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A hilarious, smart and incredibly singular debut from Raven Smith, whose exploration of the minutiae of everyday modern life and culture is totally unique and painfully relatable. Is being tall a social currency? Am I the contents of my fridge? Does yoga matter if you’re not filthy rich? Is a bagel four slices of bread? Are three cigarettes a meal? 

Columnist, critic and award-winning author Craig Brown is well known for his Private Eye parodies lampooning politicians and celebrities. He has written for numerous newspapers, both under his own name and as his alter egos Wallace Arnold and Bel Littlejohn. Collected here are Brown's four fantastic radio series, plus two bonus programmes in which he discusses his life and work.

Part memoir, part commentary on masculinity, Raven Smith’s Men isn’t so much for men as about them. Raven has been trying to distil what it is about men that has kept him intrigued his whole life. It boils down to three things. Firstly, he loves them. Secondly, he can see how endlessly problematic they are. Thirdly, both these things converge in his own sense of self and his own masculinity. 

A manuscript for sustainable apiculture in Hawai’i county.

Fresh off the firestorm of desire that brought them together in Interracial Fire and City of Fire, Alyssa Martin and Darius Kingston are finally in sync—living together, building careers, waking up tangled in love and sheets. But beneath the comfort of their new routine, something is smoldering.

After a heartbreaking betrayal shatters her sense of trust, Isabelle is forced to make a life-altering decision that will test her strength, her faith, and her understanding of love. Set against the backdrop of Vietnam and the heartland of America, Somewhere There's a Love For Me is story of faith, redemption, and the quiet miracles that unfold when we allow love, and God, to mend what's been broken.

What is your “Why”? What dreams have gone unfilled? It’s time to come from behind the shadows and to step into the spotlight. It’s our beliefs that keep us living in fear. What if I told you that you no longer have to live this way? Allow me to walk alongside you on this journey. Together we will face the obstacles that are holding you back. Does having an optimum state of mind appeal to you? Do you desire to cultivate healthier personal and professional relationships, become a better parent, or enjoy a stronger marriage?

Alyssa Martin left everything behind—her hometown, her safe life, and a perfectly planned future—for a chance at something real. After a whirlwind spark on a cross-country train and an unforgettable night in New Orleans, she’s ready to see where passion leads. That path takes her to Los Angeles—and to Darius Kingston.

The sacred mirror continues Alana's cosmic journey through houses 7-12. The sacred descent into relationship, shadow transformation, legacy and divine return. In this second volume of the quest through the 12 houses. She enters the mystical mirror of the soul facing ancestral wounds, karmic reflections, sacred unions and the unseen forces shaping her destiny. Each house reveals not just astrological wisdom. But deeply personal revelations of love, loss, truth and spiritual sovereignty. As Alana crosses to repeat the past or to write a new myth.

The Roosevelt matriarch Granny Z, the 105-year-old storyteller, is back telling more tales of Dr. Bahu and his family's travel to what one day becomes Los Angeles. And added are the gifts of love, which are stories to amuse and entice the listener. But great action and great love do go hand in hand.

Who is this young girl? A “beloved” child of God left alone in the world abandoned by the men who were supposed to love her the most. Throughout the chapters of her life she faced her demons. Many of the demons she faced plagued her both mentally and emotionally she was part of the walking wounded stuck in life, who found herself addicted to dysfunction. Her addiction nearly destroyed her however, God never left her side He sustained her throughout her life’s journey. The five life lessoned she learned set her free to be the confident beloved daffodil God intended.

What if your soul had to forget everything to remember who you truly are? Alana Blue Fin, a royal mer-being from the sacred waters of Sirius B, defies her destiny and sacrifices her world for one thing: true love. But to reach Earth, she must pass through the Twelve Celestial Houses—each a realm of elemental trials, spirit guides, and soul remembering. From the Mirror of Self to the Temple of Devotion, Alana’s journey is one of awakening, shedding her past to embody her future.

The road is quiet, but never empty. After training under the Great Sage, Lioren leaves the Weeping Tree behind and begins his journey to the kingdom of Elderglen. But the road ahead isn’t just a path through forests and valleys—it’s a path toward companionship, discovery, and growth. One by one, strangers become something more. A swordfighter with a sharp grin. A healer whose magic is rooted in stillness. An archer too fast to catch. A summoner with a gentle shadow. Together, they form a party not by contract, but by trust.

When Alyssa Martin boards a train to escape her old life, the last thing she expects is to meet a man who sets her world on fire. Darius, a soulful music producer with a quiet intensity, is also on the run—from pressure, from expectations, and maybe even from himself. What starts as a casual conversation between two strangers becomes something much deeper. As the train winds south toward New Orleans, Alyssa and Darius discover a connection they can’t ignore—one built on honesty, attraction, and an undeniable spark.

Beneath the branches of the Weeping Tree, a boy begins to remember who he is. Lioren has no past—only questions and the strange gift that lets him hear the echoes of forgotten voices. When he is drawn to a magical tree deep in the woods, he meets the memory of a long-dead sage… and begins a journey not of battle, but of becoming. Trained in silence, guided by legacy, Lioren learns to wield magic not through power—but through presence.

Some memories don’t fade. They wait. Lioren wakes in a forest with no past, no name beyond a whisper, and no idea why the world around him feels both new and hauntingly familiar. Drawn to a strange village at the edge of nowhere — and a tree that weeps memory instead of sap — he finds that some places aren’t meant to be fixed. They’re meant to be heard. As forgotten stories echo through the roots of the Weeping Tree, Lioren discovers he has a gift: not to fight, not to lead… but to listen.