- Location(s): Los Angeles
- Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future
- Era(s): 20-21st century
An ancient people who can move through time or space. . . A secret that never should have been revealed. . . One day in a Los Angeles restaurant, Akalya of the Harekaiian witnesses the capture of several of...
- Location(s): Los Angeles, Chicago, Idaho, New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future
- Era(s): 20-21st century
An ancient people who can move through time or space… but not both at the same time. Akalya of the Harekaiian must discover who is behind the hunt for her people, when no one should have known they existed....
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Humour, Satire
- Era(s): Soviet era
First published in Russia in 1992, “The Time: Night” is a darkly humorous depiction of the Soviet utopia’s underbelly by one of the most brilliant stylists in contemporary Russian literature. Anna Andrianova is a trite poet and disastrous parent....
- Location(s): United Kingdom
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Contemporary
An eccentric look at lost Britain through its railway request stops. Perhaps the oddest quirk of Britain’s railway network is also one of its least well known: around 150 of the nation’s stations are request stops. Take an unassuming...
- Location(s): Arizona
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
For fans of Anne Tyler and Jojo Moyes, a tartly compassionate and contemporary tale of sibling love and conflict, marital challenges, and what personal fulfillment looks like—or doesn’t—in middle age. Mid-life: Its obligations and demands, its petty foibles and...
- Location(s): Oregon
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
In this Oregon Coast mystery, Maya plays amateur sleuth to solve a murder. But the truth could destroy her family.
- Location(s): Mallorca
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): current
The sun … the ocean … the farmhouse … the scammer… the police… the 3-legged dog? George and Ellen have retired to sunny Mallorca. Social butterfly Ellen is itching to make yacht-owning friends while George’s heart is set on...
Tirzah and the Prince of Crows
- Location(s): Wales
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
Set in a remote valley in Wales, this is 1974, and Tirzah is sixteen, pretty, witty and wise. Brought up in a staunchly religious family, she has lived a sheltered life. But then she meets a boy. As she begins to struggle against the confines of her community, juggling...
- Location(s): Samoa
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
Tiseniko is a fantasy character who loves to visit exotic places. In this story he visits Samoa and finds out about Samoan culture. Samoa is a group of islands in the tropical South Pacific. It has its own language...
- Location(s): Tonga
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
Tiseniko is a fantasy character who loves to travel to exotic places. This amusing story is set in the Kingdom of Tonga, a group of islands in the tropical South Pacific. Tiseniko borrows a bike and cycles along the...
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