**WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER AWARD • A heartwarming coming-of-age tale that explores the journey of self-discovery that comes with growing up.“A terrific mix of imagination, insight, character inventiveness and kindness create the kind of read that nourishes young minds and hearts.”—Kirkus Reviews“A fantastic book. . . . Pat Murphy’s wonderful girls are as real and as lovable as characters get.”—Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club**

A time-travel adventure from the Nebula Award–winning author: "Murphy's [blend] of fantasy and reality honorably recalls the novels of Margaret Atwood" ( Publishers Weekly).For generations, the people of the valley have hunted the bear, killing it to draw on its mystical power. On his first hunt, a young member of the tribe pursues the bear through the wilderness. Moments before their battle begins, the boy plunges into darkness—and awakes in a world beyond...

Who is Mary Darling? In this smartly subversive Victorian mash-up of the legendary literary novels Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, the intrepid mother of the Darling children is on the case—and always one step ahead of her inept husband and a famous detective.Mary Darling is a pretty wife whose boring husband is befuddled by her independent ways. But one fateful night, Mary becomes the distraught mother whose three children have gone missing from t...

Who is Mary Darling? In this smartly subversive Victorian mash-up of the legendary literary novels Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, the intrepid mother of the Darling children is on the case—and always one step ahead of her inept husband and a very famous sleuth.[STARRED REVIEW] “The wit, wisdom, and whimsy on offer here are sure to win fans.”—Publishers Weekly[STARRED RE...

Stories of the archetypal Trickster from Michael Cadnum, Charles de Lint, Patricia A. McKillip, Jeffrey Ford, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and others.World Fantasy Award FinalistThe mythic Trickster is both good and bad, wise and witless, sacred and profane. He appears in many different guises in world mythology, taking the form of a god in Greek legend; a coyote, raven, or rabbit in Native American lore; a meddlesome faery in English folktales; a la...

A sustainability expert goes beyond renewables, calling on us to combat the climate crisis with a new, low-energy way of life.Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially. Mainstream solutions still assume that some miracle will cure our climate ills without requiring us to change our energy-intensive lifestyle. But switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources isn't enough. We need a Plan C.In response to the conve...

The Embrace of the Rose is the story of a family growing up in rural Ireland following the seismic events of the Great War and the 1916 Dublin uprising. When hostilities ceased victors and the vanquished signed a treaty. The Treaty of Versailles was meant to usher in peace and reconciliation but instead sowed the seeds of its successor, World War II. When Germany invaded Poland the nations of the world returned to the battlefield. Living as part of a remote farming community the Megan fami...

Some things happen whether or not you clap your hands.Enjoy this original short story by author Pat Murphy. In "About Fairies," Jennifer and her co-workers create fairy lands for a toy company, all the while cultivating their own personal fairy worlds...A Tor.Com original.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Bloomsbury presents BBC Sports Report written and read by Pat Murphy.SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 – SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEARSports Report is as much a 75-year history of sport as a BBC radio institution and Pat Murphy pays handsome tribute to a programme that is still followed affectionately by millions.For nearly 75 years, one BBC programme has been a constant factor in chronicling the way sport is covered, in all its many f...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEARSports Report is as much a 75-year history of sport as a BBC radio institution and Pat Murphy pays handsome tribute to a programme that is still followed affectionately by millions.For nearly 75 years, one BBC programme has been a constant factor in chronicling the way sport is covered, in all its many facets. It has been a window on the...

The Nebula Award-winning Rachel in Love and His Vegetable Wife are two stories taken from Pat Murphy's groundbreaking collection Points of Departure. Pat Murphy's stories cross the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, blending visionary storytelling with uncompromising realism.

Mel relishes running the “Enchanted Jungle,” a roadside attraction in the Everglades filled with live parrots, concrete dinosaurs, and other unexpected wonders.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.