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Did you ever wish you could tell a story that leaves others spellbound? Storytelling teacher and champion Margot Leitman will show you how! With a fun, irreverent, and infographic approach, this guide breaks a story into concrete components with ways to improve content, structure, emotional impact, and delivery through personal anecdotes, relatable examples, and practical exercises.

The Bible is a big book and reading it can seem a bit daunting, especially if you’re not sure where to start. It’s also a very important book. Is has had a huge impact on the world - socially, morally, politically - and even on the language we use. This book is structured around 12 phrases that come from the Bible and uses them to explain the whole story - from the first book (Genesis) to the last book (Revelation). If you want to find out what the Bible is all about, and why it has changed the world, this book is for you.

Fall asleep faster, naturally, without forcing it, without thinking, and without even realizing it. Sound impossible? It’s not. This book is your gentle antidote to late-night overthinking, racing thoughts, and the kind of stories that are too good to let your brain shut down. Bedtime Stories for Stressed Adults is a collection of 50 intentionally uneventful tales designed to slow your thoughts, quiet your mind, and help you drift off with ease. No drama. No suspense. No point, really. Just soothingly dull narration that leads nowhere, exactly where your brain needs to go. You might find ...

Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn is a statistical genius who has dreamed her whole life of discovering new mathematical challenges at a school like Oxford University. She always thought the hardest part would be getting in, not convincing her parents to let her go. But while math has always made sense to Beatrice, making friends is a problem she hasn’t been able to solve. The compromise? The Connecticut Shakespearean Summer Academy.

Willie Nelson shares his life story in this captivating bestselling memoir of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms. "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." ... So say the publishers about this book I've written. What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear...

As a winner of multiple awards for his writing, Frank Belknap Long enjoyed a much lauded career across seven decades and a wide array of genres. This audiobook is a collection that celebrates his contributions to the realm of Science Fiction in 17 stories from publications between 1929 and 1956. These tales are explorations of humanity as much as they are of the exploration of space, time, extraterrestrial planets and life forms, and all things scientific and supernatural.

Assistant literary agent Freya Harrison never thought her chance at a big break would look like this: at a swanky romance conference in New York, managing the agency’s most insufferable client. Sure, Jake Richards is a global best-selling author, adored by all his fans. But on meeting him, Freya finds him arrogant, condescending, and, worst of all, a complete phony. After being overheard calling romance ‘easy money’ and his readers ‘fools’, Jake’s reputation is tanking. And it’s Freya’s job to clean up the mess – and maybe, finally prove her worth to her boss.

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Literary Hub The best in short fiction from around the world, from celebrated anthologist and author John Freeman and award-winning novelist Rabih Alameddine In The Penguin Book of the International Short Story, writers from different nations, languages...

The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer’s great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession - and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar - to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty’s diplomatic service - but for a good cause.

Inherit money. Inherit power. Inherit everything from the father he never knew. Sean Costello’s life just went from zero to a hundred million in the blink of an eye. But in Las Vegas, every fortune has a price. A stunning casino, a penthouse overflowing with secrets, and a harem of women who are as dangerous as they are desirable. Between the matriarch of the house, a loyal but suspicious childhood friend, and a dangerously tempting maid, Sean quickly discovers how easily pleasure and danger can intertwine. Note: This book contains mature themes.

Join Megan and Wendy as we watch and review the latest Hallmark original movies! Megan is a long time Hallmark channel fan, while Wendy was a Hallmark rookie at the start of this podcast! Now we're seasoned pros sharing our thoughts week to week.

New York Times #1 bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, a master of the short-story form, joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox to re-imagine twenty of his most popular and fêted short stories alongside beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations in The Short, The Long and the Tall...

“One of the sport’s most accomplished athletes.” —Eric Larsen, polar explorer, educator, and lecturer “Humble and understated… [Justin] goes into challenging situations with the mental toughness and aplomb that it takes to turn a miserable situation into something enjoyable. [He is in] the upper echelon of long-distance hikers.” —Outside magazine A collection of Trauma’s best stories from thru-hiking more than 40,000 miles of trails Having hiked more than 40,000 miles of trails across the globe, Justin “Trauma” Lichter recounts the survival instincts, physical ...

Karma /kahr-muh/, noun: Destiny or fate. Retributive justice. Inevitable consequence. Unfortunately, the past isn’t finished with Stephen and Camille King. Although they have settled into domestic life raising their precocious twin daughters, Savannah and Sarai, their world is upended when Camille receives threats from an unknown enemy. It is up to Stephen to get to the bottom of it and protect his family from evil intentions no one saw coming. But who has it out for her, and why now? Amid the shadowy threats made against Camille, a simmering romance unfolds with Aries Langston after her ...

Bobbi Brown is a beauty industry titan, world renowned makeup artist, best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and EVOLUTION_18, but there’s so much more to her story. Throughout her career she's worked with some of the most accomplished people in the world who are true masters of their craft. This podcast is a glimpse into their journey discussing both the highs and lows in order to glean the essential takeaways of a life well lived. Because everyone has a story, this is Long Story Short with Bobbi Brown.

READ BY PALLAS ERDRICH “Pulitzer winner Erdrich dives deep into the American psyche in this spectacular collection. . . . A staggering sense of empathy infuses the stories. With its range of voices and styles, this puts Erdrich’s powers on full display.” — Publishers Weekly (Starred...

At its most basic level, Allied Capital is the story of Wall Street at its worst. But the story is much bigger than one little-known company. Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is an important call for effective law enforcement, free speech, and fair play.

"Includes something for every kind of King fan.” —People From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and “Riding the Bullet,” which attracted over half a million online...

Long Stories Short, a collection of ten short stories, includes several previously published readers' favorites. A house fire causes tragedy in "Aftermath." "Magic or Miracles" will take you on a journey that may help you decide if there's a difference. How long is "Forever?" Mark and Erin discover the power of the Ouija Board in "You Summoned Me." Does Bigfoot exist? Eli believes so and "One Step at a Time" tells his story. Is there life after death? "A Candle in the Darkness" looks at both sides of the question. "Mountain Justice," a story of domestic violence, friendship and a horse's ...

Follow the disaster magnets of St Mary's as they hurtle around history! The ninth book in The Chronicles of St Mary's Series collects the best-selling short stories in audio for the first time.