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Sanna and her ravishing friend Gerti would rather speak of love than politics, but in 1930s Frankfurt, politics cannot be escaped--even in the lady's bathroom. Crossing town one evening to meet up with Gerti's Jewish lover, a blockade cuts off the girls' path--it is the Fürher in a motorcade procession,...

'Newsfront is about how we were and still are repeatedly colonised by America in different ways. Whenever we seem to get our head above the parapet, it's then knocked down again. The recent arrival of Fox Studios is doing much the same now as was done back then .' - Bob Ellis 'I think there...

To defeat her enemies . . . she must make them immortal. Only men are allowed into the wells of vision. But Cara’s mother defies this edict and is killed, but not before returning with a vision of terrible and wonderful things that are to come . . . and all because of five-year-old Cara. Years...

“Believe the hype. I killed myself.” Having destroyed his life, the suicidal T. Rimberg strikes out on a journey through history and geography. From Minneapolis to Europe to a fiery accident near Green Bay, he searches for a father who is likely dead, digs for meaning where he’s sure...

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From their heyday in the 1910s to their lingering demise in the 1950s, American film serials delivered excitement in weekly installments for millions of moviegoers, despite minuscule budgets, nearly impossible shooting schedules and the disdain of critics. Early heroines like Pearl White, Helen Holmes...

The narrators in Taken seem to be constantly hovering between different worlds: dream and reality, despair and enlightenment, love and detachment. On the one hand, the collection is a narrative: the use of a dramatic three-act structure bears this out. Taken begins with evocations of a troubled childhood...

Tashi is bold and clever, and tells the best stories ever! There's a Magnificent Magician with a greedy plan, a haunted house about to go up in flames, ruthless ruffians after a rare orchid, and a quest for the bravest person in the land to face the fire-breathing Red Whiskered Dragon. 'All...

Tim and Coral Townsend are sent to stay on a remote farm when they make a discovery that will change their lives forever: aliens! Suddenly they're plunged into a wild adventure full of incredible new technology, intelligent mice and friendly aliens in need of help. But their new friends aren't...

Bluebelle Investigations hits the ground running in this gripping sequel to the highly acclaimed thriller Private Viewing. Jane Child's first case: a missing cat. How did she get the boring one? Partner Matt Healy's is far more interesting: someone's counterfeiting top-notch coffees and threatening...

The third-largest criminal enterprise in the world. One woman plans to stop it. Solikha Duong, a carefree village girl in northern Cambodia, has her world torn apart by "truck men" from the south. But Solikha is tough, resourceful, and won't give up without a fight. Alice Kwann, on vacation...

Steven Spalding has a secret: an anarchic, wise-cracking alter-ego named Eric Dombey. But can either of them be trusted? As Eric, Steven can be the man he sometimes wishes to be, but then events in his life begin to slip out of his control and the boundaries between the real and unreal begin...

Witness great feats of literary art from daring writers around the world: stories crafted in 99 words. Flash fiction is a literary prompt, form, and tool that unites writers in word play. This creative craft hones a writer’s skills to write tight stories and explore longer works. It’s literary...

Taco's mom always said, "Today is the best day of your life, and tomorrow will be even better." That was hard to believe the day she died of cancer and when Taco's dad had to move up north for work, but he sure did believe it when Maggie Corrigan agreed to go with him to junior prom. Taco...