Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

The old theater had been silent for years.

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Middle-aged accounting nerd, Allyson Graham has spent her entire life lying—not because she wanted to, but because she had no choice.

Clara needs a fresh start.

When Nora Callahan finds out her ex is bringing a date to her best friend's wedding, she does the only reasonable thing: calls the bride's older brother and asks him to be her fake boyfriend for the week.

En la contratapa de la primera edición de El país del humo, de 1977, se afirma: «Lo fantástico es, aquí, el otro lado de la realidad que no logramos ver: es decir, la realidad misma».

A eclectic collection of poems that range from sentimental to humorous, Holiday to Christian, personal to total fiction.

When Ellie Ross' best friend dies mysteriously during a wild night spent drinking and partying, Ellie suddenly becomes the center of attention.

When the sacred Wolf Crown of Skjaldheim is stolen from the royal fortress, Crown Prince Eirik Haraldsson is thrust into a journey that will change the fate of the North forever.

A Cigarette for Each Person is a quiet and reflective literary work that explores solitude and the subtle distance between people.

"e;The music is important and it needs protecting.

To her surprise, Stacy Cauthen, an accountant from Atlanta wins a contest, she didn't even enter, to spend a romantic weekend in the Colorado mountains with Slade Collins, the movie star.

"e;Landau makes this study on wading through emotions instead of bypassing them for convenience a breezy enjoyment"e;--BookLife/Publishers Weekly"e;A compelling story that encourages readers to examine what it truly means to seek wisdom while remaining authentically human"e;--Midwest Book ReviewMassive news about Guruji.

At forty-three, Emma Carter never imagined she would be starting over.

What if the perfect human had no heart?

The Angel Gates have opened—and Heaven has declared war on the impure.

In the enchanting town of Willowbrook, a young painter named Adrian believes that openness is the quickest path to friendship.

Thoughtful, incisive, gripping, this novel will have you reaching for your smartphone — to switch it off.

Four months have passed since the birthday party where Princess Katyn came into James' life and gave the country hope of a royal wedding.

Elegant horror ranging from the physical to the existential.

Dozens of sabotage attacks are taking place around the globe.

The town called him dangerous.

This book is a fictionalized account of the life of the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.

How far could you go?

Secrets in the Shadows: Political Conspiracy TheoriesPower shapes nations, influences history, and drives the decisions that affect billions of lives.

 Some houses are haunted.

This book of short stories covers the aftermath of the long civil war in Sri Lanka that came to a bloody end in 2009.

Simon Alder used to be called Father.

Twelve armored trucks.

The Night the Party Ended is a sweeping, emotionally charged literary novel about beauty, escape, queer survival, addiction, chosen family, and the cost of being seen too late by a world that has already learned how to use you.

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'A gripping tale of late-stage capitalism, wellness and the compromises we all make to fit in' Stylist'Bitingly funny' Mail on Sunday'The eat-the-rich farce we need, from one of our funniest writers' Lit Hub 'Sly, propulsive and painfully hilarious family drama' Caro Claire Burke, author of YESTERYEAR'Chicken-soup for the late capitalist soul' Steven Rowley, NYT bestselling author of LILY AND THE OCTOPUS'Vivid, lacerating and funny' Carl Hiaasen, author of FEVER BEACH'Witty, sharp, and tender, Alan Opts Out skewers late-stage capitalism and material ambition while keeping human hearts - a family of them - at its center' Rachel Khong, author of REAL AMERICANS'A smart, funny, and all-too-timely tale of Americans on the edge of collapse .

Nyden McNeil has spent his life running from other people's feelings.

What if the world you knew was only half the story?

Secrets in the Shadows: Historical Conspiracy TheoriesHistory is filled with mysteries, unanswered questions, and events that continue to spark debate centuries after they occurred.

Nearly eight thousand years after humanity vanished into a catastrophic temporal distortion, a lone survivor awakens aboard the starship Terra Novus.

As raging floodwaters engulf her Louisiana hometown Nola Landry is stranded on high ground, the unwitting witness to the brutal murder of three fellow survivors.

Dieses Buch lässt Sie wieder an das Gute im Menschen glaubenDiesmal ist es etwas anderes.

Welcome to the third Marathonarium Anthology of short stories!

A childhood tragedy.

Burning Bright is bestselling author Helen Dunmore's second novel.

An inability to control his fantasies sends Gilbert Pinfold, a well-known author, cruising on a Ceylon-bound liner to recuperate.

Secrets in the Shadows: Oak Island Conspiracy TheoriesFor more than two centuries, Oak Island has been at the center of one of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries.

Weaving Words is an anthology of diverse short stories written by women, about women.

From the author of Florence Adler Swims Forever and The House Is on Fire, a novel set on an Italian island about a navy wifes reckoning with power, love, and the price of staying silent in the Atomic Age.

CONNAISSANCES CACHÉES : LE DERNIER GRIMOIREDepuis la nuit des temps, l'humanité poursuit une quête inlassable : celle du savoir interdit.

She decoded the universe's signs.

Something has been running the numbers on human civilisation for eight thousand years.