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'American storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage, Nathan Hill’s follow-up to The Nix is a work of quiet genius' – The Observer An Oprah's Book Club Pick. Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together. Mining the absurdities of contemporary society...

'The best new writer of fiction in America. The best.' - John Irving Nathan Hill's brilliant debut, The Nix, journeys from the rural Midwest of the 1960s, to New York City during Occupy Wall Street; from Chicago in 1968, to wartime Norway: home of the mysterious Nix. Meet Samuel: stalled writer...

Ein Anruf der Anwaltskanzlei Rogers & Rogers verändert schlagartig das Leben des Literaturprofessors Samuel Anderson. Er, der als kleines Kind von seiner Mutter verlassen wurde, soll nun für sie bürgen: Nach ihrem tätlichen Angriff auf einen republikanischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten verlangt man von ihm, die Integrität einer Frau zu bezeugen, die er seit mehr als zwanzig Jahren nicht gesehen hat. Ein Gedanke, der ihm zunächst völlig abwegig erscheint.

Chicago 1993. Elizabeth e Jack sono arrivati nella grande metropoli a vent'anni, due origini molto diverse, ma lo stesso obiettivo di costruirsi una vita. Elizabeth studia psicologia, Jack è fotografo. Una sera, a un concerto, Jack si fa coraggio e avvicina Elizabeth invitandola a bere qualcosa. Il periodo dell'università vissuto insieme è esaltante, ma a distanza di vent'anni, dopo il matrimonio, dopo un figlio, cosa resta?

Als Jack und Elizabeth 1993 ein Paar werden, spricht alles gegen sie. Doch der junge Fotograf mit den bäuerlichen Wurzeln und die Psychologiestudentin aus gutem Hause heiraten – und erleben in der vibrierenden Kunstszene Chicagos aufregende erste Jahre. Doch nicht alles läuft glatt. Inmitten von Achtsamkeitsseminaren, polyamourösen Bekanntschaften und schrillen Immobilienträumen droht ihre Ehe zu scheitern.

Em seu elogiado romance de estreia, Nathan Hill conta o drama tragicômico de Samuel Anderson, um escritor fracassado obrigado a lidar com antigas feridas, reabertas pelo inesperado ressurgimento da mãe, Faye, que abandonou a família quando ele era criança.

The Bigfoot phenomenon is not limited to the forests of North America. In the land down under, a very similar creature is called the "Yowie". Hear riveting testimonies from those who have encountered a Sasquatch down under.

Sex is a huge part of our lives, our very existence depends on it. Yet it's treated and practiced differently in every society. Explore sexuality down under, from the extraordinary to the taboo, in this fascinating must-listen documentary revealing the sexual traditions and practices of people in Australia.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that rocked Chicago and beyond, a novel that explores—with sharp humor and a fierce tenderness—the resilience of love and home, even in times of radical change. “A mother-son psychodrama with ghosts...

Discover some of the most weird and wonderful movies ever to grace the silver screen. The Video Cult crew brings you scene by scene breakdowns of B-movie masterpieces and cult classics.

The lights flicker, you take your seat, now let the show begin! "The Broadway Show Show" is a podcast that explores the history of various musicals and plays. On this podcast, we invite people on who were, or are involved with the production and talk to them about the show. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy the theater.

For generations, vampires in cinema have fascinated us. Our intrigue never seems to die, and whether they enter our dreams, inspire our sense of style, or even fuel our fantasies and desires, make no mistake - vampires never go out of fashion. In this documentary, we speak to various women from the entertainment industry in Australia. We discuss their obsession with vampires and explore the world's beloved vampire genre.

This 34th issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of four sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror, and slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015.

Australia is the new hotbed for weird phenomena and UFO sightings. Hear eye-witnesses recount their UFO sightings in Australia, the land down under. None of the people that were interviewed have ever met, yet they all claim similar encounters which will shock you to the ore. Is Australia next on the map to be infected by the Alien plague?

Samuel var 11 år, da hans mor forlod ham. Tyve år efter er hun pludselig på alles læber efter at have kastet sten efter en republikansk præsidentkandidat. Medierne beskriver Faye som en radikal hippie med en broget fortid i Chicagos protestbevægelse i 1968, men så vidt Samuel ved, var hans mor en helt almindelig pige fra Iowa, der giftede sig med sin ungdomskæreste.

A l’aube des années 1990 à Chicago, en pleine bohème artistique, un homme et une femme vivent l’un en face de l’autre et s’épient en cachette. Rien ne semble les relier — elle est étudiante en psychologie, lui photographe rebelle. Mais lorsqu’ils se rencontrent enfin, le charme opère et l’histoire d’amour démarre aussitôt entre Elizabeth et Jack. Ils ont la vie devant eux et, même si leurs rêves et leurs milieux divergent, ils sont convaincus que leur amour résistera à l’épreuve du temps.