Vera DeSoto runs a cafe in Marfa, Texas in 1968. The cowboys and truckers who come in fantasize and hope for a chance with her, but she enjoys her solitary life and isn’t ready to settle down with anyone.Somehow, Vera seems to collect strays—lost and wayward people looking for second chances. A 14-year-old girl, two hippie boys, and a scared…
From an award-winning Tunisian author comes a stirring allegory about a country in the aftermath of revolution and the power of a single quest.Sidi lives a hermetic life as a bee whisperer, tending to his beloved “girls” on the outskirts of the desolate North African village of Nawa. He wakes one morning to find that something has attacked one of…
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The Lady in the Van meets The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in this uplifting, funny and moving debut novel about a 79-year-old hoarder who is convinced the world is against her.79-year-old Gloria Frensham is a hoarder. She lives amongst piles of magazines, cardboard boxes and endless knick-knacks that are stacked into every room of her home, and teeter in…
Famous or infamny?For classmates, Max Wilson & Jeff Button, their disdain towards Texas Tech's exclusive English department divides relationships. Yet, a new medium, 'Glanceagram', is discovered and their dreams of becoming an 'instapoet' turn into a grandiose reality neither expected. "Instapoet", a comedy, draws inspiration from the illustrious Instagram subcommunity. Analyzing trends and exposing devious practices, this novel centralizes on…
The old blokes are at it again. They're trying to fool tourists into believing the Tasmanian Tiger isn’t extinct after all.This time they're using poop power to lure paying customers.This is the first book in a funny mystery-comedy set on the island of Tasmania at the bottom of Australia. Quirky characters abound, and they’re going to get deeper, dafter and…
