Inspired by Giles Gordon and David Hughes's Best Short Stories series, which ran to ten volumes between 1986 and 1995, Best British Short Stories this year reaches its thirteenth volume.Best British Short Stories 2023 showcases an excellent and varied selection of stories, by British writers, first published during 2022 in magazines, journals, anthologies, collections, chapbooks and online.This new anthology contains stories by Alinah Azadeh, Davi...

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its sixth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the b...

For a hundred years, the people of Prairie Bend have whispered Nathaniel's name in wonder and fear. Some say he is a folktale, created to frighten children on cold winter nights. Some swear he is a terrifying spirit retumed to avenge the past. But soon . . . very soon . . . some will learn that Nathaniel lives still--that he is darkly, horrifyingly real. Nathaniel--he is the voice that calls to young Michael Hall across the prairie night . . . the voice that draws the boy into the shadowy ...

Archives brought from Egypt to southern France in the early 19th　century fell into the hands of a secret group whose own archives were confiscated by Occupation authorities during World War II. In 1942 some of these confiscated documents were appropriated by a young Frenchman who struggled over the following decades to decipher the importance of what he had stolen. By 1980 his rambling texts had become a prime source for the authors of　Holy Blood, Holy Grail　(and ultimately for　

Based off the best selling novel from John Saul, here comes this illustrated take. This zero issues features never before seen images of the series, as well as some bonus material.

From the imagination of best-selling author John Saul comes two tales guaranteed to keep you reading. In Blackstone Asylum, you’ll explore the ruined Blackstone and witness the sadistic legacy of Dr. Malcolm Metcalf. Can writer Oliver Metcalf prevent the curse of his father’s asylum before it consumes him? And in God Project, the Montgomery family mourns the death of their daughter, a mystery that doctors don’t understand. Meanwhile, the Corliss family struggles with the disappearance of t...

Collected for the first time. from the best selling novelist John Saul, comes "God Project". Eastbury, Mass. Quiet, peaceful, prosperous. Surely the ideal place to raise a family? For the Montgomery family, the death of their baby daughter is a mystery that medicine should be able to answer, but can't. For the Corliss family, the disappearance of their teenage son will bring many eyes to Eastbury, and spark a quite different type of mystery. What has happened to these children? Eastbury ha...

“Understatement is a powerful device, in life, and in poetry. ‘A Few Love Poems’ actually offers us a hundred! Some are simple thoughts, succinctly and accurately stated, which leave the reader thinking ‘Yes, life is like that.’ Many are detailed observations, capturing a person, a journey, an event, or a breath of nostalgia. Others are perfectly whimsical, but no less entertaining. Several made me laugh aloud, enjoying their simplicity. This is a good collection on a range of themes.

The Blackstone Curse has all but triumphed. Just one special delivery remains: a razor used to slash the throat of a child. Now, it's Oliver's only weapon. Will he use it to end the Curse… or fulfill it? Discover the shocking truth in the final chapter of THE BLACKSTONE CHRONICLES.

The brutal death of Elizabeth McGuire at the hands of herdaughter was mere child's play. Now,that the evil of the Blackstone curse has been unleashed, can anything stopit? Asylum heir Oliver Metcalf findshimself pitted against a phantom adversary whose weapons are deadly mementos ofgenerations past.

Eastbury, Mass. Quiet, peaceful, prosperous. Surely the ideal place to raise a family? For the Montgomery family, the death of their baby daughter is a mystery that medicine should be able to answer, but can't. For the Corliss family, the disappearance of their teenage son will bring many eyes to Eastbury, and spark quite a different type of mystery. What has happened to these children? Eastbury happened.

When the families of Eastbury start asking questions, getting answers should provide enlightment and relief. But not in Eastbury. In Eastbury, the questions bring only darkness and death-- and the answers can only be more frightening.