Kevin Phelan: 4 books

Winter in Tirane: The Stories of Jiri Kajane, brings together six intertwined tales of bittersweet love, absurd politics, and comic hijinks by the enigmatic Jiri Kajanë. Set against the final days of the Albanian empire, the stories follow an unnamed narrator–the Deputy Minister of Slogans–and...

Continuing where the groundbreaking Winter in Tirana leaves off, SOME PLEASANT DAYDREAM features six stories by the enigmatic Albanian writer Jiri Kajanë. The collection follows the adventures of Albania's fictional Deputy Minister of Slogans and his best friend Leni as they attempt to carve out...

It's a world like our own, but the emergence of superhumans has created shifts in culture that play out in changes both subtle and monumental.Those who share their abilities with the world do so for a price: either as superheroes, public-facing protectors; or as operators, who work from the shadows....

When the brain suffers an injury, the effects can be delayed and unpredictable. Cerebrospinal fluid can slowly build up, causing dangerously high levels of intracranial pressure (ICP), and the brain tissue can be displaced into adjacent compartments, resulting in cerebral herniation syndrome (CHS)....