There are times on the World stage when you will see bursts of national pride. And there are times when that sense of 'being' is an underlying thread-a part of a national psyche that is unconsciously acknowledged by most if you will-that gives Canadian fiction (in this case, the Crime subgenre) a distinctive flavour and feel to it.So when we put out a call for Canadian short form crime fiction: 'As Canadian as peameal bacon, Buckwud Maple syrup, Roberta Bondar, Timmies, poutine, an...

A striking deluxe edition profiling the visionaries, writers, and thinkers whose ideas shaped the United States. Elegantly bound and thoughtfully curated, this volume offers readers a compelling journey through the intellectual and cultural foundations of the nation.Made in America: Thinkers Who Defined a Country explores the lives and ideas of the key figures who helped shape the political, social, and cultural landscape of the United States. This collection highlights influential...

Discover the dark, whimsical wonder of ancient Korea in this spellbinding collection of magical tales, gorgeously jacketed with bespoke cover illustrations from award-winning artist Bekologic.Leave behind drab, dark nights to trek across moonlit snowfields, shiver in horror at wild-cat women, explore the enchanted halls of fairy palaces, and follow the strange cries that beckon from beneath the Mysterious Hoi Tree.Uncanny and entrancing, shadowy and sorcero...

Greatest Love Stories brings together timeless tales that explore love in its many forms—romantic, tender, tragic, passionate and quietly transformative. These stories move beyond simple romance to capture the emotional complexity of love: its hope, its ache, its misunderstandings, its sacrifices and its lasting power.The collection offers readers a rich literary journey through desire, longing, devotion and heartbreak. Some stories celebrate the sweetness of affection, while others...

True animal stories gathered for young readers: a grizzly cub raised by hand, a fight with a catamount, a lynx in Canada, a droll fox-trap in the Maine woods, beavers at home and the ships of the desert. From The Young Reader's Treasury, with a reading guide by William Allan Neilson of Harvard. Complete and unabridged.

A gathering of the ghost story at its height: Le Fanu, Bulwer-Lytton, Wilkie Collins, Mrs Oliphant, Dickens's signalman on the line below the tunnel mouth. The Victorians produced these by the hundred for Christmas numbers, and the best of them survive because the machinery is domestic — a bell, a stairs, a letter, a man doing his job.

A trail of pawprints vanishes under falling snow. A pair of eyes glints in the darkness outside. Something brushes past your leg ... but your beloved pet is nowhere to be seen.Curl up by the fireside and settle in for another set of festive cat-themed detective stories, from the greatest writers of the genre. A perfect stocking-filler that will mystify and delight long after the last turkey drumstick has mysteriously disappeared, The Case of the Christmas Kitten is essenti...

Brace yourself for the 25th issue of the acclaimed horror anthology series Hello Darkness!Fans of the divine nunsploitation series Marian Heretic from writer Tini Howard are in for a treat as Marian herself makes her first return to the pages of Hello Darkness since the breakout series’ debut! This Marian Heretic four-parter revisits our favorite heathen as she doles out judgment to a whole new host of supernatural opponents.

This theosophical magazine declares itself a "light-bringer," using the scandal of its title to challenge ignorance, superstition, and prejudice. Edited by H. P. Blavatsky and Mabel Collins, it ranges far beyond occultism alone, engaging religion, philosophy, psychology, science, and social criticism in a bold forum for free thought. Its pages defend Lucifer as a symbol of illumination, not evil, and argue that truth, science, and religion need not be enemies. Through witty polemic, imagin...

Bentley's Miscellany bursts open with the confidence of a magazine determined to entertain, astonish, and provoke. Its pages mix fiction, poetry, satire, travel writing, comic essays, and social observation, while Oliver Twist emerges as the standout serial, drawing readers into a darker, more sustained drama. The issue's playful verse and celebratory pieces add wit and color, balancing literary ambition with mischievous humor and vivid local or seasonal charm. At the heart of the volume, ...

Bentley's Miscellany bursts onto the page as a mischievous new monthly, announced by "Boz" with theatrical confidence, self-mockery, and a promise of wit without party politics or malice. Its opening manifestos reject narrow labels, invite readers to judge the magazine by its work, and celebrate a broad, entertaining blend of humor, feeling, observation, and literary craft. The volume's contents reinforce that ambition with an exuberant mix of fiction, poetry, sketches, satire, memoir, ser...

Greatest American Short Stories (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)Rediscover the magic of storytelling with this beautifully bound Deluxe Boxed Set, a curated anthology of America’s most enduring short stories. From the eerie genius of Edgar Allan Poe and the razor-sharp wit of Mark Twain, to the emotional resonance of Kate Chopin and the dazzling imagination of F.What the Book Explores • Core themes developed through structured progression• Concepts presented with clarity and cohe...