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Er ist ein herzloser Autor, der plötzlich nur noch Worte schreibt, die an sie gewidmet sind. Sie ein Mädchen auf Durchreise, das ihr Herz an ihn verliert, obwohl sie weiß, dass sie ihn verlassen muss: Ein New Adult-Roman um zwei junge Menschen, die die Welt mit ihren Worten begeistern wollen... Als India Thomson von Alabama nach New York zieht, begegnet sie bereits bei ihrer Ankunft ihrem Nachbarn Alec Carter: Alec, der jeden Tag eine andere Frau zu sich einlädt, Alec, der lieber Geschichten über fiktive Charaktere schreibt als seine eigene zu erleben.

A detective fiction book set in Westchester County, New York, during the early 20th century. In "Death of a Writer", tensions run high amidst the opulent setting of Valhalla, where the titular character, Valentine Loft, invites a cast of eclectic guests for an evening of intellectual discourse and mystery. When famed author Liam Ronan arrives, anticipation turns to dread when he is found dead in a locked room, his demise sending shockwaves through the group and thrusting Loft into a web of intrigue that will test friendships and reveal dark motives. As Loft and his fiancée Sabine Carson ...

Like Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place, Sidik Fofana’s electrifying collection of eight interconnected stories showcases the strengths, struggles, and hopes of one residential community in a powerful storytelling experience. Each short story follows a tenant in the Banneker Homes, a low-income high rise in Harlem where gentrification weighs on everyone’s mind. We root for these characters and more as they weave in and out of each other’s lives, endeavoring to escape from their pasts and blaze new paths forward for themselves and the people they love.

Fans of Nora Roberts and Sandra Brown will enjoy the heart wrenching story of a woman embracing a past trauma in the face of danger in award-winning author Quinn Avery’s newest standalone, In Her Father's Shadow. Sienna Rivers’s aspirations for a normal childhood came crashing down the night they discovered her father was a serial killer. Once her mother’s illusion of a perfect family is destroyed, Sienna is sent to live with the only other “family” she knows. After a lifetime of living with her mother’s perfection and rules, Sienna (now going by “Rowan”) struggles to find a...

In the foreword to this collection, Robert Lipsyte writes that Ambrose Clancy “can uncoil a sentence like a silken rope, snap it like a whip, tie up a complicated thought. He can write long, he can write short, he can build a case, he can murmur a spooky tale …” In a career spanning four decades, Clancy’s feature writing for major publications—including GQ, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times—has profiled legendary writers, politicians (and other rogues); brought sharp-eyed views of Ireland, Venice, London, Amsterdam, Frank McCourt’s Limerick, the New York of Harlem,...

A Contemporary Fiction Book Set in New York City During the Early 20th CenturyBonner Kerfoot: The Unraveling is a vivid portrayal of the fall from grace of Bonner Kerfoot, a once-celebrated Canadian writer renowned for his crisp tales of the Alaskan wilderness. This heavily nuanced narrative reveals Bonner's descent into self-deception and eventual entanglement with the shadier part of society, set amidst the sprawling magnificence of early 20th century New York City. The DescentBonner Kerfoot, a literary icon, is now a man steeped in self-doubt. Initially, his richly woven Alaskan tales ...

Charles E. Chapin, the notorious editor-tyrant of Joseph Pulitzer's New York Evening World during America's Gilded Age, made headlines himself after murdering his wife of 39 years. This extensively researched biography brings to life Chapin's tragic story, from his childhood to his days spent cultivating a beautiful rose garden in Sing Sing prison to the last moments of his life.