Some of Canada's greatest literary voices join forces in the first installment of Telegrams from Home, Vol. 1: Life Under Lockdown During COVID-19, a collection of stories, reflections, and non-traditional work presented by West End Phoenix and Kobo Originals. We asked writers, poets, parents, essential workers, and humans of all kinds to tell us about a personal moment that defines their pandemic experience. Featuring pieces by Ivy Knight, Claudia Dey, Margaret Atwood, M...

I have asked permission to dedicate this book to you not only in memory of the hagpy evenings I have spent with you in Saigon over the last five years, but also because I have quite shamelessly borrowed the location of your flat to house one of iny characters, and your name, Phuong, for the convenience of readers because it is simple, beautiful and easy to pronounce, which is not true of all your couiftry- women’s names. You will both realise I have borrowed little else, certainly not the ...

One condemned man requested 24 tacos, 6 enchiladas, and 6 tostadas. Another wanted wild rabbit, biscuits, and blackberry pie. And a two-time murderer asked for a can of SpaghettiOs then complained to the press when he didn't get it!Newly revised and updated, the 10th Anniversary Edition of Last Suppers: Famous Final Meals from Death Row contains dozens of intriguing last meals ranging from succulent steak and lobster to the lump of dirt ordered by a former voodoo priest. But Last S...

10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese language and improve your Japanese reading skills.This book i...

Six Sizzling Hot Puma Shifters, Six Sexy Stories...One low price...The Bayou Heat Collection Two includes the following six bestselling paranormal romance titles by Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright:SEBASTIAN/ARISTIDELIAN/ROCHHAKAN/SEVERINAuthor Note: Each title can be purchased individually or as a box set.120,000 words.A USA Today Bestselling seriesBooks 7&8SEBASTIANSebastian Duval has devoted his life to ensuring th...

Since its formation in the 80s, Studio Ghibli films have enchanted audiences with whimsical worlds, unforgettable characters and timeless stories. This little book guides you through all things Ghibli, packed full of fascinating facts, behind-the-scenes insights and revealing trivia across the studio's legendary films.From classics like Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro to recent masterpieces such as The Boy and the Heron, this little book celebrates ...

What went wrong with WCW? In 1997, World Championship Wrestling was on top. It was the number-one pro wrestling company in the world, and the highest-rated show on cable television. Each week, fans tuned in to Monday Nitro , flocked to sold-out arenas, and carried home truckloads of WCW merchandise. Sting, Bill Goldberg, and the New World Order were household names. Superstars like Dennis Rodman and KISS jumped on the WCW bandwagon. It seemed the company could do no wrong. But by 2001, how...

Peace and Harm-Ony, High School Daze, & The Middle Ground.Betty and Veronica teach a valuable lesson in Peace and Harm-Ony when their mastery of demanding yoga poses leads to subbing for their instructor! Then, as Betty daydreams about her future, will she long for High School Daze? Finally, Veronica gets tired of being The Middle Ground for Archie and Reggie. Can she make herself the center of attention instead of being stuck in the middle?

"The last word of the landlord's literature and the brilliant one at that." —Fyodor Dostoyevsky"The best ever Russian historical novel." —Nikolai Leskov"One of the most remarkable books of our age." —Ivan Turgenev"This is the first class work!… This is powerful, very powerful indeed." —Gustave Flaubert"The best novel that had ever been written." —John Galsworthy"This work, like life itself, has no beginning, no end. It is life itself in its eternal moveme...

“Vita Nostra” — a cross between Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians” and Elizabeth Kostova’s “The Historian” [...] is the anti-Harry Potter you didn’t know you wanted.” — The Washington Post“Vita Nostra has become a powerful influence on my own writing. It’s a book that has the potential to become a modern classic of its genre, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it get the global audience in English it so richly deserves.” — Lev GrossmanBest Books of November 2018 — Paste Maga...

Rene didn't just wake up; he was reborn. This awakening wasn't a simple return to consciousness, but a profound, disorienting experience. The sensations he felt were strangely familiar-a faint, persistent echo of self-resonating deep within his new being-but the faces staring down at him in the sterile room were utterly strange, completely unknown. A chilling ache of memory, sharp and unwelcome, immediately replaced the blank slate of his supposed new life.His pursuit of the self h...

Saving the Monster MuseumAfter several exhibits at the Monster Museum are revealed to be bogus, Archie and the gang are commissioned with the task of bailing out the floundering business by hunting down authentic ARTifacts with investigations leading to witchcraft, a ghost ship and more! Plus, in Romantic Times!, by trading stories with an elderly couple, Archie and Betty discover what true love is all about.