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In Swansden, it seems like the men and women of the Post Office must make their own fun. From following mystic runes on a fantasy journey and competing in a little light professional competitive cycling, to fighting the Tuareg in a fort in Africa after joining the French Foreign Legion and engaging the Jupiter aliens in an amateur musical, via climbing Mount Everest and attempting to record a Christmas Number One - Brian, Derek and Sue will just have to make sure all the boring stuff like sorting and handing out the post is actually done at some point.

In the swirling haze of 1930s pulp, the world finds itself captivated by the provocative pen of Rex Timberlake. His libidinous verses have sparked a frenzy, drawing listeners into a heady mix of desire and dread. But as the ink flows, so too does a shadow over the land—a looming eco-disaster of epic proportions. In The Unsymmetrical the delicate balance of world stands at a precarious tilt, as paranoia and repression wrestle to steady the swaying pendulum of expression.

A disturbing, darkly funny fictionalization of the life of Fred A. Leuchter, the garage tinkerer turned execution authority who became a darling of the neo-Nazi movement, and subject of the Errol Morris documentary, Mr. Death. He comes to fix your photocopier, but really, Fred’s an inventor...

Chelan is a brilliant young woman, an aeronautics engineer who dreams of one day soaring towards the stars in a craft of her own design. But, while on vacation, she is badly injured during a bizarre encounter with menacing strangers. Awakening, she finds herself held captive aboard the alien battleship RIBUS 7. Convinced at first that she is the victim of an elaborate hoax, the nightmare soon becomes all too real. Before her stands the Iceanean Overlord, Korba, an ebony-clad god of war, a cunning predator, and a finely honed killer.

Christmas Eve 1975, two innocent handy men are summoned to Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island, New York, faced with the seemingly innocuous task of fixing a boathouse door. There is no way that Owen Blake and Randy Hallowell can possibly know that an ancient malevolence awaits them; a preternatural entity older than time, bent on the destruction of all living things; that the owners of this house, and others on this now infamous avenue, have stepped into an inescapable nightmare and will soon be thrown into their own macabre dance with death.

First broadcast (with the aid of a crystal ball) in summer 1994, the Sony Award-winning show returns for a second series starring the ‘Godfather of Radio 4’, Brian Perkins, and Spitting Image impressionist Kate Robbins. This time, they turn their comic gaze on six roller-coaster years from the 21st Century: 2001, 2005, 2010, 2021, 2025 and 2099.

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies with Sidney Noir. This collection comprises of all new stories set in Sidney, Australia, by 14 authors of crime fiction....

A story of a man's reflections as he looks back about upon a life he had as a successful rock musician, and the lessons learned from those adventures. If you were ever in a band or loved someone who was, I think you will enjoy the community and shared experience.

Prepare to be enthralled by Terror in the Shadows, a gripping paranormal mystery that delves into hidden secrets and uncertain destinies. Kelsey, a bold young reporter, disappears, mirroring her mother’s puzzling vanishing months earlier. Detective Silverton races against time to find her. Haunted by a mysterious photo of Kelsey, Lucy, a man with supernatural ties, feels compelled to join the search. His enigmatic powers unveil long-hidden truths as they delve into shadows where ancient powers stir.

Long before he'd produced any of his great works, Oscar Wilde was already famous for being famous. Armed only with some witty epigrams, a carefully crafted persona and his genius for self-promotion, he had conquered America and transformed himself from nobody to star. This radio collection opens with four plays from Radio 4's Born to be Wilde season, offering a 21st-century perspective on the making of one of the first true celebrities. First up are two sparkling and surprising productions of his two most popular comedies, marking the peak of his theatrical career.

Dave is one of Irwell Cars' best drivers, although his life doesn't always reflect that. A run-down office with an uncertain future, Irwell Cars isn't offering Dave much—except the chance to pine after Lind, the long-suffering radio operator and his secret crush, and panic over what will become of him if the firm closes. Add in a crucial darts match, a 'Brief Encounter' themed date night, some former school bullies and a rather difficult omelette, and Dave is beginning to feel like even his pick ups are bringing him down...

Jesus died and rose again to give us so much more than most of us have ever known. For whatever reason, through either religious tradition or incomplete teaching, our adversary has kept us from experiencing and walking in all that Jesus came to give us.

Here are four unforgettable stories by Yann Martel, the New York Times best-selling author of Life of Pi. In the exquisite title novella, a very young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the 20th century.

It's 1999, and aspiring poet Saul Judd is living quietly in Bath with his wife, Elise, and son, Thomas. But when he wins a competition he never intended to enter, he is drawn into a web of dark forces and mysterious events.

In this clear and absorbing memoir, John Sam Jones writes of a life lived on the edge. It is story of journeys and realisation, of acceptance and joy. From a boyhood on the coast of Wales to a traumatic period studying at Aberystwyth, to a scholarship at Berkley in California as the AIDS epidemic began to take hold before returning to Liverpool and north Wales to work in community engagement and sexual health. A journey of becoming a writer and chronicler of his experiences with award-winning books and the desire to become a campaigner for LGBT rights in Wales.

Nelson Algren reading from The Man With the Golden Arm, James Jones reading from The Thin Red Line, John Updike reading “Lifeguard” from Pigeon Feathers and Other, Bernard Malamud reading from “The Mourners” from The Magic Barrre.

In the swirling haze of 1930s pulp, the world finds itself captivated by the provocative pen of Rex Timberlake. His libidinous verses have sparked a frenzy, drawing listeners into a heady mix of desire and dread. But as the ink flows, so too does a shadow over the land—a looming eco-disaster of epic proportions. In The Unsymmetrical the delicate balance of world stands at a precarious tilt, as paranoia and repression wrestle to steady the swaying pendulum of expression.

In the swirling haze of 1930s pulp, the world finds itself captivated by the provocative pen of Rex Timberlake. His libidinous verses have sparked a frenzy, drawing listeners into a heady mix of desire and dread. But as the ink flows, so too does a shadow over the land—a looming eco-disaster of epic proportions. In The Unsymmetrical the delicate balance of world stands at a precarious tilt, as paranoia and repression wrestle to steady the swaying pendulum of expression.

In the swirling haze of 1930s pulp, the world finds itself captivated by the provocative pen of Rex Timberlake. His libidinous verses have sparked a frenzy, drawing listeners into a heady mix of desire and dread. But as the ink flows, so too does a shadow over the land—a looming eco-disaster of epic proportions. In The Unsymmetrical the delicate balance of world stands at a precarious tilt, as paranoia and repression wrestle to steady the swaying pendulum of expression.

In the swirling haze of 1930s pulp, the world finds itself captivated by the provocative pen of Rex Timberlake. His libidinous verses have sparked a frenzy, drawing listeners into a heady mix of desire and dread. But as the ink flows, so too does a shadow over the land—a looming eco-disaster of epic proportions. In The Unsymmetrical the delicate balance of world stands at a precarious tilt, as paranoia and repression wrestle to steady the swaying pendulum of expression.