Grief, joy and spilled rum at the world's death festivals By the time Erica Buist's father-in-law Chris was discovered, upstairs in his bed, his book resting on his chest, he had been dead for over a week. Erica searched for answers (the artery-clogging cheeses in his fridge?) and tried to reason with herself (does daughter-in-law even feature in the grief hierarchy?) and eventually landed on an inevitable, uncomfortable truth: everybody dies. With Mexico's Day of the D...
'An astonishing merging of scientific acumen and imagination...' Adrian Tchaikovsky, praise for All Tomorrows The Final Inoculation gathers together surreal short fiction and original artwork inspired by the myths, creatures and landscapes of the Mediterranean world. Across these strange and dreamlike tales, giant spiders haunt ancient islands, prophetic creatures roam mountain ranges, and forgotten civilisations linger beneath the surface of everyday life. Blending spe...
Set mostly in contemporary Japan, Takoyaki Tales is a sharp, funny, and quietly unsettling collection of short stories that explores the absurdities and contradictions of everyday life. Moving between offices, apartments, streets and late-night eateries, these stories capture moments of connection and alienation, intimacy and misunderstanding. A chance encounter, an awkward social exchange, or a seemingly trivial decision can tip ordinary lives into unexpected territory. B...
'Courageous and intelligent' Elissa Soave, author of Ginger and Me Depressed and suicidal, Helen was admitted to a psychiatric ward and sectioned under the Mental Health Act. At her lowest, she almost succeeded in taking her own life. But somehow, she endured and later, she recovered. love lay down beside me and we wept sprang from these emotionally shattering experiences. Amid the horror though, there were moments of pure comedy and unexpected comradeship. And of course, ple...
What if the only way to fix toxic masculinity were to erase it entirely? Mark Vogel is like the older brother Stefan never had, but one day he disappears without a trace. A year later, after encountering a woman who looks near-identical to Mark, Stefan becomes obsessed. He finds that dozens of young men have disappeared over the years, many of them students at the Royal College of Saint Almsworth, and most of them troubled or unruly. Why are students going missing? Who are th...
