At the graveside, a single cloud drifts over Canterbury and slowly takes the shape of a crocodile. Emily Beauchamp almost turns to point it out to her brother Billy, who always saw dragons and giants where she saw dogs and horses, and then remembers that he is in the smallest of the three coffins being […]
After the death of his twin brother, 7th grader Colton struggles with grief in this raw, sensitive look at a family’s loss. A simple bike ride along main roads suddenly becomes the scene of a deadly hit-and-run when young Cade is struck by a car. His twin brother Colton sees it happen, seemingly in slow […]
A man with a unique gift to stop time faces life, perfectionism, love, and work in this sci-fi-infused literary novel. What would you do if you could stop time? Would you ensure flawless punctuality, utilize your unlimited time to catch up on work or rest, prevent clumsiness, or simply give yourself pause to escape the […]
Lauren is counting down the register at closing time when her best friend calls to say she is getting married. Noel has been stuck in a small northern town for three days waiting on a car part. Now there is a bearded man in red flannel on the video call, a very large diamond on […]
The first exchange of letters is about a pen. Aidric Dawson sends Mira Winters a scroll arranging their next meeting and adds a smug postscript praising enchanted ink, which writes for you before your fingers move. Mira answers by rolling up her plain fountain pen from the non-magical town where she has been hiding, and […]
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It is the middle of the night, and a girl in a blue dressing gown is standing at a door with a candle, a key and an apple in each pocket. Before she turns the key she tells the cat beside her a story. Years ago her father took her walking on a patch of […]
Felix has a rope knotted around his waist, its other end tied to a steel stake outside the back door, and a blindfold over his eyes. Bits of old picture frame laid in the dirt mark the path to the well, and every time his shoe touches one he jokes that it sounds like the […]
An emotional kaleidoscope of remorse, revenge, forgiveness, and more It helps if blame can be clearly assigned when bad things happen. This is the case for Edward (Eddy) Baxter when his marital bliss is threatened by a letter from an ex-lover: Trisha. Like Edward himself in the 80s and early 90s, Trisha was living a […]
Some friendships heal you, some expose you, and the best ones have the nerve to do both. Some people join a cause because they want to save the world. Some people join because standing still hurts too much. S.M. Stevens understands the difference, and that distinction gives Beautiful and Terrible Things its emotional grip. Set […]