An unexpected phone call from her estranged brother, Thom, propels Abby Sandler from her staid life as a teacher in Philadelphia to Atlanta, where over the ensuing holiday season, as Thom’s chaotic, eclectic group of friends swirls around them, Thom and Abby tentatively move toward reconciliation, and grapple with Thom’s recent diagnosis as HIV-positive.

These twenty-four stories, seven new and the rest selected from Johnson’s previous four collections, range from The Metamorphosis,’ in which a young female impersonator is torn to pieces by her fans, to Last Encounter with the Enemy,’ a battle of wills between Flannery O’Connor and a precocious eleven-year-old boy. Other women writers from the past encountered here are Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, and Emily Dickinson. Stories from the new collection have been included in The O. Henry Pr...

This rich compilation of Joyce Carol Oates's letters across four decades displays her warmth and generosity, her droll and sometimes wicked sense of humor, her phenomenal energy, and most of all, her mastery of the lost art of letter writing."It's hard to think of another writer with as fecund and protean an imagination as the eighty-five-year-old Joyce Carol Oates, who is surely on any short list of America's greatest living writers." — New York Times...

This edited work is spurred by the 30-year anniversary of the groundbreaking work by Paul Ricoeur, Lectures on Ideology and Utopia (1986)—and the 40-year anniversary of the original lectures (1975). Ricoeur took these concepts that continue to be enormously important in social and political analysis and connected them in a uniquely intricate dance. The ensuing interplay of these concepts provides a framework for a more deft and subtle evaluation than is common. Little has been done to enga...

Which dino could eat leaves on trees as high as a four-story building? What animals are the only known dinosaurs living today? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked - plus "Did You Know?" fun facts, informative maps, and colorful, action-packed illustrations.

As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Dinosaurs! Did you know that Tyrannosaurus was the fiercest meat-eating dinosaur? It wasn’t the biggest, but it was huge—7 tons (6.5 metric tons) of charging monster. At over 40 feet (12 m) long, it was a smart killer with sharp eyesight. Learn all about these prehistoric creatures and the paleontologists that study them. Awesome life-like illustrations and i...

Welcome to your behind-the-scenes pass to CBC's Canada Reads.Kobo’s very own Tracy Nesdoly will guide you through a series of interviews with the authors and panelists of this year’s battle of the books. Join us as we navigate through these eye-opening reads—books that challenge assumptions, dismantle difference, and change how we treat one another. This is the perfect complement to the debates, a way to discover incredible stories and choose your very own champion...

ARE YOU A PARENT GRAPPLING WITH THE NIGHTLY CHALLENGE OF GETTING YOUR CHILD TO EMBRACE BEDTIME?If you're in search of a captivating anthology brimming with an array of stories to effortlessly guide your little one into a peaceful slumber, look no further.Indulge your children with these delightful short bedtime stories, expertly crafted to accompany them into the realm of pleasant dreams.Within the realms of this audiobook, discover whimsical storie...

ARE YOU A PARENT GRAPPLING WITH THE NIGHTLY CHALLENGE OF GETTING YOUR CHILD TO EMBRACE BEDTIME?If you're in search of a captivating anthology brimming with an array of stories to effortlessly guide your little one into a peaceful slumber, look no further.Indulge your children with these delightful short bedtime stories, expertly crafted to accompany them into the realm of pleasant dreams.Within the realms of this audiobook, discover whimsical storie...

ARE YOUR CHILDREN STRUGGLING TO FIND THE SWEET EMBRACE OF SLEEP EACH NIGHT? ARE YOU ON THE HUNT FOR THE PERFECT STORYBOOK TO CUDDLE UP WITH YOUR LITTLE ONES AT BEDTIME?If you and your kids are yearning for a refreshing change from the same old tales, look no further.Introducing our carefully curated collection designed just for you and your family. If you answered yes to any of the questions above, this collection is precisely what...

This book brings together ten essays on John Donne and George Herbert composed by an international group of scholars. The volume represents the first collection of its kind to draw close connections between these two distinguished early modern thinkers and poets who are justly coupled because of their personal and artistic association. The contributors' distinctive new approaches and insights illuminate a variety of topics and fields while suggesting new directions that future study of Don...

" Night Journey is a harrowing story of one family's spiral toward self-destruction. ..." ~ Ron Rash, author of SerenaIn Greg Johnson's searing new novel, Travis McCune succumbs to alcoholic depression and commits suicide. Left to put their lives back together in their small Southern town are his lonely and vulnerable young widow, Nina, and their son, Jared, a precocious and sensitive teenager whose experience of tragedy coincides...