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Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
When an unsuspecting violinist, the tall blond man, is misidentified by the head of a spy network to his assistant as the target of their investigation and a superspy himself, a series of wacky misunderstandings and silly situations ensues. As the assistant, his henchman fall all over each other in their misguided attempts to discover the alleged superspy₂s vital secrets, his best friend happens by and only further complicates things.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A rabbit cares for a seed brought home from the countryside and anticipates being able to climb its branches one day, so they will both be one hundred feet tall.-- Provided by publisher.
"Thanks for the love that you've shown me. Right now I'm so very small. But with water and light, I will keep gaining height, and then one day I'll stand at a hundred feet tall." Hundred Feet Tall is a tender ode to the power of unconditional, immutable love. Because...
Author
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Caitlin R. Kiernan has been described as one of 'the most original and audacious weird writers of her generation' (Jeff and Ann VanderMeer, The Weird), 'one of our essential writers of dark fiction' (New York Times), and S. T. Joshi has proclaimed, 'hers is now the voice of weird fiction.' In The Ape's Wife and Other Stories--Kiernan's twelfth collection of short fiction since 2001--she displays the impressive range that characterizes her work. With...
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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Description
"A life-size baby doll who stalks its prey. A flesh-hungry ogre who jingle jangles when he walks. A haunted house just dying for a visitor. What do all these things have in common? In collaboration with the Horror Writers Association, New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Jonathan Maberry has compiled a gruesome collection of terrifying stories--in tribute to Alvin Schwartz's classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series--that...
Publisher
Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of speculative works, including short stories, poems, plays, and graphic short stories that address the breadth of Latinx experiences and identities, including those of DREAMers"-- Provided by publisher.
"In a tantalizing array of new works from some of the most exciting Latinx creators working in the speculative vein today, Speculative Fiction for Dreamers extends the project begun with a previous anthology, Latinx Rising (The Ohio...
Author
Series
Publisher
Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of poems by Natalie Shapero"-- Provided by publisher.
"The poems of Natalie Shapero’s third collection, Popular Longing, highlight the ever-increasing absurdity of our contemporary life. With her sharp, sardonic wit, Shapero deftly captures human meekness in all its forms: our senseless wars, our inflated egos, our constant deference to presumed higher powers, be they romantic partners, employers, institutions, or gods. "Why even...
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It has been more than thirty years since the term "flash fiction" was first coined, perfectly describing the power in the brevity of these stories, each under 1,000 words. Since then, the form has taken hold in the American imagination. For this latest installment in the popular Flash Fiction series, James Thomas, Sherrie Flick, and John Dufresne have searched far and wide for the most distinctive American voices in short-short fiction. The 73 stories...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Literary Witches draws a connection between witches and visionary writers: both are figures of formidable creativity, empowerment, and general badassery. Through poetic portraits, Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan honor the witchy qualities of well-known and obscure authors alike, including Virginia Woolf, Mira Bai, Toni Morrison, Emily Dickinson, Octavia E. Butler, Sandra Cisneros, and many more.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated collection of traditional Russian folktales"-- Provided by publisher.
This collection of folktales will sweep you away to the birch forests and ornate palaces of Russia. Blending whimsical magic with magnificient drama, these traditional stories come to life alongside intricate contemporary art in special illustrated edition. --Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Vintage
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A man traveling down Highway 90 West gets trapped alone overnight inside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, where he is tormented by an endless loop of Shania Twain songs on the overhead sound system. A wandering actor returns to his hometown against his better instincts and runs into an old friend, who recounts their teenage days of stealing cars, scoring Benzedrine, and sleeping with whores in Tijuana. A Minnesota family travels south for a winter vacation...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
"Berry's Sabbath Poems embrace much that is elemental to human life-beauty, death, peace, and hope. In his preface, Berry writes about the growing audience for public poetry readings. While he sees poetry in the public eye as a good thing, Berry asks us to recognize the private life of the poem. These Sabbath Poems were written "in silence, in solitude, and mainly out of doors," and tell us about "moments when heart and mind are open and aware." Wendell...
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