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In an enchanted Miami, former academic rivals turned roommates get a second chance at romance when they challenge each other to a magical matchmaking contest. Emelia Delmar lost her job, her boyfriend, and her self-confidence in a single week. To fix her busted life, she has a three-step plan...

This Very Short Introduction describes satire as a complex cultural phenomena, appearing in many forms and different national traditions across the ages...

From the critically acclaimed author of the cult-classic Monstrilio comes a fever dream novel of twins and trickery, broken bones and brokenness, and of monsters, mischief, and mayhem! “No one captures the intricacies of the human mind and all of its gorgeous pathologies like Gerardo Sámano...

Perfect for students of English Literature, Theatre Studies and American Studies at college and university, The Theatre of Tennessee Williams provides a lucid and stimulating analysis of Willams' dramatic work by one of America's leading scholars. With the centennial of his birth celebrated amid...

A captivating portrait of an immigrant family burdened by shameful secrets as they race to save the life they have built, from award-winning author Tracey Lien Sydney, Australia, 2005 Riots have erupted on North Cronulla Beach, turning neighbors and friends against each other and exposing the...

A vibrant, bighearted coming-of-age story about a young woman caught between loving and leaving Oakland—the whiplash between trauma, dreams, and all the things that shape us below the surface. Anastasia Ān Xiá Huang is the third generation of her family to live in Oakland, but now, in her...

Take a tour of New York City as inspiration, place and context in the work of America's greatest playwright of the 20th century, brought to life with images from Miller's time and today. Readers of the work of Arthur Miller will be familiar with the presence of NYC in much of his work. In Arthur...

A dying god. A collapsing world. The fate of time lies in their hands. The god of time is dying, and the world is unravelling with his every, laboured breath. There is only one solution: a new god, to replace the old. An idea so blasphemous it is punishable by death. Shion is the chosen...

'With rich settings, finely drawn characters and skillful storytelling, this impressive debut is a winner' Tracy Chevalier, author of The Glass Maker * * * * 1972. The Philippines. Teenager Grace is a loving daughter, tending to chores and caring for younger siblings. But when her family becomes...

The author of several books of poetry, Sanchez' I've Been A Woman is the dynamic transcendental female voice of one of the finest poets of our time. Includes ""Black Magic: Blk Rhetoric"" and ""Blues...

When Lucky Kher Wellington discovers that her fairy-tale marriage was built on a lie, she does what any heartbroken overachiever might do. She flees to her sister in England, drinks too much wine, and after a wild night wakes up believing she’s a legendary Indian warrior queen from 1855. When Sara Kher’s oh-so-perfect sister shows up at her door wildly out of sorts, she does what any hot-mess younger sister might do. She panics.

A vibrant story of the tumultuous, tortuous life of Sherwood Anderson, the quintessentially American writer and author of Winesburg, Ohio. Literary father of the Lost Generation, leading figure of the Chicago literary renaissance, pioneer of the American short story, and author of the monumental...

“They say that as a young pup she liked to bite. She ripped chunks of flesh from three servants and nearly bled one of them to death.” In Barranquilla, Carnival belongs to the living, the dead, and the women who feed on both in this hypnotic, genre-bending Caribbean horror novel that...

The author of Sky Full of Elephants returns with an evocative, harrowing novel about the bonds of community and the power of redemption, as the disillusioned son of a preacher returns home and uncovers a supernatural force taking hold. When a sweet, unassuming fifteen-year-old walks into the...

The exuberant follow-up to the poet’s first novel, My Favorite Things is his fourth collection of poems: a book celebrating love, music, moonlight, and the joy of our finding the words for them “[Morin's] writing cuts to the core with electrifying force . . . A promising and powerful new...

First published in 1991, Pangs of Love remains a landmark exploration of intimacy and culture, from a pioneer of contemporary American literature. In his unforgettable debut Pangs of Love, David Wong Louie follows Chinese American men and women who are caught between cultural inheritance and...

Una arrebatadora novela gótica-vampírica-tropical, que entremezcla el horror con el folklor afrocaribeño en medio del vibrante caos del carnaval de Barranquilla. Ganadora del Premio de Narrativa Elisa Mújica. «Dicen que de cachorra le gustaba morder. Le arrancó pedazos de piel a tres...

In this powerful companion to his debut novel, Red Clay, Charles B. Fancher paints a portrait of small-town love, loss, and redemption in the Jim Crow South. In Red Clay, Alabama, of 1905, everybody knows Edna Mae Daniels. At least they think they do, and if you ask them, they’ll be glad to...

A government official goes head-to-head with the crew of a radical ecological outpost, in this striking new novel about defiance, hope, and resilience, perfect for fans of Wild Dark Shore and The Light Pirate Ella Powell is efficient, focused, and not easily rattled. As a human relocation...

From the award-winning author of Chemistry and Rental House, a sharp and perceptive novel about two artists who wonder if their instant and electric connection is romantic, platonic, creative, destructive, or even remotely sustainable Widely celebrated as a pitch-perfect chronicler of life’s...