Henry Carter Hull

"Long nights, empty stomachs, and impulsive cravings haunt the stories of I'm Not Hungry But I Could Eat. A college grad reunites with a high school crush when invited to his bachelor party, a lonely cat-sitter wreaks havoc on his friends' apartment, happy hour French fries leave more than grease on lips and fingers, and, squeezed into a diner booth, one man eats past his limit for the sake of friendship. Exploring the lives of bisexual and gay Puerto...

"Captivating" short stories set in vibrant, multicultural Miami (Julia Alvarez, author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents ). This collection of short fiction, a winner of the Bakeless Prize, captures the international hub city of Miami, Florida, in all its roiling guises -- from the opulence of South Beach to the ferocity of Little Havana. Introducing us to a wide range of unforgettable characters -- an unscrupulous newscaster, a Lincoln Road...

Newly introduced by leading Quixote scholar Ilan Stavans, this 400th Anniversary edition of Don Quixote of La Mancha-called the most popular book in history after the Bible and the first modern novel-inaugurates Restless Classics: interactive encounters with great books and inspired teachers. Each Restless Classic is beautifully designed with original artwork, a new introduction for the trade audience, and a video teaching series and live online book...

In a word-drunk romp through an alternate, pre-apocalyptic United States, Ana Simo's fiction debut, Heartland, is the uproarious story of a thwarted writer's elaborate revenge on the woman who stole her lover, blending elements of telenovela, pulp noir, and dystopian satire. There's only one solution for a nasty case of writer's block, and that's murder. Specifically, that of one Mercy McCabe, a cunning SoHo art dealer who was once our Latina narrator's...

Waves plunges the reader into a world of dominoes, rum, cigars, sex, drugs, boleros and sharks, while weaving together three episodes of Cuban mass migration to the United States. A book about Cuba which doesn't side with left or right, but with ordinary people, suffocated by circumstances. A tribute to migrants, their hopes and sacrifices.José Ramón Torres (Havana, 1963) completed his university studies in English Language and Literature at University...

Dos amigos chilenos, mercenarios de una empresa privada durante la guerra de Irak, se embarcan en la perturbadora misión de capturar un camello, sumergiéndose así en los absurdos horrores de la invasión estadounidense. En Santiago, dos compañeros de curso de un colegio británico se involucran en una improbable contienda política luego de la muerte de Pinochet. Muchos años después, una mujer narra la historia de un viejo convicto, a quien...

Tres historias se entrelazan en el puerto de Valparaíso: en 1930, un hombre fabrica una ciudad en miniatura, y una niña se desvanece sin dejar rastro entre las calles del Cerro Alegre. En 1971, dos universitarios llegan a vivir a una casona en Valparaíso que alberga secretos. En 1989, un adolescente desadaptado recién llegado a la ciudad conoce a una chica extraña que colecciona huesos y se dedica a mirar los barcos, y juntos entablan una amistad...

When Sybille arrives in Paris from Guadeloupe with her infant son, she encounters the extravagant and marvelous Lila. Sybille is young and black with her life still ahead of her; an ex-actress, Lila is white and seventy years old. Despite their differences, the women become inseparable. Haunted by memories, Lila confides in Sybille and, among other things, relates the endless cycle of lovers in her life. Her most cherished memories are of Henry, a...

El destino del corazón de Simón Bolívar, supuestamente separado de su cuerpo durante la autopsia realizada por Alexandre Propère Révérend, ha sido el tema central de muchas leyendas. Muchas de ellas no han sido debidamente documentadas y, sin embargo, motivan a millones de personas en Venezuela, Colombia, Perú, Bolivia y Ecuador que sienten la presencia permanente de Bolívar en sus vidas como "Padre y Protector", llamado así por los quechuas. Como...

Pulsating to the rhythms of life, this collection of short stories will entertain and enlighten you with a multitude of diverse tales, in the tradition of ther talking drum. From Science fiction to Political Thrillers, from romance stories to Action/Adventure tales, the literary beats within this collection will play for your enjoyment. Included within this collection are continuing novellas from two of the author's previously published works; "The...