Here at Jersey Devil Press, there are three things we look for in a story: strangeness, beauty, and poop jokes. And while this collection is admittedly a little shy on scatological humor, the 18 works collected here are easily the strangest and most beautiful things we've ever published.The 2015 Jersey Devil Press Anthology contains the best work from our last five years, written by some of our favorite authors. We love them in a way we're not entirely comfortable with.And ...

During the time of the draft imposed after the Korean War, Pete and Suzanne met each other and fell in love. Pete wanted to serve a mission for his church before marriage but couldn't apply because the government's quota had already been met in the local congregation. The couple decided to get married before Pete went off to boot camp. A week before the marriage, an unexpected offer to serve a mission came. The couple counseled with church leaders and then under their guidance proceeded wi...

What if the oldest trees on Earth could teach us about the deepest kind of friendship?High atop the ancient mountain peaks, a tiny bristlecone pine named Bristle dreams of sunlight, growth-and companionship. For 40 years, she waits in silence, until one day a clever and loyal Clark's nutcracker jay named Clarky tumbles into her rocky alcove, and everything changes.Through the seasons, the unlikely friendship between a young tree destined to live for millennia and a bird wit...

It's 1984. Winston Smith lives alone in London. He is a secret rebel plotting his escape from the Party: the deadly dictatorship led by Big Brother. Winston dreams of finding freedom, love and peace: everything that is outlawed. His act of defiance will get him killed - but his courage is unshaken. He risks everything in his desperate search for truth and humanity as he once knew them. The story of Winston's rebellion, and his need to love others, reveals the strength of the human spirit a...

Anna Lea Merritt, American Pre-Raphaelite painter, stayed in England painting after the death of her husband. This is a series of essays about her life in the country.

‘The Story Girl’ is a 1911 novel by the Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942). The book relates the adventures of a group of young people in the town of Carlisle on Canada’s Prince Edward Island. The story girl of the title is the fourteen year old Sara Stanley who weaves spellbinding tales that enchant her audience that comes from near and far. These thirty-two stories range from the humorous and satirical to exotic romances, Scottish folk tales, retellings of Greek myths and p...

Countess Elizabeth Bathory has power and wealth running through her veins. She rules her vast estates with an iron fist and fierce intelligence, protecting her family and the people who depend on her. She is devout in her faith and even tends to the sick herself. But rumours are spreading... and bodies are mounting up. Why do young servant girls die wherever the Countess goes? Is she a witch? Is she cursed? No one has seen anything with their own eyes, but tales of cruelty and murder persi...

This powerful political allegory by George Orwell begins on a small farm where overworked animals rise up against their human owner, driven by dreams of freedom, equality, and a life without cruelty or exploitation. United by hope and the promise of shared power, they overthrow their master and set out to build a new society based on fairness, cooperation, and justice. At first, the dream feels real—work is shared, food is divided more evenly, and the future seems bright with possibility a...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a timeless tale of love, wealth, and the American Dream, set in the opulent world of the Roaring Twenties. The story is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to West Egg, Long Island, and becomes entangled in the lavish yet mysterious life of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby—a wealthy an...

"Brave New World" is a dystopian novel written by Aldous Huxley and first published in 1932. The story is set in a futuristic World State, where people are engineered and conditioned from birth to fulfill specific roles in society. The novel explores themes of conformity, technological control, and the cost of sacrificing individuality for societal stability. It presents a dark vision of a highly organized and controlled world where pleasure and consumerism take precedence over personal fr...

This Special Edition of The Hunger Games includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of The Hunger Games; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work....

"Anne of Windy Poplars" (also known as Anne of Windy Willows) continues the beloved journey of spirited Anne Shirley, now stepping into a new chapter filled with fresh challenges, curious characters, and quiet mysteries. Sent to a town where not everyone is eager to welcome her, Anne finds herself living beneath the whispering poplars, using her charm, wit, and unwavering optimism to bring warmth to even the coldest hearts. With her signature imagination and kindness, Anne proves once agai...