Charlie is a well-dressed fishcake who wants to meet a well-dressed female fishcake. After Charlie meets Felicity, everything goes wild First they take an exciting canoe ride down the river, where they have a dangerous encounter with a crocodile. Charlie takes on some elephants to rescue Felicity. A slippery snake sticks his nose into things, Charlie loses so much weight, his trousers fall down Felicity has fun bouncing on giant mushrooms, Charlie falls asleep in the boat, and just then, hippos pop up and say hello. Welcome to the crazy world of Charlie and Felicity David Driscoll is director at Homestead PDS Ltd commercial painting contractors in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. "The locals say it's the oldest town in England." He writes and manufactures film scripts, and supports local charities. The author has written a body of work; this is his first published book. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/DavidDriscoll

New Stories from the Midwest presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature. The editors solicited nominations from more than 300 magazines, literary journals, and small presses and narrowed the selection to 19 authors. The stories, written by Midwestern writers or focusing on the Midwest, demonstrate that the quality of fiction from and about the heart of the country rivals that of any other region. Guest editor John McNally introduces the anthology, which features short fiction by Charles Baxter, Dan Chaon, Christopher Mohar, Rebecca Makkai, Lee Martin, and others.