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Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories
Par Shashi Bhat. 2024
From the Governor General’s Award-shortlisted author of The Most Precious Substance on Earth comes a breathtaking and sharply funny collection…
about the everyday trials and impossible expectations that come with being a woman.What would have happened if she’d met him at a different time in her life, when she was older, more confident, less lonely, and less afraid? She wonders not whether they would have stayed together, but whether she would have known to stay away. A writer discovers that her ex has published a novel about their breakup. An immunocompromised woman falls in love, only to have her body betray her. After her boyfriend makes an insensitive comment, a college student finds an experimental procedure that promises to turn her brown eyes blue. A Reddit post about a man’s habit of grabbing his girlfriend’s breasts prompts a shocking confession. An unsettling second date leads to the testing of boundaries. And when a woman begins to lose her hair, she embarks on an increasingly nightmarish search for answers. With honesty, tenderness, and a skewering wit, these stories boldly wrestle with rage, longing, illness, and bodily autonomy, and their inescapable impacts on a woman’s relationships with others and with herself.La rivière aux adieux: 1, Le pardon
Par Lise Bergeron. 2019
Saint-Alban, 1894. Les époux Aubert et Lucille Bastien mènent une existence simple et bien rangée avec leurs trois enfants, en…
périphérie de Portneuf. Alors que l'avenir semble leur sourire, un événement tragique frappe soudain la région, mettant une fin abrupte à cette douce quiétude. Sans avertissement, un terrible glissement de terrain se produit et force la rivière Sainte-Anne à sortir de son lit. Du coup, la maison familiale est anéantie, emportant avec elle Lucille et un de ses garçons. Endeuillé et déboussolé, Aubert connaît une période bien sombre, laquelle le conduira bientôt à sa perte. À présent seule, séparée de son jeune frère, Jeanne fait face à des temps pour le moins difficiles. Comment dire adieu au passé et reprendre le cours de sa vie alors que s'enchaînent les orages ? Réussira-t-elle malgré tout à repérer son chemin, voire à découvrir l'amour et goûter à nouveau au bonheur ?Ocre rouge
Par Marie-Françoise Taggart. 2023
Joyce Bell, élevée sur une réserve autochtone au nord d'Elizabethville, est la nouvelle chef du poste de police d'Aylmertree. Elle…
s'est donné pour mission de retrouver de jeunes femmes de sa communauté qui ont disparu. Ce faisant, elle découvre l'existence d'un réseau de prostitution juvénile impliquant des personnalités importantes de cette petite ville proprette. Secondée par son adjoint, l'agent Listerbie, alias Sqwiq, ainsi que par l'informaticien Kof, elle devra poursuivre ses recherches dans l'ombre. Ensemble, ils essaieront de déjouer les attaques du crime organisé local, qui continue de s'acharner sur d'innocentes victimesMille pages plus tard: 2, Je ne peux plus me concentrer
Par Marie Potvin. 2022
Un graffiti humiliant, une frousse évitée de justesse, des quiproquos à n'en plus finir, voilà ce qui occupe désormais mes…
soirées ! Et même s'il m'aide à me tirer d'affaire, Adam est clair : il le fait pour éviter à Félix de se retrouver mêlé à tout ça et non pour moi ! Je ne dois surtout pas me faire des idées sur ses intentionsJusqu'à l'horizon
Par Benoit Picard. 2023
Héroïnes et tombeaux
Par Daniel Grenier. 2023
Certains avancent que l'écrivain Ambrose Bierce, auteur du Dictionnaire du diable, est mort fusillé au Mexique en 1915; d'autres, qu'il…
aurait plutôt poursuivi son chemin jusqu'aux tréfonds du Brésil. C'est là que la journaliste Alexandra Pearson, cent ans plus tard, cherche sa trace. Un manuscrit inédit confirmerait cette hypothèse, et Alex devra pénétrer le monde interlope d'Uruguaiana pour mettre la main dessus. Mission impossible sans le concours de son père, Andrew Pearson, gentleman élusif de l'import-export à qui elle s'est pourtant juré de ne jamais rien demanderLégendes d'Ashur-Sîn: 6, Cinn
Par Anne Robillard. 2021
A Duranki, nos héros, aidés par les Télals, poursuivent leur mission de sauvetage, en commençant par les ouvriers restés coincés…
dans la mine après l'explosion des naroux. Pourront-ils tous les sauver ? Malgré le retour de la magie, le continent d'Ashur-Sîn n'est pas encore tiré d'affaire, loin de là. Il reste encore plusieurs forteresses à conquérir, toutes occupées par les Dingirsigs... Il y a aussi Naram, l'Ensi, qu'il faut retrouver au plus vite ! Et les enfants enlevés en même temps que les adultes, où sont-ils passés ? Onyx découvrira-t-il enfin qui est réellement la déesse Sîn tant vénérée par les Lou-Sîn ?Secrets de famille: 2, Le poids des confidences
Par Rosette Laberge. 2023
Île d'Orléans, 1972. Geneviève et Henri Lapierre profitent de la quiétude de leur nouvelle demeure depuis maintenant un an. Richard,…
leur aîné, poursuit son rêve, de sorte que, six mois par année, il s'embarque sur des navires. Catherine, elle, a tout laissé derrière pour vivre aux côtés de son amoureux, Nolan, en Irlande. Quant à Carole, elle est encore ébranlée par sa rupture. Alors qu'Henri et Geneviève croient avoir réussi à se rapprocher de leurs enfants, ces derniers ne semblent pas prêts à leur faire confiance. Les nombreux secrets parviendront-ils finalement aux oreilles du couple inquiet ? Le poids des confidences risque de devenir difficile à soutenirSecrets de famille: 1, L'écho des murmures
Par Rosette Laberge. 2023
Limoilou, 1970. Depuis trop longtemps déjà, Geneviève Gervais a mis de côté sa carrière de professeure afin de prendre soin…
de ses enfants, mais ce n'est pas sans avoir gardé cette flamme pour son ancienne vie. Au contraire de son plus jeune, Rémi qui, lui, déteste l'école, les devoirs et la disciplineDoux bordel
Par Andrée-Anne Brunet. 2023
"Cette suite de tableaux écrits au "tu" raconte, avec tendresse et l'humour décapant qui caractérise l'autrice, l'histoire d'une nouvelle maman…
durant la première année de son bébé, alors que tout autour d'eux explose. Un roman qui brosse un portrait authentique du beau et du moins beau de la jeune maternité, sans magnifier les creux de vague, pour y apporter de la lumière."Rose des vents
Par Valérie Chevalier. 2023
Voici une oeuvre de fiction unique qui mène les lecteurs et lectrices de la jeunesse vers le début de la…
vie adulte. Un roman d'apprentissage qui amène Rose, l'attachante héroïne, à assumer pleinement ses choix, vivre le moment présent et porter un nouveau regard sur elle-même et le monde qui l'entourePas besoin de dire adieu
Par Marie-Sarah Bouchard. 2023
Prendre le large, se barrer, ficher le camp, n'est-ce pas ce qu'il faut toujours choisir ? Pour échapper au regard…
méprisant de nos nouveaux camarades au baccalauréat en arts visuels. Pour aller retrouver cette fille qui est enfin réapparue sur Instagram. Pour éviter de revenir au bureau après un congé de maternité et d'être considérée comme la plus junior à nouveau. La seule chose à faire n'est-elle pas de partir pour Bucarest, ou pour Amarillo, au Texas, ou pour la destination que nous choisirons au hasard sur l'écran en arrivant à l'aéroport ?Harbor lights
Par James Lee Burke. 2024
A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" ( The Denver Post ), the New York Times…
bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge A boy and his father watch a German submarine sink an oil tanker as evil forces in the disguise of federal agents try to ruin their family. A girl is beaten up outside a bar as her university-professor father navigates new love and threats from a group of neo-Nazis. A pair of undercover union organizers are hired to break colts for a Hollywood actor, whose "Western hero" façade hides darkness. An oil rig worker witnesses a horrific attack on a local village while on a job in South America and seeks justice through one final act of bravery. With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke's singular skills are on display in this superb anthology. Harbor Lights unfolds in stories that crackle and reverberate as unexpected heroes emergeThe perfect passion company (The Perfect Passion Company #1-3)
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2024
As the new manager of the Perfect Passion Company, Katie's mission is to help the lonely hearts of Edinburgh. With…
the assistance of her amiable and handsome office neighbor, William, she finds herself using a personal touch to find matches for the city's lovelorn citizens. When an airline pilot comes to her looking for a woman to take care of him, Katie sends him to cooking school. The case of a hotelier with a particularly overbearing mother may require a delicate two-pronged approach. And for a client who has a habit of talking so much she does not even seem to draw breath—well, Katie doesn't turn down a case just because it's challenging. Along the way, Katie learns that her work may be a little broader in scope than she had originally thought, and there may be something to learn about her own future happiness as well. With the tenderness of which only McCall Smith is capable, The Perfect Passion Company charmingly illuminates the psychology of matchmaking, the search for love and compassion, and the mysterious spark of attraction that can, at times, catch hold of us all. "McCall Smith is wonderfully skilled and winningly humane."—The Wall Street JournalNeighbors and other stories
Par Diane Oliver. 2024
A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of 22, leaving behind…
these crisply told and often chilling tales that explore race and racism in 1950s and 60s America. In this first and only collection by a masterful storyteller finally taking her rightful place in the canon, Oliver's insightful stories reverberate into the present day. There's the nightmarish "The Closet on the Top Floor," in which Winifred, the first Black student at her newly integrated college, starts to physically disappear; "Mint Juleps not Served Here," where a couple living deep in a forest with their son go to bloody lengths to protect him; "Spiders Cry without Tears," in which a couple, Meg and Walt, are confronted by prejudices and strains of interracial and extramarital love; and the high-tension titular story that follows a nervous older sister the night before her little brother is set to desegregate his school. These are incisive and intimate portraits of African American families in everyday moments of anxiety and crisis that look at how they use agency to navigate their predicaments. As much a social and historical document as it is a taut, engrossing collection, Neighbors is an exceptional literary feat from a crucial once-lost figure of lettersNo one will come back for us: And other stories
Par Premee Mohamed. 2024
Here there be gods and monsters-forged from flesh and stone and vengeance-emerging from the icy abyss of deep space, ascending…
from dark oceans, and prowling strange cities to enter worlds of chaos and wonder, where scientific rigor and human endeavor is tested to the limits. These are cosmic realms and watery domains where old offerings no longer appease the ancient Gods or the new and hungry idols. Deities and beasts. Life and death. Love and hate. Science and magic. And smiling monsters in human skin. Premee Mohamed's debut collection of contemporary cosmic horror and dark fantasy heralds the arrival of a new and vibrant voice on the cutting edge of modern speculative fictionKind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts
Par Claire Donato. 2023
The first major book from a longtime legend in underground literature; known by citation and word of mouth, but only…
now emerging with a work that will earn a broad audience.&“Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts is why I want to read. There are few books at all that expand the exploration of family, outsider sex, animal love, therapy and surreal vision and even fewer writers who do it as well as Claire Donato. My mind and heart are thankfully changed forever.&” —JAMIE STEWART of Xiu Xiu and author of Anything That Moves &“Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts moves and feels like a novel of ideas, yes, but also a lookbook of Rorshachs; a concept cookbook for famished phantoms; a fragmentary tour de force a la Duras. On every page, it lines the mind with vibrant space, as extraordinary in its candor about desire, artifice, and intimacy as it is with wordplay, wit, and social theory. &“Death is a mirror of time, and life is not as heavy as it seems,&” Donato writes, beckoning us forward through the void of realism as might an imaginary friend we thought we&’d lost—or should I say &‘guardian angel&’?&” —BLAKE BUTLER, author "In Claire Donato's fiction, I am both looking in and being looked at. The depths of desire are on display, laying bare the complexity and the ugliness that often comes with it." —MOLLY SODA, artist "Claire Donato's prose is at once playful and masterful, charming and haunting—I loved these short stories with huge imaginations." —CHELSEA HODSON, author of Tonight I'm Someone Else "Love is a source of radical questioning whose only enemy is indifference. Claire Donato&’s fever dream of a novel goes toe to toe with today&’s anomie, stretching our only resource left, language, so we can navigate a 21st century landscape of violently changing relationships, with one another, with the natural world, and with our bodies." —JAMIESON WEBSTER, psychoanalyst and author In the disquieting stories of Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts, a fractaled Claire Donato contemplates grief and disgust in heterosexuality, deconstructing the romance myth and the illicit fantasies which reflect our haunted selves. These fictions are populated with Lynchian characters, draped in memory and the subconscious mind, who imagine their way out of the painful limits of their world: a turtle retreats into its shell and becomes a real girl. A porn addict turns into a baby boy in the arms of his barren cyber-girlfriend. And a digitally-marred depressive joins forces with the ghost of Simone Weil to kill a chicken. Donato&’s fictions are precise and cutting, seamlessly integrating a vast knowledge of art through sharp criticism and a history of cult traditions: Donnie Darko, Wings of Desire, Daisies, and Twin Peaks and artists including Clarice Lispector, M.F.K. Fisher, Sibylle Baier, and The Velvet Underground. Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts concludes with "Gravity and Grace, the Chicken and the Egg, or: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian", a novella-in-vignettes that frames cooking as an entrypoint to light, awareness, and connection. With associative lyricism and a preternatural ability to gaze into the void with tenderness, Donato relays an indescribably strange perception of our world, in which maniacal grief turns to a gleeful protest before becoming, against all odds, a love letter to what remains. Cover photo: Jimmy DeSana Contact Paper, 1980 Vintage C-print © the Jimmy DeSana Trust Courtesy of the Jimmy DeSana Trust and P·P·O·W, New YorkBugsy & Other Stories
Par Rafael Frumkin. 2024
From the author of Confidence and The Comedown comes a wildly imaginative story collection about queerness, neurodivergence, sexuality, and self-discovery.…
Frumkin&’s latest book is a deliciously entertaining collection of five genre-defying stories that range from downright hilarious to brilliantly unhinged. Taken together, they celebrate a wide variety of human experiences. In the title story, a queer young adult with bipolar disorder drops out of college in a fog of depression, aimlessly drifting between maintaining their job at a fast food restaurant and dodging their mom&’s texts. But when they fall in with a group of sex workers starring in BDSM films, they find radical freedom, love, and community. In other stories, we meet a psychiatrist whose meticulously-maintained life is upended by an Alex Trebek-like voice in his head, an e-girl celebrity who is being courted by a delusional fan, a young boy on the spectrum at odds with a neurotypical world determined to &“cure&” him, and an elderly woman whose consciousness is being transformed by her oncoming death. With incredible insight, compassion, and honesty, Frumkin unravels each story with tantalizing precision. Sexy and raw—and compulsively readable—this collection offers a look at our innermost selves as we all try to make sense of the world and our place in it.Archie Showcase Digest #17: Archie's Valentine's Special (Archie Showcase Digest)
Par Archie Superstars. 2024
Homesick for Another World: Stories
Par Ottessa Moshfegh. 2017
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017An electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers…
of our time"I can&’t recall the last time I laughed this hard at a book. Simultaneously, I&’m shocked and scandalized. She&’s brilliant, this young woman."—David Sedaris Ottessa Moshfegh's debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015. Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle, nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. But as many critics noted, Moshfegh is particularly held in awe for her short stories. Homesick for Another World is the rare case where an author's short story collection is if anything more anticipated than her novel. And for good reason. There's something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh's stories, something almost dangerous, while also being delightful, and even laugh-out-loud funny. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet in one way or another; they all yearn for connection and betterment, though each in very different ways, but they are often tripped up by their own baser impulses and existential insecurities. Homesick for Another World is a master class in the varieties of self-deception across the gamut of individuals representing the human condition. But part of the unique quality of her voice, the echt Moshfeghian experience, is the way the grotesque and the outrageous are infused with tenderness and compassion. Moshfegh is our Flannery O'Connor, and Homesick for Another World is her Everything That Rises Must Converge or A Good Man is Hard to Find. The flesh is weak; the timber is crooked; people are cruel to each other, and stupid, and hurtful. But beauty comes from strange sources. And the dark energy surging through these stories is powerfully invigorating. We're in the hands of an author with a big mind, a big heart, blazing chops, and a political acuity that is needle-sharp. The needle hits the vein before we even feel the prick.