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Die staatsnahe Stiftung 'moderne21' fördert jährlich eine zivilgesellschaftliche Initiative mit einer hohen Summe. Dieses Mal gibt es gleich vier Bewerber, die die Stiftungskuratoren vor eine schwere Wahl stellen: Um die Finanzspritze konkurrieren persönliche Vertreter der Initiativen `Dudelstopp´, `Gewalt-geht-immer´, `Wir-sind-wichtig´ und `Wahlabsage´. Wer streitet vor den Kuratoren am gewieftesten für seine Initiative ?

A collection of short oral stories meant to be read aloud to a group, for humorous reasons. The plot is a constant parody of literary and world events with elements of magic, grit, and adversity thrown in for good measure. It will make you laugh, it will make you think, but don't think too hard, as it is meant to be a farce and funny. Originally written 2010-2013 for use in regularly scheduled gatherings of friends, this is the collection of all those oratories in their flawed splendor.

Savannah Blue is a darkly funny, sharply observed Southern coming-of-age novel about loyalty, tradition, and the brutal rites of passage that shape young men long before they understand what they’ve inherited, brought to life in an immersive audio performance narrated by Rachel Simons. At a 120-year-old all-boys Catholic military academy in the South, Harrison and Delli enter their final year caught between fading old-guard traditions and a new culture determined to erase them.

Gabriel is a young god overseeing seven American emergency rooms, and he's terrible at his job. He stages dramatic rescues for social media clout while his mortal staff develop PTSD at three times the normal rate. The Supreme Court of gods loves him—because suffering generates virtue, and Gabriel generates spectacular suffering. But Chrona, the Court's administrative assistant, (Mariline) has been watching for centuries.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the Artificially Intelligent (DSM-V-AI Edition) is a darkly comedic, sharply insightful exploration of the psychological quirks and malfunctions of artificial minds. Equal parts parody and philosophy, it catalogs the new frontier of synthetic psychopathology with absurd precision.

A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2026 A blistering, brilliant novel from the Booker-shortlisted author, elegantly reflecting his Geoffrey Faber Memorial award–winning story collection The Quantity Theory of Insanity In The Quantity Theory of Morality, Will Self ’s unconventional new...

Альтернативная история. Наши дни. Удивительное необъятное государство Ордусь, где государственный язык — китайский и в ходу изречения Конфуция; в его пределах неплохо уживаются, исповедуя свои религии и рассуждая о жизни на собственных наречиях, разнообразные народы. Они познакомились и стали друзьями, разыскивая наперсный крест святителя и великомученика Сысоя. Расследование, кроме прочего, завело Бага на борт парома «Святой Евлампий», который потерпел крушение из-за схватки, затеянной несколькими сомнительными личностями, причем далеко не все они попали в руки правосудия.

Filosofia, religione e la strada per la pace nel mondo. C'è un po' di tutto in questo spregiudicato romanzo di Marco Lugli. Sette domande per Dio è un viaggio esilarante dentro un Bed & Breakfast che diventa improvvisamente il centro dell'universo quando Dio si manifesta concretamente agli uomini e si dichiara disponibile a rispondere a sette loro domande, ma è anche una satira bruciante della società moderna strangolata dalle catene del politicamente corretto. «Vi concedo di farmi sette domande.

Meet Jeff: overworked, underappreciated, and stuck granting 1,000 wishes for humanity before he can retire or get promoted—whichever comes first. Unfortunately, Jeff isn’t your typical genie. He’s a cosmic entity with an attitude problem, a hatred of paperwork, and a flair for granting wishes in the most inconvenient, ridiculous ways possible.

In 2045, friction has been engineered out of existence. But for two exiles on opposite sides of a broken world, the noise is just beginning. San Francisco is a paradise of perfect efficiency. AI "Mirrors" handle difficult conversations, and "Auto-gigs" project soulless concerts into empty clubs. Samir Patel is drifting. His marriage didn’t end with a fight, but with a quiet negotiation between algorithms. Now an exile in his own life, he tends bar at Maelzel’s Exhibition—one of the last holdouts for human-made music in a partitioned California.

Dive into the thought-provoking world of Erewhon, a timeless classic by Samuel Butler that masterfully blends satire, philosophy, and speculative fiction. Set in a mysterious and isolated land, Erewhon explores a society that challenges conventional notions of morality, technology, religion, and justice.

Sadie Madden has made it her mission to take reckless drivers off the road. But when her crusade ends in her untimely death, quirky Detective Ned Jenkins is pulled into a mystery as wild and unpredictable as a Florida hurricane. With a fiery Ferrari owner, a grudge-holding jet ski enthusiast, and a lineup of colorful suspects, everyone has a motive—and no one is safe from Ned’s sharp eye and sarcastic humor. As he digs deeper, Ned must not only untangle the chaos Sadie left behind but also face his own haunted past.

When Stella Smith is found lifeless in a beluga tank during a bizarre group outing, the whimsical world of The Society of People Who Showed Up takes a dark and twisted turn. Detective Ned Jenkins—a sarcastic sleuth with more questions than clues—tasked with cracking a mystery packed with delightfully deranged suspects. From a sea lion fanatic with a fishy alibi to a self-proclaimed ladies' man whose charm has gone stale, secrets swirl beneath the surface as motives bubble to the top.

Geht es Ihnen auch so? Früher war alles besser?! Aber wie viel früher jetzt genau? Einen Tag? Einen Monat? Oder sogar schon ein Jahr oder noch länger? Und war es früher auch schon noch früher besser? Und woher kommt das, wo doch eigentlich jetzt alles immer besser werden sollte? Denn egal was auch immer war, mit Humor erträgt man es am besten!

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.

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.

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.

One of the New York Times' “Novels We’re Excited About This Spring” David Lynch meets Fight Club in T. C. Boyle’s No Way Home, an obsessive psychological study that illuminates the darkness that lurks inside all of us. Terrence Tully, work-obsessed and a naif in the arenas of sex and...