Novedades

O sí. Vete tú a saber. No las recordamos. O no queremos recordar. De todas formas, quizá encuentres algo conocido en uno de estos cuentos. O si no, siempre está la posibilidad de que le haya sucedido al amigo del vecino de tu primo. Eso siempre decimos. ¿O no?

I Am an Author is a tale of the extraordinary lengths to which one might go in pursuit of a dream. Laced with black humour, it will resonate with anyone who has sought recognition as a writer but also those who enjoy a fast-moving thriller with lots of twists and a killer punch line.

A Guadalupe le dan una segunda oportunidad. Fue asesinada apenas casada, por lo que no tuvo noche de bodas, ni luna de miel. Por ello, obtiene el regreso al mundo de los vivos, para realizar su obsesión: dejar de ser virgen. Si lo logra o no, se ve en la narración. Y hay que leerla para enterarse.

Lachlan Kane, killer professionista, vorrebbe ritirarsi dagli "affari" e dimenticare il passato dedicandosi al suo negozio di pelletteria. Impresa tutt'altro che facile... fino a quando Lark Montague, cantante indie nonché migliore amica della ragazza di suo fratello, gli propone un accordo: lui darà la caccia a un assassino e lei gli garantirà la libertà. Perché il piano funzioni, però, dovranno sposarsi.

Ever since she was a child, Cléo, the French-American daughter of two academics, has had only one obsession: becoming a famous singer. Over the years, to everyone’s surprise but her own, she overcomes every obstacle and becomes a global superstar with millions of dollars, countless awards, and several Los Angeles villas to her name. But as any celebrity will tell you, getting to the top is one thing; staying there is another. Now thirty-three years old, Cléo is taking her first real vacation in years, on a remote island with no one else in sight.

In these twelve new stories, Richard Bausch explores the passions of men and women facing unex­pected circumstances and the complications of modern life and love. In the novella “Donnaiolo,” for instance, the parents of a young divorcée who has returned from Italy and a failed marriage must deal with the completely different, and unappealing, person she has become. In “Isolation,” a happily married woman who has con­ceived an unexpected passion for another man learns, in lockdown during the pandemic, that this man—into whose life Bausch also gives us a window—has become ill with Covid.

Robert Littell is often compared to John le Carre, Alan Furst, and Len Deighton. But in Sweet Reason, this master of the spy genre takes a dramatic departure to brilliantly satirize career militarists and other absurdities of war.

Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he’s got left; his body is failing him and his quiet existence is only broken up by the daily visits from his home care team. His hands soon too weak to open the precious jar housing the scarf of his Alzheimer-stricken wife Frederika, which still bears her scent. Fortunately he still has his beloved dog Sixten for company, only now his son insists upon taking the dog away. The very same son that Bo is wanting to mend his relationship with before his time is up.

Vacationing teens camping in the woods near a family of drug-crazed, murderous, cannibalistic rednecks... Sounds like a classic horror recipe, right? Right, but this recipe's got enough bad taste to give 1970s fashion a run for its money. We've got buzz saws, bolt croppers, amputations, drugs, dismemberings, dope, depravity, disembowelings, hatchets, guns, torsos, blood, guts and feces, hillbillies, hookers, junkies, the most resilient condom in history, and oh lordy, we've got too many dungarees to count. Leave whatever passes for 'normal' in your neck of the woods at the door, and come in...

Wanna break up? There's an app for that. Dexter meets Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce in this snarky black comedy that follows Eris as she toys with people's lives. When 25 year-old Eris gets fired from her minimum-wage job, she stumbles on her friend's startup which outsources bad news to people. But will she manage to keep her friendships intact when she finds out she's very good at delivering breakups, when demand is really picking up and when the recipients don't take to the news too kindly? Inspired by the Greek Goddess of discord Eris and by today's app services obsession. Do you want ...

His pranks are sinister and macabre, but each one offers a critical life lesson to his hapless victims. His neighbors, coworkers, and acquaintances rarely associate their strange misfortunes with the odd young man in their midst. Yet he is always watching, always aware, and his cunning mind is inevitably filled with delightfully perverse plans for their future. Any outcome is possible given proper context, impeccable timing, and the right props.

Sir Lenny Henry has had a long and successful career as a comedian, impressionist, actor and presenter. Having starred in several plays in the West End and on radio, he was inspired to complete an MA in screenwriting and in 2011 penned his first radio drama, Corrinne Come Back and Gone, which opens this collection. He continued his writing career with three more Radio 4 plays and nine episodes of his comic monologue series Lenny Henry’s Rogues Gallery. Collected here for the first time, listen to these poignant and humorous original dramas.

Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin. But after decades of fame and excess, just as New York City enters the 1980s and awakes to the coming horror of AIDS, Hugo finds himself running out of money. Out of nowhere, he receives an extraordinary lifeline: an offer from his longtime publisher. The money will solve all his problems – except for one thing. Hugo Hunter is an imposter.

Everyone in Tom Ryder’s life is passionate about something… His girlfriend is extremely body-conscious. His uncle prides himself on a clean, well-stocked store. His mother has the church. His co-workers believe in the importance of their vocation. Tom, however, believes in nothing very deeply. Until he finds a method that could kick-start his career in life insurance sales. What could it hurt? “Somewhere between Glengarry Glen Ross and Fargo, between Office Space and Fight Club, Baldry exudes in rich tones the familiar neurosis of relationships and careers and the quiet hell of ...

A series of dark comedy sci-fi novellas put together into one novel. The Divine Space Gods trilogy is parodying The Divine Zetan Trilogy by the same author. The whole Divine Space Gods trilogy containing Abraham's Follies, Revolution for Dummies, and Rangda's Shenanigans Divine Space Gods 1: Abraham's Follies When God dies, an idiot takes his place! Divine Space Gods 2: Revolution for Dummies Keila is the perfect revolutionary: Lacking things like intelligence, sanity or common sense, She has something far more important: plot armour and the telepathic help of Rangda, the evil space demon!...

A group of wannabe-nerds living together discover a mysterious time traveler. They love d and d and getting weird. Let's have some fun!

Zwei Leichen und ein Häkelkreis – das kann kein Zufall sein! Im beschaulichen sauerländischen Dorf Affeln wird es wieder kriminell: Ausgerechnet beim wöchentlichen Häkelabend segnen zwei Damen das Zeitliche. Für Hubbi, Kneipenwirtin der legendären "Nuckelpinne" und selbsternannte Hobbydetektivin, ist klar: Hier muss jemand nachhelfen – und zwar nicht mit der Häkelnadel. Blöd nur, dass ihre Freundin und Stammkundin Gerda auf einmal selbst unter Verdacht steht. Und als wäre das nicht genug, steht auch Hubbis geliebte Kneipe kurz vor dem Aus. Geld muss her – und zwar schnell!

For those of us that are tired of the Woke entertainment industry, Tales from the Deplatformed: Conservative Fiction Vol.I is effective treatment for headaches resulting from shrill, blue haired feminists and race baiting grifters!

Meet single mum Samantha, entrepreneur Rhea, and first-time mother Tahlie, all from different walks of life, brought together by their weekly mum and baby group in the town of Hickory Creek. Here they all find support—and a moment's peace—in the haze of raising their new-borns. But when the group is cancelled due to a lack of funds, it looks like the invaluable support they received will be no more.

Years on from Trainspotting Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. However, to realise his ambitions within the Adult industries, Sick Boy must team up with old pal and fellow exile Mark Renton.