Why we shouldn’t colonize Mars or the Moon, or even vacation thereIf certain business titans, corporations, and governments have their way, humans will someday be living, working, and vacationing in space. This is the much-vaunted New Space Age, and in Lunacy, philosopher Ben Bramble explains why it is a giant mistake. Bramble systematically refutes each of the ten most influential reasons given for this new generation of space exploration (and habitation)...

When a copper key begins rattling in Elowen Thatch's drawer, it opens a forgotten correspondence room above The Steam & Thistle—complete with four mysterious pigeonholes and a brass sorting box that folds letters into precise, unexplained shapes.At first, the room seems almost kind. A lost thank-you reaches the baker who earned it. An apology arrives before a quarrel hardens. Then private drafts begin slipping from locked drawers and finding the person most capable of answering the...

When the Tea Witch's own cup empties, her whole village begins to overflow.One morning, Elowen Thatch raises her tea—and finds the cup empty before it reaches her lips.By noon, The Steam & Thistle's gentle magic is failing. The shelves cannot choose the right blend. A lonely cup will not stay warm. The familiar bench refuses to make room. Even the shop's old enchanted objects begin behaving strangely, while roads, letters, worried neighbors, and well-meanin...

In Bramblewick Hollow, every promise carries weight—and the bell is listening.Founders' Week should mean banners, biscuits, and a well-timed bell—not promises turning into commands.When Bramblewick Hollow's clock-tower bell begins answering casual commitments, the trouble seems almost charming. A child cannot eat the biscuit they promised to save. Villagers find themselves pulled toward unfinished errands. Rowan the baker becomes trapped by his vow to produ...

A perfect harvest can be the most dangerous kind of dream.Hester Hale's orchard should still be weeks from harvest. Instead, its apples ripen overnight—red-gold, fragrant, and faintly glowing at dusk, with bees sleeping peacefully on their skins.The first villagers who taste them wake refreshed after dreams in which every chore is finished, every customer satisfied, and every loved one secure. But soon the sleepers linger. Their flawless lives offer somethi...

When Bramblewick Hollow's roads choose for you, even home can become a trap.Spring thaw has come to Bramblewick Hollow, and the village roads have developed opinions.The lane to Rowan's bakery sends customers into kitchens from their childhoods. Constable Bram Evers cannot walk home without finding himself back at work. Tea witch Elowen Thatch keeps returning to The Steam & Thistle, no matter where she means to go.Regional mapmaker Nessa Quill insis...

In Bramblewick Hollow, the village remembers what everyone does—but forgets who they are.New Year is approaching in Bramblewick Hollow when Elowen Thatch opens The Steam & Thistle and finds every tea tin stripped of its name. Across the square, Lina Peverell's sign now reads only PROVISIONS, and customers remember every sharp remark she has ever made—but not the woman who made it.Then paper conservator Mara Gray arrives with a stitched fami...

A snowbound stranger arrives—and every home remembers them differently.A blizzard is closing over Bramblewick Hollow when an extra cup sets itself at Elowen Thatch's counter—before anyone knocks.Outside The Steam & Thistle stands Corin Wren, a traveling charm-mender in a blue scarf. They insist they have never visited the village. Mrs. Dalloway is equally certain Corin is family. Rowan remembers promising them work at the bakery. Then Kit discovers Corin's ...

Entities of living energy called Eidolons roam a terrifying expanse of ice known as the Pale. Meanwhile, a human colony takes refuge in the kingdom of Sonne, governed by prestige. This is Eiden, a planet far from Earth and further still in time.A former detective, Jacques Marchand seeks the status to advocate for those who suffer under the doctrine of the Scales. Scarred and exiled from nobility after an Eidolon’s attack, Leto Dumas is driven to extortion in absence of his authorit...

History, goblin-style: messy, witty, and unexpected.A cozy fantasyHistory is personal—at least for Wisp, a goblin scraping by on the streets of Liston. She knows the best spot to pull a rat-on-a-stick scam and how to dodge Travis, the ever-menacing underworld troll enforcer. So when Idris, a scholarly centaur chasing an ancient mystery, hires her as his tour guide, he finds Wisp knows a lot about Liston. Just… not the right things.Bu...

Stews are colourful, flavourful, they can transport you anywhere – from France to India, Brazil to Japan, or to the nostalgic smells of the kitchen you grew up in. But stews don’t get celebrated enough. In over 100 recipes from around the world, discover how the oldest style of cooking (in one big pot over a heat source) can be the most joyous way to feed family and friends. From classic French beef bourguignon to Portuguese feijoada, Caribbean Sancocho to Swedish Fiskgryta, this is a trul...

Prepare to experience fear at its coldest. In a world where the temperature plummets, so too do the depths of terror. Absolute Zero is an anthology that delves into the chilling extremes of human experience, exploring the frigid landscapes—both literal and metaphorical—that push our minds and bodies to the brink. Inside these pages, the frost is not just a physical presence but an emotional one, as each story examines the icy grip of isolation, despair, and the unknown. Whether it's the su...