đź“– For prose that lingers long after the last page.
These are the books that make you think, feel, and maybe even dog-ear a page or two (despite your principles). Lush writing, layered characters, and lasting impact.
Winner of the National Book Award • Washington Post Best Book of the Year • A New York Times Notable BookFrom one of the most revered novelists of our time, an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a...
"A profoundly unsettling, brilliantly executed, and deeply humane depiction of a slow slide toward an unspeakable act . . . A remarkable novel" (Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven).  Judith has been visiting her mother, Stephanie, in prison once a month...
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Today Show Pick“I’ve never read a story quite like this deeply moving, complex novel." —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling authorUnforgettable and utterly romantic, The Days I Loved You Most is an emotional, life-affirming novel...
This "richly detailed and expertly plotted" historical epic chronicles the dark secrets and forbidden loves of an American family across three generations (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Â In the twilight of the Civil War, a Union soldier meets a runaway slave...
From the author of The Master and Brooklyn, Colm TĂłibĂn weaves together the lives of three generations of estranged women as they reunite to witness and mourn the death of a brother, a son, and a grandson.It is Ireland in the early 1990s. Helen, her mother, Lily, and...
Possession. Power. Passion. New York Times bestselling novelist M. J. Rose creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder yet in this gothic novel set against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Époque Paris.Sandrine Salome flees New York for her grandmother’s...
A collection of short fiction from one of nineteenth-century Russia's greatest novelists, the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. Â These short stories offer a dazzling glimpse of life in the Russian Empire and penetrating portraits of...
"We all set our sights on the Great American Novel. . . . [Thomas Maltman] comes impressively close to laying his hands on the grail." —The Boston GlobeThe intertwining story of three generations of German immigrants to the Midwest—their clashes with slaveholders, the...
An NPR “Books We Love” Pick • A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year • A Paris Review Staff Favorite • A Chicago Public Library Must-Read Book • A Seattle Public Library Staff Favorite of the Year • A Nashville Public...
The debut novel by the author of Rattlebone. "Told in a melody all its own, this story touches many lovely and unexpected notes." —Elizabeth Strout, #1 New York Times bestselling author  It is 1950 and October Brown is a twenty-three-year-old first-year teacher...