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Children's & YATo the Mountains!
The history of mountaineering
by Lada Bakal
This is a unique story of how people changed their view of mountains and mountain climbing. First they saw mountains as an enemy to subjugate but with time the very process of ascent acquired a special meaning for the climbers. The subdued illustrations remind us of vintage postcards from the Alps.
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History & the past: general interest (Children's/YA)TO THE MOUNTAINS! The history of mountaineering
by Lada Bakal
This is a unique story of how people changed their view of mountains and mountain climbing. First they saw mountains as an enemy to subjugate but with time the very process of ascent acquired a special meaning for the climbers. The subdued illustrations remind us of vintage postcards from the Alps.
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FictionOctober 2020EVERNA Rajni Sari
Wicked
by Andry Chang
Rajni Sari, princess of Rainusa is forced to flee from the palace to catch up with her mother, Lastika. Together with Jaka, a market thug appointed as the palace guard, Sari goes through various adventures and faces powerful adversaries. The love between Sari and Jaka grows, but her destiny as Lastika's daughter, who turns out to be Calon Arang, separates herself and Jaka. Sari prefers her mother. Unable to reject the legacy of strength from her mother, Sari relents and accepts her mother's orders to become her successor, the ruler of dark powers. Sari is on the crossroads: following her mother's orders or following her heart's wishes. Sari's choice then triggers a new fight between Light and Darkness, namely Barong and Calon Arang, which will simultaneously determine Rainusa's future. Favorite Winner in the 2019 Comico x Elex E-Novel Challenge Contest.
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Children's & YAAugust 2024Offerings of the True
by Natalia Gordienko and Lada Kasianenko
When Stanislava confronts creatures she always thought to be the figments of her imagination, she realises that the worlds are not parallel but closely intertwined. In the human world, shapeshifters fulfil their duty, as their world cannot exist without humans as well. The events of the novel unfold in modern Ukraine as Stanislava lives through the changes in her country. With overwhelming events unravelling in the background and in her personal life, she develops her innate gift and discovers her calling. However, the answer to the most important question has yet to be found. Set in the modern rapidly changing world, this story is about the challenges of growing up and finding love, making true friends and staying loyal — to your true self and your calling, most of all.
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Children's & YAMarch 2014Wall-Peckers
by Reinhard Griebner (Author), Felix Karweick (Illustrator)
1989 – The wall falls and the whole world is looking at Berlin where everything happens all at once. Among the chaos, student Willem Kaiser from Prenzlauer Berg gets to know Jasmin, Anton and Boris from West-Berlin. After being suspicious at first, they let Willem into their Wall-Power-Clique. Having a tremendous business idea, they decide to profit from the hopeful spirit of the times. All across Berlin, a race begins between the kids and a dubious businessman.
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Film theory & criticismOctober 2019Break It to Me Gently
by Richard Bolisay
As a film critic at large, Richard Bolisay has never been interested in the rigid dichotomy between good and bad, not letting movies off easy with a mere pointing of the thumb in either direction. Rather, as borne out by the reviews and festival dispatches in this collection, he burrows into each movie, teasing its furrows and breaking its codes with a forensic exhilaration in defiance of the limited purview and shallow agency typically accorded to so-called film criticism. Break It to Me Gently is a collection of essays as much as it is a collection of times, people, experiences, thoughts, sensations, places, and stories, that finds its center on Filipino film but, like most displays of youthful ambition, tries to hem in histories, tall tales, politics, memoirs, foresights, and journalism, to mimic the raptures and tensions of the period.
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Children's & YAHeroes Atlas
by Miralda Colombo
One hundred and one inspiring stories of the notable men and women who shaped the world with their ideas, their genius, their creativity or courage. From super scientists to clued-up creatives, from writers to dreamers, these profiles explore the life of each personality in detail, with gorgeous illustrations. This educational book includes worldwide famous figures, as well as lesser-known personalities, but all very inspiring for children.
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Crime & mysteryMay 2013The Wrong Game
by Marc Powell
When you have the chance to change your life would you take it, or die trying? When Mike Slater and Dan Sharpe set off on a dream football tour of Europe things could only get better. Mike would be free from living under his father’s shadow and Dan free from a father who only looked at him through the bottom of a vodka bottle. But from the onset their dream quickly turns into a nightmare. Unknowingly coerced into smuggling drugs they become pawns for Interpol, live bait to catch one of Europe’s biggest drug barons who will stop at nothing to retrieve what is his. Pursued by killers through Belgium, Holland, Germany and eventually Paris, they will run for their lives testing their courage to the limit. Only then will they learn the hard truth that misguided teenage actions lead to consequences that will turn boys into men and change their lives forever. Who would have thought playing football might get you killed. The Wrong Game is about the unfaltering friendship of two teenagers from the Northeast of England. Through the authors real life experiences Marc Powell takes them away from their two very different worlds. Dan, a trouble maker who is full of attitude, thinks only of himself and shows complete disregard and defiance to any authority. Mike is the exact opposite, sensible and grown up beyond his years and who is the calming influence that his troubled friend needs. Both share a common desire to become better than what society expects them to become. Through their love of football they are free to experience adulthood without fear of antagonising those around them who both love and use them in equal measure. The author shows that it only takes one wrong decision, even though that decision is taken with all good intent, your life and that of everyone you know and love will never be the same again. Courage can sometimes only be found when you look into the eyes of your friend and see the light of hope fading. Marc reflects this by sending the reader on a rollercoaster of emotions. He shows how teenage eyes are opened to a world of sex, drugs, bigotry, first love and finally fear and death. Marc Powell’s same love of football, his years in the military and later as Police officer combined with living and working in Europe gives credibility to a story that is full of real life events. Interspersed with humour and told at a pace that gathers momentum throughout, “The Wrong Game” is a book that will capture the imagination of both young teens and adults alike, irrespective of holding a passion towards the sport.
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FictionEVERNA Azure Sun
Fireheart Legacy, Book Two
by Andry Chang
The Red Eagle flies to the Blue Sun. Terra Everna's epic future and epic fantasy continues. The journey of Robert, Cristophe and their friends gets them closer to the source of the series of terror that hits Everna. The source turns out to be a powerful demonic sword sealed in the azure sun, possessed by a powerful demon spirit named Vordac, the Absolute Lord of Darkness. Heroes gather at the Sacred Enia Temple. Their job is to prevent the agents of darkness from breaking the seal, sparking another Age of Darkness on Terra Everna. Fight on, Knights of Light! For Everna!
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FictionEVERNA Ebony Dawn
Fireheart Legacy, Book Five
by Andry Chang
A war to end all wars raging on in Terra Everna. It's time to reclaim the cities andcountries controlled by the Dark Forces. Heroes reunite, countries on the Aurelia Continent are now shoulder to shoulder. Continuing to storm the Land of the Ebony Dawn toannihilating the Heir of Vordac, the fierce tempest. Finish the fight, Knights of Light! Let the new dawn rise.
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June 2021The Playwright's House
by Dariel Suarez
HAPPILY MARRIED, BACKED BY A POWERFUL MENTOR, and with career prospects that would take him abroad, Serguey has more than any young Cuban lawyer could ask for. But when his estranged brother Victor appears with news that their father—famed theater director Felipe Blanco—has been detained for what he suspects are political reasons, Serguey’s privileged life is suddenly shaken. A return to his childhood home in Havana’s decaying suburbs—reconnects Serguey with his troubled past. He learns of an elusive dramaturge’s link to Felipe, a man who could be key to his father’s release. With the help of a social media activist and his wife’s ties with the Catholic Church, Serguey sets out to unlock the mystery of Felipe’s arrest and, in the process, is forced to confront the reasons for the hostility between him and Victor.
