Joel: 1733 books

In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, fired from Salem's Custom House and returning to writing, reconceived his old job title, Surveyor of Customs, as his new one. Taking seriously this naming of the American author's project, Joel Pfister argues that writers from Benjamin Franklin to Louise Erdrich can be...

It is a mystery that has existed since the dawn of time.  The remnants of primordial light; compressed into a solitary gem and expelled with man from paradise as punishment for the original sin.  It has been possessed by some of the greatest men throughout history, all of whom have reveled in its...

Welcome To The New Home Of Horror ‘Johnny Mains is the go-to man for horror in the UK. His extensive knowledge of and unbound passion for the genre is amazing. If there was a government Ministry of Horror (which there should be), Johnny would be in charge. He is the Minister for Horror. He...

Oh, what interesting dolls the undertaker's daughter has to play with... Andrew Byrd figured his mother had been over-protective; the way she stood in his doorway at night, watching him fall asleep, the way she'd call him her baby doll, even after he was much too old for that sort of thing. ...Sometimes...

A sleepwalking, homicidal nursemaid; a "morally vacant" juvenile poisoner; a man driven to arson by a "lesion of the will"; an articulate and poised man on trial for assault who, while conducting his own defense, undergoes a profound personality change and becomes a wild and delusional...

The Road to Shmeggegee is a hilarious memoir of the trails and tribulations of the world of composer/conductor/innovator/explorer Joel Spiegelman. Packed with humor, it combines the ironies, twists and turns of living in a complex world marked by turbulent relationships, successes, failures, and a...

A freelance journalist travels to Asylum, North Carolina to do a report on the secretive region and its people. While there, she meets a profoundly gifted but mysterious boy whose unusual physical attributes and scar captivate her. Her story about him, along with the experience she had that changed...

Let the Drums be Your Heart brings together the work of more than forty aboriginal writers from all over Canada. concerned with family and days gone by, romance and adventure, tragedy and danger, these poems, short stories, articles and life stories ring with native pride and determination. As...

Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. In this novel Ellen Kushner and a team of writers return readers to the world of scandal and swordplay introduced in her cult-classic novel Swordspoint. Readers familiar with the series will find a welcome...

Passion and intrigue make the Tremontaine Ball a glittering high point in this ongoing episodic serial set in Ellen Kushner's acclaimed Riverside universe. Violent passions erupt at the Tremontaine Ball! A misunderstanding comes between Rafe and Will, while Micah threatens to expose Kaab's...

Flashing swords and eerie dreams set the stage for murder in the tenth installment of Tremontaine, the episodic online serial set in the world of Ellen Kushner's beloved Swordspoint. When Tess finds herself plagued by nightmares of the murdered Ben, Kaab vows to solve the case. But she may...

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 7th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Joel Derfner. Diane...

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series. This is the 4th episode in the second season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Joel Derfner. Diane...

The Metaphor of Celebrity is an exploration of the significance of literary celebrity in Canadian poetry. It focuses on the lives and writing of four widely recognized authors who wrote about stardom – Leonard Cohen, Michael Ondaatje, Irving Layton, and Gwendolyn MacEwen – and the specific moments...