An autobiographer's painfully honest recounting of their cringe-y teen years.
Castle in the Air
The extended story of the failed romance described in a certain Don McLean song.
I Capture the Castle
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
The first-person account of a slow chess game, in which the author has so far managed to take only one non-pawn piece.
Roget's Thesaurus
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
The story of a little boy called Roget and his friendly pet dinosaur, whom he calls The Saurus... he named him that at such a young age that it ended up turning into one word, Thesaurus.
The Wind in the Willows
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
A study of how a border of willow trees might interact with wind to provide enough energy to run a sheep station too distant to be on the electricity grid.
Animal farm
A children's picture book about a large farm run by animals.
The Riddle of the Ring
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
A mystery about a strange mobile phone ringtone, which is heard when certain events are about to happen.
The Nut Brown Maid
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
The Brown family's maid goes crazy, destroying all the pretty dresses she has to look after.
My Side of the Mountain
made by katherine
A memoir of a nature-lover who moved to the mountains and started writing about life there.
The King's Cup-Bearer
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
The memoirs of the guy who served Elvis's drinks.
The Eagle of the Ninth
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
An ornithologist's case study of one of the eagles that live on a golf course and occasionally attack players.
The Joy of A Peanuts Christmas
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
An essay by a successful lawyer who goes back to the family farm and is amazed by a wave of nostalgia and affection for the slower paced celebration. The highlight of the trip is finding a bag of peanuts in the stocking she hung on the mantle.
The Song of the Wanderer
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
A book about the composition of Bob Dylan's 1965 hit song "Like a Rolling Stone."
The Phantom Stallion
A story about a ghostly horse that haunted the finishing line of a racecourse so that punters & bookmakers alike, kept losing their money. This story came straight from the horse's mouth, along with a wicked horse laugh.
The lantern bearers.
In a world where lighthouses are never invented, the most unpopular people in seaside villages are obliged to sit atop trees all night, holding bright lanterns to keep ships from running aground. Eventually a group of them unionizes and brings about better working conditions, such as treehouses with mini-fridges.
The Light Princess