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What if the star you’ve been wishing on… was you all along? At twenty-seven, Eva feels trapped in a life that doesn’t feel like her own. Endless routines, unspoken expectations, and a quiet ache that something is missing. One night, lost in thought beneath the stars, she imagines herself shining among them… and in her dreams, she does.

Marion Hale believes in order. As a senior archivist, her work is simple in principle: preserve what exists, document what does not, and never interfere with the integrity of a completed record. When a manuscript by the late Calder Rowan enters the archive, it appears ordinary—carefully formatted, fully intact, legally clear.

“This stunning collection from one of the great writers on Black culture covers the gamut: aging, love, poverty, trauma and plenty of lightness in between.”—People From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale comes a remarkable...

Neue, aberwitzig Erzählungen aus einem Jahr außer Rand und Band, die genau da weitermachen, wo 1913 – Der Sommer des Jahrhunderts aufhört! Florian Illies erzählt mit Poesie, Witz und sprachlicher Eleganz von seinen neuen Funden aus dem letzten Jahr vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg: Hermann Hesse flieht auf Skiern aus seiner Ehe, Marcel Proust besticht seine Kritiker mit Gebäck, Giacomo Puccini hat keine Lust mehr auf ein Duell – und Rilke hat natürlich wieder Schnupfen, diesmal in Bad Rippoldsau.

A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram Stoker Award®-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.

Returning with his distinctive brand of unsettling fiction, J. R. Hamantaschen presents a new collection of unsettling and dark tales. These 11 stories refuse to shy away from the profound depths of human desperation and unyielding perseverance. Echoing the voices of weird fiction legends like Thomas Ligotti, H. P. Lovecraft, and Chuck Palahniuk, Hamantaschen’s narratives are a masterful blend of the uncanny and the profoundly insightful. Prepare for a journey that challenges the boundaries of dark fiction and leaves you questioning your sanity.

In the tradition of Calvino’s Italian Folktales, Greg Sarris, author of the award-winning novel Grand Avenue, turns his attention to his ancestral homeland of Sonoma Mountain in Northern California. In 16 interconnected original stories, the twin crows Question Woman and Answer Woman take us through a world unlike yet oddly reminiscent of our own: one that blooms bright with poppies, lupines, and clover; one in which Water Bug kidnaps an entire creek; in which songs have the power to enchant; in which Rain is a beautiful woman who keeps people’s memories in stones.

A charlatan’s tricks backfire when real monsters come to call. A terrifying Ouija board session leads to an unexpected request. In space, there is nowhere to hide from the hungry hordes. Consuming hunger has a new meaning for one man possessed by an insatiable parasite. A horror podcast hits too close to home as fiction invades reality. These stories and others serve up a delicious blend of horror, science fiction, ghosts, and the supernatural that will leave you hungry for more!

Deep Space One was sent on a one-way mission to save the people of Earth. Their mission was to find a new home for the survivors of a dying planet. They trusted each other and in the importance of their mission. What they found out en route was not expected, and the information they learned changed everything for them and the people they left behind.

A New York Times Notable Book of 2019 selection, a New York Times Editors’ Choice book, and longlisted for the Story Prize—from the bestselling, highly acclaimed National Book Award nominee, She Was Like That is a “piercing, intimate, and exquisite” (Publishers Weekly) collection of new...

Sometimes we search far for direction. We look ahead. We look beyond the horizon. We imagine answers waiting somewhere else. Yet the next step is often already beneath our feet. In this thoughtful visit to the Orion Library, Kai walks a familiar forest path with Cuddle Monster and Aiko. What begins as a search for clarity slowly becomes a reflection on the surprising truth that life often begins exactly where we are standing.

Sometimes we search far for the light we need. We look ahead. We look outward. We assume the answer must be somewhere else. In this thoughtful visit to the Orion Library, Kai and Cuddle Monster walk through the forest at dusk carrying a lantern to guide their path. But what begins as a simple walk slowly becomes a reflection on the quiet guidance that already exists within us. The Lantern That Was Already Lit is part of Cuddleverse Chronicles — Calming Short Stories to Slow Down and Reflect from the Orion Library, a collection of thoughtful tales designed to be shared at the end of the day.

Some words are spoken aloud. Others remain quietly written and folded away. Yet even unspoken words can carry meaning. In this thoughtful visit to the Orion Library, Kai discovers an old letter he once wrote but never sent. What begins as a quiet memory slowly becomes a reflection on forgiveness, understanding, and the healing that sometimes begins within ourselves. The Letter That Was Never Sent is part of Cuddleverse Chronicles—Calming Short Stories to Slow Down and Reflect from the Orion Library.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Yesterday was Beautiful by Roald Dahl, read by Juliet Stevenson. In Yesterday was Beautiful, Roald Dahl tells of a bailed out pilot in Greece looking for assistance from the natives . . . Yesterday was Beautiful is taken from the short story collection...

A short story from one of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists James Lee Burke's story collection, JESUS OUT TO SEA...

Dieses Hörbuch versammelt, was Alex Burkhard in den letzten Jahren seinen Mitmenschen nicht geschrieben oder gesagt hat - und das betrifft längst nicht nur Frauen. Er verarbeitet seine feinen Beobachtungen zu Prosa und Slampoesie. Sein Stil ist leicht, oft humorvoll und stets von einer poetischen Dringlichkeit geprägt. Unausgesprochen meisterhafte Texte. Wie oft denkt man hinterher "Hätte ich das doch besser gesagt..."? Es auf Papier zu bringen, ist immer leichter, und so versammelt Alex Burkhards viertes Hörbuch alles, was bis­lang ungesagt geblieben ist.

In diesem schönen Werk stellt Autor Frode Grytten in Kurzgeschichten die verschiedensten Arten von Menschen vor, die nur eines gemein haben: den Wohnort Odda. Da ist beispielsweise ein junger Mann, der sich dazu entscheidet, seiner kranken Mutter einen Wunsch zu erfüllen: Sie wünscht sich eine Verlobte für ihn. Doch ohne Freundin ist das Ganze nicht so einfach! Also spricht er kurzerhand eine junge Frau an.

The Child-Who-Was-Tired is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: She was just beginning to walk along a little white road with tall black trees on either side, a little road that led to nowhere, and where nobody walked at all, when a hand gripped her shoulder, shook her, slapped her ear. - “Oh, oh, don’t stop me,” cried the Child-Who-Was-Tired. “Let me go.”

Was bei den Sternen war, Erzählung von Peter Rosegger: Selbst der Naturforscher gibt es diesmal zu, was der Poet behauptet, dass nämlich im Waldland die Sterne heller leuchten als sonst wo. Das macht die reine, feuchte Luft, sagt der eine; der andere hingegen meint, der kindliche Glaube der Einschichtbewohner sei Ursache, dass der Sternenhimmel so hell und hold niederfunkle auf den weiten, stillen Wald.

Joe Market makes his living by panhandling cars while he tries to suppress trauma. On her 80th birthday, Alice awaits a visit from her daughter. Karen's mother expects her to give up her life to care for her. As a hospice patient, Jane struggles to leave a legacy. Two women struggle with hearing child abuse in a neighbour's apartment. In each story, the characters grapple with a problem that can haunt them or provide salvation.