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Longlisted for the National Book Award Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism Shortlisted for the 2025 Housatonic Book Award for Nonfiction Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir A brilliant, singular collection of essays that looks to music...

Twelve doors. Twelve lives. One chance to stop shrinking and start living. Imani has spent eight years folding herself into a beige box. She straightens her natural coils, silences her loud laugh, and dulls her shine to fit into her husband Grant’s safe, corporate, and colorless world. She has become an accessory to his relaxation—and she is suffocating. Then, a mysterious package arrives on December 13th. The Sankofa Calendar isn't filled with chocolates. It’s filled with magic. Each midnight, opening a door transports Imani into an alternate life with a different man. From the ...

A stunningly original love story between a museum employee and the man in a masterpiece hanging on the walls—a breathtaking debut about time, art, and the enduring power of love. “This wildly inventive, deeply moving novel blurs the line between art and those who behold it.”—Jodi Picoult...

Catalina Cervantes knew this Day of the Dead would be unforgettable. A year after her husband Alejandro’s death, she’s ready to unveil her dream project: an art gallery in Mexico City’s vibrant Roma Norte. She’s focused on her new beginning, determined not to let anything—or anyone, including the intriguing stranger she glimpsed on the street—derail her carefully crafted plans. But as she unlocks the gallery doors, Catalina comes face to face with Alejandro’s ghost, and her path forward shifts in one surreal instant. And that stranger? He’s Sebastian Espinoza, the ...

📖 The Ashkeeper: A short story where the ashes speak and the wind doesn’t forget. 🌬️ A spiritual fable about loss, memories, and the art of letting go. He is only known as the Ashkeeper. No one knows where he came from, nor how long he has been carrying out his sacred task: to scatter the ashes of those who have passed, in the places they once loved. 🕯️ With each journey, he carries an urn, a letter, and the weight of someone else’s final wish. He reads their words aloud to the wind. Sometimes he weeps. Sometimes he smiles. He always listens. He asks for no recognition. ...

Enter the world of the speculative in this anthology of tales, poems, and art. Immerse yourself into works where a goose escapes her prison, a woman encounters la Llorona, a child meets his numerous Moms, a man chases a spectral night cyclist, family encounters the afterlife, folktales come to life, and more. The boundary between the real and speculative becomes an interwoven tapestry of wonder for 43 of the best contemporary fiction writers, poets, and artists. In its breadth and variety, this speculative anthology is like no other. Contributors include Beth Patterson, Paula Shablo, ...

In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India", Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his Dutch-Ceylonese family. An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer.

Enter the world of magical realism in this anthology of modern tales, poems, and art. Immerse yourself into worlds where demons ride the subway, gods work at food pantries, characters travel through time, creatures vent their frustration, ghosts befriend children, folktales come to life, and more. The boundary between the real and magical becomes an interwoven tapestry of wonder for 50 of the best contemporary fiction writers, poets, and artists. In its breadth and variety, this magical realism anthology is like no other. "Unity Volume 1: A Magical Realism Anthology is a collection of ...

Jonah Sinclair is starting over. He’s left behind the stage lights of a performative childhood and arrived at university to study art, armed with a sketchbook, a sharp sense of humour, and the quiet hope that nobody here will ask too many questions. But his new flatmates are impossible to ignore: fierce, fractured, and full of feelings, they come with enough baggage to bury an emotional support animal. And then there’s Rowan. Steady, gentle, and far too observant. As Jonah begins to draw the people around him, his sketchbook starts to shift. The drawings move. They change. They reveal ...

An uproarious, sensual novel, Leone Ross's Popisho conjures a world where magic is everywhere, food is fate, politics are broken, and love awaits. Everyone in Popisho was born...with a little something...The local name for it was cors. Magic, but more than magic. A gift, nah? Yes. From the...

Demons are abounding, and the fate of the world is cast into the hands of a chosen few. Knights from a holy order who are graced with skill and honor, are all that stand between a demonic horde and tyranny. Tracs is one of those gifted knights leading the charge to confront and destroy the Blood Knights; but he isn’t alone in this endeavor. By his side are Tonles the Mighty and the fearsome warrior Konafar- a man inflected with a curse called Wraith that causes him to go berserk in battle. This heroic adventure backdrops the sadistic capture of Sybil by fearsome demons and a cataclysmic ...

A year in the life of a family as they strike out into the unknown (aka Vermont), leaving all the comforts of home behind—a rollicking, lyrical novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason, the bestselling author of North Woods and one of America’s greatest living writers Miles Krzelewski...

Published in 1980 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, Pnball, 1973 is the second book in the "Trilogy of the Rat" series. It is preceded by Hear the Wind Sing (1979) and followed by A Wild Sheep Chase (1982), and is the second novel written by Murakami...

Hear the Wind Sing is the first novel by Haruki Murakami. First published in the June 1979 issue of Gunzo, one of the most influential literary magazines in Japan, it was published one month later as a book. Hear the Wind Sing is the first book in the "Trilogy of the Rat," a series of...

Offers a “magical-anthropological” tour from ancient Norse shamanism to the modern magick of occultists like Genesis P-Orridge Looks at how human beings are naturally attracted to magic and how this attraction can be corrupted by both religious organizations and occult societies ...

The novel tells the story of renowned American artist Edward Hopkins and his turbulent marriage to his wife Jo. Talented yet acerbic, Edward lives in a world of his own, viewing Jo as more of a servant than a partner. But Jo harbors her own artistic ambitions. She hopes to escape from the long shadow cast by Edward and make her own mark in the world of art. As her dissatisfaction with her marriage intensifies, she meets and is drawn to the playwright Pádraig Maguire. But she does not know if Pádraig offers her freedom or another type of prison. This is a tale of passionate egos crashing ...

John Updike reads six stories he has selected from the hundred-odd he has published. "A&P", recounting a moral crisis on the checkout counter, is his most anthologized story. "Pigeon Feathers," the longest story included, tells of a fourteen-year-old boy's fear of death and the answer he finds...

Abandoned as an infant on the local veterinarian’s front porch, Pepper Rafferty was raised by two loving mothers, and now, at thirty-six is married to the stable, supportive Ike. She’s never told anyone that at fifteen she discovered the identity of her biological mother. That’s because her birth mother is Ula Frost, a reclusive painter famous for the outrageous claims that her portraits summon their subjects’ doppelgängers from parallel universes.

Aila Quinn's mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery. Vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila's reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother, Miles, are sent to live in Sterling, a rural town with mysteries of its own. In Sterling, the experiences that weave life together - scents of flowers and food, reflections from mirrors and lakes, even the ability to dream - vanish every seven years. No one knows what causes these Disappearances or what will slip away next.

Introducing "Evolving Perspectives," the ultimate eBook for literature enthusiasts and curious minds! Take a thrilling journey into the fascinating world of written works as we delve into a wide array of topics ranging from timeless masterpieces to contemporary literary innovations. Embark on a multidisciplinary adventure through 30 captivating chapters that explore the depths of various literary genres and techniques. Unleash the power of language as you learn about word choice, narrative styles, and how the cultural contexts provide a global perspective on literature. Dive into historical...