A script supervisor for an AI media conglomerate is caught between her intense need for an orderly life and her deeper, darker queer desires. From the creator of the Outside trilogy, a heartfelt interplanetary epic of identity, longing, and a space pirate who smuggles inappropriate stories.“[A] deliciously queer, timely ode to human creativity in an ever-more-algorithmic world. Its subtle philosophical depth, keen observations, and lyr...

Master Flea, first published in 1822, is one of E. T. A. Hoffmann's final works, a whimsical and satirical fairy-tale novel blending Romantic fantasy with sharp social commentary.Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a contemporary of Ludwig von Beethoven: a composer himself, a music critic, and a late-German-Romantic-movement writer of novels and numerous short stories. His incisive wit and poetic imagery allow the reader to peer into the foibles of society and the follies o...

400,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS THE FIRST TWO EDITIONSAn in-depth guide to the dynamic world of coffee production by the Sunday Times bestselling* author of How to Make the Best Coffee at Home, James Hoffmann.***For everyone who wants to understand more about coffee and its wonderful nuances and possibilities, this is the book to have. This expanded and fully updated 3rd edition contains new chapters on decaffeination a...

I came back to Hollow City for tacos, emotional avoidance, and maybe one quiet night without supernatural harassment.Instead, I got a beautiful vampire with control issues, a dead father I didn't know was trying to return through magical infrastructure, and a family legacy built out of nightmares, bad decisions, and extremely aggressive road planning.Now the Royal Council wants me contained, my dog Raven is treating every apocalypse like a personal enrichme...

Hardly any addictive behavior is growing as rapidly in modern Western society as consumer addiction.No surprise—because it is economically intended, even required. And that is exactly what makes it so dangerous. The consequences of consumer addiction (and its variation, luxury addiction) can be devastating—both economically and socially.This book examines consumer addiction from both an economic and psychological perspective. It highlights causes, symptoms, and individual r...

Blake Noble always knew her job was hell. She just didn't expect it to get so... literal.As a top supernatural agent, Blake spends her nights wrangling things that go bump, and occasionally flirt, in the dark. But when a senator's niece vanishes and bodies start piling up, Blake's put on a case that reeks of blood, secrets, and fanged complications.Her prime suspect? A dangerously smooth vampire named Eli who might know more than he's letting on. She just h...

Out of the Dust meets Me and Marvin Gardens in this coming-of-age novel about a young misfit searching for the truth of her family's past, set against the backdrop of an environmental cover-up.Twelve-year-old Xyla is sick of two things: working on her family's sixth-generation Iowa farm and her mother's nagging words, "Pay attention!" But Xyla can't help getting lost in the thoughts that fill her head, which sometimes leaves a wak...

'What is so appealing about the ideas in this book is that we could pivot coffee from being the driving force behind excessive hours and a poor work-life balance into being a drink that lets us contemplate meaning and purpose in a different way.' James Hoffmann, author of the Sunday Times bestseller, How to Make the Best Coffee at Home.Philosopher Julian Baggini and coffee expert James Hoffmann team up In this beguiling deep dive into

Humanity’s super-intelligent AI Gods brutally punish breaches in reality, as one young scientist discovers, in this intense and brilliant space opera.Autistic scientist Yasira Shien has developed a radical new energy drive that could change the future of humanity. But when she activates it, reality warps, destroying the space station and everyone aboard. The AI Gods who rule the galaxy declare her work heretical, and Yasira is abducted by their agents. Instead of s...

A timeless fairy tale filled with fantasy, imagination, and enchanting adventure. On Christmas Eve, young Marie receives a mysterious Nutcracker doll that soon becomes the center of a strange and magical journey. As the night unfolds, toys come to life, battles are fought against the terrifying Mouse King, and an ordinary home transforms into a world of wonder. Blending fantasy with mystery and childhood imagination, the story explores courage, loyalty, dreams, and the magic hidden within ...

A script supervisor for an AI media conglomerate is caught between her intense need for an orderly life and her deeper, darker queer desires. From the creator of the Outside trilogy, a heartfelt interplanetary epic of identity, longing, and a space pirate who smuggles inappropriate stories. Kelli Reynolds loves creating stories more than anything in the world. But on Callisto, a generative AI company called Inspiration owns everything, including all the media, and only Inspiration determin...

Hoffmann's stories highly influenced 19th-century literature, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.Hoffmann is one of the best-known representatives of German Romanticism, and a pioneer of the fantasy genre, with a taste for the macabre combined with realism that influenced such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Nikolai Gogol, Charles Dickens, Charles Baudelaire, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka and Alfred Hitchcock.Hoffmann's work makes a considerable contribu...