The Hollywood Reporter: What to Watch, Play, and Read in 2021How to Mars is Andy Weir’s The Martian *infused with poetry.” —*BooklistWhat happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality television nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart that follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles, with a hints of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy*, the* Real World*, and* Mythbusters.**For the six ...

EXCERPTThere was one guy we didn't invite to the orgy. We invited everyone else: Solaire because she's crazy and John and Walt because they're both so good-looking and they're dating anyway, and we invited Amy because everybody just loves Amy. We even invited Miranda just because she's the jealous type, and since her sister was in town we threw the door open to her sister, too. But there was this one guy we didn't invite.The stories in The Guy We Didn't Invite t...

After years of medicated struggle, 34-year-old Zoe quits her office job and moves into a trailer with her boyfriend in rural Maine against her family’s wishes and her doctor’s advice. After all, she has big plans with Gordy, a goateed vegetarian with thoughtful eyes and a job at a yoga studio and, as it turns out, an unfortunate desire to always be in control. But when a late-night argument turns violent, Zoe runs away in search of a mystical beach house she recalls from childhood, only to...

What happens when your dream mission to Mars is a reality television nightmare?For the six lucky scientists selected by the Destination Mars! corporation, a one-way ticket to Mars - in exchange for a lifetime of research - was an absolute no-brainer. The incredible opportunity was clearly worth even the most absurdly tedious screening process. Perhaps worth following the strange protocols in a nonsensical handbook written by an eccentric billionaire. Possibly even ...

The award-winning collection Into the Wilderness, winner of the Fiction Award from the Washington Writers' Publishing House, explores the theme of parenthood from many angles: an eager-to-connect divorced father takes his kids to a Jewish-themed baseball game; a lesbian couple tries to decide whether their toddler son needs a man in his life; one young couple debates the idea of parenthood while another struggles with infertility; a reserved father uses an all-you-can-eat ...

Between Camelots is about the struggle to forge relationships and the spaces that are left when that effort falls short. In the title story, a man at a backyard barbecue waits for a blind date who never shows up. He meets a stranger who advises him to give up the fight; to walk away from intimacy altogether and stop getting hurt. The wisdom—or foolhardiness—of that approach is at the heart of each of these stories. In "I'll Be Home," a young man who has converted to Judaism goes h...

The Artist's Torah is an uplifting and down-to-earth guide to the creative process, wide open to longtime artists and first-time dabblers, to people of every religious background--or none--and to every creative medium. In this book, you'll find a yearlong cycle of weekly meditations on a life lived artistically, grounded in ancient Jewish wisdom and the wisdom of artists, composers, writers, and choreographers from the past and present. You'll explore the nature of the creative process--ho...

A Princess for the PlayboyThe Princess of Surhaadi is desperate to escape a life lived in the shadows of her family's past. One misguided night of rebellion later and Leila's world comes crashing down thanks to two little blue lines on the pregnancy test!When James Chatsfield-world-renowned bad boy and soon-to-be father -hears the shocking news, he knows he needs to act, and fast! He'll propose to protect his heir, but will Leila ever believe he se...

***This is a 32 prequel short story to The Chosen Series*****The Chosen Shorts can be read out of order**Lieutenant Will Davenport gets more than he planned when he comes home for his sister Megan’s wedding. His best friend James drops a bombshell and Megan makes a request Will isn't capable of giving. But when his old girlfriend show up, Will ends up questioning the goal he’s spent his entire life working to achieve.****The Chosen SeriesChosen #1...

WHY DO DO-IT-YOURSELF…Single mom Anne Edmond can handle—and hand-make—just about anything. From table settings to party favors, floral arrangements to nursery décor, there is no project her creativity and a glue gun can't tackle. But dating? That's a whole 'nother story. Case in point: Mike Everett. He's a gorgeous mechanic and known car-whisperer, a man who can work with auto parts like nobody's business. And he has thrown a monkey wrench into Anne's caref...

Megan doesn't have the chance to really get over Jake when she finds out Tom's daughter Andrea has gone missing. As they both fear the worst and hope for the best, Megan has to act like a rock for her best friend.When Andrea turns up safe and sound, Tom takes Megan out to dinner as a thank you for being there for her family. But a friendly dinner turns into a second date, and with all of Megan's friends telling her Tom is perfect for her, the perfect man to settle down with, Megan ...

Madge didn't intend to uncork a plague. She just went dumpster diving like she did every night, lifting recycles from other people's trash to turn into a little extra cash. Sure, she cut her hand on a broken bottle and now she's got a fever, but it's just a cold. That's all.Then why is she so hungry?"If you're a fan of zombie fiction, you can't go wrong with Annie Reed. Her deftly-crafted tales—with characters as memorable as the stories themselves—far surpass most of what'...