StoriesStories, edited by bestselling authors Neil Gaiman (author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane and the epic American Gods) and Al Sarrantonio, is 'an unmissable collection' (Guardian), filled with distinctive, original and thrilling tales from writers such a Jodi Picoult, Lawrence Block, Roddy Doyle and many more. Rather than being dictated by genre, for co editors Gaiman and Sarrantonio there is only one true distinction in fiction: the one dividing

The Headmaster suspended judgment

Whether it’s new species or old favorites

having little interest in reliving the glory days

with a few pencil strokes and splashes of watercolour

Monday Mornings

A writer and biologist

they described the same past lives with a stunning similarity of detail and emotion

self and others

or businesses protected by large and deep moats find their defences easily breached

Oliver August's gripping yet thoughtful account reveals the dark side of China's economic miracle and a nation finally awakening to its desires

Relaxed celebrations of food and friends smörgåsbords - of which cripsbreads are always a part - are served throughout the year

But braving the town that turns against them isn't the only challenge they face