Títulos em Antologias e Contos

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt Sardiniens und lassen Sie sich von atmosphärischen Erzählungen voller Sehnsucht, Tradition und unvergleichlicher Schönheit verzaubern. Von den lebhaften Gassen Olbias über die unberührten Strände der Ostküste bis in die verwunschenen Bergdörfer im Herzen der Insel – diese Sammlung berührt alle Sinne und macht das authentische Sardinien erlebbar.

Mitzy Moon is looking to earn some serious girlfriend points, but this psychic sleuth will have to survive first! Mitzy must use her gifts to catch a murderer before her train reaches the next depot, uncover an assassin in the aftermath of a tornado, and escape from a twisted kidnapper. With loads of suspects and time running out, she’ll need all the help she can get from her meddling Ghost-ma and a spoiled feline. Can Mitzy outsmart these crafty criminals, or will her story be laid to rest? Hours of sleuthing fun!

A psychic harnesses her talent for animal communication to extract a perfect revenge. A stone appears in a woman’s pocket like a charm, only to end up lodged in her partner’s throat. A condescending artist, who considers his girlfriend too conventional, throws a dinner party where he’s served a painful and consequential truth. Jess Gibson brings us twelve probing, sideways tales that wrestle with the limits of perception and possibility.

Come visit Alpine Ridge, a small town deep in the Cascade mountains of Washington state, where four love stories and so much more unfolds, now with exclusive bonus material.

Beyond the veil of the known universe, in the silent corridors of abandoned ships and forgotten cities, something stirs. Echoes of the Forgotten gathers six haunting tales of cosmic dread, temporal paradoxes, and human frailty—a collection where the familiar becomes terrifying, and the past refuses to stay buried. A hollow captain lures an unsuspecting crew into a trap set by something unseen. On the Moon’s barren surface, scientists hear their own voices foretelling doom.

Step into the whimsical and wonderfully absurd world of Stephen Leacock, Canada’s beloved humorist. This carefully curated collection brings together 12 of his most delightful short stories from Frenzied Fiction (1918), Literary Lapses (1910), Nonsense Novels (1911), and Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy (1915). Whether skewering the pretentiousness of academia, playfully mocking social conventions, or embracing the sheer joy of nonsense, Leacock’s tales remain as fresh and comical today as when they first captivated listeners over a century ago.

Mosaico di episodi curiosi di un'infanzia nell'Italia fascista, di piccole epopee autobiografiche, di digressioni filologiche e di considerazioni ironiche sui precetti religiosi. Coniugando partecipazione affettuosa, distacco ironico e rigorosa intelligenza, Meneghello ricrea la commedia umana della provincia veneta tra gli anni Venti del Novecento e il Dopoguerra, offrendo al lettore un mondo magico la cui protagonista assoluta è la lingua.

A wizard puppeteering a body made of earthworms tries to solve his own murder. A talking cat with an appetite for dragon brains investigates the disappearance of his mistress and other magicfolk. A soldier must grudgingly train three griffon cubs to fend off a looming invasion. A tailor's apprentice seeks revenge against a cruel and mad wizard. Embark on four interconnected tales of magic and adventure from the land of Caracal.

In the underworld of shadows and lies, pain and passion collide in a dangerous game of survival. The Redline series takes you deep into a world where trust is deadly, love is twisted, and desire blurs the lines between agony and ecstasy. Can you survive the shadows?

Step into stories where the ordinary twists into the peculiar, and the line between human and machine, reality and nightmare, blurs in unforeseen ways. Echoes in the Halls takes place in an average high school, where a robot, disguised as a student teacher, is sent to uncover who is hacking computers and haunting the halls. Watch as this machine slowly evolves, gaining more and more human qualities, but not without the help of a courageous student and a lost dog.

The Soundtrack of Gay Lives is a mixtape in story form—fifty short stories inspired by the songs that helped one gay man find his voice, make sense of heartbreak, and uncover the shape of home. Structured like a double LP, this deeply personal collection unfolds across eight thematic Sides: Becoming, Wanting, Breaking, Reckoning, Celebration, Homecoming, and six final Bonus Tracks.

Animal Behaviour titles each of its short stories with animal facts, but the experiences they describe are very much human. The cast of characters is diverse but the world they inhabit is universal: one in which all of us will recognise fragments of our own lives in some form, an echo of our shared humanity.

In the opulent ballrooms of Regency-era London, Mercy Ainsworth plays her part flawlessly. By day, she's the poised daughter of an esteemed earl, an embodiment of grace and decorum. But when the moon ascends and the city's shadows lengthen, she transforms into a clandestine artist of Drury Lane, her paintings ablaze with untamed passion.

Catherine Haywood is desperate to claim the affection of her long-time friend Frederick Milton, but Frederick only seems interested in courting the new young lady in town. Catherine makes a series of wishes, thinking that is the safer route rather than openly putting her heart on the line. But as each wish is fulfilled, she realizes getting what she wished for is not the same as getting what she wants.

La escucha de este audiolibro se extraen tres historias, tres momentos de una vida, que a veces funcionan de espejo en el que el oyente puede sentirse identificado. La piedra angular de este volumen son las historias que giran alrededor de los personajes que hace que el oyente vaya pasando por las tres historias haciendo que forme parte ellas.

Deep in the Cumberland Mountains awaits an evil and Three Forks, Virginia is at the center. An old legend merges with a being beyond human comprehension, and Silas Sword has fallen face-first into it. Evicted from his apartment, and fired from his job as a detective, he is forced to return home to Three Forks, where he finds his parents brutally murdered. Silas is pulled into the local police to help investigate. As things unfold, he finds a mysterious cabin that morphs with each visit. Add in a mysterious blue mist, and a freak snowstorm, and you have a recipe for disaster.

A collection of six otherworldly tales from the author of We Burn Our Dead Tell No Tales.

Whether submitting to an old flame, a stranger, or one’s partner(s), it’s tantalizing to test one’s boundaries. For MaryBell, that means finding out what drives James wild. Steve finds out that acts of service earn him Katie’s undivided attention. Sorina’s bratty ways get her into trouble with her dominant husband. Swinging becomes a spicy new kink for Emily and Ryan. The doors are open for business at the Honey Pot Club and you're invited to discover your own kinks and fetishes along the way.

There are many sides to Danny McBride: he starred as the iconic character Kenny Powers in the cult classic HBO show Eastbound & Down, a series he also wrote and created, just as he did with Vice Principals and The Righteous Gemstones. He’s produced horror films (Halloween) and starred in sci-fi (Alien: Covenant). But ever since he was young, he’s been writing short fiction, and it’s always been private. Until now.

Dias lentos, encontros fugazes apresenta a Los Angeles de Eve Babitz. Quente, veloz, efêmera, imperiosa, sensual. Uma cidade que não se desculpa por não ser uma cidade, apesar dos olhares tortos que alguns lançam para sua sujeira, desorganização e cores vibrantes. Na L.A. dos anos sessenta e setenta, você pode encontrar Janis Joplin numa piscina, dar uma volta de carro com um famoso diretor de cinema, ir a festas na companhia de estrelas angustiadas e até visitar amigos escondidos no famoso Chateau Marmont. Mas, para isso, você precisa conhecer a galera certa. E Eve Babitz faz parte dela.