The book is light-hearted and I think anyone with a pet can relate to it. Even if the reader doesn’t have a pet it makes for an interesting read. The story has only a few characters, the mom and dad, and later a baby brother and sister. As Chilloo recounts his memories of his life, even small incidents become big stories. Chilloo loves his family and they’re his whole world. His life literally revolves around them. Even though he is dependent on them, they are also equall...

A hilarious, captivating commentary that gives us--finally--a true dog’s-eye view of the world.• The Sofa:“The sofa is Position One. The sofa makes you feel as if you are with your people even when your people are gone.”• The Toilet:“The advantage of drinking from the toilet is that the water is always fresh.”• The Baby:“Often known as She Who Randomly Flings Food from the Table, the baby has the most flavorful, ever-changing face of all your people.”“After ...

"The provocative Icelandic poet's debut novel . . . urgently explores the challenges and costs of a young woman's passionate yet toxic relationship." — Time, Best Books of Summer 2021As a young university student, Lilja is quickly smitten with the intelligent, beautiful young man from school who quotes Derrida and reads Latin and cooks balanced vegetarian meals. Before she knows it, she's moved into his cramped apartment, surrounded by sour towels and flat ...

Tiffany's grandma sees something wild in her future -- but is Tiffany prepared for the powerful shape it will take? CAT CALLS is a short story by New York Times Bestseller Cynthia Leitich Smith -- set in the same dark universe as her novels Tantalize, Eternal, and Blessed.

A purrfect collection of poetry that explores kitten life from the New York Times–bestselling author of I Could Pee on This and I Could Chew on This.Just when we all thought things couldn't get any cuter comes a book of confessional poems about the triumphs, trials, and daily discoveries of being a kitten. From climbing walls to claiming hearts, these little cats bare all in such instant classics as "And Then You Said 'No,'" "Ode to a Liz...

A New York Times bestseller? Oh, you know the dogs weren't going to let the cats get away with that! This canine companion to I Could Pee on This, the beloved volume of poems by cats, I Could Chew on This will have dog lovers laughing out loud. Doggie laureates not only chew on quite a lot of things, they also reveal their creativity, their hidden motives, and their eternal (and sometimes misguided) effervescence through such musings as "I Dropped a Ball," "I Los...

A family tragedy. A haunting presence. A destiny she never saw coming.Taya has spent years haunted by a shadow in her dreams. But when a family tragedy shatters her world, the Darkness follows her into waking life—lurking at the edges of her vision, pressing against her skull, whispering just out of reach.She knows something is wrong. What she doesn’t know is that her bloodline carries a legacy she’s not ready for.Darkness Looms is the firs...

Come on up to the atticCome up if you dareClimb up the rickety ladder—Come up and see what’s there…Ben H. Winters brings the fear factor to this collection of thirty spooktastic rhyming stories about witches, zombies, vampires and more! Featuring eerie illustrations by Adam F. Watkins, this book is perfect for nights around the campfire and slumber party ghost stories. Be sure to keep a flashlight close!

A new father is visited by his childhood imaginary friend. A woman falls in love with a cartoon character. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up at a big-box retail chain. Sometimes humorous, often poignant, and always memorable, the six short stories in this collection may just make you believe impossible things.

Imperfect Words, written by Gillian Nair is a collection of prose, jabs at poetry and wine-induced thoughts about love, lust and everything in between.

Who'd think an innocent early morning walk on the beach would yield a sealed bottle with a mysterious set of letters from decades ago?Certainly not Darcy Harmon, but that's exactly what she's come across.And leave it to her sister Emma, the family's resident amateur sleuth to try to take the mystery away from Darcy.Well, Darcy's having none of it. It's her mystery to solve and she's not sharing it. At least, not until someone tries to take her life. Twice.No...

A hundred people every year fall into a near-death state with no rhyme or reason to it. Rosanna searches for the reason why and ends up in a dimension where killers and people affected by tragedy attack her. She must play by the dimension's rules to escape or else she could be trapped in this sadistic game forever or until she surrenders her soul to it.