Bøger udgivet af Middlerun Press

In one month of one summer...learning the stories that have determined your secret life, your greatest hopes, your worst fears. An ancient map of the stars holds the key, carried by a drifter who asks a widow and her adopted son for asylum. From the streets of Shanghai to the plains of Texas, a cast of characters fighting over land and identity must sift through the cracks between myth and truth, revealing relationships and plots hidden for most of a century.

For fans of The Office and 30 RockCan the queen of amnesia and a stand-up comedian turn a failed soap opera into a hit TV show?Kendra Lewis-Frost, a daytime drama writer, unintentionally came up with the idea for a sitcom about veterinarians.Austen Hughes, a comedian, is desperate to land a steady gig, even on a daytime drama.Madeline Puri, a late addition to the cast, may be the answer to everyone's dreams. Well, almost everyone's dreams.The stars and creators of the fictional TV sitcom Pet Peeves take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the egos, the backstabbing, and the secret crushes never meant to make it on air. Their points of view have been stitched together into a collective oral history that tells the story of Pet Peeves from its creation through the series finale in this mockumentary-styled novel.

From the streets of Shanghai to the plains of Texas, a cast of characters fighting over land and identity must sift through the cracks between myth and truth, revealing relationships and plots hidden for most of a century. Ê The key is in a strange, century-old map of the stars carried by a drifter traveling with a young bison named Bill who is more than he appears to be. In this fusion of legend and history, a narrator recalling his 12th birthday chronicles what followed the drifterÕs appearanceÑa series of events from opposite ends of the earth that evolved in extraordinary ways to shape his coming of age. When the racing prowess of the bison endangers his life, he and the boy escape together on a final, desperate journey across the plains.