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Anne Nielson, an American journalist, comes to London to investigate the strange death of her sister. Soon, she becomes sucked into a netherworld of corruption and perversion and is hurtled toward a final confrontation where she has only the dead as allies. Kim Newman is a well-known and respected author and movie critic. He writes regularly for Empire Magazine and contributes to The Guardian, The Times, Time Out and others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV.

A thrilling collection of 20 stories - some brand new, some published in magazines, all entirely brilliant and collected for the first time - with a wonderful bonus: in addition to his introduction to the whole collection, King gives readers a fascinating introduction to each story with autobiographical comments on their origins and motivations.

In these short stories, it's the ordinary things that turn out to be most extraordinary. Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance; a child awake in the night explores her home; a housekeeper caring for an elderly man uncovers secrets from his past. The stories focus in on crucial moments of transition. Small acts have large consequences, and some of them reverberate across decades. The real things that happen to people and the accidents that befall them are every bit as mysterious as their longings and their dreams.

The award-winning author of The Past once again "crystallizes the atmosphere of ordinary life in prose somehow miraculous and natural" (Washington Post), in a collection of stories that elevate the mundane into the exceptional. The author of six critically acclaimed novels, Tessa Hadley has...

Arden Maynor ist sechs Jahre alt, als sie schlafwandelnd das Haus verlässt und in einer Sturmnacht verschwindet. Die ganze Stadt sucht nach ihr. Der Fall wird zu einem nationalen Medienspektakel. Tage später wird Arden gefunden, in einem unterirdischen Schacht - und am Leben. Die Rettung grenzt an ein Wunder, die Öffentlichkeit ist wie besessen von Arden. Jahre später lebt sie als 'Olivia' hunderte Meilen entfernt. Der 20. Jahrestag ihrer Rettung rückt näher. Eines Nachts wacht sie plötzlich außerhalb ihres Bettes auf, wie damals. Zu ihren Füßen liegt die Leiche eines Mannes, den sie aus ihrem früheren Leben kennt.

*VANITY FAIR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025*ONE OF NEW REPUBLIC'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR*KIRKUS' BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025*ONE OF AV CLUB'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025* "[An] indictment of an industry that has cannily tilted the playing field in its favor. Bad Company details how clichéd abstractions like...

A horror podcast featuring a variety of creepy pastas, true horror and anything else that can scare the pants off ya! With sound design that will immerse you into the twisted user-submitted and original stories, you will never wake up from your Bad Dreams.

Does a chair have feelings? How about a jar? An umbrella? How about street? Celebrated author G.K. Chesterton creates a short story that creates possibilities of thought. This is a story of respect and perhaps revenge. Part science fiction and part moral tale this story will give you something to consider.

For eight long years, I have been waiting, patiently plotting my revenge. Now, I've found him. And I'm going to make him pay. He hired me to guard his wife, ensure her safety. I'm going to kill the same woman I vowed to protect. He'll suffer like I did, and when I'm done with him, he'll be begging for mercy. Mercy I won't give.

The Art of Transforming Nightmares is a friendly, hands-on guide to help you tap into the immensely rich gifts that bad dreams offer up when we work with them in healing ways. Dr. Clare Johnson, world-leading expert on lucid dreaming, shares her best practical tips for overcoming nightmares and a unique nightmare-solution quiz that identifies your personal sleeper-dreamer type, so you can fast-track to the transformative techniques that work best for you.

The launch of a hilarious new diary-format fiction series, from award-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Patterson! Lennox Dean and his best friend Idris dream of being cooler, richer and more popular, and they have plans to make it happen! When their teacher sets a diary-writing assignment...

Unsettling accounts of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances, the weight of which carry them to an inevitable fate, are presented here by the grim-voiced Father Time. This omniscient and ominous host, portrayed by both Charles Webster and William Conrad, lends the proceedings an appropriate atmosphere of foreboding. The Clock brings you the desperate obsessions, investigations, attractions, nightmares and violence of the underhanded, the unsuspecting, and the insane.

From their first encounter, figure skater Paisley Harris knows she should stay away from famous snowboarder Knox Winterbottom. But that's easier said than done. The chemistry between them is palpable, but both have secrets that could destroy their dreams in this sexy, sporty, emotionally fraught...

Becoming a dragon is a dangerously subtle process: a series of seemingly small choices add up until our hearts and skins are hardened, and we don’t recognize ourselves in the mirror. If you’ve ever felt like you aren’t who you used to be, or who you’re supposed to be, there is a way out...

“Everybody’s Son probes directly into the tender spots of race and privilege in America. . . . With assured prose and deep insight into the human heart, Umrigar explores the moral gray zone of what parents, no matter their race, will do for love.” — Celeste Ng, author of Everything I...

THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED LOVELOCKS ON BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD In this second novel about the "deep, passionate romance that transcends time and age" (Booklist), Federico Moccia delights readers with an enchanting novel about making wishes, second chances at love, and following dreams. After...

Brought to you by Penguin. The next amazing book in THE DREAM TEAM series! A heart-warming, inclusive and funny new story about three big F's: friends, following your dreams and football! Hi! I'm Charligh, and one day I'm going to be a big star. I'm full of PIZZAZZ after all, and everyone I've...

Brought to you by Penguin. A heart-warming, funny and accessible new series: Bend It Like Beckham for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Ella On The Outside. Things begin to go wrong for Jaz when her mum moves out, leaving her family behind. Determined to fix everything, she creates her own girl's...

Perfect for preschoolers (and their parents) who resist bedtime, naptime, and sleep routines, this charming book will help all little ones prepare for a peaceful night’s rest—part of the bestselling God Gave Us series, with more than 5 million books sold! Little Cub is having so much fun...

Stick Dog and his pals are back, but this time the temperature is rising and they're all feeling the heat. They need cold, cold ice cream on this hot, hot day! It will take all of Stick Dog's smarts to guide his friends to a scrumptious ice-cream feast. They'll battle a water-attacking machine...