Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

Dr. Ed's head is spinning: a long-lost "son" has just been sent over to his office by the temp agency, his shopping-addicted wife seems to have disappeared, and the clinical trial that he is running for a revolutionary new anti-depressant might well be going off the rails. But Dr. Ed is in control of everything, including himself.

Father Sebastian Urrutia Lacroix is dying. A priest, a member of Opus Dei, a literary critic and a poet, in his feverish delirium the crucial events of his past swell around him. From glimpses of the great poet Pablo Neruda, the German writer Ernst Junger and his one-time student, General Pinochet, to nightmarish flashes of falcons and falconers, the Chilean landscape and faces of those now dead, reality and imagination crowd and clamber in pursuit of the 'wizened youth' who still haunts Father Lacroix all these years later.

A thirty-two-year-old sex worker is shocked when she’s approached by undercover government agents to aid them in a top-secret plot to assassinate a politician known as “Meat Neck.” But once the deed is done, she realizes what made her the perfect recruit: She’s 100% disposable. Holed up in an off-the-grid cabin in the woods, she now has only two days, her wits, and a laptop to save her own life.

Le penne rigate sono un abominio della cucina italiana. Uno sfregio al consumatore, una bestemmia palese e fuori luogo, in un contesto culturale e alimentare che ha dato e continua a dare contributi importanti e significativi allo star bene a tavola e nella vita.

When young academic Clara Wilson gets the opportunity to interview the acclaimed novelist Christina Darnell in Belfast, she anticipates a major biographical scoop for her academic book. Over a few months, a relationship forms between two women who live their lives in books. Clara, writing her first, leans in and learns from a writer finishing her final book.

Наташа и Катя живут в большом сибирском городе и никогда не встречались друг с другом. Они обе мечтают о лучшей жизни, поэтому Наташа активно знакомится с перспективными иностранцами в интернете, а Катя учит английский. Им повезло: Катя повстречала американца Нейтана совершенно случайно, когда тот путешествовал по Транссибирской магистрали, а Наташа очаровала чилийца Хавьера в переписке, да так, что он помчался к возлюбленной через полмира. История, начавшаяся как романтическая мелодрама, превращается в настоящий фолк-хоррор в духе фильма «Плетеный человек» и «Вьюрков» Дарьи Бобылевой.

Jill Mariner's life as a London debutante is perfect: she has money, friends, and is engaged to a handsome Member of Parliament. But it all comes crashing down when her unreliable uncle squanders her fortune. Then there is the incident of plucky Jill hitting a man with a stick while he was attacking a parrot. The MP, appalled by her arrest, breaks off the engagement.

My brother's best friend is in love with me. Or so he says. Fortunately, even with only 15% of workable eyesight, I can see right through his irritating charms. He may have fooled our coworkers, family, and friends with his nonsense, but he can't fool me. Unfortunately, when our CEO condones the organization of a thirty-day mandatory Valentine event, I'm stuck with William Ivan Delimar Hart—a man who bedazzles walkie-talkies and calls our boss "twinsie."

In a world where vampires and humans coexist on the brink of chaos, a fragile peace teeters against the hunger of the undead. When darkness threatens to swallow humanity, two unlikely heroes emerge to fight back. Quentin—a Southern eccentric armed with a crossbow, psychic abilities, and a sharp tongue—joins forces with Scarlett, a fearless warrior and brilliant inventor whose mastery of combat is matched only by her quick wit. Their bond, forged amid vampire cosplay events and deadly encounters, becomes humanity’s last line of defense against an ancient evil.

Lionel Asbo: State of England by Martin Amis is a forthcoming title from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Counting bodies in Vietnam. In this earthy war/peace novel, comedy frames grim pictures of war. Morris weaves combat, a love affair, and military satire—acted out by grunts, hookers, Vietcong soldiers, spies, heroes, and inane officers—into a story that is by turns terrifying, gruesome, and comic.

Stan, an Elton John tribute act, has always believed his music career was destined for greatness. But with every missed opportunity and closed door, frustration mounts. One night, after a few too many drinks, Stan stumbles upon a startling theory: his lack of success isn’t bad luck—it’s because Sir Elton John himself is standing in his way. Desperate to change his fate, Stan concocts a reckless plan to take down the music legend and reclaim his own future. Enlisting his friends George and Ziggy, Stan sets out on a mission that quickly spirals beyond anything they imagined.

When Florence’s boyfriend dumped her, she cried, she drank tequila, she even stabbed a voodoo doll a couple of times, but she didn’t murder him. Unfortunately, the jury didn’t see it that way. Now an inmate at Coffee Correctional Facility, Florence has just one chance at regaining her freedom: the mysterious Rehabilitation Seminars. All she has to do is be on her best behavior and she’ll be able to return home and resume her life of adventure (i.e. bralessly binge-watching reality TV while moustache bleach sears her upper lip). But, as it turns out, the prison gods are giant dicks.

Sarah Olmes es una inspectora de policía con una increíble capacidad de deducción… que solo ha servido para ganarse la enemistad de toda la comisaría. Desterrada a un despacho sin ventanas —y sin futuro—, se plantea si debería dimitir y dedicarse a repartir propaganda. Hasta que su comisario, el inaguantable José Demás, se deshace de ella enviándola a un nuevo, y en apariencia resuelto, caso: el accidente de un célebre cocinero durante la décima edición del International Competition for Torreznos Unique from Soria.

Lauryn Harper had a plan. A high achieving, perfectly constructed, five-year plan. But after a (totally blown out of proportion) mishap at work that plan is put to the test. As punishment for her mistake she is transferred to the Ryser Charity Department, a branch of her corporation that just so happens to be located in the hometown she abandoned long ago—the same hometown that her powerful corporation is responsible for running into the ground.

Career comedy sketches. Parody of workplace relationships. Satirical portrayal of survival jobs.

Larry Moore, a grumpy, semi-retired musical arranger, record producer, and theatre historian, considered himself an old coot with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. After being talked into adopting a cat to keep him company, he found himself the father of not one but two rambunctious kitties: Annabelle, a narcissistic beauty who envisions herself as a future Broadway star; and her sensible little brother Thatch, who’s more than happy to just tag along.

For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. Then tragedy strikes, and Lydia is reminded why she doesn't take chances. Starting over feels impossible. Staying put feels harder still. But when the local community rallies around her, and Lydia is unexpectedly reminded of the power of new beginnings, she realizes she might just owe it to herself and them to take a second chance on Chance House.

Eine heitere Liebesgeschichte, die Herzen wärmt und den Alltag vergessen lässt. Marleens Leben gerät aus den Fugen, als ihr langjähriger Freund Marvin die Beziehung überraschend beendet. Plötzlich steht die junge Hamburgerin vor den Scherben ihrer vertrauten Welt.

Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go – and no money – he's desperate. A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi, the northernmost town in Finland. With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty steering wheel, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.