Jika kamu melihat seorang nenek di halte berwarna merah, mampirlah. Halte itu akan mempertemukanmu dengan orang terkasih yang sudah tiada. Julian, seorang jurnalis muda, menerima surat-surat tentang si nenek dan halte misterius itu saat hendak mengisi rubrik Kisah Pembaca. Karena penasaran, Julian mulai menyelidiki keberadaan halte tersebut—Halte Alam Baka, begitu dia menamainya. Liputan Halte Alam Baka langsung viral. Banyak yang ingin melihat halte itu, meski banyak juga yang sangsi. Siapa sebenarnya si nenek? Tempat apa sebetulnya halte itu? Kenapa nenek itu selalu meninggalkan hadiah barang rajutan? Tanpa diduga, penyelidikan Julian malah mempertemukannya dengan orang-orang yang berkaitan dengan masa lalu dan masa depannya; orang-orang yang dia pikir sudah tiada.

Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling. An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry. When she finally claws her way up the ranks to become a highmage, however, she finds that her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues will stop at nothing to let her know she is unwelcome, beginning with giving her a janitor instead of a qualified lab assistant. What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was once more than a janitor; before he mopped floors for the mages, Thomil was a nomadic hunter from beyond Tiran’s magical barrier. Ten years have passed since he survived the perilous crossing that killed his family. But working for a highmage, he sees the opportunity to finally understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the Tiranish in power. Through their fractious relationship, mage and outsider uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first. Sciona has defined her life by the pursuit of truth, but how much is one truth worth with the fate of civilization in the balance? A standalone dark academia brimming with mystery, tragedy, and the damning echoes of the past. For fans of Leigh Bardugo, V. E. Schwab, and Fullmetal Alchemist. (Content warnings for gore, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation)

White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was published in 1848. Set in St. Petersburg, it is the story of a young man fighting his inner restlessness. A light and tender narrative, it delves into the torment and guilt of unrequited love. Both protagonists suffer from a deep sense of alienation that initially brings them together. A blend of romanticism and realism, the story appeals gently to the senses and feelings.

Jika kamu melihat seorang nenek di halte berwarna merah, mampirlah. Halte itu akan mempertemukanmu dengan orang terkasih yang sudah tiada. Julian, seorang jurnalis muda, menerima surat-surat tentang si nenek dan halte misterius itu saat hendak mengisi rubrik Kisah Pembaca. Karena penasaran, Julian mulai menyelidiki keberadaan halte tersebut—Halte Alam Baka, begitu dia menamainya. Liputan Halte Alam Baka langsung viral. Banyak yang ingin melihat halte itu, meski banyak juga yang sangsi. Siapa sebenarnya si nenek? Tempat apa sebetulnya halte itu? Kenapa nenek itu selalu meninggalkan hadiah barang rajutan? Tanpa diduga, penyelidikan Julian malah mempertemukannya dengan orang-orang yang berkaitan dengan masa lalu dan masa depannya; orang-orang yang dia pikir sudah tiada.

Tentang persahabatan Tentang cinta Tentang perpisahan Tentang melupakan Tentang hujan

Ada deras keringat ayah dan banjir tangis ibu dalam langkah kakimu hari ini. Duna jahat dan kau kalah? Lihat telapak tanganmu. Ayah selalu menempa tangan itu agar tak menyerah. Ibu tak henti memapah tangan itu untu kberdoa. Bangkitlah untuk melangkah. Ini kisah tentang ayah dan ibu, yang cintanya lahir bahkan sebelum kau lahir, yang cintanya tumbuh bahkan sebelum kau bertumbuh. Ini kisah tentang ayah dan ibu, yang tangisnya mampu menyalakan api, yang tangisnya mampu memadamkan api. Api paling panas menyala saat ayah dan ibu menangis kecewa. Api paling panas padam oleh tangis perjuangan ayah dan ibu. Maka, ingatlah selalu rumah.

After getting rejected by every single Ivy League she applied to and falling short of all her Asian immigrant parents’ expectations, seventeen-year-old Jenna Chen makes a wish to become her smarter, infinitely more successful Harvard-bound cousin, Jessica Chen—only for her wish to come true. Literally. Now trapped inside Jessica’s body, with access to Jessica’s most private journals and secrets, Jenna soon discovers that being the top student at the elite, highly competitive Havenwood Private Academy isn’t quite what she imagined. Worse, as everyone—including her own parents—start having trouble remembering who Jenna Chen is, or if she ever even existed, Jenna must decide if playing the role of the perfect daughter and student is worth losing her true self forever.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781641290111 Content: - An elderly lady has accommodation problems - An elderly lady on her travels - An elderly lady seeks peace at Christmas time - The antique dealer's death - An elderly lady is faced with a difficult dilemma Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and…no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father’s untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family’s spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father’s ancient armchair. It’s a solitary existence, but she likes it that way. Over the course of her adventures—or misadventures—this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud’s apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a murder in her apartment complex, will Maud be able to avoid suspicion, or will Detective Inspector Irene Huss see through her charade?

Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue's dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences. Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa's beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.

Ini adalah Hari Bebas Bicara di Negara Kesatuan Adat Lawaknesia (NAKAL). Siapa saja boleh berbicara secara gamblang, terang-terangan, tanpa takut akan konsekuensi hukum. Setiap warga negara berhak berbicara: membongkar kejahatan, membeberkan penipuan, mengungkapkan keburukan. Tujuannya, agar tercapai keadilan untuk seluruh rakyat. Namun, kawan, tujuan mulia ini berubah menjadi awan hitam. Jutaan aib terbongkar. Jutaan fitnah tersebar. Jutaan kebencian dan perundungan mengakar. Rakyat berkelahi dengan rakyat. Tetangga dengan tetangga. Murid dengan guru. Karyawan dengan atasan. Anak dengan orangtua. Sahabat dengan sahabat. Kekasih dengan kekasih. Ucapan orang terdekat merobek dinding tiap rumah. Ini adalah Hari Bebas Bicara. Setiap dendam, setiap benci, setiap amarah, lepas berkeliaran. Namun percayalah, kawan, orang jujur selalu ada, bak jarum dalam tumpukan jerami sekalipun. Karya ke-16 J.S. Khairen.

Sentaro gagal menjalani kehidupan. Ia memiliki catatan kriminal, sulit meninggalkan kebiasaan minum alkohol, dan impiannya menjadi penulis semakin lama semakin pudar. Ia menghabiskan hari-hari monoton di sebuah kedai dorayaki yang berada di bawah pohon sakura yang berubah seiring perubahan musim. Namun, suatu ketika segalanya mulai berubah. Seorang wanita tua bernama Tokue, dengan jemari yang aneh bentuknya, datang ke kehidupan Sentaro. Dengan metode pengajaran yang sama anehnya, Tokue mewariskan pengalaman lima puluh tahunnya membuat pasta kacang merah kepada Sentaro. Namun, seiring persahabatan di antara keduanya mulai terjalin, tekanan dari masyarakat terhadap kondisi Tokue mulai mengungkap rahasia gelap yang wanita itu simpan rapat-rapat. Rahasia itu kemudian menuntut harga yang sangat mahal. Pasta Kacang Merah adalah sebuah cerita yang mengharmonisasikan kudapan manis dengan persahabatan, menggambarkan bagaimana harapan dapat membantu manusia menghadapi kelamnya masa lalu.

Namanya Salva. Panggilannya Ava. Namun papanya memanggil dia Saliva atau ludah karena menganggapnya tidak berguna. Ava sekeluarga pindah ke Rusun Nero setelah Kakek Kia meninggal. Kakek Kia, ayahnya Papa, pernah memberi Ava kamus sebagai hadiah ulang tahun yang ketiga. Sejak itu Ava menjadi anak yang pintar berbahasa Indonesia. Sayangnya, kebanyakan orang dewasa lebih menganggap penting anak yang pintar berbahasa Inggris. Setelah pindah ke Rusun Nero, Ava bertemu dengan anak laki-laki bernama P. Iya, namanya hanya terdiri dari satu huruf P. Dari pertemuan itulah, petualangan Ava dan P bermula hingga sampai pada akhir yang mengejutkan. Ditulis dengan alur yang penuh kejutan dan gaya bercerita yang unik, sudah selayaknya para juri sayembara memilih novel Di Tanah Lada sebagai salah satu juaranya.

The epic novel Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humor, and romance in a sweeping polyphony. The beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters are beset by incest, murder, bestiality, rape, insanity, monstrosity, and the often vengeful undead. Kurniawan's gleefully grotesque hyperbole functions as a scathing critique of his young nation's troubled past: the rapacious offhand greed of colonialism; the chaotic struggle for independence; the 1965 mass murders of perhaps a million "Communists," followed by three decades of Suharto's despotic rule. Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: "One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years…" Drawing on local sources—folk tales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their bawdy wit and epic scope—and inspired by Melville and Gogol, Kurniawan's distinctive voice brings something luscious yet astringent to contemporary literature.

Namanya Salva. Panggilannya Ava. Namun papanya memanggil dia Saliva atau ludah karena menganggapnya tidak berguna. Ava sekeluarga pindah ke Rusun Nero setelah Kakek Kia meninggal. Kakek Kia, ayahnya Papa, pernah memberi Ava kamus sebagai hadiah ulang tahun yang ketiga. Sejak itu Ava menjadi anak yang pintar berbahasa Indonesia. Sayangnya, kebanyakan orang dewasa lebih menganggap penting anak yang pintar berbahasa Inggris. Setelah pindah ke Rusun Nero, Ava bertemu dengan anak laki-laki bernama P. Iya, namanya hanya terdiri dari satu huruf P. Dari pertemuan itulah, petualangan Ava dan P bermula hingga sampai pada akhir yang mengejutkan. Ditulis dengan alur yang penuh kejutan dan gaya bercerita yang unik, sudah selayaknya para juri sayembara memilih novel Di Tanah Lada sebagai salah satu juaranya.

He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world. Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape. Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart. But when he’s forced to look after his best friend’s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest: A crack. A melt. A fire that could end his world as he knew it. *** Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can’t remember. But despite her broken past, she’s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world…including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn’t want. Her brother’s best friend. Her neighbor. Her savior and her downfall. Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen—but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both…and everything they hold dear. Twisted Love is a brother’s best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone. WARNING: This book contains a possessive, morally gray alphahole; explicit sexual content, and profanity. No cheating or menage, but if you're looking for a traditionally sweet, loveable hero, this is not the book for you. Recommended for 18+.

He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world. Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape. Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart. But when he’s forced to look after his best friend’s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest: A crack. A melt. A fire that could end his world as he knew it. *** Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can’t remember. But despite her broken past, she’s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world…including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn’t want. Her brother’s best friend. Her neighbor. Her savior and her downfall. Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen—but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both…and everything they hold dear. Twisted Love is a brother’s best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone. WARNING: This book contains a possessive, morally gray alphahole; explicit sexual content, and profanity. No cheating or menage, but if you're looking for a traditionally sweet, loveable hero, this is not the book for you. Recommended for 18+.