Set in a sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Steven Price's Lampedusa explores the final years of Giuseppe Tomasi, the last prince of Lampedusa, as he struggles to complete his only novel, The Leopard. In 1955, Tomasi was diagnosed with advanced emphysema; shortly after, he began work on a novel that would fail to be published before his death four years later. When The Leopard at last appeared, it won Italy's...

Avec comme trame de fond les bars louches de la Basse-Ville de Québec en 1983-84, Basse-Ville Blues se veut le récit d'une enquête journalistique sur la prostitution, un road trip urbain lancinant et poignant o Gilles Simard, jeune journaliste alcoolique et pharmacodépendant, tente de mener à bien son projet tout en luttant contre ses nombreux démons. Durant cette tranche de vie trépidante de l'auteur, on croisera donc avec bonheur les Julie,...

My divorce was final, and I was kid free. Although it was a choice I made, I was at the lowest point in my life. I spiraled all the way out of control-what we all know as hitting rock bottom. I needed to build myself back up and get my shit together quickly. All the drinking, drugging, and partying led me to people that helped me turn things around. Regardless of how bad things got, my club brothers never turned their back on me. That's why joining...

La danza del bastardo de Michael Gelpi, nos presenta la conmovedora historia de Freddy, un niño que nace a causa de una aventura y que crece bajo la custodia de su madre y su padrastro, en un hogar hostil y abusivo. A pesar de su desdicha, Freddy descubre su pasión por el baile, convirtiéndose en un joven que lucha por perseguir su sueño de ser bailarín de ballet para escapar de su dura realidad. Sin embargo, en la búsqueda de independencia...

"Welcome to Jamaica" is a book about the adventures of a musician and roving Rastamon named Mighty Spliff. Mighty loves to go on vacation, and when he's on vacation, he loves to party with his friends. His passion for travel is exceeded only by his passion for smoking ganja. He's always searching for the "good stuff." Unfortunately, calamity seems to accompany him on his trips and Mighty is no stranger to danger. In these stories, he finds himself...

Silence is a tune that is deep within every souls body, no one can face it without suffering

Scott Crisci's life goes full circle as he battles a crapshoot of medical maladies and rises from a busboy to a high-stakes dealer.

Experience the intrigue of one man's extraordinary life. The Life of Olaf Waniglia takes you on a journey through Olaf's experiences, both good and bad. "Why is Olaf's life worth reading about?" you ask. Well that is simple, dear Reader: Olaf has some uncanny abilities. That's not all though! This is not a tale solely of the unbelievable. This is a love story, as much as it is a book of tragedy. It is a story of friendship and the bonds of family...

The Bigamist is a family story told of my grandfather, several greats back, who served in the Confederate Army. He was reported killed in the Battle of Antietam in Maryland, though he was only wounded and spent the rest of the war in a Yankee prison camp in Chicago. When he returned home, he discovered his wife, who had though him dead, had remarried for protection of herself and the children. The results and the remainder of the story have been created...

It was Black Friday. We went to Tysons mall early that morning to do our Christmas shopping. We? I had traveled to Maryland to be with my husband's family for their annual Thanksgiving celebration. His mother, father, all his brothers and sisters and their children were there, including our children. He was the only one absent. Supposedly he had to work this Thanksgiving but would join us Thursday night, then he fell asleep after work and would join...