H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), the pioneering writer of weird fiction, has himself become an icon in popular culture. Stories, novels, and other works featuring the gaunt, lantern-jawed gentleman from Providence, Rhode Island, have proliferated. These works have been triggered by the incredible amount of knowledge we have on the writer—his family, his friends, his idiosyncrasies and eccentricities—as found in his thousands of surviving letters.This anthology takes the figure of Lovec...

The King and evil Queen are looking for a proper Princess to marry their Prince. When a Princess is found, will they all live happily ever after? Or will they live at all?Scary Tales Retold are "delightfully monstrous and fresh takes on traditional stories." --Kirkus Reviews

Goldilocks may have escaped the wrath of the three bears, but her luck runs out when this busy-body stumbles into a haunted house. Scary Tales Retold are "delightfully monstrous and fresh takes on traditional stories." --Kirkus Reviews

As in the classic tale our Snow White falls under the spell of the evil Queen. But who gets left behind when her Prince arrives? Scary Tales Retold "are delightfully monstrous and fresh takes on traditional stories." --Kirkus Reviews

Rapunzel with the long dark hair was the most beautiful girl in the land. But after a deal is made with the witch, Rapunzel is sent to the tower. When a Prince wanders by, the two soon fall in love. Can they outwit the witch or must they suffer from her curse? Scary Tales Retold are "delightfully monstrous and fresh takes on traditional stories." --Kirkus Reviews

When the King asks a soldier to solve a mystery, he has no idea what he’ll find. Follow along and discover the princesses dancing the night away. Scary Tales Retold are "delightfully monstrous and fresh takes on traditional stories." --Kirkus Reviews

Hannah Arendt, the author of The Origins of Totalitarianism and The Human Condition, began her scholarly career with an exploration of Saint Augustine's concept of caritas, or neighborly love, written under the direction of Karl Jaspers and the influence of Martin Heidegger. After her German academic life came to a halt in 1933, Arendt carried her dissertation into exile in France, and years later took the same battered and stained copy to New York.During the late...

Readers will love this selection of three contemporary and three historical romance novellas.In Our Song, a charming romance novella, Cassie and Matt have been dating in the Yellowstone area for two years, and things are, well, average. When Cassie meets up with two college friends who are visiting, their love lives like sound like fairy tales: rose petals, chocolates, candles on the beach… Cassie goes home feeling like she’s missing out. After all, repeatedly watching Old...