"Spinetingling and sinister, this collection of 12 dark academia short stories from such masters of the genre as Olivia Blake, M. L. Rio and Susie Yang finds a lothario lecturer getting a visit from retribution; two graduates exhuming the secrets of a reclusive scholar; and much more."--

"Alfonso Casas's MonsterMind is a very personal account of the inner monsters that live inside his head. But, who doesn't have a monster inside them?Who has never heard that voice inside their head undermining everything they do? You're not good enough . . . You just got really lucky . . . There are people far better and more qualified than you . . .In a very honest exercise, Alfonso Casas identifies and introduces his own monsters to his readers:...

"Los miembros de la familia Delaney se quieren con locura...es solo que a veces se asesinarían. Para todos los que los conocen, los Delaney son una familia envidiable. Incluso después de todos estos años, los padres, Stan y Joy, siguen teniendo una química evidente y continúan arrasando en las pistas de tenis. Y ahora que han vendido su exitosa academia tienen todo el tiempo del mundo para relajarse y disfrutar de la vida. Sus cuatro hijos nunca...

"Zoe Whittaker tiene una vida encantadora. Es una mujer bella y joven, casada con un atractivo y encantador magnate de Wall Street, Henry Whittaker. Ella es miembro de la elite social de Manhattan, y es miembro de una de las más prestigiosas organizaciones filántropas de la ciudad. Tiene un apartamento de ensueño en el barrio neoyorquino de Tribeca y una maravillosa casa en las afueras. El mejor vino, la moda más actual y las vacaciones más lujosas...

""Why do you draw?" A simple question by a young boy moves the author to travel with him down the River of Ink, which flows from the present day back to the very first illustration drawn by a human. Along the way, they visit legendary artists of the past and encounter personal tales that explore the philosophy of communication through drawing. Why do we draw? It's a simple question with a spellbinding and complex answer with an entirely new and entertaining...

A Danish journalist flies to Los Angeles to clear his name in the murder of his fiancee, an airline hostess. The trip follows the discovery of a photo showing her in the arms of a strange man in a hotel room, along with a note which gives the name of the hotel. A bestseller in Denmark and Germany.

"Devon Burges is in the throes of a high-risk birth when she learns of her dear friend's murder. The police quickly name another friend as the chief suspect, but Devon doesn't buy it, and despite her difficult recovery, she decides to investigate. Haunted by postpartum problems that manifest as a cruel voice in her head, Devon is barely getting by. Yet her instincts are still sharp, and she's bent on proving her friend's innocence. But as Devon digs...

"'Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.' Plagued by a maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the world, Yozo Oba plays the clown in his dissolute life, holding up a mask for those around him as he spirals ever downward, locked arm in arm with death. Osamu Dazai's immortal, and supposedly autobiographical work...

It starts as game--something for friends Todd and Kevin to do to pass the time on boring afternoons. But this is no innocent childhood game. Natural curiousity turns to cruelty, and a rift forms in the boys' friendship when Kevin resists when Todd wants to escalate the game. Soon Kevin is entangled in Todd's obession...

"A masterful adaptation of the timeless literary classic, faithfully and beautifully rendered by an award-winning artist. In striking black-and-white illustrations, Chaboute retells the story of the Great American Novel. Captain Ahab strikes out on a voyage, obsessively seeking revenge on the great white whale that took his leg. This hardcover edition collects both of the Vents d'Ouest volumes, printed in English for the first time"--