**Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Thrillist, The Millions, Frieze, and Metropolis JapanThe first English language publication of the work of Izumi Suzuki, a legend of Japanese science fiction and a countercultural icon**At turns nonchalantly hip and charmingly deranged, Suzuki's singular slant on speculative fiction would be echoed in countless later works, from Margaret Atwood and Harumi Murakami, to Black Mirror and Ex Machina. In these darkly p...

"Hi, I'm Parker, and before I found the Device, life was normal. I was a high school freshman with a few close friends and family. That all ended when Iggy dragged me into the basement of an abandoned building and I found…it. Sometimes, I wonder what life would have been like if I hadn't brought it home—but I did.Within a few days, odd events began happening to me and my friends – and that was before the strangers started visiting us. I'm just starting to unravel these...

A man wakes to find himself captive in a white room. He doesn't know where he is, who he is, or who the scientist attending him might be. A strange world and its directives close in around him. Is he captive, predator, or bait?

Originally prepared for a Pacifica Graduate Institute course on The Poetic Basis of Mind, these eight lectures stand on their own as a unique and cohesive treatment of many core concerns of the soul. As a unified whole, the lecture-essays focus upon dynamics internal to what the author (only now, years after their original composition) has come to call “the Sophianic Cross.” That aegis includes not only psychology and art, but myth, religion, and philosophy as well, all pictured in relatio...

Daisy faces an impossible choice: eternal peace, joy, and love – or the torment of the abyss. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter, determined to reunite with her son, Gunter, in a realm of infernal pain and suffering. Raised on a desolate rubbish dump by his loyal dog, Red, Gunter has never known the truth of his birth – that he is the lost heir of Cruzland, the son of the late King Heyah Cruz II. All his life, he has endured the cruelty of the Cruces, and now, his fate takes an eve...

A global blackout. A merciless alien intruder. A world no longer in control. Will anyone survive? The President addresses the Nation while an entity invades. Why is it here? Why is is cutting off the world? Find out in the novella The Auditor

A new collection of stories from the cult author of Terminal BoredomIzumi Suzuki had ideas about doing things differently, ideas that paid little attention to the laws of physics, or the laws of the land. In this new collection, her skewed imagination distorts and enhances some of the classic concepts of science fiction and fantasy.A philandering husband receives a bestial punishment from a wife with her own secrets to keep; a music lover finds her...

The Cruces have a crisis, an environmental crisis. Everyone wants the latest stuff, but it comes at a cost – pollution! The King sends his son out to find a new land where he can rebuild his kingdom. The Prince knows he must do the right thing, but when two cultures collide, he is left facing a crisis of conscience. Through his journey of discovery, a young man learns how to care for the environment and respect the lives of other people, even when their appearance is very different from hi...

Nanny ABCs covers topics every nanny should know from A to Z in a way that is clear, concise and immediately applicable. In this A-Z alphabet how-to handbook, Rosenthal addresses the most common challenges every nanny, sitter, and parent face, while sharing his passion for excellence in the field of childcare. In an industry that is prone to relativism and opinion, Rosenthal, as Danny J. Nanny, presents an objective voice that holds both families and nannies to common standards.

The Emmaus Road to Marriage is a Christ-centered discipleship program designed to engage couples with Biblical truth, sincere wisdom, and realistic tools. As we navigate today’s challenging world, it is more critical than ever to establish a firm foundation for our marriages based on Biblical principles. Whether walking side-by-side with another couple, or simply seeking a better road to travel, The Emmaus Road to Marriage is the key your marriage needs to walk closer wit...

About The BookAre you The One? This question, inspired by the timeless words of 2 Chronicles 6:19 resonates deeply in a world that often seems to have forgotten the possibility of miracles. It is both a challenge and an invitation, a call that asks each one of us whether we are willing to become the vessel through which God's extraordinary power is manifested. In a society that prizes certainty and control, the notion that divine intervention still finds expression...

The Akutagawa prize-winning novel by Kou Machida, Japan’s most outlandish and inventive author.Rip It Up is the first ever English translation of Kou Machida's award-winning novel, an undertaking over five years in the making and the inaugural title of Inpatient Press's translation imprint Mercurial Editions.Set in a kaleidoscopic hyperreal Japan circa Y2K, Rip It Up catalogues the misdeeds and misgivings of a down-and-out wannabe debonair...