This novel tells the lives of eight people that are living in Tehran where each holds different social classes. Some stories consist of novice terrorist, prostitute, homosexual turn into transgender and elderly retired gangster. Generally, our initial impression of Tehran is a religious city, but this novel offers more in-depth…
Misty Patterson works as a barmaid at a casino in Lake Tahoe. Returning from her late shift, she accidentally struck her violently jealous husband during a heated argument. Before she falls asleep after the accident, her husband is still alive but disappears the next day. She can’t remember what…
Small-town librarian Jane Kerry finds herself caught up in a mysterious game. The mysterious game begins when one day Jane finds an envelope containing a fifty-dollar bill and a note instructing her to “Look homeward, angel.” Jane pulls a copy of the Thomas Wolfe novel of that title off the…
In this volume, Ryo Kurokiba needs to begin his shokugeki battle with Central elite Kusunoki to save Alice’s society from being abolished by the Azami administration. The theme for the shokugeki is salmon and both chefs put everything they’ve got, including their their pride, into their dishes. Will…
The shokugeki to decide the fate of the Polaris dormitory nears its conclusion! Although the judges firmly decide that his opponent will take the victory, Soma puts everything he’s gained from his time at the dorm on a plate, striving for Polaris’s future. Will his culinary skill capable…
The plot follows the adventures of two alchemist brothers named Edward and Alphonse Elric. They are striving to find the legendary Philosopher’s Stone so that they may recover parts of their bodies that they lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life. The first volume tells…
Yasuko Hanaoka is a divorced, single mother who lives with her teenaged daughter Misato after she left her abusive ex-husband Togashi. When Togashi shows up one day to ask for money and threatens both of them, the situation ends up in an unexpected way. Togashi ends up dead on her…
Yoshino Ishibashi is an insurance saleswoman. When she is found strangled at Mitsuse Pass, her family and colleagues are shocked and terrified. Keigo who is a college student becomes the primary suspect as he disappears for several days after the murder and according to Yoshino’s friends, she was going…
Anh Do is one of the famous comedians in Australia. He shares to us about his life’s journey with his family as refugees in Australia and also the inspirational story of how he ditched the offer to work in a law firm and opted to take up comedian instead.…
This is a memoir of a journalist who disguised as an English teacher at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), North Korea. The students were all young men – the children of some of North Korea’s elite families. I always have tremendous curiosity which leads to the strong interest…