The Whumpy Printing Press presents: High Stakes and Bloody BusinessFrom bloodthirsty monsters to misunderstood victims, this anthology brings together thirty vampire stories. The vampires in these stories are sometimes good, sometimes bad, but they're always hungry.So sink your teeth into this collection to satisfy your (fictional) bloodlust.Included authors: Kailey Alessi, Ennis Rook Bashe, Max Browne, Mill Cohen, Alfie Court, Megan Renee Doyle, Booker G. ...

Bravery, friendship and the magic of an unknowable universe combine in this extraordinary adventure from the heart. Great for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and David Almond.In Ethiopia, Ageze has unearthed an ancient device that can make predictions. It tells him: there is a date, there is a place, there is a moment when it will happen. A disaster that will change everything.Halo Moon loves stars, and the night sky is full of them in her remote Yorkshire vil...

Le monde change. Et c’est une bonne nouvelle ! Après des décennies de consommation effrénée, de gaspillage, de pollution et de destruction, de nouvelles initiatives naissent partout dans le monde dans tous les domaines et proposent de vivre désormais en harmonie sur notre planète et sans compromettre notre avenir.Ce nouveau siècle qui arrive, malgré le danger, le bruit et la fureur qui le caractérisent encore, se révèle passionnant et enthousiasmant par la créativité et l’audace de...

« Et soudain, d’autres sont déjà là. Ils sont beaux. Les garçons sont doux et barbus. Les filles sont jeunes et décidées. Elles ne baissent pas les yeux. Ils ont l’insolence de ceux sur qui le temps n’a pas de prise. Tous ont la formidable énergie de ceux qui ne savent rien. Ils veulent tout, tout de suite, à commencer par notre mort. Je les regarde avec émerveillement, sans aucune envie d’être à leur place. Ces moins de trente ans, je les appelle les “babys”. Ils vont devoir affronter le ...

In 2017, Workers United/SEIU called veteran organizer Phil Cohen out of retirement to investigate and expose a union-busting plot by Mohawk Industries at a North Carolina carpet mill. His hard-hitting account chronicles the resulting labor dispute that rocked a Fortune 500 company.The organizer had to prove management was behind an illegal decertification petition and forced workers to sign using strong-arm tactics. Though terrified of retaliation, witnesses gradually agreed to tes...

This book of poems is compiled by "Akshay Sonthalia". Different writers from around the globe have sent their entities based on global pandemic CORONA, exploring the emotions and politics of locking down, fearing & dancing with death, the choices left before us, and the emerging revelations, and many more things. They write out their dread, their fear, their boredom, their adventure, their confusion, and their contentment.The quality of these poems and the absolute originality of t...

She’s got mail! But who’s it from?Jane Miller is great at her job. That’s the best she can say about her life, seeing as her fiancé left her five days ago. Jonny Cole is a blast from Jane’s past. Since he came back to England from California, they’ve been emailing. But they’ve not met face to face…They’re about to hook up for a business lunch with his agent and he needs her not to recognise him – he needn’t have worried, Jane simply doesn’t associate her sk...

Les auteurs dressent un constat sans concession de l’état de leur métier de journaliste et de son devenir. Sur la forme le métier semble en crise, partagé entre une élite qui truste les places disponibles à la télévision et la grande majorité qui tente de percer ou de se maintenir dans le métier. Sur le fond les auteurs s’interrogent sur la fonction de leur profession au sein de la société et sur son évolution par rapport à la formidable croissance des médias et des contenus qu’ils véhicul...

Jane, dumped by her fiancé, decides to devote herself to her job in marketing. What fills the hole in her heart is her correspondence with a supportive childhood friend, one she hasn’t seen since they were eleven. One day she feels a sense of familiarity when she meets a model at work, and he also seems attracted to her. Why would this supermodel with thousands of adoring fans be into her? After a shocking kiss, his words stun her: “Jane... I’m Jonny, your old friend.”

Quand la Chine s’éveillera, le monde tremblera, avait averti Peyrefitte… La Chine s’est levée, et elle a endormi le reste du monde. Elle a pris un essor phénoménal en quelques années, assumant sans complexe une expansion internationale qui en fait un prédateur irrésistible. Aux mains du PCC, le pays de Confucius ne se contente plus d’être l’atelier du monde, ni même son laboratoire. Il est devenu le Vampire du Milieu. La Chine aspire à elle toutes les richesses, non seulement le travail et...

Marianne never doubted the life her parents chose for her, whether it was her clothes, food, or even her fiancé. She thought everything was fine until the day her fiancé left her. Shocked, Marianne left town to begin a new life. One night at a charity dating auction, she meets and bids on a rebel named Oz. When they share a passionate kiss, she feels as though she has been reborn. But then she learns he is actually a serious doctor—just the type of man her parents would choose for her!

After losing her favorite great-aunt, Zoe is left with the responsibility of managing her assets. When Zoe visits her great-aunt’s high-class apartment, a man searching for his father stops her in the hallway. He introduces himself as Nicolas and claims a letter from her great-aunt’s address was delivered to him. No matter how handsome he is and no matter how dazzling his eyes are, Zoe knows she shouldn’t trust this strange man. As she reluctantly moves to part ways with him, Nicolas pins ...