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Sharply observant and outrageously funny, Rejection is a provocative plunge into the touchiest problems of modern life. The seven connected stories seamlessly transition between the personal crises of a complex ensemble and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet.

In Tokyo, 16-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace—and will touch lives in ways she can scarcely imagine. Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox - possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami.

Aiden Hawkins. My high school best friend. The one who bolted from this small town years ago. Now he's back, standing in my dad's hospital room, and all that buried history? It's a landmine. I thought I’d left Cedar Ridge behind. Then a storm, a broken-down car, and one too many shared memories forced us into an impossible arrangement—six months of working side by side. He’s still infuriating. Still guarded. And still off-limits. But somewhere between the legal battles, those whispered late nights, and that dizzying dance under the stars? I fell. I fell hard. Now I’m torn between a ...

El mar estaba sereno es una novela compuesta por la historia de siete personajes que vuelven a la búsqueda de aquellos días marcados que, de forma inadvertida, cambiaron dramáticamente el rumbo de sus vidas. Como sugieren estas historias que se entrecruzan, todos tenemos algún día marcado y, por eso, más allá del futuro nos espera siempre el pasado."Sí, quisiera volver a repetir lo de siempre, que lo que importa es el futuro, que todo se dirige hacia mañana. Pero la única verdad es que nuestro futuro último es el pasado. Hacia allá vamos, inexorablemente. Hasta que se apague la ...

The Spinster of Contempt Observe from your private reading portal, "The Spinster of Contempt," a mesmerizing short story, by the prolific author, Lord Toph. In this tale that blends the suspense of a classic thriller with the eerie subtleties of Gothic literature, you'll encounter a character like no other—the Spinster herself. She is old, weary and deeply troubled. Her inner turmoil has been etched into both her ornery outward demeanor, as well as her unsettling appearance. Once, she might have been a vision of youth and beauty, but the relentless march of time has obviously taken its ...

The firefighter next door is about to save my heart. Jackson, my next-door neighbor, is my brother’s best friend, not mine. Looking for a husband isn't on my radar; my priority is protecting my daughter. That's why I moved to this small town where no one knows the shame I carry. But when my ex-husband gets out of prison, fear takes on a new face. Then, my worst nightmare unfolds: my house is engulfed in flames. In that moment of sheer terror, Jackson, the firefighter, emerges from the chaos. He saves more than just my life that night. Offering us a place to stay, Jackson becomes a ...

I wasn’t looking for love, but it found me in the most unexpected way, far from the quiet life in my small town. Taking care of my niece and running my art business were my top priorities. But when my best friend asked me to be her brother Jake’s plus-one on a business cruise, I couldn’t say no. Jake—a junior lawyer recovering from a tough breakup—was focused on his career. He needed someone to pose as his girlfriend for appearances. His grumpy attitude clashed with my cheerful spirit, but soon, his kindness began to melt my heart. Before I knew it, what was supposed to be pretend...

In a small Southern town where loyalty to family and to "your people" carries the weight of a sacred oath, defying those unspoken rules can be a deadly proposition. After 15 years of growing up in the Ozark hills with his widowed mother, high-school freshman Boady Sanden is beyond ready to move on. He dreams of glass towers and cityscapes, driven by his desire to be anywhere other than Jessup, Missouri. The new kid at St. Ignatius High School, if he isn't being pushed around, he is being completely ignored.

First published in 1875, General William T. Sherman's memoir was one of the first from the Civil War and was offered to the public because, as Sherman wrote in his dedication, "no satisfactory history" of the war was yet available. Although Memoirs has been revised and corrected many times over the years, Sherman famously never changed the original text of his recollections.

Stories of Your Life and Others presents characters who must confront sudden change-the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens-while striving to maintain some sense of normalcy. In the amazing and much-lauded title story (the basis for the 2016 movie Arrival), a grieving mother copes with divorce and the death of her daughter by drawing on her knowledge of alien languages and non-linear memory recollection.

The shocking disappearance of a young woman and a suspicious death put Hanna and Alex back in the crosshairs of the ruthless Dellahousaye crime family. Hanna and Alex again find themselves in the troubled waters of love and commitment. Alex returns to South Carolina with the promise of a new start, but with strings attached that Hanna may never be able to live with. The story plays out against the compelling backdrop of Charleston, Pawleys Island, and the fictional Dugganville, South Carolina.

Riv—poet, philosopher, private eye—arrives in Cali, Colombia, hoping to find reprieve. Running away from an unspeakable event surrounding his ex Jane, Riv accidentally connects with his cousin Mauro and family friend Carlotta, who asks him to find her daughter Angelica Alfa-Ochoa. No sooner is Riv on the trail when it becomes clear that not only are the cops not looking for Angelica, but they are actively preventing him from finding her.

From the international best-selling author of The Shadow of the Wind. Barcelona, 1957. Daniel Sempere runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop, is happily married and has a son. No longer the child who discovered the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, he is still haunted by the mysterious death of his mother when he was six years old. Meanwhile his best friend and accomplice, Fermin, is about to marry the love of his life. But something appears to be bothering him....

Starring Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton and Missy Yager, the original cast was reunited for this exclusive L.A. Theatre Works performance of This is Our Youth. In 1982, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, three pot-smoking teenagers are resoundingly rejecting the 1960s ideals of their affluent parents. In hilarious and bittersweet detail, This is Our Youth follows 48 turbulent hours in the lives of three very lost souls at the dawn of the Reagan Era.

Six is 6′7″, scheming to rejoin the starting lineup, and barely checks her phone. Green is 6′1″, always building her brand, and secretly jealous of her more famous girlfriend. Together, they’re going where no Asian American trans woman has gone before: the men’s pro indoor volleyball league. Our hot girls with balls just thought playing with the boys would spare them some controversy . . . haha.

Our narrator, Francisco Goldberg, has been living and working in Mexico City as a journalist for over a decade, but has recently returned to New York City in hopes of "going home again". It's been five years since the end of his last relationship and he is falling in love again. Soon he is beckoned back to Boston by the high school girlfriend who was witness to his greatest youthful humiliations, and his mother, Yolanda, around whom his story orbits like a dark star.

Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father's Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a midwesterner, an Irish Catholic, and a perpetually in-debt author, he felt like an outsider in the haute bourgeoisie haunts.

Scout Montgomery has made a career out of searching for her missing brother. Helping runaways gives meaning to her otherwise meaningless life. She hasn't spoken to her father in nearly two decades, and her crush on her sexy coworker is going nowhere.

What does it mean to be pretty? Do you really need someone to validate your appearance? Neil LaBute tackles our obsession with physical beauty head-on in a work nominated for multiple Tony and Drama Desk Awards. Our production, directed by the playwright, includes original Broadway cast member Thomas Sadoski, whose acclaimed performance also earned aTony nomination. Includes a backstage conversation with Neil LaBute and the cast. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production.

Sebastián lived a childhood of privilege in Mexico City. Now in his twenties, he has a degree from Yale, an American girlfriend, and a slot in the University of Iowa's MFA program. But Sebastián's life is shaken by the Trump administration's restrictions on immigrants, his mother's terminal cancer, the cracks in his relationship, and his father's forced resignation at the hands of Mexico's new president. As he struggles through the Trump and Lopez Obrador years, Sebastián must confront his father's role in the Mexican drug war and navigate his whiteness in Mexican contexts.