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As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his father. It’s not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in libertine Vienna, but it’s nothing a dash of laudanum, a summer stroll and idle fantasies can’t put in perspective. And then the world explodes.

Nimh und North stehen vor der entscheidenden Frage: Können sie ihrer Liebe und ihrem Schicksal trotzen, um ihre Heimat zu retten? Oder wird der Funke zwischen ihnen ihre Welten entzünden und sie alle vernichten? Die Göttin und der Prinz im Spannungsfeld zwischen ihrer Liebe und ihrer Bestimmung: Der packende Abschluss der Fantasy-Dilogie von Amie Kaufmann und Meagan Spooner wird mitreißend aus zwei Perspektiven von Julia Nachtmann und Aleksandar Radenkovic gesprochen. Die ungekürzte Lesung erscheint als digitaler Vorab-Release.

Der Bestseller von Ursula Poznanski: spannend, realistisch, unvorhersehbar. Fünf Tage im tiefsten Wald, ohne Strom, ohne Handy: Normalerweise wäre das nichts für Medizinstudenten Bastian. Dass er dennoch mitmacht bei dieser Reise in die Vergangenheit, liegt allein an seiner Freundin Sandra. Doch das abgelegene Waldstück, in dem das Abenteuer stattfindet, soll verflucht sein, und aus dem harmlosen Live-Rollenspiel wird plötzlich ein tödlicher Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

Bosnian-American author and MacArthur genius recipient Aleksandar Hemon pens novels of high insight and deft literary accomplishment. The Lazarus Project, alternating between turn-of-the-century Chicago and modern times, features a man attempting to reimagine the death of a Jewish immigrant.

In My Parents, Aleksandar Hemon tells the story of his parents’ immigration to Canada - of the lives that were upended by the war in Bosnia and siege of Sarajevo and the new lives his parents were forced to build. As ever with his work, he portrays both the perfect, intimate details (his mother’s lonely upbringing, his father’s fanatical beekeeping), and a sweeping, heartbreaking history of his native country.

New American Stories presents diverse stories of contemporary American life and dreams lost and found, by four of the best young contemporary writers - Jhumpa Lahiri, Sherman Alexie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Aleksandar Hemon - as performed by terrific stage and screen actors. All four writers have a unique perspective on the American experience, which is reflected in their work.

As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his estimable father. It’s not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in libertine Vienna, but it’s nothing a dash of laudanum from the high shelf, a summer stroll, and idle fantasies about passersby can’t put in perspective. And then the world explodes. In the trenches in Galicia, fantasies fall flat.

Josh Levin is an aspiring screenwriter teaching ESL classes in Chicago. His laptop is full of ideas, but the only one to really take root is Zombie Wars. When Josh comes home to discover his landlord, an unhinged army vet, rifling through his dirty laundry, he decides to move in with his girlfriend, Kimmy. It's domestic bliss for a moment, but Josh becomes entangled with a student, a Bosnian woman named Ana, whose husband is jealous and violent. Disaster ensues, and as Josh's choices move from silly to profoundly absurd, The Making of Zombie Wars takes on real consequence.

A collection of poignant, romantic and funny tales performed by Academy Award -winning actor William Hurt. This collection includes a bonus track of an exclusive interview with William Hurt. Hurt's readings are thoughtful, tender, romantic, and resonant. A treasure.