Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

From boardrooms to befuddled aliens, what if the high-tech absurdities of modern life accelerated to warp speed? The stories in Neil Rackham's debut science fiction collection, Elliptical Billiard Balls, explore the worlds of business and tech - not to mention English-speaking dogs and aliens who communicate via smells - to create strange new futures.

Frauen im Internet stehen unter ständiger Beobachtung. Sophie Passmann ist selbst Teil der widersprüchlichen Welt weiblicher Selbstdarstellung in den sozialen Medien. Radikal selbstkritisch seziert sie die Phänomene, die eine ganze Generation prägen: von der asketischen Disziplin einer Hailey Bieber über die kalkulierte Görenhaftigkeit von Charli XCX bis zur neurotischen Perfektion von Taylor Swift. Warum sind wir alle so fasziniert von Frauen, die uns etwas vormachen – und gleichzeitig hassen wir sie genau dafür?

كتاب ظريف في الأدب الساخر يضم بين دفتيه مجموعة مقالات تحتّلها عناوين شائقة عايش الكاتب شخصياً أحداث بعض منها، وهي تسلّط الضوء على الواقع من مختلف زواياه في أسلوب فكاهي سلس ومسترسل تدفع القارئ لأن يبتسم كما شاء له الكاتب في العبارة التسويقية التي غطت غلاف الكتاب الأخير.

Jack Jackson was once a rising star in college football—until one disastrous call turned him into a national punchline. When a secret government project offers him a job coaching an experimental team, Jack expects egos and dysfunction. What he gets is far worse.

في هذا الكتاب، يأخذك الكاتب في رحلة عميقة ومرحة بين أوراقه القديمة، حيث تتلاقى الهراءات مع لمحات من أفكار وخواطر تحمل بعض “اللحم”، أي الحقيقة والصدق في التعبير عن الذات. تلك القصاصات، التي قد لا تصلح إلا للحرق، تتحول هنا إلى مادة حية تجد صدى لدى القارئ؛ فهي حكايات، أفكار، ومشاعر صادقة تنبض بالحياة. بين السطور، يشاركنا الكاتب صراعاته، لحظات الإحباط، ومراوغات الإبداع، لتصبح هذه الأوراق جسرًا بين تجربة شخصية وفن سردي يُلامس القلوب. هكذا وُلد هذا الكتاب، من أوراق كان من الممكن أن تُحرق، لكنها اختارت الحياة من خلالك، أيها المستمع

A Garden for Ignatius is a comic literary novel set in Buffalo, New York, written in affectionate homage to the grand absurdities of American satire. Centered on a brilliant, belligerent, and deeply unadaptable protagonist, the novel explores what happens when moral certainty, baroque intellect, and modern life collide.

Robin “Nobby” Clarke is a lifelong gambler who has frittered away his life on cards and horses. With the next race or turn of the card taking priority over all else, he never found time for a career, a wife, or children. Now, it seems too late, until the chance comes to rewind the clock to when he was just 20 years old.

Cakes and Ale is the novel that William Somerset Maugham said he wished to be remembered for. Published in 1930 and written in the first person singular, Maugham's narrator (and alter-ego) Ashenden exposes the disapproving, moral judgement made by conservative society on the character of Rosie Driffield and opines that it is unjustified.

Als der Ortspfarrer Josef überraschend stirbt, gerät die geordnete Welt seiner Haushälterin Anna ins Wanken. Dafür nimmt Anna, Anfang fünfzig, Fahrstunden bei ihrem ehemaligen Fahrlehrer und heimlichen Schwarm Herrn Tanner. Gemeinsam erkunden sie die Gegend um Blumfeld und erinnern sich an ein fast vergessenes Leben. An den Geruch des Sommers, die Farbe reifer Mirabellen, an harte Arbeit und kleine Alltagsfluchten. Je näher der Aufbruch rückt, desto drängender werden Annas Fragen, denn die Fahrt bedeutet eine Reise ins Ungewisse.

On Halloween night, whispers rise about Da Booga Snatcha, a strange woman who slips into homes to take what no one else would dare touch. But legends don’t begin in darkness. Before she was Da Booga Snatcha, she was a mother facing loss, eviction, and humiliation. This novelette follows her path from desperation to an absurd obsession, revealing how tragedy gave birth to one of the strangest urban legends ever told.

Murder has come once more to the seaside town of Crab Cove, testing the mettle of "almost handsome" Detective Simon Grave and his "nearly invisible" partner, Sergeant Barry Blunt, who investigate a locked-room mystery with a significant twist: the prime suspects are in the locked room, not the victim, a logic-defying situation that challenges the team at every turn.

Avery Shaw has never met a fight she didn’t want to win. Losing isn’t in her vocabulary. Even as things change—marriage, growing up, learning to be humble—that one thing stays the same. Join Avery on her continuing adventure as she takes on local politicians, human traffickers, and mobsters… all the while holding on to her trademark snark. She’s not just a legend in her own mind this time. This three-book omnibus includes Hard Hitting & Misleading, Fake News & Office Blues, and Opinionated & Out of Control.

Does the mere thought of another year of Elf on the Shelf bring you out in hives? Join the club. It’s time to say F##k It to the "perfect" Christmas . . . It’s the most wonderful time of the year . . . until your kids believe in Santa a little too literally, the elf on the shelf starts a war...

Emily and her friends are off for a fun day at the Museum of Naturally Cherrypicked History! What starts out as a demoralizing and utterly boring exercise in forced self-loathing shortly transforms into a battle for survival as an ancient monkey sorcerer and his wicked former Pharoah enabler transforms the museum and surrounding city into a blazing inferno of undead dinosaur destruction! Can Emily, her friends and their chaperone parents turn the demonic tide? Is the city even worth saving at this point?

Franklin isn’t just a dachshund—he’s a force of nature. Behind his unassuming charm lies a mind sharper than most and a mission that could alter the course of the world. Zaina always knew Franklin was different, but she never realized just how extraordinary he was. For years, Franklin quietly waited for her to be ready—to step into a world of secrets and danger that only she could help him navigate. Now drawn into his enigmatic orbit, Zaina must rise to the challenge as they face a web of intrigue where alliances are fragile, trust is elusive, and every move carries monumental weight.

The Adventures of Rex Denial and LadyFace is a daring, darkly comic, and emotionally provocative exploration of love, identity, and the wild contradictions of modern life. Rex Denial is a man who lives on his own terms — sharp-witted, unfiltered, and disarmingly self-aware. His world is one of intense relationships, irreverent humour, and uncompromising truth. Alongside him is LadyFace — his fiercely intelligent, magnetic counterpart — who sparks both chaos and clarity as their story unfolds.

Circus People is the funny and poignant story of Nikki Carpenter, an entertainment publicist who confronts life with sarcasm and wit. She navigates comic mishaps and familial labels, learning along the way that no one fits in a box.

A cozy coffin for two becomes one recluse’s reality when he wakes up in the frigid body of a thousand-year-old corpse! Can he find his footing in this new body? Even then, can he survive the passionate doting of his handsome—and quite unhinged—coffinmate? Wang Xiaomie, a reclusive gay virgin, wakes up to a shocking reality: he now inhabits the body of a thousand-year-old corpse, dressed in elaborate wedding attire. Even more bizarre, he finds himself sharing a coffin with Wen Fengjin, an immortal warrior who has spent centuries waiting for the return of his lost lover!

Welcome to Easton, a village where committee meetings involve stolen wheelie bins, explosive baked goods, and long-standing musical grudges. Perfect for fans of cosy British comedy and small-town chaos, Only in Easton mixes sharp wit with heartfelt community drama. Grab your copy now and discover why everyone’s talking about the talent show that tore a village apart, then brought it back together. Buy now and join the mayhem.

Wie es dazu kam? Das erfährst du in diesem witzigen Hörbuch, das dich mitten in meine untote Welt katapultiert. Mit jeder Menge schwarzem Humor, bissigen Pointen und skurrilen Situationen erzähle ich meine ganz persönliche Geschichte – über das Sterben, das Leben und alles dazwischen. Dabei stolpere ich von einem verrückten Abenteuer ins nächste und zeige, dass selbst ein Zombie noch richtig Leben in die Bude bringen kann. Dieses Hörbuch ist der Auftakt einer humorvollen Zombieserie, die garantiert mehr Lacher als Grusel verspricht.