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Our Wives Under the Sea

A Novel

by Julia Armfield ...

**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Telegraph, Goodreads, Tor.com, them, and more)A FINALIST for the LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD and GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD**“A deeply strange and haunting novel in the best possible way…An impressive and exciting debut novel that may leave you thinking about your own relationships in a new light.” —NPR“Shocking…Achingly poetic…Sharp and ... Read more

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**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Telegraph, Goodreads, Tor.com, them, and more)A FINALIST for the LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD and GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD**“A deeply strange and haunting novel in the best possible way…An impressive and exciting debut novel that may leave you thinking about your own relationships in a new light.” —NPR“Shocking…Achingly poetic…Sharp and
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Private Rites

A Novel

by Julia Armfield ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES Editors' Choice!From the BELOVED, AWARD-WINNING author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a** speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world“One of my FAVORITE NOVELS of the past few years.” —Jeff VanderMeer, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of AnnihilationIt’s been raining for a long time now, so long that the... ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES Editors' Choice!From the BELOVED, AWARD-WINNING author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a** speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world“One of my FAVORITE NOVELS of the past few years.” —Jeff VanderMeer, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of AnnihilationIt’s been raining for a long time now, so long that the...
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salt slow

by Julia Armfield ...

Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year AwardFrom White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers’ sleeps become disassociated from them, ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year AwardFrom White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers’ sleeps become disassociated from them,
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Up to the Light

A Novel

by Julia Armfield ...

"MAGNIFICENT...I could not stop reading it. I loved it.” —Charlotte McConaghy, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Wild Dark Shore“Armfield is an ERA-DEFINING writer.” —Kaliane Bradley, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of The Ministry of Time“Armfield writes the kind of books that STICK WITH YOU FOR LIFE.” —Kristen Arnett, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING autho... ... Read more

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"MAGNIFICENT...I could not stop reading it. I loved it.” —Charlotte McConaghy, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Wild Dark Shore“Armfield is an ERA-DEFINING writer.” —Kaliane Bradley, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of The Ministry of Time“Armfield writes the kind of books that STICK WITH YOU FOR LIFE.” —Kristen Arnett, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING autho...
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Best British Short Stories 2019

by Nicholas Royle, Julia Armfield, Elizabeth Baines, Naomi Booth, Ruby Cowling, Kieran Devaney, Vicky Grut, Nigel Humphreys, Sally Jubb, John Lanchester, Sophie Mackintosh, Lucie McKnight Hardy, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Paul McQuade, Vesna Main, Robert Mason, Ann Quin, Stephen Sharp, Sam Thompson, Melissa Wan, Ren Watson, Adam Welch ...

Series series Best British Short Stories
The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its ninth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, ... Read more

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The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its ninth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies,
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Best British Short Stories 2021

by Nicholas Royle, Julia Armfield, A. J. Ashworth, Iphgenia Baal, Emma Bolland, Tom Bromley, Gary Budden, Jen Calleja, Robert Dewa, John Foxx, Josephine Galvin, Uschi Gatward, Meave Haughey, Hilaire, Alice Jolly, Isha Karki, Yasmine Lever, Simon Okotie, Mel Pryor, Douglas Thompson, Matthew Turner ...

Series Book 11 - Best British Short Stories
The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its eleventh year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or, more accurately, by its title. This critically acclaimed series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its eleventh year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or, more accurately, by its title. This critically acclaimed series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering
... Read more
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Our Wives Under the Sea

by Julia Armfield ...

Narrated by Annabel Baldwin, Robyn Holdaway ...

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6 hours 7 min

Leah is changed. Months earlier, she left for a routine expedition, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts, Leah rotates between rooms in their apartment, running the taps morning and night. As Miri searches for answers, desperate to understand what happened ... Read more

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Leah is changed. Months earlier, she left for a routine expedition, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts, Leah rotates between rooms in their apartment, running the taps morning and night. As Miri searches for answers, desperate to understand what happened
... Read more
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Private Rites

A Novel

by Julia Armfield ...

Narrated by Hannah van der Westhuysen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

“One of my favorite novels of the past few years.” —Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of AnnihilationFrom the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning worldIt’s been raining for a long time now, so long that the land has reshaped itself and old rituals and ... ... Read more

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“One of my favorite novels of the past few years.” —Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of AnnihilationFrom the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning worldIt’s been raining for a long time now, so long that the land has reshaped itself and old rituals and ...
... Read more

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salt slow

by Julia Armfield ...

Narrated by Kristin Atherton ...

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min

"Artistic and perceptive, Armfield’s debut explores the ebbs and flows of human connection in lives touched by the bizarre." - KirkusFrom White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

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"Artistic and perceptive, Armfield’s debut explores the ebbs and flows of human connection in lives touched by the bizarre." - KirkusFrom White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link.In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through
... Read more

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Up to the Light

A Novel

by Julia Armfield ...

Narrated by Greg Lockett, Kit Griffiths ...

Unabridged

10 hours

"MAGNIFICENT...I could not stop reading it. I loved it.” —Charlotte McConaghy, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Wild Dark Shore“Armfield is an ERA-DEFINING writer.” —Kaliane Bradley, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of The Ministry of Time“Armfield writes the kind of books that STICK WITH YOU FOR LIFE.” —Kristen Arnett, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING autho... ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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"MAGNIFICENT...I could not stop reading it. I loved it.” —Charlotte McConaghy, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Wild Dark Shore“Armfield is an ERA-DEFINING writer.” —Kaliane Bradley, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of The Ministry of Time“Armfield writes the kind of books that STICK WITH YOU FOR LIFE.” —Kristen Arnett, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING autho...
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A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

A Novel

by Alice Evelyn Yang ...

Narrated by Carolyn Kang ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day to explore the effects of intergenerational trauma, the legacy of colonialism, and the inescapability of fate.Narrated by Carolyn Kang.Qianze has not seen her father in eleven years, since he walked out of ... Read more

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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day to explore the effects of intergenerational trauma, the legacy of colonialism, and the inescapability of fate.Narrated by Carolyn Kang.Qianze has not seen her father in eleven years, since he walked out of
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She Waits Where Shadows Gather

A Novel

by Michelle Tang ...

"A page-turner where faith, love, skepticism — and ghosts — must play nice to survive." — NPRParents should pass down stories, not spirits…Avery and Carlos Tam have built their lives on logic, not legends. Carlos, the host of a hit reality show that exposes paranormal hoaxes, has made a name disproving the supernatural.But when they travel to his ancestral home in the Philippines, darkness clings ... Read more

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"A page-turner where faith, love, skepticism — and ghosts — must play nice to survive." — NPRParents should pass down stories, not spirits…Avery and Carlos Tam have built their lives on logic, not legends. Carlos, the host of a hit reality show that exposes paranormal hoaxes, has made a name disproving the supernatural.But when they travel to his ancestral home in the Philippines, darkness clings
... Read more

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