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The novel is a story of love, loyalty, friendship and the intersection of law and personal morality-- when the right thing to do may not be the legal thing to do. You might sum the story up as: "A wealthy widower risks his freedom to fulfill a promise made to his dying wife."

A novel of family, hope, and perseverance in an uncertain future, for fans of Emily St. John Mandel and Jennifer Egan. California, 2057. Desalination worker Kiana Olsen is desperate to upload her dying husband's consciousness to Level Up, the virtual worldbuilding program where their daughter's avatar resides. But the government has outlawed the necessary technology. When Kiana turns to the black market, she is arrested and jailed. Her daring escape begins an Odyssean journey through the night: a collapsing roof, a virtual sex party, ruthless androids, and a killer on the loose. Even if Kiana finds her way home, how will she summon the strength to leave her old life behind? Alternating chapters reveal Kiana's ancestral history, which her outlaw mother kept secret from her. A woodland standoff between her great-great-grandfathers in World War 2, her great-grandmother's escape from Cold War East Berlin, her grandparents' meet cute in an ambulance, and her mother's own flight from the law.

Crooked Out of Compton illuminates the lives of people Frank O' Connor called " submerged population groups." The book serves as a reminder in this era of retrograde discourse that many American institutions have failed to live up to their promises, and the plot will thicken once basic protections and service levels are curtailed or eliminated together by the threat of autocratic regimes. Many Americans oppose hard reality and seek to escape it by any means, including but not limited to conspiracy theories, alcohol, and other drugs. Stories in Crooked will remind the reader of work still undone and point to some consequences when society denies or obfuscates the goal of freedom for all.

Peter is terrified-aware of his losing battle with Alzheimer's and unable to communicate with his loved ones gathered around him. While they fight over what is to be done with him-nursing home or home care-he grapples with the deteriorating threads of memories distorted by time, fear, and the fragments of outside conversation he can manage to follow. Elsewhere, Johanna's employer takes possession of a fully autonomous, simulated universe she's created on their equipment with plans to turn it into a luxury resort for disaffected citizens of her own universe. She cannot stand for this. In this story of family obligation, existential terror, and revolutionary optimism, Peter and Johanna must struggle against their given lots in life for something greater-an overcoming of despair and an indestructible hope for a more human future.

San Francisco in 1978 is a place of urban chaos. But for Diego Contreras it represents a dream of artistic success. As a recent college graduate from an immigrant family, he moves from Los Angeles to find something worth believing in and meets Saloma Sevilla, a wealthy Filipino-Chinese graduate student. Diego and Saloma develop an intense relationship through a series of adventures and misadventures. They must overcome the barriers of social class, family life, and past sexual abuse, as well as deal with a cast of quirky 1970s characters---drug-addled creative writing students, pompous professors, hangars-on in a boarding house, and tiresome family members. The City of San Francisco also shapes them. The mayor and city supervisor have been assassinated, an active shooter takes hostages in a downtown office building, the "White Night" riots have engulfed the Castro District and City Hall, and the Weather Underground has bombed a police station. Diego and Saloma must negotiate all this and come to terms with their own quiet limit of the world.

The novel, FAMILY PACK, written by Kali Metis (the pen name for Lisa Kastner) is the follow up novel to CURE and continues the tale of LUNA AUBER as she discovers her own destiny and provides the origins of the two primary lycanthropic organizations, The Lycanthrope Society (TLS) which believe that humans and lycanthropes should exist in harmony while The Righteous Group (TRG) believe that lycanthropes are intended to rule over all other species and Luna's battle to prevent the dessimation of the world as she knows it.

Four girlfriends with an eclectic mix of vibrant personalities plan a trip around the world after drunkenly taking ancestry tests during a wine-filled girl's night. It all seems harmless until a long-standing secret is uncovered where they experience enlightenment and revelations in equal measure, joys and traumas, and sometimes madness.

Run, Sally. Run. Fact and fiction intertwined. Shadows dancing on moonlight walls. She will not sleep, the night is haunted again. Aftermath A cruel twist of fate leaves a married man's future uncertain. Perennials All spitfire and spindle, a white gloved and haired lady, no doubt, a proper Southern peach in her youth- now in the ripeness of years she knew a secret. I watched it slowly, slowly, unfold. Experiencing Experiences Just a girl doing her best while navigating the dumpster fire that is dating in her 30s. The Writer Within Who's Tale To Tell Is It? The Scent of Orange What makes a place the wrong direction? Wolves in the Woods To prevent an impending loss in his family, a young boy is willing to risk everything. Wolves are the least of his fears. The Badnjak For one woman, Christmas brings joy, sorrow, and ancient gods together in "The Badnjak," which is loosely based on Slavic mythology. Harvesting the Stars Free will is the gift given to humans but not any other beings. But do all humans deserve the gift and who gets to choose? eros (thanatos) A story about a journey from Chicago to the Indiana Dunes and back again while experiencing the realities of sex in contemporary, post-enlightenment society. They'll All Be Waiting Two childhood friends, the pot-head Jeff and the debonair Grant, remain friends after Grant comes out-living together, working together, and partying together, remaining close as "brothers from separate mothers" and "sisters under the skin," until HIV takes Grant's life. A Cowboy Lost He was a young cowboy from a long line of rough-and-tumble cowboys. Real men. But unless you knew him intimately, you would never know of his demons, demons in the eyes of others, which he ultimately embraced as his own. Pumping Station Road Lloyd is an intense, moralistic runner who plans to make history by running 90 miles across Connecticut in 30 hours. His girlfriend and main supporter falls ill, and Lloyd faces the uncomfortable reality that his ambition is causing havoc. War Crimes Fifteen-year-old Sheila could handle her chubby snitch of a cousin and controlling father. But the family's unspoken legacy of trauma was a different matter. Animal Husbandry In Animal Husbandry, one of Herm Dublin's cows gives birth to something that just isn't right. Bullyboys This collection of nine wide-ranging and skillfully written stories shows Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie as a vulnerable young boy, a preening young man on the make, and, finally, an enfeebled old man forced to confront his crimes.

Though unexceptional in every way, Klaus Barbie, a mid-level Gestapo chief, ruled Lyon, France, like a medieval tyrant from 1942-44. Crowds parted to let him pass; a table was permanently reserved for him at Le Lapin Blanc, Lyon's raciest nightclub; and pretty young women slipped him notes inscribed with their phone numbers. But his glory days represented only a thin slice of his life. What prepared him for his role as the so-called Butcher of Lyon, and what became of him after the war ended? In an attempt to answer these and other questions, this collection of nine wide-ranging and skillfully written stories presents Barbie in a variety of guises, from that of a vulnerable young boy, to a preening young man on the make, to an enfeebled old man forced to confront his crimes forty years after the fact. Though wars and their excesses flare up and die down, evil is always with us, promising a god-like dominion over others that seduces those who are weakest. This book is a reminder of that.

The stories in Animal Husbandry all deal in some way with mythology, from animal fables to imaginary friends to the myths people tell themselves. In some cases, the myths are fantastical: a farmer finds his cow has given birth to a surprising offspring; a guitarist tries to improve his skills with a visit to the crossroads; or a young girl meets with a visitor in the woods to plot against her neighbors. Others concern everyday mythology: a small-town ballplayer struggles to earn a nickname; a man's clean bill of health arrives at the worst possible time; or a long-retired screen actress receives a letter that makes her confront her past.

From comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks comes a memoir about the thing she can't seem to shut up about-- her life changing thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 25-year-old Sally has no reason to upend her comfortable, conventional life to spend 5 months hiking the Appalachian Trail; no reason except that her charismatic best friend, Erin, asked her to come along. A woefully out-of-shape Sally quickly realizes she may not actually be prepared for the realities of thru-hiking-- brutal weather, wrong turns, and painful blisters have her wanting to quit almost as soon as she starts. But out of loyalty to Erin, or maybe the sinking realization that her life needed upending, Sally sticks it out. As she and Erin trek from Georgia to Maine, they collect a ragtag band of hikers and together stumble from one hilarious (and sometimes scary) predicament to another. By the time she reaches Maine-- accompanied by Erin, their crew, and a guy she's maybe (definitely) falling in love with-- readers will cheer for the stronger, more self-assured Sally that has emerged and wish they could start the laugh-out-loud, life-affirming adventure all over again.

Manuel Galvan is separated from his parents and sister during the mass expatriation of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the 1930s. He grows from a small, lost and confused boy into a wandering and angry teenager pushed out of high school and into the dockyards. Later as a loyal, passionate husband he is a man searching for a life of value and dignity despite his losses. Set against the backdrop of (Mexican) American history in Los Angeles, forced deportations, the demolition of Chavez Ravine, sterilization of Latinas, student protests and rising political consciousness, this story spans his life, from 6 to 60, and his search for his missing family, the missing pieces of his life.

The police have some questions for Eddy Sparrow. Questions about a body found at the bottom of a well. As she answers the officer's questions, she mentions a mysterious manuscript hidden in her recently deceased mother's desk drawer. The manuscript is about a young girl named Cat who returns home after her own mother's death to find her house haunted. As Eddy reads Cat's story, her own secrets emerge, and she begins to experience strange phenomena: wet footprints, phantom phone calls, and nightmares. But a book couldn't be haunted. At least that's what Eddy tells herself. As her life slowly unravels, Eddy realizes that her life is inextricably connected to Cat's story, but can she save Cat and come to terms with the secrets haunting her or will they consume her until there is nothing left?

A coming of age story set in Provincetown, Truro, and Dennis Cape Cod during the summer of 1979. Sixteen-year-old Danny Halligan is seeking to define his sexual identity, struggling to navigate his feeling toward 18-year old childhood friend Liam Preston. Their lives spiral out of control when they meet 21-year-old Gracie Rose, a charismatic photographer and Yale dropout with a vision of a flesh festival on film. Danny finds his mind unraveling as he is caught up in a torrent of drugs, sex and photography. Entire days are lost in drug fueled grappling and flesh wars in a massive tree fort known as the Palace of the Palpable Pines. Gracie's vision includes masking her subjects to maintain their anonymity. Liam becomes Lone Ranger while Danny's fur covered mask transforms him into Wolf-Boy. Danny is left mentally and physically ravaged as Gracie gains ever more fame for her ground-breaking photographs, known as Transfiguration Photos.

"This Then Is What Counts" renders an unlikely, contemporary couple bound in love and forced into a tragic odyssey. James is thirty-something and emotionally adrift when he encounters a tall, heroic and deserted June. They work and sweat side-by-side on a historic construction project in the forest along the Chesapeake. Their mutual passion is lit, June's secrets are revealed, and love and life are threatened. Twenty-five years later, James is alone. He reflects on that short time he and June shared. It seems like yesterday, and she was bigger than life and the only love he's known. It was a physical year of working with their hands and enjoying their bodies, and they took hold of those days and swung them over their heads. When June's troubled past showed up, she laid out her options: "I either fight hard, run hard, or I'm screwed." They ran. As James tells the story in his darkly comic and unsettled retirement, a mystery builds as to why he's alone when his memories of that single year with June present such a wide-screen love.

On September 17, 2022, the literary world, indeed the whole world, lost a unique voice with the passing of Suzanne "Hammer" Samples. Her final journey began in 2014 with a brain tumor diagnosis. She chronicled her struggles and triumphs even as she worked through post-surgery rehab including regaining the loss of arm and hand function. Suzanne's rare courage and candor gave us a brutally honest and unflinching view of her life. Though she "nagged" her editor and publisher to get her first book into print before she died, Suzanne outlived her prognosis. The memoir, "Frontal Matter: Glue Gone Wild" went on to be named among the best books of 2019 by Kirkus Reviews and sent Suzanne on a phenomenal book tour where she wowed listeners with her experiences, stellar personality and dark wit. She continued on to write two sequels, "Stargazing in Solitude" published to acclaim in 2021, and the "13 Tunnels", even as she returned to teaching and started a literary magazine. Her trilogy offers insight, comfort, and understanding to the patients, caregivers, and loved ones dealing with this and similar devastating diagnoses. Suzanne lived life to the fullest and gave us great gifts along the way. She will be missed. -- Barbara Lockwood and Lisa Kastner

Clay Middleton has made a career as a wilderness artist with his paintings of the American southwest. His remote desert journeys have also earned him the reputation of a deranged man who is best avoided. The reputation suits him, however, as other than for his immediate family, he prefers the company of cacti, coyotes, and sidewinders to the company of man. His idyllic life comes to an end when his wife dies, and his daughter abandons her son to his care. He believes things cannot get worse. He is wrong. His grandson is kidnapped by three supernatural beings, and Clay alone possesses the means to rescue the boy. But to do so, he must endure the incessant chatter of a young paranormal investigator as they pursue the kidnappers across alternate post-apocalyptic Earths in a race against the countdown to universal destruction.

Before You Met Me is a confessional poetry and prose book that was created in tandem with Agatha's therapist who helped guide her through the healing process. Agatha uses the art of writing as a way to unspool the murky web of memories inside our unconscious minds in an effort to bring them to conscious awareness. Before You Met Me provides insight into the underlying mental health issues that readers encounter but never reveal. The book includes snapshots of decades-old diary entries and authentic written correspondence between the protagonist and her loved ones. These stories were crafted around her own memories and explore her deepest thoughts and feelings, attempting to express the unexpressed.

95 North by Jason Matthew Zalinger Myron Oygold has returned home after a tumultuous and toxic relationship with the love of his life. Now in therapy, he recounts how it all began. 95 North explores how we make sense of our decisions in the aftermath of love gone wrong. The Thing in Violet Springs by A. G. Travers When a young family travels into the cold desolate woods of Violet Springs, they are confronted by a vicious monster hell-bent on stalking, catching, and devouring them. Their only hope is to escape the woods before sundown, but with no car, no phones, and the storm of the century brewing, escape from Violet Springs seems further and further out of reach. James and the Transparent Nudist by Ian Naranjo James is a film critic married to a beautiful man named Sam. His life is fairly normal, until one day Sam changes. Sam is a biochemist, and he's become completely transparent... Literally! Graffertiti by Russell Carmony An artist who goes by the pseudonym TM Flâneur falls for Nina, a server at a neighborhood café, and paints their story in murals across New York City.

All Daniel Corriente wants is to escape his past and be "normal," but as he enters his senior year in college, he must face the past traumas that have made him who he is. During his journey, Dani will find himself at the intersections of seemingly conflicting identities - Mexican/Chicano/Anglo, thug/intellectual, straight/queer, loner/friend. Along the way, Dani will begin to weave toward clarity with the help of a therapist, feuding mentors, an elitist boss, a persistent drug addict, a former love, and an old woman obsessed with his character flaws and the pizzas with extra green peppers. If he has any hope of finding himself, Dani must ultimately answer the question posed by one of his customers-a question that haunts him at every turn: ¿Qué tipo de persona quieres ser? What kind of person do you want to be?

Brooklyn Monti is dying. Or at least she thinks she is. Ever since Brooklyn was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease at 19, she's used it to give up on herself. Huntington's has affected her career, her friendships, and her love life. But will she let it control her future? When Brooklyn meets the man of her dreams she must decide whether Huntington's is going to take away the one thing she's always wanted: a family. Broken Petals is the story of a young woman dying to live as she is forced to face her reality and embark on a journey of self-discovery that will change her life forever.

At forty-two, Heather Finch has cared for and buried her husband after strokes and brain injury; now she embarks on a writing retreat in a cottage in the Scottish Highlands. When Heather believes her small writer's cottage is haunted, she must face her past and present fears - real or imagined - that populate her mind. Chapters are set three years before juxtaposed with ones set in present day. The " Remember" chapters recount her husband Marc's stroke, the three years of caretaking she shares with her teenage children, and the end-of-life decisions leading to Marc's death.