Fiction - Magical Realism

One of the best actors of his generation, Eric Clark was born Jos Fernando del Torres in Asunci n, Paraguay. On a night in November, 1955, in New York City, a legendary spirit entered into him, complicating his destiny--a destiny which would make him...

Award-winning stories cast an absurd, fantastical view of the quotidian world, with characters that twist the very fabric of reality.Author: Zach PowersISBN-10: 1942683375ISBN-13: 9781942683377Publisher: BOA EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/16/2017Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 03/20/2017Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 35

It's the 1950s, and Lorrie is unimpressed when her family moves to the remote Scottish island where her grandad runs a whisky distillery. She befriends Sylvie, the shy girl next door: 'The slightest smile from Sylvie was a fluffy elephant at the fair. It...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Including the story "Drive My Car"--now an Academy Award-nominated film--this collection from the internationally acclaimed author "examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than...

From the bestselling author of The Bookshop of Yesterdays comes a charming novel about a woman with a special gift--her stories help people fall in love. When Alice's best friend, Gabby, is reeling from a breakup, Alice writes her a heartfelt story to cheer...

A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Goodreads, CrimeReads, The Millions, StyleCaster, The EveryGirl, Sunset, Book Riot, and HipLatina January Recommended Reading by The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Book Riot, Nerd Daily, The Mary Sue, and Reading Between the Spines "Mesmerizing...wildly entertaining...Gonzalez is a...

From the author of the critically acclaimed The Mermaids Singing comes a haunting, luminous novel set on an enchanted island off the west coast of Ireland where magic, faith, and superstition pervade the inhabitants' lives and tangled relationships--perfect for fans of Eowyn Ivey, Sarah...

Can a team of renowned archaeologists and scientists find a way to save Earth's impending doom? The catastrophic scenario began one day, while out in the Valley of the Kings, in southern Egypt, an American archaeologist named Sebastian, uncovered a small tomb of an...

"An unconventional, absorbing legal thriller with elements of fantasy and the supernatural." -Kirkus Reviews Defense attorney Samson Young has an uncanny ability to get even the so-called worst clients off the hook, as he ably demonstrated in Almost Mortal. In Almost Damned, little does...

In 1954, the small Florida Panhandle town of Torreya had more Klansmen per acre than fire ants. Sparrow, a bag lady; Pollyanna, an auditor; and Jack, the owner of Slade's Diner, step on fire ants and Klansmen whenever they can while an unknown archer...

Three days in Florida turned into a book of sunshine inspired stories. Book includes cartoons by the author. A colorful trip into the imagination for all ages. This is Allen Frost's 34th book. Author: Allen FrostISBN-10: 1645169863ISBN-13: 9781645169864Publisher: Good Deed RainLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2019Pages: 224Format:...

Taking refuge on a remote island, a grieving woman develops unlikely connections with the community and the wild in this haunting novel of hope and perseverance from debut author Jessica Bryant Klagmann.After the mysterious disappearance of her fiancé, Alma Hughes moves to a remote...

As the Great War rages across Europe, Rand Brandt, an idealistic young forester in the northwoods of Wisconsin, discovers a remarkable gift: his touch can grow any plant in minutes. Overjoyed, he dreams of devoting his life to conservation, restoring to its former glory...

"Swim Home to the Vanished is a lush and fantastic journey through strange lands and minds from an incandescent new voice full of my kind of melancholic brilliance and unromantic magic."--Tommy Orange, author of There, ThereAfter the death of his brother, a grief-stricken young...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, Huffington Post, Kirkus, and more * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Roxane Gay Audacious Book Club Selection * A Marie Claire Book Club Pick A surreal novel...

From New York Times bestselling author Owen King, who "writes with witty verve" (Entertainment Weekly) comes a "richly imagined" (The New York Times) Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers...

Crater Omen, a madman jilted by cosmic betrayal, sets loose a chain reaction at the center of the galaxy that threatens existence itself, only to find something lurking there that he hadn't bargained for. Meanwhile, his twin brother Oort desperately tries to hold on...

How far would you go to discover what matters most?John Freeman thinks he's happy. Young and ambitious, he's on the verge of achieving everything he wants. But John's world goes into a tailspin when a stranger on a flight shares a near-death experience with...

When police chief Alton Gravely and Officer Carothers escalate the feud between "Torreya's finest" and conjure woman Eulalie Jenkins by running her off the road into a north Florida swamp a long way from town, the borrowed pickup truck is salvaged but Eulalie is...

The first marketable thought to text device is released for public consumption in 2031. That same year, author Cassius Wagner will have a seizure. At least, that is what the novel says: the novel to which he awakens in fragments one morning after a...

Torreya, a small 1950s Florida Panhandle town, is losing its men. They disappear on nights with no moon and no witnesses. Foreclosure signs appear in their yards the following day while thugs associated with the Klan take everything of value from inside treasured homes...

Lena, a shamanistic cat, and her conjure woman Eulalie live in a small town near the Apalachicola River in Florida's lightly populated Liberty County, where longleaf pines own the world. In Eulalie's time, women of color look after white children in the homes of...

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley is a sparkling historical novel of wild and wonderful mechanical automata, love in a variety of forms, and gentle themes of identity, with a cast of fabulous characters. In 1755, Abel Cloudesley, a London watchmaker and creator of...

Alex Walker just wants to find peace. Growing up in a dysfunctional blue-collar family, he learns to navigate life, carrying heavy emotional baggage from years of abuse and neglect.Trouble follows Alex through the hills of suburban Philadelphia to a rural trade school, where he...

It's 2053. Helen Banis is 100 years old and is preparing to die, a preparation that she began 20 years earlier, when she retired from her career as a librarian and moved to the remote property she and her husband had bought in 2020,...

Beneath the holy mountain Croagh Patrick, in damp and lovely County Mayo, sits the small, sheltered village of Ballinacroagh. To the exotic Aminpour sisters, Ireland looks like a much-needed safe haven. It has been seven years since Marjan Aminpour fled Iran with her younger...

A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she's being haunted. The listing -- a job as a...

When Jesse Lucas, a troubled, magnetic acting major, touches the sculpture Meditation in Stanford's Rodin Sculpture Garden, he burns his finger on the bronze. By the time he returns to the garden that night, an eighteen-year-old girl has emerged from the statue, naked and...

Kate knows what she saw on the satellite footage: the burnt out remains of a town. But she was drunk, the evidence vanishes and nobody believes her.Determined to prove it at any cost and fascinated to know who would want to live hidden in...

Emi's cousin, Veda, didn't expect Salinger to fall for her so completely that he was willing to dive into an adventure with needles, crystal balls, spell books, magic circles, and the delicate curtain that separates this world from the next. Surely, she's too much...

Three lives converge as a wildly talented baker returns to Dove Pond to face her past in this entry in the charming series that proves that sometimes miracles really do happen...Ella Dove is a talented, free-spirited baker who goes wherever the wind takes her--but...

Don Jensen is reeling from the aftermath of his wife Sarah's death when he discovers a drawer full of artifacts she'd kept hidden away: an address book, a folder full of old letters, a stack of photographs. As he begins to sort through these...

I saved Death. That's right. I saved him. Meanwhile, the entire country is at war. Everywhere we go, someone wants us dead. For every new ally we make, enemies are tenfold. But somehow, we're stil alive, and I'm going to keep it that way....

Paris more than blossomed between World War I and World War II-it was considered by many to be the cultural and artistic capital of the world. Artists and thinkers from every corner of the globe visited or moved there, interacting with each other and...

Embrace your imagination and journey into a realm where dreams hold the key to infinite possibilities. This surreal novel follows the mind-boggling journey of Caleb Fleur after a profound gift within his slumbering mind is revealed. As he dreams, he unveils glimpses of alternate...

I am Darque Aalanna Grifynn, more often known by my Battle Name, The Dragon. I am a member of the Warrior Brotherhood, the most elite fighting force in all of Kadoor, and the youngest ever to hold the rank of Second to the Battle...

Laura is an alien abductee, but rather than screaming as she's drawn into the UFO, she's singing. Or so she's told. Seeking opportunity, Laura's father turns her into a child star, forcing Laura to perform her song to UFO devotees. But when he dies,...

Full of wry humor, sharp social commentary, and an irrepressible sense of hope, a ferociously feminist debut short story collection from award-winning playwright Jessie Ren Marshall. In this brash and unputdownable collection, we meet a sex bot trying to outlast her return policy, a...

A tornado drops a young woman near the Eight Mile Suspended Carnival, with no memories and no name. The carnies adopt her and call her Mim. The carnival is a living beast: its spine the Tower of Misfortune; its arms the tents; its legs...

Six-year -old Annie is living a nightmare no one should have to endure alone. World War II is raging in Europe and in the Pacific, and though Annie is far from the front lines, she feels the horror of war on the home front:...

Grace McGuiver arrives in the Azores Islands of Portugal to do her dissertation research on the annual festival cycle. To get there, she travels on an ancient cargo boat auspiciously named the Holy Ghost. Little does she know her arrival will set into motion...

'Brilliant. With such a good ending, it had me slappingthe back cover closed with utmost satisfaction and respect. Hard recommend.'Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites and Devotion'Until recently, there had been four of them. Unspeaking, the three remaining Managans lugged their bags into Ewan's...

It is 1865, and the Russian America Company has kept Ivan Lukin busy working as a boat captain and dog teamster on the treeless Bering Sea coast at Fort St. Michael. His wife has left him, and with the return of his teenage daughter...

Would you miss them?If you looked up one clear evening to see all the stars--and the rest of the universe--had disappeared, how would you change, if at all? How would the world change? They don't affect us in any way, so why would their...

This "sweeping intergenerational saga" tells the story of a pampered and defiant South Korean matriarch thrust into the afterlife from which she seeks a second chance to make amends (Kirstin Chen)--and fights off a tragic curse that could devastate generations to come. In South...

A beekeeper with a sting.A cat with a secret.A cat rescue in the middle of it all. In the small town of Tablerock, Texas, life is as sweet as honey. Fifty-year-old Ellie Rockwell's Silver Circle Cat Rescue is settling in to the shelter's inherited...

A heartfelt, comic, and deeply satisfying debut novel from the #1 bestselling author, singer-songwriter, member of Canada's Music Hall of Fame and star of her own hit TV sitcom. A little bit All Creatures Great and Small, a little bit Fargo and all Jann...

How much courage does it take for a sidekick to become a main character?Juliette has always longed for everything she experiences in her beloved books-grand adventures, heroic deeds, passionate love, and making a meaningful difference. She wants it all. Yet, despite her found family,...

Grace McGuiver arrives in the Azores Islands of Portugal to do her dissertation research on the annual festival cycle. To get there, she travels on an ancient cargo boat auspiciously named the Holy Ghost. Little does she know her arrival will set into motion...

In order to survive, one must embrace change. Some changes arise from conscious decisions - but most remain cloaked in the shadow of the unknown. Aiden and Cheyenne Kinsey understand this far too well. As two young adults living in Los Angeles, their city...