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Asynchronous telecommuting meets the radioplay for this comedic parody of AI-narrated audiobooks. Featuring a comedic ensemble devising global profiles of the anglophone virtual space, Alphabet Play is a futuristic meditation on pandemonium employing the genre codes of field recording & pop music to up-end conventional literary theory.

Everyone wants to find a Velociraptor in their backyard until members of a dinosaur skull-worshipping cult show up. Ian Henry and his dog, Quiche, find themselves not only dealing with this aggravation, but also an underground lab filled with dinosaurs, an obnoxious conspiracy theorist, and an evil bipedal vegetable from outer space. With their new friend Claire Tiptree and a familiar cryptid named Amy, they will accidentally become part of a plan to save the world from becoming the plot to a ninety’s dinosaur movie not based in a park.

Good does not exist. There is only the ever-swirling chaos of evil lurking just beyond the veil of our perception waiting to strike arbitrarily without purpose or reason. When evil throws its wiry tentacles out into our world leaving an inky black sludge of death, sadness, and destruction in their wake it's done not out of maliciousness but at random with no forethought, no agenda.

Instant New York Times Bestseller! An undercover FBI agent investigates a family with suspected ties to organized crime—by posing as their live-in nanny in this thriller from the world’s #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. No one sees her, but she sees everything. Elinor Gilbert was once...

Tony and the Mystery Stocks is a hilarious and heartwarming financial adventure about chasing dreams, surviving market madness, and discovering what truly matters. When Tony and his wife Wendy dive into the unpredictable world of investing, they face wild stock tips, unexpected twists, and a long-shot bet that could change their lives forever. Perfect for fans of humorous fiction with a touch of Wall Street flair, this story proves that fortune favors the bold—and sometimes, the clueless.

Nevin has spent too much time on the internet researching the Paul Homolka murders that took place in the early 90's. Now he has convinced his boyfriend, Mike, to come with him on a surprise road trip to the pig farm where Paul Homolka killed four people, including his girlfriend and little sister, Mary-Ann. What Nevin doesn't know, is that the pig farm is harboring more than a few dark secrets. A deranged, pain worshiping cult has taken up arms on the property, and they are eagerly anticipating Nevin's arrival.

Vier ältere Herren erinnern sich bei einer dampfenden Feuerzangenbowle vergnügt an die Streiche ihrer eigenen Schulzeit. Dem Jüngeren aus ihrer feucht-fröhlichen Runde, Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer (mit drei f), ist ihre überschäumende Heiterkeit allerdings ziemlich unverständlich: Er war nie auf einer echten Schule, sondern hatte nur einen Hauslehrer.

Knut, Ende 70, Ex-Fischer und Insel-Original, will eigentlich nur eins: seine Ruhe. Auf einer Düne im Sperrgebiet will er es als nächstes versuchen - doch da liegt schon einer. Obwohl keine äußeren Wunden erkennbar sind, stellt die Inselärztin doch fest, dass es Mord war. Also muss der mürrische Fischer wohl oder übel selbst ermitteln.

'I absolutely adored this… sharp, witty, and so relatable… unputdownable. No notes!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Twenty years of marriage. Twenty years of ignored red flags. And one very smug ex-girlfriend. He seemed perfect at first. Don’t they always? I fell fast, and I fell hard. So when I...

Mason DuPont isn’t exactly thriving. His once-distant mother is slipping into dementia, his creative spark is long buried, and peace feels like a foreign concept. Then he stumbles into a neighborhood poker group—where the bets are low, but the stakes are real. Between absurd game variations, relentless teasing, and midnight heart-to-hearts, Mason finds more than distraction; he finds a tribe. And when a group member falls seriously ill, those friendships force Mason to confront old scars and rediscover parts of himself he thought were long gone.

Los Otis una familia norteamericana, compran el antiguo castillo inglés de los Canterville; nunca imaginaron estar a punto de romper una tradición de siglos: convivir con un fantasma auténtico. Sir Simon de Canterville ha aterrorizado y acosado a generaciones enteras durante siglos con el fin de llevarlos a la muerte con sus terribles apariciones. Una vez instalados realizan una vida completamente normal a pesar de los esfuerzos del fantasma por aterrorizar a los inquilinos; ¿Conseguirá el fantasma atemorizar a la familia Otis?.

When an underground lab beneath a sleepy British village loses power, all hell breaks loose—literally. The experiment they swore was "contained" has clawed its way to the surface. It's eight feet tall, covered in fur, and learning faster than your Aunt Doris with a new Wi-Fi router. Up top, the villagers are blissfully unaware—until the fuse box starts leaking glowing goo, the barman goes missing (his shoes don't), and the Women’s Institute arms itself with weaponised jam.

Radical environmentalist Roscoe Alolo has been abducted. As ransom, his kidnappers demand that the village of Golden Springs cancel its gala Earth Day celebration. Whiz sociologist Huck Carp, who idolizes Alolo, vows to solve the case, and unexpectedly teams up with a hermit calling himself Johnny Appleseed.

Sie soll für einige Tage die Pension ihrer Freundin Marleen auf Norderney übernehmen – ein Job, von dem die 47-Jährige nicht die leiseste Ahnung hat. Kein Wunder, dass die beiden Schwestern schnell an ihre Grenzen stoßen. Und das nicht nur, weil sie nicht kochen können. Ihre Anwesenheit spricht sich auf der Insel schnell herum. Zu schnell. Und so dauert es nicht lange, bis Papa Heinz und Mama Charlotte vor der Tür stehen, um ihre Töchter mit höchst eigenwilligen Ideen zu unterstützen.

'Full of warmth' #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Katie Fforde Can a cake change your life? Clemmie Rose’s great-great-grandmother’s beloved clementine torte is her ticket to the prestigious Royal Baking Competition. A win could put Puffin Island’s charming Café on the Coast on the map, land...

"Rüm hart, klaar kimang" – Weites Herz, klarer Horizont. Dieses Gefühl überkommt einen, wenn man auf Amrum über Europas breitesten Strand blickt und der Wind das Meer bis in die Seele trägt. Für die junge Hamburgerin Enja Martens könnte dieser Horizont nicht trüber sein: Ein schockierendes Ereignis reißt sie völlig aus der Bahn und stellt ihr Leben auf den Kopf. Ihre Freundinnen Julika und Antonia wollen sie nicht allein lassen und überreden sie zu einer spontanen Reise, um Abstand zu gewinnen und neue Kraft zu schöpfen.

At forty-six, Sophie Bianco’s life is half baked—trapped in a controlling marriage and estranged from her critical mother. Her only solace? The Invisible Baker, her secret business helping overwhelmed moms create Pinterest-worthy moments. When her mother’s death coincides with the last straw in her marriage, Sophie grabs her chance. Armed with divorce papers and her savings, she reclaims her childhood home. But freedom comes with complications: hoarder-level chaos, plumbing disasters, and an ex-husband plotting revenge.

The Three Men Collection brings together Jerome K. Jerome's two most celebrated pieces of fiction - Three Men in a Boat and the follow-up, Three Men on the Bummel - still widely thought of as an essential comedic classic and the inspiration for countless spin-offs and adaptations.

Telecommuting meets the radioplay for this comedic send-up of AI-narrated audiobooks: spanning 56 minutes 29 seconds, COVID-19 fictionalization stages theater across twenty-two individuals who recorded asynchronously via devised production.

Stephanie Bloom is a forty-something single mom chasing a dream she nearly gave up on—to become a global pop star. Juggling three kids, nosy school mums, and the crumbling restaurant left by her late husband, Stephanie is barely keeping her Spanx—and her sanity—intact. But when a life-changing chance to record with The Most Famous Rapper In the World lands in her lap, she must choose: play it safe for her family, or risk it all to follow her dreams.