Fiction - Magical Realism

Historical fiction meets fantasy in The Book of Perilous Dishes, a playful tale of dark magic and epic adventure that traverses Europe at the turn of the 18th century.Bucharest. 1798.A year full of intrigue and political machinations.Master chef Silica reigns supreme, sought after by...

In this exquisite speculative novel set in a world where white people no longer exist, college professor Charlie Brunton receives a call from his estranged daughter Sidney, setting off a chain of events as they journey across a truly "post-racial" America in search of...

To-do: Stop the bad guys. Rescue the wizard. Find the perfect outfit for New Year's Eve. At last, Owen Palmer, the dreamboat wizard at Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., has conjured up the courage to get Katie Chandler under the mistletoe at the office...

From the acclaimed author of Dreaming in Cuban, a follow-up novel that tracks four generations of the del Pino family against the tumultuous backdrops of Cuba, the U.S., Germany, and Russia in the new millennium "A beautiful novel: hilarious one moment, haunting the next."...

A mesmerizing debut novel that weaves history and mythology around a community of Chinese immigrants and the ghosts that haunt them Locke, California, 1928. Three bedraggled Chinese women appear out of the mist in a small Chinese farming town on the Sacramento River. Two...

A landmark of postcolonial African literature, Wizard of the Crow is an ambitious, magisterial, comic novel from the acclaimed Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet, and critic. Set in the fictional Free Republic of Aburiria, Wizard of the Crow dramatizes with corrosive humor and keenness of...

Years ago, when I was still meandering on the byways of boyhood, something unimaginable happened in my life. And though it be written in a hundred pages, the story I have to tell is large enough to encompass worlds apart, destinies entwined, a mystical...

In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests: - The father who could not allow his daughter to get married-...

Buck Hawthorne has an uncanny talent for finding things. So much so, the police along South Carolina's Grand Strand call him the Wizard of Ocean Boulevard.A beautiful client appears at Buck's door in the midst of a tropical storm. Sent by the mother he...

Penelope, a writer passing a dreary middle age, struggles to start her new novel. She lands an invitation to a conference that hosts a speaker who she once loved-until he suddenly disappeared from her life, unannounced, decades ago. Deeming it impossible to avoid reliving...

As tensions rise between Earth and Mars, the pressure's heavy for three New York City subculture kids. Set in the alternate 2000s reality of Woodshed, Sweet Glass Hearts follows June, Jonny, and Sherm over the course of one fateful spring weekend. As they reflect...

For fans of Mieko Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka's Earthlings, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes following women and their cats in their quests for love and connection. Lying alone on the edge...

Silphium, like all nymphs has a job, a purpose. She is supposed to protect her plant and stay hidden. Silphium is such a rare plant that she must always be collecting her seeds and planting new fields. Hiding from people as she cares for...

From the award-winning author of The Bone Maker and The Lake House comes a haunting novel about sisterhood and grief, where difficult truths must contend with the corrosive power of unchecked lies.After her mother dies, Hannah doesn't know how to exist without her. Literally....

The Gate that hides Cate Corey's magical hometown from the rest of the world is about to close. Permanently. Descended from gifted witches with no power of her own, Cate thought she'd left home and magic behind. These days, she's a stressed college student...

A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Seen on the Today Show"If you like Practical Magic... you will love Black Candle Women." --Jenna Bush HagerNamed a Best Book of the Month by: Shondaland, MS. Magazine, TODAY.com, Reader's Digest, Katie Couric Media, AARP Sisters,...

A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel Garc? M疵quez, The Bullet Swallower follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come, finally, to collect...

London, 1927: One house. Three lives. A decision that will change everything. A powerful, unique timeslip story, perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Miniaturist, and Lucinda Riley.On the morning of Friday 5th February, 1927, Miss Agnes Humphries - the...

"Ruben Reyes Jr. has announced himself here in impressive fashion. This wonderful debut collection displays a virtuosic fictional range." --Jamel BrinkleyAn electrifying debut story collection about Central American identity that spans past, present, and future worlds to reveal what happens when your life is...

Her best friend is missing, her career is a disaster, she's stuck living with her parents, and now her heart isn't beating. Can Brooklyn Thomas confront her past to save her present? Summer is off to a bad start and getting worse. Brooklyn Thomas...

"A meek, passionless man is transformed by an astonishing encounter" - Kirkus Reviews Phillip leads a mundane life in a small New England seaside town when he discovers the body of a woman floating near his boat. Phillip's simple world is suddenly thrown into...

The fantasy novel you've always wished Jane Austen had written Shades of Milk and Honey is exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a fantasy writer: Pride and Prejudice meets Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It is an intimate...

In which no good deed goes unrewarded... or is it, unpunished? Be careful what you seek, it may be more than you thought.A new client engages Caz to stop his mother from being blackmailed for a minor indiscretion years earlier. Though Caz stops the...

If your friend is possessed and tries his best to kill you, is he still your friend? Oh come on. Really?Fenwick interrupted Caz's peaceful existence with another assignment from the king. After a difficult mid-winter journey, they find things are far worse than reported....

"We made a promise, remember? To save everyone. Back then, we were too young. When we were older, we were too weak. Now? Now there's nothing in my way and nothing left to lose."A young doctor exploring the world, a prodigy searching for her...

"Decadence Kills follows in the tradition of William S. Burroughs, with its influx of dreamlike passages, descriptions of animalistic human behaviors, unsettling, near-apocalyptic imagery, and offering moments of stark poetry amidst the ugliness of the established universe."- BOOKLIFE PRIZEDecadence Kills is a pitch-black, Sweeney...

There is a forest at the edge of Lily's village. Rumor has it to be enchanted. She has never explored it, until now.Author: Adam SounderISBN-10: 8860690668ISBN-13: 9798860690660Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/07/2023Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07d

Visited by otherworldly beings from childhood on, Alley, a young punk musician, has experienced a life-altering transformation granting her immortality while forcing her to prey on humans. In this prequel to Revenance and Toxicosis, Alley relives the terrifying encounters and dark, brooding obsessions that...

A human boy, a magical Bubble girl, and lives in danger! How far would you go to save someone close? Eight-year-old Benjay Marshall is back for another adventure with the Bubbles!Having missed Christmas battling cancer the past two years, Benjay is excited to celebrate...

On December 31st, 1999 history changed. Precisely at midnight. David Becker was born into abuse and left home young. Rescued by Deborah Glasscock, a natural-born leader from three generations of extraordinary women, they married in 1998. With the first tick of Saturday January 1st,...

What do you get when you add a shy witch with a disability to a house full of grumpy vampires, lusty werewolves, and other magickal creatures? Carsen Cromwell is about to find out.Out of options and desperate for answers, Carsen risks everything to seek...

"This scrumptious tale has all the magical ingredients: best friend banter, small-town drama, and the mysterious arrival of the perfect man!" --Amy E. Reichert, author of Once Upon a DecemberIn the Southern town of Mystic Water, magic is always in the wind--and in the...

The first in the enchanting new Magical Menagerie mystery series where things are not always what they seem. Georgie Johansen returns to the charming, coastal town of Twilight Cove and quickly finds herself in a whirlwind of romance, magic and murder!It's been years since...

After being rescued by her idol at a young age, Kita Yukimura knows that she too wants to become a hero. However, childhood dreams are not always so easily reached. On the path to achieving her dream, she faces doubts and obstacles at every...

This is the story of Benjamin Reuben, a junior member of a large and highly uneducated family lodged in one of the more sterile regions of Alabama. Before The Great War (1914-1918), he acquired a woman and a parcel of farmland through forced marriage....

"Make him pay, daughter dear."When Suzanne-a clairsentient enchantress-meets Max-an irresistible rogue-at a Garden District soir馥, destiny is at play. As their relationship sizzles, Suzanne experiences an uptick in supernatural encounters, each demanding that an evil deed from yesteryear be avenged.As Suzanne navigates these hauntings,...

*A Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Bustle, Lit Hub, and more!* A surreal novel with "a dark, delicious edge" (Time) about a woman in Silicon Valley who must decide how much she's willing to give up for success--from an award-winning writer whose...

A National Indie BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Story Prize, and a Windham-Campbell Literature PrizeA Best Book of the Year at The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, Houston Chronicle, Roxane Gay's The Audacity, Mashable, Polygon, Kirkus Reviews, and...

Winner of the Nebula Award: "A lovely and literate exploration of the dark moment where myth and science meet" (Samuel R. Delany). When night falls over the Yucatan, the archaeologists lay down their tools. But while her colleagues relax, Elizabeth Butler searches for shadows....

Mlilo, a young isangoma, is forced to call on his friend Dan, a Druid apprentice, to help him retrieve his sacred amathambo (bones) from the clutches of evil. Taking us on an unprecedented journey through the magical realms of his ancestry and traditional beliefs,...

A poisoned man dreams of astronauts. Stories included in this volume: "Nostalgia - Part One," "Negative Waves," "The Church of Death and Nothingness," "Apokalypsis," and "Nostalgia - Part Two."Author: William III PauleyISBN-10: 196019013XISBN-13: 9781960190130Publisher: Doom FictionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2023Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

OUR PROTAGONIST is pretty sure he's just committed a murder. The body is newly dead, he's the only one around, and a quick look at the evidence suggests he's guilty as sin. Also, he's totally insane. A rare brain condition causes his memories to...

Something is happening to the residents of Eighth Block Tower... There's radiation in the walls. Salt covers the hallways. The food and water are poisonous. A giant green brain pulsates under the roof, pumping electric venom throughout the apartment building. The residents are trapped...

Peering into the often unnoticed corners of life, Kevin Brockmeier has been consistently praised for the originality of his vision, the boundlessness of his imagination and the command of his craft. Once again, in this new collection of fiction, Brockmeier shows us a fantastical...

The second chapter of Lord Ankhwenefer's story is one of love, betrayal, and death. The world needs to know this forgotten king's tale so that the ghosts of the past may finally rest.Prince Ankhmakis has left his beloved Natasa for war and treacherous obstacles...

Abby Doyle is perfectly fine without a soulmate. Her parents have matching soulmate Marks and their marriage definitely isn't great, so she's content living Markless with her boyfriend in New York. Sure, she might have slight self-esteem and anxiety issues, but hey, she's getting...

Der Schmetterling wird allgemein als autobiografischer Rechenschaftsbericht verstanden. Peters Verzauberung durch die Hexe Lucinde, als deren Sklaven er sich bezeichnet, k nnte eine Anspielung auf Johanna Ke ler sein. Und wie Peter kehrt auch Wilhelm Busch an den Geburtsort zur ck. Sie entspricht dem...

The first novel by Newbery Award-winning author Nancy Willard: A stunning story of magic and miracles, and a testament to the enduring power of faith and love Ben and Willie Harkissian are twin brothers (think Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau) growing up in...

Fidessa is the story of young Adam and the three women in his life: his best friend, his new love interest, and the enigmatic and impossibly attractive artist Fidessa, who may possibly be something more than human. Fidessa is painting Adam's portrait; but as...

Lethia was a simple village girl living with her mother and selling medicine between the twin towns of Floraine and Huntersden. However, a chance encounter with a werewolf throws her through a portal to hell where she is transformed into a demonic lycanthrope with...