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Didone Piccardi ha quasi trent'anni e lavora come autrice di un programma in una rete televisiva seguita principalmente da un pubblico di anziani di Padova. È laureata, ha lavorato all'estero, è una millennial per antonomasia che cerca di vivere ecologicamente ed eticamente. Nasconde a tutti un segreto e ciò blocca la sua capacità di piangere. Ha una famiglia di accademici, una madre irlandese, un fratello che abita a Hong Kong, uno zio combinaguai e donnaiolo che vive in Thailandia e una nonna, Italia, alla quale è molto legata.

From Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, and The Red House, nine dazzling stories diverse in style but united in emotional power The tales in Mark Haddon’s lyrical and uncompromising new collection take many forms—Victorian adventure...

Alfred Busi lives alone in his villa overlooking the waves. Famed in his tiny Mediterranean town for his music, he is mourning the recent death of his wife and quietly living out his days. Then one night, Busi is viciously attacked by an intruder in his own courtyard—bitten and scratched. He...

This “poetic, poignant” (US Weekly) debut features last great adventures, unlikely heroes, and a “sweet, disarming story of lasting love” (The New York Times Book Review). Eighty-three-year-old Etta has never seen the ocean. So early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her...

Award-winning novelist Austin Grossman reimagines the Cold War as an epic battle against the occult waged by the ultimate American antihero: Richard Nixon. Richard Milhous Nixon lived one of the most improbable lives of the twentieth century. Our thirty-seventh president's political career...

A literary jigsaw puzzle of a debut novel set in Colombia during the peak of its decades-long conflict, and in New York City While her parents are away, a teenager finds herself home alone, with the household staff mysteriously gone, no phone connection, and news of an insurgency on the...

A laugh-out-loud, tug-at-your-heartstrings tale of love, family, and freedom centered around three generations of Bengali women. Somlata has just married into the dynastic but declining Mitra family. At eighteen, she expects to settle into her role as a devout wife in this traditional...

Deer Lawn Book One of the Where Time Breaks Series By Carol Lynn Napora A clang at the gate. A girl with familiar eyes. A house that doesn't exist—anymore. When Callie Lynn Moore returns to Port Huron, Michigan, all she wants is stillness and a place to start over. But a Sunday morning walk past the ruins of an old estate—once known as Deer Lawn—changes everything. She hears a sound no one else hears. Sees a girl no one else sees. And finds herself pulled toward a mystery buried beneath a century of silence.

In a realm where magical professions tend to align within family trees, Lyra Treble is an unusual ingredient. Everyone expected her to follow in her parents' footsteps and become a bard, but she's gained entrance to the Royal Academy of Magical Baking, the most exclusive, prestigious institution of its kind in all the land. The academy is everything Lyra dreamed of and more. She loves the rigorous curriculum, the strict but fair professors, and her new friends-turned-family. But with a limited number of slots open for next year, her culinary future isn't guaranteed.

In New York City a century apart, two women’s fates are bound by the dark legacy of the Midnight Diamond 2010. Jennie is working as a runner in the Diamond District when a friend’s sudden death leaves her with a cryptic note: “Not Safe.” Her search for answers leads her to an antique...

Alpha bear shifter, Kaine Urso, is used to keeping his company running smoothly, his sleuth safe, and his territory protected. But when the Academy falls under attack, his bear roars "Mine!" at the fiery Headmistress whose magic matches her sass. Now he's got his paws full with a stubborn witch who insists she can handle things alone—even as her classroom fills with purple smoke and possessed statues!

Clementine ha un piano ben preciso per proteggere il suo cuore: lavorare sodo, trovare una persona di cui fidarsi e non correre alcun rischio. Finché, una sera, Clementine trova uno sconosciuto nella cucina dell'appartamento della zia defunta. Un ragazzo dallo sguardo gentile e una passione per le torte al limone. E forse potrebbe succedere ancora, se non fosse che Iwan appartiene al passato. A sette anni prima, per la precisione. Ma più Clementine si avvicina a Iwan, più il confine tra possibile e impossibile inizia a sfumare.

“A ghost story without ghosts that, beyond its formal elegance, explores loneliness, the cycles in which our lives revolve, and the immeasurable challenges of affection.”—Mariana Enríquez, author of Our Share of the Night In this contemporary “ghost story without a ghost,”...

Clark Whitaker needs a break. His kids are driving him batty, his marriage has hit a rough patch, and his job as a children's book author and illustrator is a creative nightmare. It's enough to make any self-respecting man walk headlong into traffic. Fortunately for Clark, he's about to get gobsmacked with perspective when he wakes up one morning to discover ... he's a penguin!

Rhiannon Crowhart, the renegade second sister of the notorious family, returns to the sleepy town of Crow's Nest in a flurry of storms and scandal. Her homecoming is not hospitable, as the townspeople and her own sisters are keen to hold onto old grudges. Not that Rhiannon requires their welcome. After all, she hated everything about the island, the town, and the old Atelier she recently inherited.

Aurora was meant to wake. The prophecy promised a hundred years of sleep. But centuries passed, her kingdom crumbled to dust, and now she rests in a museum display, an artifact of myth and magic. Dez is a museum custodian and aspiring engineer who stumbles upon a way to enter Aurora’s dreams. What starts as curiosity becomes something deeper as he pieces together her story—and uncovers a connection that defies time.

تجري الأحداث في أجواء من الواقعية السحرية والفانتازيا، إذ تتسبب تلاوة طلسم خاطئ في تبادل عدة أشخاص لحيواتهم مع بعضهم البعض، فيكون لزاما على كل واحد منهم العيش في حياة غيره وجسده، وذلك لمدة عام كامل.. فتبادل يوسف حياته مع جوزيف.. ووجدت مشاعل نفسها في ثوب زوجها مشعل.. أما أسماء فسقطت في أعماق قرنين من الزمان، وحلّت جدتها سمية محلها.

In 1817, explorers Spix and Martius returned from their three-year voyage in Brazil with not only an extensive account of their journey, but also with an Indigenous boy and girl, Iñe-e and Juri. Kidnapped from rival tribes as part of the colonialist trend of collecting "living specimens" on scientific expeditions, the two tragically perished shortly after arriving in Europe. This lyrically rich novel takes their perspective to illuminate their harrowing journey.

A boy ventures with his father to a sacred forest site where an extraordinary family tradition awaits—transforming into a raven. As the boy experiences the wonder and terror of flight for the first time, his senses overload with the raw power of the natural world. Guided by his father and ancestral wisdom, he must balance his human self with the pull of wild freedom. Between soaring skies and grounded love, he faces a life-changing question—who, or what, does he truly want to be?

Lara Lington er midt i tyverne, og hendes liv er noget værre rod! På helt uforklarlig vis har ånden fra Laras nyligt afdøde 105 år gamle grandtante Sadie materialiseret sig i form af en livsglad, jævnaldrende charleston-dansende pige, og hun har et særligt ønske, før hun med ro kan gå over på den anden side: Hun vil have Laras hjælp til at finde et forsvundet halssmykke. I takt med at Lara tilbringer tid sammen med Sadie, bliver livet mere glamourøst og sjovt, mens deres skattejagt udvikler sig til også at være en søgen efter kærlighed.