Fiction. Iver Arnegard's debut short fiction collection takes us into the desolate landscape of the Northern Plains and Western states, where man is but another animal seeking sustenance. The hardscra
A few words about Dostoevsky himself may help the English reader to understand his work. Dostoevsky was the son of a doctor. His parents were very hard-working and deeply religious people, but so poor
To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand.An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Insp
For fans of One Day, What Alice Forgot, and the hit film Sliding Doors, comes an absorbing and surprising debut novel about a young woman who, after an accident, gets a second chance at life . . . jus
Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare's classic tragedy about a pair of star-crossed lovers whose romance is complicated by the mutual hatred of their families for one another. Written in the 1590s,
Rich in language and detail, and by turns satirical and moving, Proust's stories - presented here in Andrew Brown's nuanced translation, the only edition currently in print - are layered with imag
A reformed Sicilian criminal, Carmelo Trapani, has been kidnapped and his search for the aged Carmello leads Staffe all the way back to a terrible act at the Battle of Cable Street. Meanwhile, Staffe'
—and then all the people cheered again, and one man, who was more excited than the rest, flung his hat high into the air, and shouted (as well as I could make out) "Who roar for the Sub-Warden?" Every
A genuinely new biography of Churchill, focusing on his contradictory and lifelong relationship with the British Empire.One of our finest narrative historians, and journalist for the SUNDAY TIMES and
"Clear the lulla!" was the general cry on a bright December afternoon, when all the boys and girls of Harmony Village were out enjoying the first good snow of the season. Up and down three long coasts
Steve Hawkins challenges us to see the full power of the cross in his new book, Blood and Glory. From our first moment of salvation, he writes, the cross will always be where our old lives are exchang
When Pig hears a strange squeaking coming from his nose, he thinks something is very wrong. But eventually he realises that the noise is just a little bug. The two decide to be friends, but their diff
Amy loves Matthew and he loves her back. This is their story. Amy is unflinchingly honest about her limitations. Born with cerebral palsy, she can't walk or talk without help. But trapped inside this
Sixteen-year-old Jack, nicknamed "Bones," won't eat. His roommate in the eating disorder ward has the opposite problem and proudly goes by the nickname "Lard." They become friends despite Bones's init
I don’t remember much about my childhood, but that moment is as clear as any picture. When it happened I was focused on the match and the candle, but now, whenever I think back to it, my attention is
"Vin swears he had nothing to do with the robbery, or the two people who were shot. But Sal saw Vin running from the scene. Even after Vin is arrested, Mike isn't sure who to believe. He's caught betw
"Mike's lies are spinning out of control and now he's the number-one suspect in a murder. Okay, so he can't explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can't explain why he was spotted near the p
"A shallow grave... human remains... an unsolved murder from years ago... It looks like the past is coming back to spin Mike's new life out of control. What's making the usually cool Riel so rattled?
David Beach has written a collection of nature poems that reject easy ideas of romanticism or landscape poetry. Although the poems have a deep connection to the landscape, they tend to focus on the ev
Presents the translation of author's 'psychological record of a crime' that gives his dark masterpiece of murder and pursuit a renewed vitality, expressing its jagged, staccato urgency and fevered atm
A celebrated novelist and an acclaimed historian of ideas, father and daughter, unravel the chain of words at the core of Jewish life, history, and culture
Part of Alma Classics Fitzgerald's mini-series, this lavishly produced edition with flaps, foil on the cover and 4 b&w plates contains notes and an extensive apparatus on Fitzgerald's life and wor
"There's no going wrong with a Denise Mina mystery." (Entertainment Weekly)It's the week before Christmas when a lone robber bursts into a Glasgow post office carrying an AK-47. An elderly m
Use your imagination and creativity to re-create the world of Regular Show in any way you choose. Fans of the show will love complete the ?more smarter” pages of doodling hilarity.
Canadians have enjoyed a long history of encounters with Shakespeare, from the visual arts to creative new adaptations, from traditional and nontraditional interpretations to distinguished critical sc
In a poignant and powerful World War II family saga, a mother must make a heartbreaking sacrifice in order to save her childIt is spring, late morning, when Flora's life changes forever. She is standi
