Fiction - Magical Realism

Chosen as a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Oprah's Book Club, Elle, Reader's Digest, The Rumpus, Kirkus Reviews, The Millions, Lit Hub, and more "An inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of...

Real estate agent Tessa Andrews believes she has her life all figured out, organized in meticulously numbered lists to ensure she doesn't make bad decisions. But after eating a breakfast quiche and receiving a skeleton key to a dilapidated mansion, a reckless impulse overtakes...

East Brother, a literary novel, tells the story of Jess Cooper, a Navy seaman gone AWOL, and his uncle Milo, the last hippie in East Brother, a fictional beach town in Southern California, as both struggle for moral purpose at the end of an...

Six thousand years ago, in the time before the first megaliths and stone circles, Druids appeared in small numbers throughout Europe. They began an inexplicable migration toward the Western Isles of Scotland. Among these was a Druid prophet, Lazwin. Lazwin predicted the coming of...

For a quarter of a century forty-five-year-old Zinc has worked as a caretaker for a wealthy old man, living in a small casita on his ranch in New Mexico. She doesn't make much money, but she has the old man, her dogs, and gorgeous...

In a faraway land parallel to ours, Elandria has rules of its own. Magic and betrayal run rampant as Shiloh, a born Gypsy, is forced to walk a thin line between freedom and death.Soon after escaping her longtime tormentor, Gorgahl, she is thrown unprepared...

From the flooded depths of Seattle's Neptune Theatre, a drop of water seeks an author to tell its story. So begins an inspired magical book featuring a vaudeville act's last performance and the interference of the Counterfeit Reality machine. Fully illustrated fun novel for...

"A psychic travel agent and a Seattle PD detective solve a murder in this quirky mystery in the vein of Lisa Lutz's The Spellman Files and Charlaine Harris's Aurora Teagarden series. Meet Leda Foley: devoted friend, struggling travel agent, and inconsistent psychic. When Leda,...

Atlanta rock singer Jake Reece, a struggling artist who tends bar, dreams of starting a new metal band, but his girlfriend, a fallen angel, gets him embroiled in black magic, bestows upon him a coveted amulet demons would kill for, and leaves him to...

THE TRAIN BROUGHT THEM TOGETHERAt twenty-one years of age, Jim leaves Orlando hoping to begin a new life that doesn't contain costumed characters or ghosts from his past. He meets Sara for the first time on the train. She adds an extra dimension to...

In a faraway land parallel to ours, Elandria has rules of its own. Magic and betrayal run rampant as Shiloh, a born Gypsy, is forced to walk a thin line between freedom and death.Soon after escaping her longtime tormentor, Gorgahl, she is thrown unprepared...

Fleeing persecution in 1960s America, a Black couple seeks asylum in Ghana, but fresh dangers and old secrets threaten their newfound freedom in this hypnotic debut novel. "I am truly blown away by this novel."--Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at...

Dean Kinne's debut novel, The Scourge of Godspear, introduces the reader to the island of Vidrey where gigantic trees called godspears, grow. It is here we meet Ralm, heir to the office of overseer. The responsibilities of overseer are vast, encompassing roles of mediator,...

In the title story, "A Betrayal," a doctor travels into the countryside to help a young patient, only to deliver a diagnosis with which the girl's family vehemently disagrees. The peculiar narrator of "Sedgefield's Diary" recoils in horror when he discovers that the hourly...

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...

Knowing the truth can be deadly. When the Council suddenly starts assigning Liv Beaufont dangerous cases, she's automatically suspicious.Do they want her dead? However, she isn't deterred when they assign her a case that no one would dare to go near. Even though Clark...

Mara chose to practice a new skill, opening a portal, when Morvayne seized the opportunity to take her captive. Trapped within a force field in a luxury palazzo in Italy may sound like heaven, but it would depend on the company. And Morvayne was...

Saint Silvan is a miracle. Since he died two-thousand years ago, not one atom of his beautiful body has succumbed to the natural decay of the flesh. But the planet is not so fortunate. In a small church in Dubrovnik, Silvan lies in state...

Outnumbered? Feeling overwhelmed? Sounds like a great time to attack.Caz's skill and ability are stretched to the utmost when he is thrown into command of forces responsible for defending the Eastern March against the annual raid of the horse nomads from the east. Lucy...

Twinkle twinkle little star how I wondered who you are? Her name is Starry the little star with her best friend Prince Hearty. When they discover they are heroes after saving their kingdom. Starry and Hearty must learn to live as heroes with the...

After enduring the loss of his wife and surviving a near fatal accident at work, Stanhope Ellis decides he's ready for a change of scenery. Unfortunately, the people he meets in his new locale are dropping like flies, and he might be the reason....

"Four magicians will restore peace to the world, vanquish the Yfel Brethren, and clear the way for the Chronicle to ascend to the throne." - The Cererian Prophecy The Nine Muses protected a sacred secret for decades. Cloaked to outsiders, the Kemp estate sheltered...

Franklin Cohen is on a mission: He is an extraterrestrial from another galaxy who has been teleported down to Earth in order to learn whatever he can about humanity. In order to do this without being detected, however, he has to pretend to be...

Destination drawn unceremoniously from a hat, quiet, bookish Shiloh leaves her cliché life and all the expectations that went with it without any intention of looking back. Upon arrival in her new city, a dark past lurks in her musty apartment and invades her...

Hardcover Exclusive: Four pages from Vec's Sketchbook & artwork of Atticus.From author Abelia Sumpter comes a dark MM fantasy told from the perspective of a playboy villain hell-bent on revenge.I was only twelve years old when the immortals killed my family. When they broke...

I stand alone, one of four, United, the four will be one.The torch you carry provides the flame.The world awaits your Fire! The Cererian Prophecy reveals more of its secrets in Shasta Beckons, book 3 in the magical realism series Chronicle of Ceres. The...

From the one in Egypt, to the City of Seven Hills, THEY have lined up to be heard. The time is right to recount sacred wisdom of old. After an epic Journey to the Temple of Ra, a young man discovers the spiritual gifts...

In this sequel to Island of Time, a young renegade wizard flees the corrupt power structure controlling global magic, only to become embroiled in a conflict pitting supernatural forces against the federal government. All wizard Chad Hagan wants is a quiet life. A loner,...

In an authoritarian near-future America obsessed with digital consciousness and eternal life, two long-lost siblings risk everything to save their mother from oblivion. When Ad駘a discovers she has a terminal illness, she leaves behind her native Czech village for a chance at reuniting in...

Martin Kingswraith is undergoing transition to a higher level of white wizardry with the help of Penelope Epimeliad, Queen of the London tree Sprites. The date is 1885, in Victorian London, and Kingswraith has come to the attention of the Umbra, the living shadows....

In Limestone, Indiana, a city tucked away among forested hills, peculiar things happen, often in the vicinity of a jack-of-all-trades named Gordon Mills. Centaurs and nymphs shelter in a local cave, alligators lurk in the sewers, warm snow falls on the Fourth of July,...

In Limestone, Indiana, a city tucked away among forested hills, peculiar things happen, often in the vicinity of a jack-of-all-trades named Gordon Mills. Centaurs and nymphs shelter in a local cave, alligators lurk in the sewers, warm snow falls on the Fourth of July,...

"Even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the moon is shining bright." What does it mean to be a monster that hunts other, lesser monsters? Can a man...

After surviving his encounter with a shadow demon, Hyroc now faces fear and suspicion from Elsa and Donovan. Kit hasn't been the same since the demon touched his mind, and Hyroc fears he never will be again. Things are rapidly spinning out of control,...

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...