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Margaret Atwood has established herself as one of the most visionary and canonical authors in the world. This collection of fifteen extraordinary stories—some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine—explore the full warp and weft of experience, speaking to our unique times with Atwood’s characteristic insight, wit and intellect.

When Colleen Kinder put out a call for authors to write a letter to a stranger about an unforgettable encounter, she opened the floodgates. The responses—intimate and addictive, all written in the second person—began pouring in. These short, insightful essays by a remarkable cast of writers guide us both across the globe and through the mysteries of human connection. Moving and unforgettable, Letter to a Stranger is an irresistible listen for the literary traveler and the perfect gift for anyone who is haunted by a person they met once and will remember forever.

On March 22, 2011, Jason Paul Legere, 13, went upstairs, took out his mom’s gun, and shot himself. Shot himself at just before eight a.m. on a random Tuesday morning, with his mother and three other brothers downstairs. The aftermath that follows is that of being completely overcome by the loss and stigma of suicide. In the wake of darkness it leaves behind as a family, a mother deals with the ever-present question of why.

Marshmallow is lonely and upset when Avry takes an afterschool job babysitting the neighbors' boys. To teach her a lesson, he decides to go into town so he isn’t home when she gets back from her job. In town, Marshmallow finds a yarn store full of magnificent colors. He falls asleep in a barrel of yarn, dreaming of all the bright colors. When he wakes up and goes outside he realizes his dream has caused the whole town to change colors.

Afice is the last of nine generations of women who have survived enslavement, sickness, and hunger. Alone at age seventeen, she sets out through the Louisiana swamps to follow the trail of her ancestors and hear their songs anew. On this journey, Afice must decide how to honor her ancestors while embracing her own future.

How quickly the ground shifts beneath our feet. We make choices—in the face of love, or violence, or necessity—and the effects ripple outward. In these moving short stories, acclaimed authors examine the foundations of the past, uncovering the irreversible decisions and life-changing encounters that mark the turning point between before and after.

After the sudden death of her husband, Kate Turner is looking for a fresh start for herself and her teenage daughter, Alex. They relocate to the beachside town of Shoreham, Florida, where all is not as sunny as it seems. Although Kate makes fast friends with a trio of fellow moms, their daughters take an instant dislike to Alex, who attempts to document their bullying in her video diary. Kate brushes off Alex’s concerns—until she receives a series of chilling warnings about the clique of moms from other parents and neighbors.

Inside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one, from her birth on a beach in Australia...to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses and much more...to her rescue from a net by a fisherman, who names her Yoshi...to her rehabilitation at an aquarium...to her record-breaking swim across the Indian Ocean to the beach on which she hatched, to lay her eggs.

Within this audiobook is a discovery and a path to awakening into our birthright as creative beings. Living this adventure to its fullest is why we chose to be a player on the living stage of matter and light. Open your mind to the unlimited, unknown, and playful freedom that living your true role brings. Through altering our point of view and expanding our vision, life challenges become like stepping stones in a river we temporarily use to get to the other side. This empowers us to write our story not through the eyes, words, or experiences of another but as we choose.

Avry is struggling. The kids at school are teasing her and she feels very anxious. Marshmallow, her magic cat, calls Nana, who takes Avry on a vacation to the hot springs. Their trip is full of adventures and they meet wonderful creatures, including unicorns, garden trolls, fairies, and baby dragons. They see a soccer game with sheep and bears. They even get lost! Avry learns how to conquer her fear of tunnels and how to relax in a world that sometimes feels too big for her. Find out how magic mixes with friendships and family on a magical trip to the hot springs.

Avry and her magic cat, Marshmallow, live in a crooked farmhouse with her parents. One day, a stray kitten shows up. It’s skinny, hungry, and dirty. Avry brings it to her mama, who says she can keep it. Marshmallow isn’t happy. He doesn’t want a little sister. He wants Avry and her love all to himself. Will Marshmallow accept the kitten or will he try to get rid of her? Find out if there really is enough love to go around.

Avry and Marshmallow make a choice to climb a large tree. With a fall comes a broken arm and a trip to the hospital. X-ray machines and IV machines talk. Fairies help everywhere and a parade of animals fills the hospital stay with cheerful chaos. Marshmallow plays trusty friend and sidekick. Avry learns how helpful a hospital can be and returns home to find friends waiting for her.

If you had the chance to change your future by dying to birth the person you could be, would you do it? This is the question at the core of Rupert Wiles: Wait for Me. This story surfaced from a series of unfortunate events that led to a communal narcissist return cycle. It was written to help people understand the importance of recognizing and letting go of a love that's not for you.

Stefan wants to get Avry the most perfect, most thoughtful, and most unique birthday gift—something special that you can’t find in a store, something really, truly magical. Something that can only be found in a magical forest. Stefan decides to ignore the warnings about a magical troll that lives in the woods and ends up being captured! Avry, Marshmallow the Magical Cat, and Shadow the Dog must go on a quest to help rescue him. Throughout the story, they learn that courage and fear can go hand in hand and that the power of love and friendship is strong enough to inspire action.

From the outside looking in, Brooklyn was a woman who had it all—a thriving career, loving friends and family and the affections of any man she wanted. But behind closed doors she was afraid she might be falling apart. None of the sexy men she once enjoyed could satisfy her anymore, craving new desires considered taboo. She tried to keep these desires buried within herself, but a need Brooklyn couldn’t control was growing inside her...getting stronger every day—pushing her to make decisions she knew she’d never be able to come back from.

Meet Avry, a super-special, sensitive little girl who finds her best friend at the local animal shelter. Avry lives in a beautiful farmhouse and loves being close to nature. She’s a little quirky, with a touch of hypersensitivity, and has an incredibly active imagination with a magical view of the world. Avry’s story begins when she goes to the local animal shelter to adopt her first pet. She comes across a bright orange cat with a twinkle of magic in his vivid green eyes. Avry knew in an instant that they belonged together. This magical kitty introduced himself as Marshmallow.

These firefighting brothers never stood a chance when the miracle of the sunset kiss hit them both with equal force! In this San Francisco neighborhood, a kiss at sunset means you might find your true love. Two best friends are about to find out if the legend is real.

Scottish cattleman Duff MacCallister staked a claim for his life in America—and reserves a righteous anger for those who break the law in this smoking six-gun shootout from National Bestselling Authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone.

Twelve years after the events of The Boys, Hughie finds himself back home in Scotland where he intends to finally marry Annie in the company of friends and family. But the sudden appearance of a peculiar document sends our hero into a tailspin and threatens to bring the events of his nightmarish past crashing down on him in the worst possible way. There was one story about The Boys that Hughie never knew. Now, whether he likes it or not, he's going to.

Countess Alessandra Zorzi, international adventurer and thief, arrives in Arkham pursuing an ancient body freshly exhumed from a mound in Oklahoma. Before she can steal it, another party beats her to it. During the resulting gunfight at the Miskatonic Museum, the countess makes eye contact with the petrified corpse and begins an adventure of discovery outside her wildest experiences. Now, caught between her mysterious client, the police, and a society of necrophagic connoisseurs, she finds herself on the trail of a resurrected mummy as well as the star-born terror gestating within it.