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In the midst of a hangover, Eidetic Collingsworth receives what he thinks is a telemarketing call. He doesn’t listen when the voice explains the plot of this novel. Consequently, he’s shocked when he wakes up 5000 miles from home, sprawled under a bench in Tokyo, Japan. As the sole stipulation of her inheritance, twice a month, Kiko Endo comes to Inokashira Park, sits on a bench, and waits an hour for nothing to happen.

The population of Arcadia, Michigan consists of 2,932 human beings who live under the watchful eye of 42 ancient gods. Sarah and Jake Paulson come to Arcadia for a nice fishing vacation, but find themselves embroiled in a decades-old divine conspiracy. There are plenty of small towns in America, but only one like Arcadia, Michigan. We hope you come for a visit. If you do, be sure to keep an eye out for the zebra. And stop by Ruby's for a milkshake. They're delicious!

Daniel DeVay isn't handsome. He isn't popular, good at sports, or particularly smart. Nevertheless, Daniel does have one thing going for him that no one else does: He's got Satan in his corner. Yes, that Satan.

What if the man destined to become the Buddha was born in modern America? How could he possibly find enlightenment? Well, it might go something like this....

Aliester Crewley is the most famous magickian in America thanks to his defeat of the demigod Brittany Spears. But, being in the public eye has serious downsides, as Aliester is about to find out. In this outrageous sequel to Kenny G Must Die!!, the author who brought you the Zombie John Coltrane introduces a whole new menagerie of unlikely weirdness, including: Gnome Chomsky, Darth Cheney, the levitation of the Pentagon, goats, child celebrity conspiracies, Yog Sothoth, and the freaky fashion choice known as Necropants. It's the most fun you can have with your Necropants on!

Sherlock Holmes meets the Beatles in this comic mystery story. Hear how Sherlock gets to the bottom of one of the most famous mysteries in music history: the Paul McCartney death clues.

Raymond Shaw has just received the sort of offer every struggling writer dreams about: He has a chance to write a screenplay for Wallace Beery, the world's most celebrated director. On his private tropical island. All expenses paid. Overjoyed, Raymond drops everything and hops on a plane, curious to know what the movie is going to be about. Of course, there's a catch. We could tell you more, but then we would have to kill you.

Dhalgo is a pacifist living in a tribe of warriors known as the Kimbry. All he wants to do is train naequine, his tribe's elephant-sized warhorses, but tradition and prejudice keeps Dhalgo from doing the thing he loves. Unbeknownst to the Kimbry, an apocalyptic battle lies on the horizon. Namarrgon, the greatest evil in a world full of monsters, has raised a massive army that is sweeping across the land like a plague. Namarrgon's only rival is a Warlord named Munuane. He enlists the Kimbry and unexpectedly promotes Dhalgo to be Chief Naequine Steward, changing his entire life.

Pockets, miracles, hallucinogens, teepees, sharks, and exploding trees all play a role as Bobby Steiner chronicles his search for love and a nice bag of weed while following Phish's 2000 Summer Tour. A lot of weird stuff can happen to a guy on the road.

Two thousand years ago, an obscure Christian sect captured God in a wooden prison and buried him in the desert. Ever since, clandestine groups have searched in vain for the prison's location. Until now. When a team of archaeologists find a Gnostic temple in the Egyptian desert, it ignites a race to locate God's prison. The winner will hold God - and the future of us all - in their hands.

An irreverent collection of 11 anti-corporate short stories by William Hrdina. Instead of your typically dour stories about the plight of the working man- here you will find satirical and funny anti-corporate fairy tales as told by a sarcastic elf with tendency towards the surreal.

For generations, the Folken have lived in total isolation. A self-contained society, they worship Bluegrass music and the legendary banjo picking of Jesus. For the Folken, the outside world inspires fear, not curiosity. Sarah Throckmartin is a typical 12-year old, living a typical Folken life - until her runaway dog, an old grudge, and a false prophecy combine to exile her and her brother Eddie from the Folken and everything they know.

Samuel Burgess loves owning a second-hand bookstore. But when books from other universes start appearing on his shelves, his dream warps into an enigma. Obsessed with understanding how the books are showing up on his shelves, Samuel finds himself smuggling psychedelic mushrooms, floating in sensory deprivation tanks and talking to the occasional hippopotamus- all en route to the most unexpected discovery of all: love. After only three months of dating,

The guy in the next cubicle listens exclusively to Kenny G. It's all Aliester Crewley hears at work, day after excruciating day. It's driving him mad. Music this bad can only mean one thing - something demon-y is afoot. A powerful amateur magickian, Aliester knows how to deal with demons. But actions can have seriously unintended, rather bizarre consequences - of the Apocalyptic kind.

We’re taught our thoughts are our own. That every thought, even the one that suggests you'll get away with that life-wrecking decision you know you shouldn't make, comes from within. To suggest otherwise is irrationally taboo. Sabrina Myers is about to learn just how wrong this assumption is. In the process, she will stumble into contact with the world where our thoughts originate. A world on the brink of a catastrophic change that threatens to fundamentally alter our relationship with ourselves and our consciousness, forever.

After being paralyzed in a tragic accident, Rachel Orquist, a police cadet, sees her life fall apart. With her future in tatters, she retires to a house on the edge of a cliff, overlooking a small coastal town in Oregon. Her plan is simple: write a novel or drink herself to death. But, like so many things in her young life, her plan doesn't turn out as she intended.
Not at all.

His mother and father lived and died carrying rocks. His grandparents too. Even his neighbor's carr...well, you get the idea. Gerard's future seems carved in the rock-strewn soil, condemning him to a life of the same. When an unexpected revelation leads to his unlikely freedom, Gerard takes the opportunity to dedicate himself to the thing he loves most: listening to live music.