Book description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEA Granta Best Young British Novelist'A thrilling love for the stuff of language ... Magical' JON McGREGOR'Poignant and playful' DAILY MAIL'A writer with few real rivals' IRISH TIMES'A visionary writer' JAN CARSONThe stunning new collection of stories from the award-winning author of The Liar's Dictionary and Attrib. and Other Stories.Granta Best Young British novelist and acclaimed author of Attrib. and other stories, Eley Williams returns with a thrilling collection of short stories exploring the nature of relationships both intimate and transient - from the easy gamesmanship of contagious yawns to the horror of a smile fixed for just a second too long.A courtroom sketch artist delights in committing portraits of their lover to paper but their need to capture likenesses forever is revealed to have darker, more complex intentions. A child's schoolyard crush on a saint marks a confrontation with the reality of a teenage body in flux. Elsewhere, an editor of canned laughter loses their confidence and seeks divine intervention, and an essayist annotates their thoughts on Keats by way of internet-gleaned sex tips.Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good hums with fossicking language and ingenious experiments in form and considers notions of playfulness, authenticity and care as it holds relationships to account: their sweet misunderstandings, soured reflections, queer wish fulfilments and shared, held breaths.'Undeniably a skilful book' TELEGRAPH'Stories that work from the inside out... glancing, intriguing' GUARDIAN'Erudite and audacious' KEIRAN GODDARD'Frequently brilliant and deeply pleasurable' CAOILINN HUGHES'I don't know anyone else who can write like this ... What a joy!' BEN PESTER'A joy for the head and the heart' RUBY COWLING
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Zod
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Gro
ListenBook's sleek interface and precise controls make it a joy to use during my daily listening sessions. Sharing audiobooks with friends through AirDrop is a delightful way to share the joy of storytelling. This was a workmanlike audiobook that did the job without flair. The narration was clear and the pacing appropriate, though the delivery lacked some emotional depth. The production quality was acceptable with no major technical issues.
Trip
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience