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As a child, Phoebe Manigault developed the gift of premonition after she was struck by lightning in the creeks near her Charleston home. Plagued throughout her life by mysterious dreams, and always living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Addie, Phoebe eventually moves to the West Coast, as far from her family as possible. Now, years later, she is summoned back to South Carolina, to help Addie care for their ailing mother. As Phoebe’s return lures her back into deep-rooted tensions and conflicts, she is drawn toward Celeste, whose granddaughter went missing years ago.

Camarada imaginario o encarnación del subconsciente, destinatario de postales que hablan de la extrañeza del mundo, el amigo al que la autora dirige estos poemas sirve de ancla incierta pero entrañable en el ir y venir de una voz: la de quien recorre el mundo en derivas vitales y literarias, a través de las rutas de la imaginación y los países ajenos.

La conspiración shandy, o sociedad secreta de los portátiles, fue fundada en 1924 en la desembocadura del río Níger y quedó disuelta tres años después, tras un espectacular escándalo, en Sevilla. Formaron parte de la conjetura shandy, entre otros, Duchamp, Scott Fitzgerald, Walter Benjamin, César Vallejo, Rita Malú, Valery Larbaud, García Lorca, Pola Negri, Berta Bocado, Alberto Savinio y Georgia O'Keefe.

«El mundo es esta casa», dice Clara. La llave de la puerta está echada; las ventanas, cubiertas con mantas. Dentro, Clara vive atrincherada con su padre, su hija y un canario enjaulado. Presa de su pasado y de sus miedos, atrapada en un delirio emocional, está convencida de que el mundo exterior es la feroz amenaza de la que debe proteger a su familia. La extenuante batalla que emprende contra él será la confrontación con su propio abismo interior.

In the heart of a bustling city, an elderly homeless woman named Martha and her loyal dog, Shadow, navigate the harsh realities of life on the streets. Once, Martha had a home, a family, and a future filled with love, but the loss of her husband and the relentless tide of misfortune left her with nothing but the cold pavement beneath her feet and the warmth of Shadow by her side.

In this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin’s influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media façade.

En la guerra y en la paz, una mujer sin armas lucha por sus hijas. Como en la vieja agricultura itinerante roza, tumba y quema para que esas niñas tengan un lugar al cual poder regresar.

When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI and—what’s potentially even worse—thrust into the spotlight of @JuniperShoresSocialite, the town’s snarky anonymous Instagram account. Cut off from her bank accounts and feeling desperate, Charlotte takes up an acquaintance’s offer to stay at a beachfront former bed-and-breakfast that’s home to a community of single mothers and draws plenty of gossip in the small coastal North Carolina town.

A finales de los años ochenta, la designación de embajadores entre cárteles que ayudaran a solventar negocios y desacuerdos permitió establecer las reglas para el trasiego ilegal entre México y Colombia. Estos embajadores eran llamados emisarios. En esta novela un hombre finge ser su hermano muerto para poder entrar al mundo del narcotráfico.

Banned from their home in the Navajo Nation as a result of their disobedience, Eliza and Alex Trellis build a new life for themselves and their two sons. Although life is a daily struggle, the boys grow up healthy and happy—until the oldest son Cameron starts to become envious of his younger brother and bandmate Austin, who gets everything he wants—fame, fortune and all that goes with it.

Détroit, fin des années 1970. Hannah et Wes Jarrett forment l'une des familles les plus en vue de l'élite blanche et bourgeoise. Mais entre les galas caritatifs et les déplacements d'affaires, ils se croisent à peine et n'ont plus en commun que leurs deux enfants, choyés par la gouvernante. Par ailleurs, des gros titres abominables font la une des journaux : des cadavres de garçons sont retrouvés nus, sans vie, comme exposés au public. Par un meurtrier dont on ne sait rien, et que les médias s'empressent de nommer Babysitter.

Si vous avez aimé L'Anomalie, vous adorerez La Mesure ! " Il est difficile d'imaginer le monde d'avant, dans lequel elles n'existaient pas. Quand elles sont apparues au mois de mars, personne ne savait quoi faire de ces petites boîtes étranges arrivées avec le printemps. Sur chacune d'elles était inscrit un message simple : "La mesure de votre vie se trouve à l'intérieur'. " À partir de ce moment-là, tout a changé. Celles et ceux qui ont ouvert leur boîte ont découvert une cordelette, plus ou moins longue.

Tookie e forțată să privească în interiorul ei pentru a-și înțelege propriul trecut și a-și ispăși greșelile. Condamnarea la integrarea într-o cultură înlocuitoare, care doar se vrea înfloritoare, se plătește scump. Într-o societate dominată de ură și cruzime, personajele din Sentința se regăsesc și supraviețuiesc prin iubire, prietenie, cărți, familie și moștenire culturală. Lupta pentru păstrarea propriei memorii și identități nu e ușoară, însă resentimentele și disperarea fac loc în cele din urmă compasiunii și solidarității.

This haunting collection of 15 spoken word pieces penned by a widely published poet interweaves with sound design to create evocative and richly colored works of the imagination. Surreal, with a hint of the fairy tale, crossing grittiness and darkness with sweetness and light, the stories and images seem to emerge from the dream state. The sound design includes original music, found sound, field recordings and electronics, providing a soundscape for the poetry.

Chronicled in four parts, shifting restlessly between the author's childhood memories, the sudden disappearance of his brother, and the inevitable loss of his ailing mother, Late to the Search Party explores what it means to be a family of one—to be orphaned, whether by fate or by circumstance. In language that is both grounded and ethereal, Dawson tallies the losses and looks at what remains: the frustration and anger, the bewilderment and sadness—and the affection and humor that makes itself felt in spite of everything.

Bob Miller ha creado el paraíso con el que siempre soñó: una granja en lo alto de un valle, a cinco kilómetros del pueblo más cercano, donde él y su esposa Liz viven y crían a su hijo de siete años, Tommy, cultivando su propia comida, hilando y tejiendo su ropa, fabricando sus propios muebles. Él mismo construyó la casa en la que habitan, sin teléfono ni televisor, sin automóvil, sin más conexión cotidiana con el mundo exterior que los viajes diarios de Tommy a la escuela. Allí viven, piensa Bob, y allí vivirán siempre.

A partir de un accidente en su infancia, Ema indaga en el vínculo con su madre y, embarazada de su segundo hijo, encara un viaje en busca de respuestas: ¿quién es realmente Elena? ¿La conoce lo suficiente? Su madre es distante y hay una zona que ella no logra franquear por más que lo intente; eso no cambió con el paso de los años.

Yellow dirt gathers in the creases of the toddler's dirty blue jeans and on the little hands used to brush away a pesky fly. The same yellow particles that cling to the walls of the Hogan, contaminates the drinking water and fills the air where his father works only to come home covered with yellow dust. Yellow dirt. That enriches the powerful, but at the expense of the unsuspecting Dine.

An old woman, riddled with dementia, walks off into the woods in the middle of the night. A light in the wood draws her to a campfire with two strange, dangerous men, one young and one old, who are there plotting a crime of as-yet-indeterminate purpose. The two men have a job to do. They are hunting something precious but have only been told: you’ll know it when you see it. When they arrive at the place, an abandoned church cellar in the burned-out countryside, they find an answer they never could have predicted.

Deadfall tracks Charlie Yazzie, Thomas Begay, and Harley Ponyboy into unfamiliar territory. When a family member unexpectedly dies, a debilitating sense of loss overcomes our friends on the reservation. The ties that have bound them begin to unravel. What witch's evil is at work? Is the bond forever broken? Or is there a connection to the ancient past that might bring this malevolent aura to an end?