Magical Realism

Strangers Jo, Adelaide and Kye are the least likely people to find themselves across the threshold of a bookshop. But as their midnight book club shows them that a single book can change everything, all three realise that their own stories can be rewritten.

Destiny Whip is a former child prodigy, world-renowned enigmatologist and very, very alone. A life filled with loss has made her a recluse, an existence she’s content to endure until a letter arrives inviting her to interview for the position of Scruffmore family historian. Not only does an internet search for the name yield almost nothing, it’s a role she never applied to in the first place! Interspersed with riddles and puzzles that both Destiny and the listener must solve, A Most Puzzling Murder is a one-of-a-kind mystery that will leave you guessing and gasping until the very last chapter!

Dr. Charlie Knight fears life is passing him by. He's in his late thirties, and treading water as a family doctor in the same small town he grew up in. Just as he's planning his escape, something changes. He develops a gift, an extraordinary insight for any doctor: a sense of exactly how many days his patients have left to live. But in a country town like Marwick, his patients are his friends. His own family. The people he grew up with, and the girl he still loves. And Charlie discovers this gift may not be a gift at all.

27-åriga Solveig har inte riktigt funnit sin plats i livet, hon söker både efter den stora kärleken och ett namn som liksom känns mer som hon. En morgon vaknar hon helt förtvivlad i nattens - dröm blev hon av med sin älskade cykel! Självklart kontaktar hon sitt försäkringsbolag för att anmäla stölden, men de kan till hennes irritation inte hjälpa henne. Vad ska hon ta sig till? Det måste ju finnas fler som hamnat i samma situation. Snart blir hon en frontfigur fören hel rörelse, skapar ett register över försvunna cyklar och får anmälningar från hela världen.

A father’s devotion. A son’s courage. A timeless bookstore that holds the power to heal lost hearts. The Book Collected invites you into the poignant world of a father and son torn apart by life’s harsh realities—divorce, distance, and dashed dreams.