Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

Lanark, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination, its playful narrative conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.

Berlin im Jahr 2025. Die Gas-Lobby jubelt: Einer von ihnen soll zum Minister ernannt werden – der allseits beliebte Karsten Richter. Karstens Mutter, eine Klimaaktivistin der allerersten Generation, hat kein gutes Gefühl bei der Karriere ihres Sohnes. An ihrer Erziehung liegt es nicht, aber die Zukunft unseres Planeten liegt ihm so gar nicht am Herzen. Stattdessen persönlicher Erfolg und die Anerkennung seiner Freunde zwischen Wirtschaft und Politik. Der Kanzler ist alarmiert, Richter versucht, die Situation zu retten, da erhält er einen Anruf: Seine Mutter wurde entführt!

In the sweltering heat of small-town Florida, a ragtag high school football team becomes the unlikely battleground for grit, growth, and redemption. Down, Set, Win! is a heartfelt, humorous, and brutally honest coming-of-age tale inspired by true events. Redcrest, Florida, was known more for its mosquitoes than for football—until a hard-nosed new coach pushed a mismatched group of teenagers past their limits. What followed wasn’t just a season. It was a transformation.

The Valentine Lines is a fun, throwback comedy suitable for all audiences. The story reimagines Cupid—aka Bart McGee—as an underdog ditching the corporate grind of Mt. Olympus, Inc., for small-town life in quaint Mineral Point, Wisconsin. When Bart launches a matchmaking business and falls in love with a local baker, chaos ensues as his meddling Olympus relatives crash the scene.

Jake Montana waits anxiously for the letter every 18-year-old receives on Ascension Eve. It’s the one from the Circuit. It’s the one that’ll determine the rest of his life. His partner, his job, his home, and, crucially, his relative importance to the world.

What happens when two identical twin brothers, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the Atlantic? One finds himself in the heart of Missouri, USA, the other in the northwest of England. Worlds collide when Treeboar shows up unannounced at Terry’s front door—carrying far more than just his bags. Northern Leets (a playful nod to the creator’s accent and the unique twist it gives to the word “lights”) is a fresh, transatlantic comedy packed with dry wit, sharp dialogue, and a clash of cultures.

When John Martin and his granddaughter Marion Martin decode alien symbols hidden in a creature’s DNA, their search for answers drags them deep inside Area 51. What they uncover is not just extraterrestrial — it’s technological possession. Beneath a forgotten lighthouse in Greece lies a portal that could rewrite human evolution — and destroy the Martin bloodline forever. As the Martins race through centuries of secrets, from the 1600s intrigues of Casanova to the JFK assassination, they confront a terrifying truth: What if the Alien AI has always been here — inside us?

A collection of short oral stories meant to be read aloud to a group, for humorous reasons. The plot is a constant parody of literary and world events with elements of magic, grit, and adversity thrown in for good measure. It will make you laugh, it will make you think, but don't think too hard, as it is meant to be a farce and funny. Originally written 2010-2013 for use in regularly scheduled gatherings of friends, this is the collection of all those oratories in their flawed splendor.

Two years ago, Ruth was an ambitious journalist on the trail of a serial killer with a very specific calling card. Then her best friend became the latest victim, and Ruth's life fell apart. When police shelve the case, Ruth decides there is only one way to force them to keep looking: make him kill again. Or at least, make it look like he has… The good news: working at a funeral home has its perks, like access to fresh hearts she can use to stage convincing crime scenes. The bad news: the real killer has noticed Ruth's 'work' too, and now it's not just the police trying to catch her…

Savannah Blue is a darkly funny, sharply observed Southern coming-of-age novel about loyalty, tradition, and the brutal rites of passage that shape young men long before they understand what they’ve inherited, brought to life in an immersive audio performance narrated by Rachel Simons. At a 120-year-old all-boys Catholic military academy in the South, Harrison and Delli enter their final year caught between fading old-guard traditions and a new culture determined to erase them.

When Becca's daughter, Sophie, leaves for university, she finds herself with a very empty nest and no idea how to fill it. Her marriage to Steady Steve hasn't excited either of them since the noughties, and with her job being taken from under her by someone much younger, Becca is losing her grip on all of her labels - mum, wife, employee. Forced to move in with her estranged mother after she takes a fall, Becca is confronted by the fact that her life doesn't look at all like she expected it would.

With one impatient phone call, a young Christopher Isherwood is drawn into the film industry. On the other end of the line is the brilliant yet temperamental Austrian director Friedrich Bergmann. Christopher’s job is to rescue the script of a saccharine love story set in nineteenth-century Vienna, a film called Prater Violet. Meanwhile, in the real Vienna of 1934, the Austrian right crushes a socialist uprising. Bergmann is distraught; his family is in danger in Vienna, while his prophecy of a coming war goes unheeded by his British colleagues.

Gabriel is a young god overseeing seven American emergency rooms, and he's terrible at his job. He stages dramatic rescues for social media clout while his mortal staff develop PTSD at three times the normal rate. The Supreme Court of gods loves him—because suffering generates virtue, and Gabriel generates spectacular suffering. But Chrona, the Court's administrative assistant, (Mariline) has been watching for centuries.

Synopsis: The Coffee Conundrum by Tim Battersby Bernard Bixby isn’t asking for much—just a decent cup of coffee and a quiet morning without emotional turbulence or pants-related incidents. But when his coffee machine dies a tragic, gurgling death, Bernard is thrust into a caffeine-deprived spiral of existential dread, public embarrassment, and latte-fueled absurdity. What starts as a simple quest for caffeine turns into a hilarious urban odyssey involving unicorn lattes, overly chipper baristas, and brief philosophical tangents about toaster therapy.

The Marshalls have a problem. There's nothing wrong with their 15,000-square-foot Beverly Hills Mansion, their brand-new endorsement deal with Red Bull or their status as one of the richest and most glamorous families in the world. The Marshalls are about to have their reality TV show cancelled and they will do ANYTHING to get renewed.

It's the early 1990s and Ruby 'Red' McCoy dreams about one day leaving her weatherboard house on the Central Coast of New South Wales, where her best friend, Stevie, is loose with the truth, and her dad, Sid, is always on the wrong side of the law. But wild, whip-smart Red can't stay out of trouble to save her life, and Sid's latest hustle is more harebrained than usual. Meanwhile, Sergeant Trevor Healy seems to have a vendetta against every generation of the McCoys.

Tony believes the aliens are coming back, Michael is looking for crime as Spider-Man while dealing with Ricky the racoon, Adain meets Mia and Brittny has home school hijinks. What most people think is a odd occurrence is just Tuesday for the citizens of Shenanigansville.

Finley, the roving tinker and sales extraordinaire (who may or may not be an elf), would prefer to avoid the heroic riffraff and their suffocating, otherworldly hope. Unfortunately, the pantheon has other ideas which is ever noticeable when they keep dropping summoned heroes in his path, insistent that they’ll be the savior. Why? Great question! Finley has no idea. His world has been overrun by zombies, so why bother?

The Grumpy Old Man is a warm, funny, and relatable storybook about an old man who has an opinion about everything—and none of them are particularly cheerful. From noisy mornings and grocery stores gone wrong to technology, traffic, holidays, and everyday modern life, he faces each day with a sharp eye, dry humor, and perfectly timed complaints.

When Ruth, Susie, Diana, and Maggie meet for their usual Wednesday morning coffee in Manhattan, each woman is drowning in holiday dread. Ruth faces another lonely Christmas with her dismissive husband. Susie struggles under the crushing weight of hosting duties for her demanding family. Recently divorced, Diana dreads facing the holidays without her familiar life. And control-freak Maggie feels overwhelmed by everyone else's expectations.