We have all seen the pictures, heard the stories, and witnessed the crisis at the southern border of the United States. In the face of an influx of immigrants, particularly children and families, Customs and Border Patrol has housed children in wire-enclosures, providing only an aluminum blanket to sleep under and little to no access to other basic necessities. It is difficult to watch, especially when one is not certain about how to assist.As writers, we often wonder what we can d...

Strange tales at a strange university. Some quiet horror, some dark humor, and some fantastical slice of life at this storied and magical institution, steeped in the occult and part of the odd town of Arkham. Come visit this fascinating New England university—where science and magic, tradition and experimentation go hand in hand—and the quiet, secretive town on which it relies.More odd tales of campus life at Miskatonic University fromLynne Hardy • Tonya Liburd • S.L. Edwar...

Senator William Esquival is in a rush to save his family's life. Fleeing political persecution, William takes his family from the capital and flees to the family stronghold of Rio Rojo, a town known as the birthplace of William's ancestor, a powerful former dictator whose legacy haunts the nation of Antioch. But even as the Esquival family seeks refuge, the country continues to fray around them. As Antioch bleeds, ancient hatreds, secrets, and ghosts pour from its wounds.From S. L....

FANTASTICALLY WEIRD TALES OF CAMPUS LIFEThis is your first year? Welcome! Oh, you’re going to love it here at Miskatonic. Just . . . be careful. I mean, I’m sure everything will be fine, but you know, things happen. This can be a strange place. You hear stories: people changing and buildings rearranging, ghostly sounds and overly attentive textbooks, odd notions and foul deeds . . . even monsters! Hah. Just stories, right? Sure.Faculty struggling for fundin...

The Weirdbook Annual returns featuring a Cthulhu Mythos theme. Stories abound featuring our favorite squamish elder god! Full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are:•The Shining Trapezohedron, by Robert M. Price•A Noble Endeavor, by Lucy A. Snyder•Ancient Astronauts, by Cynthia Ward•The Thing in the Pond, by John R. Fultz•Enter The Cobweb Queen, by Adrian Cole•Tricks No Treats, by Paul Dale Anderson•Ronnie and the River, b...

New York Times Bestseller • A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, and Kansas City Star • Winner of the Orange Prize“Breathtaking. . . dazzling.” — New York Times Book Review“Epic and deeply personal. . . . This is thought-provoking, and potentially thought-changing, historical f...

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions—slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere . . . else. Adventures are always interesting, but they’re not always happy.From the worlds of Wayward Children comes a story of love, of devotion, of bones wrapped in flesh.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) a...

Set in Spain and Mexico during the 1930s, Matadora tells the story of Luna Caballero Garcia, an impoverished and intrepid servant attempting to make her name in the bullring at a time when it was illegal for a girl to do so. Matadora carries readers from bohemian artistic circles in Mexico City and Andalusia to Norman Bethune's mobile blood transfusions on the Madrid front. Against a backdrop of rising fascism and the Spanish Civil War, Elizabeth Ruth has created a powerful and co...

Over one hundred stories showcasing the wisdom and artistry of one the world’s richest folktale traditions—the first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives in any language.Gathered from twenty countries and combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America, the stories brought together here represent a core collection of classic Latin American folktales. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife w...

For all lovers of horses and history! This latest book in the Horse Diaries series features an Andalusian horse in romantic sixteenth-century Spain.Southern Spain, 1570sCalvino is a dapple-gray Andalusian stallion. He grew up driving cattle in the mountains, but soon he catches the eye of King Philip II’s horse master. Now Calvino and his young rider, Rico, must learn the complicated moves of doma clásica riding. Calvino doesn’t understand the use of this pr...

Blind supernatural detective Jeremiah Hunt thought he'd survived the worst Hell could throw at him—until a Los Angeles crime lord forces him to hunt for a mystical key that opens the gates to Hell itself in this explosive urban fantasy thriller from New York Times bestseller Joseph Nassise."That night, I discovered the monsters in our world and they, in turn, discovered me."Jeremiah Hunt barely escaped New Orleans alive. Shot by the FBI and...

**SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • From the author of the acclaimed international bestseller Silk, an unforgettable fable about the brutality of war – and one girl's quest for revenge and healing.“Baricco continues to blend the best elements of cinema and poetry. . . . Without Blood applies the delicacy of Baricco's style to dark territory: war, human cruelty and revenge” —San Franciso Chronicle**When – in an unnamed place and time – Manuel Roc...