrupted when he starts having visions of an unfamiliar boy. He soon learns the stranger is Gabriel Hawthorne, whose family have a mysterious, decades-long feud with Miless ownand that the visions are a premonition of his murder. Gabriel is everything Miles expects from a Hawthorne: rude, haughty, irritatingly good-looking. But that doesnt mean Miles is just going to stand by and let someone kill him.The two form an uneasy alliance, trying to solve Gabriels murder before it happens. As they begin to unravel the web of secrets between their families, and with dark magic swirling around them, Miles is horrified to realize that he doesnt hate Gabriel quite as much as hes supposed to. He might even like him.Too bad Gabriel is probably going to die."

A powerful Nigeria-set horror tale of possession, malevolent ghosts, family tensions, secrets and murder from the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement and Queen of African Horror. For readers of Octavia Butler, Ben Okri and Koji Suzuki.Bata, an 11-year-old girl tormented by nightmares, wakes up one night to find herself standing sentinel before her cousins door. Her skin, hair, and eyes have turned a dazzling white colour, which even the medicine-man cant heal. Her cousin is to get married the next morning, but only if she can escape the murderous attack of a ghost-bride, who used to be engaged to her groom.Through the night, Bata battles the vengeful ghost and finally vanquishes it before collapsing. On awakening, she has no recollection of the events. And when the medicine-man tries to exorcise the entities clinging to her body as a result of her supernatural possession, Bata dies on the exorcism mat.There begins her journey. She is taken into Ibaja-La, the realm of dead brides, by Mmu-Ka-Mmu, the ghost-collector of the spirit realm. There she meets the ghosts of brides from every culture who died tragically before their weddings; both the kind and the malevolent. Bata is given secret powers to fight the evil ghost-brides before being sent back to the human realm, where she must learn to harness her new abilities as she strives to protect those whom she loves.By turns touching and terrifying, this is vivid supernatural horror story of family drama, long-held secrets, possession, death - and what lies beyond.

18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including the New York Times bestselling JT Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more...The award-winning Marie ORegan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning writers in tribute to classic crime stories.From locked room mysteries on Christmas Eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these eighteen seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn.So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows.Featuring stories by:Fiona Cummins Angela Clarke A. K. Benedict Susi Holliday J. T. Ellison David Bell Sarah Hilary Claire McGowan Tina Baker Sam Carrington Liz Mistry C. L. Taylor Helen Fields Russ Thomas Tom Mead Vaseem Khan Samantha Hayes Belinda Bauer

No terceiro volume da série A Ponte Entre Reinos, Danielle L. Jensen nos apresenta a um novo casal apaixonante, trazendo outro ponto de vista sobre os conflitos e as intrigas desse universo.Criada para ser herdeira de um imperio, Zarrah tem certeza de que a familia Veliant assassinou sua me, e esta pronta para acabar com cada um deles. A oportunidade perfeita surge quando a general e enviada para a fronteira: ela no vai poupar esforços para aniquilar as tropas inimigas e matar o principe Veliant que as lidera.No entanto, um encontro as escuras com um belo maridriniano faz Zarrah questionar o sentido da guerra e de tanta violencia. Quanto mais encontra esse homem misterioso, mais ela enxerga o conflito entre Valcotta e Maridrina com outros olhos e mergulha num romance ardente.Ate que, quando as identidades so reveladas, Zarrah tera que decidir se da uma chance para a paz ou se parte para a guerra contra quem roubou seu coraço.

We Irish have enriched the English language with a slew of snazzy gems. Did you know were the ones behind quarks,electrons and vectors, Sudocremand Wellington boots? No surprise that we invented begrudgery, but croquetand Wunderkindwere us too! So if some yahoo is getting on your nerves, dont box him in the gob hit him with Irishisms galore, and youll soon put the kibosh on his shaninagans. Ydig?Written and illustrated by Colin Murphy and Donal ODea, the craggy old blokes behind the bestselling Feckin Collection and Stuff Irish People Love.

England is a maritime nation. Our folklore and history is peppered with tall tales of the high seas: mysteries of the great ocean, the unknown world beneath the surface of the salt sea, and the liminal coast where the sea-gods meet our lives on the land.Here is a collection of traditional folk tales from the coasts and seas of England. Lisa Schneidau retells the old stories with a contemporary twist: dragons and monsters, sailor heroes and ghost ships, mermaids and shapeshifters. Immerse yourself in these salty sea stories, and learn about Englands heritage, magic and relationship to the mysterious ocean world that surrounds us.