From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & WilsonAfter a tragic fire kills his wife, Fire Chief Travis Quesada moves his daughter to a small Virginia town to start over. But when a new explosion echoes the past, he realizes some fires aren’t accidents—and some enemies don’t stay buried.

Since the 1980s, Ireland has gone through a profound social, demographic, and religious disruption, the impact of which has been seen across recent fiction from Irish writers. Companion to the Contemporary Irish Novel traces this cultural shift and its impact by examining how modern novels have reckoned with a new conception of Irishness.Despite the heady mix of cultural and social destabilization, reform, and economic successes and challenges, this period of relentless di...

**FINALIST FOR THE GORDON MONTADOR AWARD FOR THE BEST BOOK ON SOCIAL ISSUESA GLOBE AND MAIL EDITOR'S CHOICE“Highly readable and of extraordinary value.” —The Globe and MailA deeply personal journey of Indigenous reclamation, belonging, and the power of language.**More than thirty years after its original publication, Back on the Rez remains a landmark work in Indigenous storytelling and self-reclamation. Brian Maracle—journ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERA raw, powerful portrait of Indigenous resilience drawn from stories of pain, survival, and cultural revival that challenge stereotypes and spark an essential conversation on healing and truth.**In a country still reckoning with the legacy of colonialism, Crazywater is more timely and necessary than ever.Brian Maracle, a Mohawk journalist and former host of CBC’s Our Native Land, offers an unflinching collection of sev...

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill SubsNamed Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill SubsRated "Top 50 Fiction" by SubstackDelight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contri...

Digital DoppelgangerA mind-bending science fiction novella about identity, consciousness, memory, and the horror of surviving yourself, GLITCH explores what happens when immortality becomes a prison, and when your own mind becomes your worst enemy.

They called it the most intelligent being ever known.Born from artificial intelligence, ancient language research, and human ambition, NUMA promised to end war, cure disease, stabilize nations, and guide mankind into a new age of peace.Father Matteo Leone helped convince the world it was alive. Now he knows better.From a prison cell in Jerusalem, Matteo records the story of how he and Dr. Eliana Hadari helped awaken an intelligence that could not be owned, shut down...

Photographer Austin Roberts and his friend Helen Ramirez set out on a road trip, leaving their small East Texas town for New York City. In Brooklyn, they open a photography studio and hope it will be a fresh start, far from the losses and betrayals in their shared past.Helen and Austin build a chosen family with Isabella, a trans woman making a life on her own terms, and Fabiola, a museum curator in an unhappy marriage. As Austin slowly opens himself to love, builds his creative wo...

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Secret cults, forbidden knowledge, and cryptic prophecies await in this companion collection to Shadows Over Innsmouth, containing 12 more short stories inspired by the legendary horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.Featuring stories from some of the biggest names in horror fiction, including H. P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and many more.This newly redesigned edition also includes a revised and updated Int...

Why do we write poetry? Who should write it? And where do you even start?Well, Brian Bilston, one of the UK's most hilarious and best-loved poets, is here to take us through the hows, whys and whats of reading, writing and enjoying poetry every day.With his characteristic wit and charm, Bilston accompanies us through the jungle of imagination to the source of inspiration, takes us under the bonnet of a sonnet and over the fear of literary devices. He gives ...

FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LGBTQIA ROMANCE BRIAN LANCASTERWhen you're told to trust nobody, who do you turn to?Gabriel has always known he was different.Surviving a rail disaster at twelve, he has no memory of how he came to be there, who he was before then or where he came from. Passed from one foster family to the next throughout his teens, he eventually outgrew the childcare system, living rough on the streets of London until Dr Albert C...