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My Wife’s in a Coma, and I Like the Attention
Howard Pell has been invisible for twenty-six years. He works at an insurance company in Greenville, South Carolina, at the same desk, parking in the same space, eating the same bowl of bran flakes at 5:48 every morning, two minutes before the alarm. His coworkers have spelled his name wrong on the office email for […]
The Good Neighbor and Other Stories: Four Tales of Psychological Suspense
Nothing terrible ever seems to happen on Willow Lane. The hedges are trimmed, the paperboy misses the porch, and Arthur Bennett has sold hardware at Pritchard’s for twenty-six years. He’s the man who brings you groceries for six weeks when you break your hip and won’t take a penny for it. So when he finds […]
A Small Adjustment: When a Helpful Robot Knows Too Much
What if the thing making your family happy again is also the thing you should fear most? A new dark science fiction short story by Oliver Ahn We invite technology into our homes because it makes life easier. It remembers our appointments, answers our questions, handles our chores, and occasionally listens to conversations we’d rather […]
A Dark Gothic Wicker Man Romance for Monster Lovers
Oliver Ahn Books has put out another book. This time, it is a dark Gothic romance about a lonely woman, an isolated island, and the enormous wicker man waiting for her at the head of the dining table. The title is I Touched His Knot and Now We’re Married: A Wicker Man’s Love Story. Yes, […]
Funny Gag Gift Books for Adults: 13 White Elephant Gifts That Win the Room
Every December somebody shows up to the office swap with a scented candle, and every December that candle gets stolen zero times. The gift that wins the room is the one that makes people read the title twice and then look around to see who brought it. Usually, that is a book. Books make great […]
Books Like Chuck Tingle: 10 Reads for When You Need More Absurd Love
Finished every Tingler? Here are books and authors like Chuck Tingle, from his own horror novels to monster romance, bizarro fiction and a few Southern cryptid comedies.
My Affair With the Alien Next Door: A Small-Town Alien Romantic Comedy
An alien princess hides out in small-town Florida and the pool guy next door is the last to figure it out. A warm, funny standalone alien romance.
Books About Influencers: 9 Novels About Going Viral and Regretting It
Nine books about influencers and internet fame, from literary novels about the feed to comedies about the person behind the account when the phone goes off.
The Best AI Written Books, and How We Actually Use It
The AI written books that are actually worth reading, from an Akutagawa Prize winner to a road trip novel, plus an honest account of how we use AI ourselves.
Meet I Married a Fluffer Girl: A Sweet Romance That Gets Wild
Some love stories begin with flowers. Some begin with a perfect first date. Matt and Jasmine begin with a Craigslist ad, an adult film set, and the worst possible conditions for a normal conversation. I Married a Fluffer Girl is an odd romance about two people who meet in a world built to make intimacy […]