American Literature Anthology

Shana Dobbs is trying to bounce back after a painful divorce. She vows never to get hurt again and has sworn off falling in love. To put her life back in prospective, she decides to spend the weekend at a friend's cottage in Virginia Beach, Virginia. But Shana's new outlook on life is tested when a mixup in dates causes her to share the cottage with handsome hunk and businessman Evan Smith.

"Telling Tales of Civil Warriors" has been adapted and expanded from the Audie Award-winning production of The Civil War Tales of Ambrose Bierce and has been selected by AudioFile magazine as a recipient of it's prestigious Earphone Award.

Telling Tales of Civil Warriors was recorded by Joel Block at The Production Block Studios.

Hunter's Moon is a collection of six spine-tingling stories: "Bringing the Family", "Hunter's Moon", "Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall", "A Glimpse of the Ankou", "Loco-Motive", and "Drilling Deep".

The American Zombie Chronicles is a new horror comic book series filled with fantastic tales of zombie-ism from around the US. The dynamic stories and images within are taken straight from the innovative mind of Yvette Kendall. Kendall is an American sci-fi novelist who's responsible for creating the new sub-genre of “Biblical Futurism”. The American Zombie Chronicles takes a unique look into the underbelly of America in a gritty way!

Written by multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award nominee Jay Lake, "The American Dead" was first published in the April 2006 issue of Interzone. Over his long career, Jay Lake has published 10 novels and more than 300 stories. He was honored with the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

Written and composed by immigrants and first generation Americans, Home provides a stronger sense of welcome and belonging for everyone. The United States is composed of and built by immigrants, and it has been a beacon to those in search of a new life for hundreds of years. Home is a collection of 34 poems and 12 songs inspired by a diverse group of immigrants who have made significant contributions to the United States.

Here are eight stories from master American writers of the 19th century. They vary from sinister tales by Ambrose Bierce - why is that window boarded up? - and a reflective moment in the life of a woman without children, but forced to look after children, to classic short stories by O. Henry and Stephen Crane. There is even an elegiac description of an eclipse by James Fenimore Cooper, author of The Last of the Mohicans.

Immerse yourself. Savor the best storytelling from the greatest authors of the supernatural. The haunting language and brilliant rendition create an extraordinary atmosphere.

Kyron Santos, Kaylin's older brother, was used by Tasha Macklin to get back at Trae for his infidelities, a relationship that ultimately ended in pregnancy, murder, broken relationships, and mistrust. No one knew about the court-ordered sessions that Kyron was forced to attend. At least not until Mari, his woman who stuck by him throughout the majority of his prison bid, dropped the recordings off to Trae Macklin, Tasha's husband.

A former NFL star, Lakeebee Jackson is old, broke, handicapped and forgotten. But one day, he enters into a motel in his wheelchair with a pretty Asian woman, and what ensues is the most puzzling stay motel owner Ziggy Patel ever experiences. The Lakeebee Jackson Motel Story touches on the lives of Asian and Indian blue-collar workers and former professional African-American athletes.

In an uncertain world, Hugh Taylor does his best to provide for and protect his family. A recent move has put them on a little uncertain footing, and as they try to settle into their new home and take a day with their kids Hugh and Mary - they will be tested like never before! A fun-filled day is shattered with the sounds of terror. How will Hugh react?

These are just a few of my favorite stories of how our country started. The brave men and women in this book are only a fraction of the American heroes who have given all of their energies to make America what it is today. I hope future generations will follow their examples.

American Fairy Tales, A Collection of 3 Short Stories, #04 contains three short stories written in 1901 by L. Frank Baum. This audiobook contains 3 of Baum's stories: "The Dummy That Lived", "The King of the Polar Bears", and "The Mandarin and the Butterfly".

American Fairy Tales, A Collection of 3 Short Stories, #02 contains three stories written in 1901 by L. Frank Baum. This audiobook contains three of Baum's stories: "The Girl Who Owned a Bear", "The Enchanted Types", and "The Laughing Hippopotamus".

American Fairy Tales, A Collection of 3 Short Stories, #01 contains three stories written in 1901 by L. Frank Baum. This audiobook contains three of Baum’s stories: "The Box of Robbers", "The Glass Dog", and "The Queen of Quonk".

In Dale's Tales, Dale Guy Madison takes young listeners on a journey through a series of African-American stories and folktales. From the humor of How God Created Butterflies to the magical realism of Flying Away to Freedom, Dale's retellings of classic folktales will delight and inspire. The collection also includes Dale's brand-new story Three Heads of Hair.

Two older men are set to oppose each other for sharing a similar interest in business. Once a pie is mashed into the head of one, and a bit of a 'raslin' match is concluded, the elderly men set about making up while planning the largest business in the nation. If their plan works it would change America, but would their wives approve? Will the men even be bold enough to share their idea with their brides?

With Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The Maypole of Merrymount", A Magical Reality Chautauqua Show records a pivotal incident in our earliest American history, with legend and lore casting significant light on our origins. Hawthorne's craft allows us to be present for the birth pangs of our wildly adventurous American enterprise.

With "Buckshot Cheney's Last Train Ride" and "A Mysterious Visit", a Magical Reality Chatauqua Show celebrates the comic genius of Americana's premier folk humorist. Mark Twain has been making us laugh for generations and, with "Buckshot Cheney's Last Train Ride" and the preposterous income tax insights of "A Mysterious Visit," American Listener's Theatre presents us with the greatest known antidote to the waves of fear that grip the nation: some belly shaking laughter at the expense of our tormentors.