Títulos en Literatura y ficción

Simeon Frith is recovering from a car accident at his house in Cornwall. He’s a successful man and usually very self-sufficient, but after attempting to open a can of baked beans with a brick, he realises that he needs help. However, he never imagined that putting an advert in the paper for an assistant would result in the gorgeous Ziggy Tuesday sauntering into his life. The much younger Ziggy is fun and free-spirited, and an attraction quickly grows between them. When they finally sleep together and Ziggy insists that it be completely strings-free, Simeon can’t believe his luck.

After losing his fiancée 18 months ago, he finds solace in the mysterious notes coming from the printer late at night...

Rus doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with punching bigots. Some call it anger issues or impulse control; he sees it as clearing away the cesspool of hateful idiots. All the same, he doesn’t want his rage to control him or push away the two people he’s beginning to care deeply for. Dylan’s façade of joy is so masterful, he even deceives himself most days. Underneath that worn smile, though, is a frightened man who doesn’t trust the world.

Gretchen Carpenter didn’t come from money. She didn’t have a lot growing up in her small town. As the black sheep of her family, instead of staying home and taking over the family business, she moved to Boston, got into Harvard Law School, and is about to graduate when she gets an internship at a personal injury law firm. It’s not what Gretchen wanted to do, but it’s the reason she meets Amanda Dixon. Amanda Dixon comes from old money, and that’s helpful, but it doesn’t stop her from working hard for what she wants.

Tonight is the night they auction off the Winter Alphas. And I’ve got my eyes on Declan WolfeThe #1 esports player at Knotlocke Academy. He’s also my stepbrother. I shouldn’t be fantasizing about what those big hands could do to me. Or the way he’d make me hurt so deliciously. But I’ve saved up for this moment. He’s all mine. I just hope I'm also his.

Logan Barrett lebt für seinen Job als Bodyguard bei Vanguard Security. Er soll den Bruder seines besten Freundes vor einem Stalker schützen. Ethan King ist allerdings längst nicht mehr der junge Mann von damals. Er ist wilder, als es Logan recht ist. Aus flüchtigen Blicken werden verbotene Berührungen. Während die Anziehung zwischen ihnen eskaliert, wird auch der Stalker immer dreister, und seine Nachrichten sind plötzlich verstörend intim.

Most Orthodox Jewish boys at the turn of the 20th century did not run away from home. Did not join the circus. Did not find fame. And did not find herself. Flo did. From the shtetl to the Big Top, Flo’s true story inspires. Despite all odds, through sheer grit and the power of art, Flo’s escape from a father’s violence, a world of anti-Semitism and rampant Queer intolerance takes listeners on a remarkable journey; and one that illuminates a path out for those who similarly struggle.

When terminal cancer strikes in mid-life, David Geraki has to make tough choices. He chooses an experimental therapy that saves his life but removes his humanity as he is slowly transformed into an eagle. With the help of his lifelong friend, he must hold on to what’s left of himself, accept...

Brought to you by Penguin.Every place has its ghosts. Edenscar, a town in the Peak District, has more than most. 17 years ago, its inhabitants were hit by tragedy when a school bus veered off the road and everyone on board drowned. Everyone, that is, except Joseph Ashe. His miraculous survival...

Esta compilación reúne voces tanto consolidadas como emergentes que han participado en los micrófonos abiertos de PERRA MALA 666. Los textos aquí reunidos exploran la identidad, el cuerpo y el deseo disidente. Denuncian la violencia y nos animan a buscar en la amistad y en la comunidad alternativas al amor romántico y a la familia tradicional.

Mientras su madre muere de cáncer en una ciudad del norte, la narradora hace el amor con una mujer en un hotel de Barcelona. Tiene un vuelo para visitar a su madre la mañana siguiente, pero ya llegará tarde. Poco después, su amante desaparece de forma brusca y definitiva.

A disturbing tale of a young man's uncanny ability to remain both young and beautiful while descending into a life of heartless debauchery, The Picture of Dorian Gray was considered proof of both Wilde's genius and his perversion. Oscar Wilde's scandalous best seller of 1891 was one of the most damning pieces of evidence used against him in the trial that brought about his downfall.

En el mundo de Yadriel, los nahualos liberan espíritus y las nahualas tienen la capacidad de sanar. Cuando su familia latina se muestra reticente a aceptar su identidad, Yadriel decide demostrarles que es un auténtico nahualo. Con la ayuda de su prima Maritza, realiza su ceremonia de quince años e invoca a su primer espíritu. Pero el espíritu resulta ser Julián Díaz, el chico malo del instituto, y Julián no piensa cruzar tranquilamente al más allá.

Nona es como los demás en muchos sentidos. Vive con su familia trabaja en la escuela local y le encanta pasear por la playa y conocer perros nuevos. Pero en realidad Nona no es como los demás. Hace seis meses despertó en el cuerpo de una desconocida y teme verse obligada a devolverlo.

Con reminiscencias tanto de Kipling como Melville y de la mejor literatura erótica, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa regresa al continente africano en esta novela para contar la historia de una familia destrozada por el alcoholismo del padre, cuyos excesos empujan a la madre al lesbianismo y obliga a escapar a su hijo Jonathan. Pronto Jonathan se embarcará en un viaje en pos del mítico elefante Abdullah, un periplo que lo llevará al corazón de África para encontrarse a sí mismo.

He's smart, successful, and sexy as hell - I can barely sleep knowing he's right down the hall. And when the chemistry between us explodes one night with fierce, fiery passion, it's hard to deny there's something real there. But he does....

Trabajar en un bar lleno de moteros que buscan pelea puede resultar tanto desagradable, pero para Kam es al menos una alternativa que le permite sobrevivir y mantenerse alejada de su exnovio. Cuanto más lejos esté de los que conocen su secreto, mejor. Además trabajar con su jefa Ana, hace que todo sea más fácil. Su carácter, la forma de tratarla, su mirada... ¿Será este el momento de que Kam de un giro a su vida?

From one of Britain's most celebrated writers of color, Girl, Woman, Other is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of black British women. Winner of the 2019 Booker Prize and short-listed for the Gordon Burn Prize, Girl, Woman, Other paints a vivid portrait of the state of post-Brexit Britain, as well as looking back to the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean.

Yale Tishman es uno de los muchos amigos de Nico que se han reunido para honrar su memoria en una pequeña fiesta. A la misma hora, no muy lejos de allí, se celebra en una iglesia el funeral oficial, organizado por la familia, que ha dejado bien claro que sus amigos no son bienvenidos. Es Chicago, es 1985, y esos amigos son homosexuales. En otros tiempos, tal vez, Yale lo habría tenido todo para ser feliz: una relación estable, un grupo de amigos muy unido y una carrera prometedora. Sin embargo, es Chicago, es 1985, y el SIDA causa verdaderos estragos.

"Velos caídos" es el tercer libro de la serie RELATOS DE UN HOMBRE CASADO, cuyos acontecimientos se ubican cronológicamente previos a Volando al sur y a Hombres de Barrio. Gonzalo nos relata el episodio en el que su bisexualidad queda expuesta frente a su mujer, como...