Joel Townsley Rogers is best known for his classic thriller, THE RED RIGHT HAND, which has been in print since its first publication in 1945. But he was also one of the great short story writers of the pulp era and now, for the first time, Barry Warren has collected seven of his best stories. Most of the stories are about mystery writers and their struggle to get published -- o...(展开全部)

贾森•帕金（Jason Pargin，1975— ），笔名王大卫，美国惊悚、科幻小说家，《纽约时报》畅销书作者。2001年，身为律师事务所员工的贾森•帕金在网络上连载处女作惊悚小说——《最后约翰死了》，获得大量读者喜爱，由此被出版社发掘，该书出版后不久便被改编成同名邪典电影。之后，贾森•帕金在幽默网站Cracked.com担任高级编辑。他的作品常带有诙谐、讽刺、想象力天马行空等特点，极具个人特色。代表作有《最后约翰死了》《本书充满蜘蛛》《我刚刚读了什么》《未来城市与花哨西装》等，其中《未来城市与花哨西装》荣获美国图书馆协会颁发的亚历克斯奖。

Four young ladies enter London society with one common goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband.So a daring husband-hunting scheme is born. Annabelle Peyton, determined to save her family from disaster, decides to use her beauty and wit to tempt a suitable nobleman into making an offer of marriage. But Annabelle's most intriguing--and persistent--admir...(展开全部)

埃克托尔・比安西奥蒂,法兰西学院院士。1930年出生于阿根廷，1961年到巴黎，开始从事文学创作。比安西奥蒂一九七七年获美第奇外国语作品奖，一九八三年获最佳外国语书籍奖，一九八五年获菲米纳奖（又译为女性奖，因评委全部是女性），一九九三年获摩纳哥亲王奖，一九九四年获法国语言奖，一九九七年被选为法兰西学院院士。

Our contemporary horror stories are written in a world where there seems little faith, lost hope, and no salvation. All that remains is the fragmentary and occasionally lyrical testimony of the human being struggling to confront its lack of reason for being in the vast cosmos. This is the terrain of the horror genre. Eugene Thacker explores this situation in Tentacles Longer Th...(展开全部)

Our contemporary horror stories are written in a world where there seems little faith, lost hope, and no salvation. All that remains is the fragmentary and occasionally lyrical testimony of the human being struggling to confront its lack of reason for being in the vast cosmos. This is the terrain of the horror genre. Eugene Thacker explores this situation in Tentacles Longer Th...(展开全部)

The atmosphere of Bleak House, the sensuous thrill of Perfume, and the mystery of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge in Victorian England. "After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the extraordinary story of Edward Glyver—booklover, scholar, and murderer. As a yo...(展开全部)

"Superb.... An engrossing and complicated tale...that touches on every aspect of Victorian society."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World "After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn's for an oyster supper." So begins the "enthralling" ( Booklist , starred review) and "ingenious" ( Boston Globe ) story of Edward Glyver, booklover, scholar, and ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 As World War II threatens their comfortable life in Hong Kong, young Joan and Emma Lew escape with their family to spend the war years in Macao. When they return home, Emma develops a deep interest in travel and sets her sights on an artistic life in San Francisco, while Joan turns to movies and thoughts of romance to escape the pressures of her real life. As the girls ...(展开全部)

比尔·布龙（Bill Broun） 美国作家、记者，他的作品多次出现在《纽约时报》、《时代》杂志（伦敦）、《华盛顿邮报》和《泰晤士报文学增刊》等报刊杂志，以及诸如《建筑师期刊》和《出版人周刊》等专业刊物中。2002年，他被任命为耶鲁大学常驻研究员，教授小说创作、高级写作和新闻学。目前，比尔·布龙就职于东斯特劳斯堡大学，任英语系副教授。 《夜袭动物园》是比尔·布龙耗时14年构思完成的处女作小说，布龙渴望通过此次书写为现实找到一种寄托和希望。