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  After a Dance - Selected Stories

  Bridget O'Connor

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  'These are some of the wildest, arresting, just plain brilliant short stories I've read in a long time.' - Roddy Doyle, author of The Woman Who Walked Into DoorsAfter a Dance is the compiled collection of short stories from acclaimed writer Bridget O'Connor, with an exclusive preface written and read by the author's daughter, Constance Straughan.Bridget O'Connor was one of the great short story writers of her generation. She had a voice that was viscerally funny and an eye for both the glaring reality and the absurdity of the everyday.In After A Dance, we meet a selection of O'Connor's most memorable characters often living on the margin of their own lives: from the anonymous thief set on an unusual prize to the hungover best man clinging to what he's lost, to the unrepentant gold-digger who always comes out on top. From unravelling narcissists to melancholy romantics all human life is here - at its best and at its delightful worst.

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  A Fight with a Cannon - From...

  Victor Hugo

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  Victor Marie Hugo was born on 26th February 1802 in Besançon, France.   
  There can be no doubt that Hugo is ranked as the greatest of French authors and poets. In addition to this he fought against social injustice throughout his life and from his frequent elections to the French Assembly. 
  Hugo published his first novel, Han d’Islande (1823), the year after his marriage and so began an immense canon of fiction and poetry not only for France but to World literature.  
  He was elected to the Académie Française in 1841 and the same year came a peerage and entrance to the Higher Chamber as a pair de France, where he spoke against the death penalty, social injustice and in favour of press freedom.  
  In the years leading up to the Revolution of 1848 Hugo began to lean towards Republicanism and greater freedoms.  With the formation of the Second Republic, he was again elected to the Assembly. 
  When Napoleon III seized power in 1851, and established an anti-parliamentary constitution, Hugo openly declared him a traitor to France. This, of course, meant exile where he remained until 1870.  In exile he published his greatest work ‘Les Misérables’, and further widely honoured collections of poetry. 
  Returning home he was again elected to the National Assembly and the Senate.  It was the time of the Franco-Prussian war and with Paris under siege and food ever more scarce, he wrote in his diary that he was now "eating the unknown". 
  Later he was instrumental in strengthening the rights of artists and copyright, steps which led to the international protections of the Berne Convention.  
  Victor Hugo died on 22nd May 1885, aged 83.

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  Horror Short Stories: Volume 1

  Willow Rose

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  Two frightening psychological thrillers. Better Watch Out: He sees you when you’re sleeping; he knows when you’re awake. Some kids are scared of the dark, others of monsters living under their beds. Some are even afraid of clowns. None of those things scare Sara. But she is terrified of one man who comes to her house every year in the middle of the night. Santa... Curl up with some frightening Christmas horror from the Queen of Scream, Willow Rose. Warning: You might not feel like putting out cookies for Santa ever again after listening to this short story. The Bird: Everyone's nightmare. When five-year-old Winnie finds a little bird that is hurt, she wants to take it in and take care of it. Her mother is reluctant. She is terrified of birds. As she rightfully should be... Two quick and scary listens, as only Willow Rose can deliver it. Get the audiobook today.

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  Conan Doyle - Short Stories -...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Head Stories presents the 3rd volume of Selected Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.The Brown Hand - Upon his return from India, an eminent doctor is haunted by a patient in search of something that was taken from him.The King of the Foxes - In an effort to shake off a hangover a young man joins a fox hunt, only to experience much more than he expected!Lot 249 - An Oxford medical student is warned not to become familiar with his mysterious neighbouring student. He soon finds out why.How It Happened - A recollection of a dramatic motoring accident.The Terror of Blue John Gap - Whilst convalescing in Derbyshire, a young man is determined to discover what lurks in the local caves.The Contest - A Greek poet finds himself in an unlooked for competition with a powerful stranger.An Iconoclast - The origin story of the "Venus de Milo".The Blighting of Captain Sharkey - A notorious Pirate meets his nemesis.The Lost Special - The mysterious case of a disappearing train.A Pastoral Horror - A quiet Austrian village witnesses a series of horrific murders.John Barrington Cowles - The writer narrates the tragic story of his friend's death and his suspicions and fears as to the cause.The Curse of Eve - A touching story of a difficult birth.

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  Houston Noir

  Anton DiSclafani, Adrienne...

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  Publisher's summary 
  Brand-new stories by: Tom Abrahams, Robert Boswell, Sarah Cortez, Anton DiSclafani, Stephanie Jaye Evans, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, Adrienne Perry, Pia Pico, Reyes Ramirez, Icess Fernandez Rojas, Sehba Sarwar, Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Larry Watts, and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton.Critic reviews 
  "Brooklyn Noir came first in 2004, and now, 15 years later, Houston Noir--14 stories of intrigue, betrayal and death set from Tanglewood to Third Ward penned by current or former Houston authors--goes on sale."--Houston Chronicle" 
  "Akashic Books's long-running Noir Series tasks writers with imagining the dark sides of their communities, spinning gritty, shocking tales atop the local landscape. Recently the publisher tapped writer and former Houston poet laureate Gwendolyn Zepeda to serve as editor on a collection of stories about her native Bayou City. The end result is Houston Noir, out this month, whose 14 entries explore the murder, betrayal, and brujería lurking everywhere from River Oaks to the Ship Channel to a trailer park off FM 1960."--Houstonia Magazine 
  "Houston is a city on the rise when it comes to crime fiction--something about all those lonely highways, gravity-defying overpasses, and drastic urban sprawl (and of course, the crime rate) make Houston a perfect setting for noir. This port city of close to five million residents is ready for a new reputation as a world capital of literature, and we're here to support Akashic's new collection of noir tales from Texas's most complex city."--CrimeReads, included in The Best New Crime Fiction of May 2019

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  Rising Charity - A Jesse...

  Wayne Stinnett

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  It'd been a long time; a lot of things had changed. Since sailing away from Cane Garden Bay, Jesse McDermitt had changed. Waking one morning, the smell of rum still on his breath, Jesse realizes he doesn't much like the change anymore. The mask that he'd freely put on didn't fit right. It was the mask of a drifting, womanizing boat bum, and it concealed his inner turmoil. Peeling off the mask, he soon realizes what a mess he's in. 
  Weeks of rigorous, open-ocean swims and increasingly deeper free dives helped put the strength back in his body. But physical strength wasn't what was lacking. It wasn't what had finally pulled him into a lifestyle that wasn't his. He'd lost focus on the important things in life, the need to be part of something better. 
  In a secluded anchorage, far from civilization, Jesse powers up his satellite phone for the first time in weeks. There is a message from Charity Styles, asking him for a meeting. She has a line on something they both need, something to focus on. A mission. 
  From award-winning story-teller Wayne Stinnett comes this 14th novel in his exciting Caribbean Adventure Series. Taking the reader from the deep-water canyons of Exuma Sound to the sport-fishing Mecca that is Bimini, Stinnett spins a fascinating tale of redemption and vengeance.

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