Magical Realism

Rebecca Angelos has always liked animals more than people. The abandoned pets who pass through Cloverleaf Critters animal shelter understand her better even than her friends at her Friday night cocktail club. Elvis the pug never judges as he helps her swipe through dating profiles on a Saturday night, and Paul Rudd the doberman has the sweetest heart despite all he’s been through.

Two years after the death of her husband, Julie Duncan is still buried in layers of grief and guilt. Each night she feels the cold spot where Greg once lay and wonders if she'll ever fill it. When her mother dies on New Year’s Eve, Julie feels more lost than ever—a 50-year-old widow with no purpose and a house full of ghosts.

Neste audiolivro, Rodrigo Santos envereda pelo gênero conto e traz histórias instigantes e envolventes, que deixam os ouvintes intrigados com fatos e situações relatados. A construção literária empreendida pelo autor é particularmente feliz: a linguagem é envolvida pela aura da oralidade, de modo que o leitor fica a reboque das falas e das histórias narradas.

Un avión secuestrado estalla a gran altura sobre el canal de la Mancha. Dos supervivientes caen al mar: Gibrel Farishta, un legendario galán cinematográfico, y Saladin Chamcha, el hombre de las mil voces, autodidacta y anglófilo furibundo. Consiguen llegar a una playa inglesa y notan unos extraños cambios: uno ha adquirido una aureola y el otro ve con horror cómo crece el vello de sus piernas, los pies se le convierten en cascos y las sienes se abultan...

Bienvenido a Sakura, la librería de los cerezos en flor, un refugio para los amantes de la lectura que solo aparece durante la fugaz temporada de la floración de esos hermosos árboles. Escondido entre los delicados pétalos de un excepcional cerezo, encontrarás un santuario para quienes...

Time heals all wounds. When Aria and her friends escape the bunker, they find themselves at the beginning of a long road. Trust has to be earned, and some scars are quicker to heal than others. Together with their parents, they begin the hunt for Dorian, only to discover that nothing is quite as it seems. They've been given only a piece of the puzzle, unlocking just a solitary clue. But the man has a dark secret. One he's been holding onto for a long time. One that could unravel them all…

Profezie perdute nella notte dei tempi hanno già previsto tutto questo, e hanno indicato la via per evitarlo: per essere salvati gli spiriti della terra di Erin devono guardare al clan di Sevenwaters, una famiglia legata alla linfa vitale della terra, che ha giurato di preservare la magia, pagando la promessa con grande gioia e grande dolore.

From multi-award-winning author Jock Serong comes Cherrywood, an imaginative, darkly playful and deeply meaningful delight, a novel about legacy, community, wonder, love and reinvention. Shortlisted Indie Book Awards for Fiction 2025 Shortlisted ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2025 'One...

Embarrassing breakups at work cost you promotions. Phoebe learned that the hard way. So when a patron's will names her as the director of a new museum in Serendipity Springs, she jumps at the chance to prove her professionalism. Her new plan: focus on work. Ignore distractions. Definitely ignore men. Easy peasy. But then the mailbox in Phoebe's quirky apartment building starts delivering a series of old love letters written between strangers… sixty years ago.

Una fortuna sfacciata è un dono... o una maledizione? Tutto ciò che Jude desidera è farsi notare il meno possibile, starsene in pace a disegnare i suoi fumetti, giocare a D&D con gli amici, aiutare i genitori nel loro negozio di vinili, e possibilmente sopravvivere al liceo. Fino a quando, una sera, si ritrova per le mani un misterioso dado a venti facce e improvvisamente la fortuna gli arride: un suo disegno viene pubblicato dalla sua fanzine preferita, la sua amica Ari arriva alla finale di un concorso per cantautori e lui vince due biglietti per un concerto.

Maya has always gotten wet in the rain. Her father never did. As a child, she watched him step out into storms and come back completely dry, urging her to “walk between the raindrops” and promising that, when she could, she’d finally know who she was and why she was here.

A tender, mystical story for anyone who has carried grief—or an experience they couldn’t explain. Helen has seen lights for most of her life. Now, as she nears the end, those lights return—closer, brighter, and impossible to dismiss. When she finally shares what she sees, Maya listens with the kind of attention that only grief can teach… and the world quietly shifts. Because once Helen’s message is released, others begin to find it. People who thought they were alone. People who have been waiting—sometimes for decades—for someone to say, You’re not broken. I understand.

An uplifting, magical story about a once-celebrated antique appraiser who gets caught in the thrall of a strange, powerful necklace—one that has the power to transform her life, and the fortunes of those around her. Grace Schaffer is adrift. Raised by an eminent but emotionally withdrawn...

Welcome to the south, the hidden center of occult America. A wild land where tales of gods and demons, werewolves and shapeshifters whisper though old growth forests. A world where magic is as likely as the Tree of Life. This is Eli Seven Crow’s world, a world that he has both loved and hated for the two hundred years. A world he doesn’t understand. Because though it’s intent on killing him it won’t let him die. He’s experienced the cruel history of America, and fought against the crushing grip of the Mahan Group. An ancient secret society who’s founders are the reason humans fear the dark.

Sacred Crossroads is a magical realism, spiritual-awakening novel for listeners who love stories that don’t just entertain—but quietly rearrange how you see your own life. When a mysterious object begins to glow in a small rural town, a family’s buried past cracks open. What follows is not a chase, a war, or a prophecy… but something far more dangerous: truth.

1912. Harry Widener, un apasionado coleccionista de libros, sube a bordo del Titanic llevando consigo un libro invaluable que acaba de adquirir en Londres. Tras la terrible catástrofe del barco ni el joven ni el ejemplar vuelven a ser vistos. En honor a la memoria de su hijo, la madre de Harry construye una biblioteca en Harvard para albergar su extensa colección y asegurar su legado. Décadas después, Violet Hutchins, una joven estudiante que se recupera de una gran pérdida, trabaja como auxiliar en la Biblioteca Widener.

In the heart of the Retro Diner, where neon lights flicker and 80s hits play on the jukebox, Sarah and Ashley serve up more than just greasy burgers and fries. They contend with the sleazy advances of Steve, a regular whose charm is anything but irresistible. When Steve's behavior becomes unbearable, Sarah, with a secret family history of magic, decides it's time to teach him a lesson he'll never forget. With a spell that turns Steve into Samantha, a waitress at the diner, he is thrust into a world where he must navigate the same unwanted attention he once dished out.

Nata e cresciuta nella tentacolare Seoul, Yujin si è rifugiata nel piccolo villaggio di Soyangri, tra colline e ciliegi. La primavera è alle porte e Yujin attende con emozione l'inaugurazione dello spazio a cui ha dedicato gli ultimi mesi della sua vita: La Cucina dei Libri, un vecchio hanok ristrutturato e trasformato in una libreria in cui leggere sorseggiando bevande e gustando dolci, nonché un luogo di incontro, dove è possibile pernottare e trovare un momento di relax e conforto. Il suo obiettivo? Creare un rifugio per anime stanche come la sua.

Telegraph Canyon explores the complexities of adolescence, creativity, and family dysfunction. At its heart are interconnected stories of Richie, Mark, Sean, Carolyn, and Teisha—teenagers navigating the mortifying landscape of high school in Southern California at the turn of Y2K—that capture the raw, absurd, and deeply felt moments of growing up. In "The Adventures of Klack vs.

In 1817, explorers Spix and Martius returned from their three-year voyage in Brazil with not only an extensive account of their journey, but also with an Indigenous boy and girl, Iñe-e and Juri. Kidnapped from rival tribes as part of the colonialist trend of collecting "living specimens" on scientific expeditions, the two tragically perished shortly after arriving in Europe. This lyrically rich novel takes their perspective to illuminate their harrowing journey.