The phenomenal success of Trainspotting made Edinburgh the hottest literary spot on the map. A major feature in the New York Times Magazine announced, "From the margins of Scottish society comes a new, beer-soaked, drug-filled, profanity-laced, violently funny literature", and Kirkus writes, "The Scottish beats are already strong contenders for world-class literary status". They have infused their writing with a raw, youthful energy and daring that has attracted an audience in the hundreds of thousands. With what British Esquire calls "an impressive array of Scottish writers", Acid Plaid: New ... View More...
These stories of young people of all backgrounds--from the privileged to the poor, from immigrant to native-born--beat with the pulse of city life. They neither extol nor condemn but frankly reflect the city's real excitements and perils. For urban teens, these are pages out of daily life. For those who live elsewhere, here is a glimpse into a world so often imagined. Among the authors are Judith Ortiz Cofer, Eugenia Collier, Ann Hood, Cherylene Lee, Paul Many, Walter Dean Myers, Michael Rosovsky, Neal Shusterman, Amy Tan, Elennora Tate, and Kurt Vonnegut. View More...
Edited by the critically acclaimed Terry McMillan, the award-winning author of five previous novels and recipient of the Essence Award for Excellence in Literature, this is a striking collection of works from contemporary African-American authors, both established and emerging. This is the first original anthology of African-American writing in over a decade. Featuring works by over fifty African-American writers and a preface by John Edgar Wideman, this amazing anthology showcases some of our best contemporary writers, including: Terry McMillan, Clarence Major, Wanda Coleman, Ntozake Shange, ... View More...
Gothic Ghosts tells riveting tales of repressed memories, desire and despair, lost connections, questionable gifts, and second chances. This distinguished collection also includes bizarre tales of love and devotion, from the romantic to the very peculiar. Wendy Webb and Charles Grant have gathered the best of the best -- the greatest talent of today and the rising stars of tomorrow. Contributors include New York Times bestselling author Rick Hautala; Bram Stoker Award winner Nancy Holder; Matthew J. Costello, creator of the bestselling The Seventh Guest; Nebula Award winner Esther M. Friesner;... View More...
An anthology featuring contemporary masters of the short story around the globe, including Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Joyce Carol Oates, Martin Amis, and more Following the immense success of The Art of the Tale, Daniel Halpern has assembled the next generation of short-story writers--those born after 1937--to create a companion volume, The Art of the Story. Attesting to the depth, range, and continued popularity of short fiction, this collection includes seventy-eight contributors from thirty-five countries. The Art of the Story combines the best of the established masters as well as th... View More...
From zipless action in "Fear of Flying" to jolly romps with Jilly Cooper; from transgressions with a priest in "The Thorn Birds" to mischief with Mellors; from a gentle first encounter with Ralph in "Forever" to anything and everything but gentle in "The Story of O." Even Keats, Chaucer, and Shakespeare are up tono good. These are the stories that taught us about sex, volumes pilfered from our parents bookshelves, favorites passed girl to girl, hidden in desks, whispered and wondered about." View More...
This one-of-a-kind collection reminds weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as kids. Here are over three hundred quotations from over two hundred well-loved children's books, such as Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Eloise, Sounder, Number the Stars, and Goodnight Moon, organized by topic, among them Acceptance, Goodness, Family Woes, and Growing Old. On Silence: I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking.--E. B.White, The Trumpet of the Swan. On Reverence: Dying's part of... View More...
This collection of short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction. Featuring more than 30 short stories, it spans the spectrum of short fiction from early pieces by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Anton Chekhov to contemporary works by Alice Walker and Margaret Atwood. View More...
