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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
x, 207 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Candy has forgotten to buy the paprika, Turner needs to get his zinnias in, Della told her mother she was going to the Galaxy Swirl, but that's not where she's really headed. A retired sheriff climbs a corn bin and muses on lost love, a French teacher throws firecrackers out a barn window, and a teenager borrows a motorcycle to ride the back roads. Gossip is paramount, lives are entwined. This is the story of a single day, where the residents of a...
Author
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
112 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The seven stories of You Glow in the Dark unfold in a Latin America wrecked and poisoned by human greed, and yet Colanzi's writing-at once sleek and dense, otherworldly and intensely specific-casts an eerily bright spell over the wreckage. Some stories seem to be set in a near future; all are superbly executed and yet hard to pin down; they often leave the reader wondering: Was that realistic or fantastic? Colanzi draws power from Andean cyberpunk...
Publisher
Radix Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
154 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Many Worlds, or The Simulacra is an anthology of reality-bending stories from a one-of-a-kind collective of authors building a shared multiverse. The stories in this anthology range from quietly strange to ambitiously speculative. Humans transform into cosmic energy or sentient algae. A man wakes up in a new body in a world with continents cut out, months absent from the calendar year, and souls misplaced. Students at a high school regularly vanish...
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Every athlete knows what it takes to win. But for teen female players, the stakes are so much higher. In this anthology, the voices of these athletes come alive, highlighting the ferocity of those who are often shunted to the side. From navigating rampant misogyny to forging a sisterhood through sweat or just reveling in the love of the game, these stories address the phenomenal physical and emotional power of teenage athletes as they compete, persevere,...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
220 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Three interlocking stories focusing on the residents of a town called Sam Dent, the undercurrent of the Trump movement in America, and a series of local tragedies"--
A husband sells property to a mysterious, temperamental stranger, and is hounded on social media when he publicly questions the man's character. A couple grows concerned when an enigmatic family moves next door, and the children start sneaking over to beg for help. Two dangerous criminals...
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Written by adoptees for adoptees, this anthology of 15 powerful, poignant and evocative stories in a variety of genres reflects the complexity, breadth and depth of the adoptee experience.
"A groundbreaking and must-read young adult fiction anthology written by adoptees of all backgrounds, for adoptees, that inclusively represents diverse experiences of youth adoptees..."
Author
Series
Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
This edition © PM Press
Physical Desc
158 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this unique volume, the best-selling author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn. one of the principal makers of modern American literature, who has transformed SF and detective fiction, presents two short stories-one published in the New Yorker and one written especially for this book.
Author
Language
English
Description
A companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist is filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery. From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the human condition. Gathered from Paulo Coelho's daily column of the same name, Maktub, meaning "it is written," invites seekers on a journey of faith, self-reflection, and transformation. As Paulo Coelho explains, " Maktub...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
259 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the breakout fantasy novel Thistlefoot: a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring all the ways love can save us-or go monstrously wrong. The stories in Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart are about the abomination that resides within us all. That churning, clawing, hungry yearning: the desire to be loved, and seen, and known. And the terror of those things too: to be loved too well, or not enough, or for long...
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity, from esteemed crime fiction writers, George Pelecanos"--
"When the Carusos' son is involved in a holdup, the family home comes under siege in the form of a no-knock warrant. Months after the cops destroyed their home, the Carusos struggle to return to normal. Elsewhere, two former inmates reunite by chance on the set of a TV production. Both have found their way...
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