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.
From a critically acclaimed author, a novel of an unlikely friendship in post-WWII NYC is "magic. . . . This page-turner of a fable has universal appeal." —New York Times Book ReviewBrooklyn, 1947. The war veterans have come home. Jackie Robinson is about to become a...
A "marvelously amusing" political fable in which part of the European continent breaks off and drifts away on its own (Publishers Weekly, starred review).  A Nobel Prize winner who has been called "the GarcĂa Márquez of Portugal" (New Statesman) chronicles world...
"Wonderfully entertaining . . . This distinctive first novel goes down like a chocolate milkshake but boasts the sharpness and finesse of a complex wine" (Publishers Weekly).  Gilbert Grape is a twenty-four-year-old grocery store clerk stuck in Endora, Iowa, where...
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels“One of the greats. . . . Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon.” —Stephen King"Engrossing. . . . [Le Guin] is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscape of the mind." —Cincinnati EnquirerIn celebration of its...
The award-winning author's most beloved character comes back to life in this extraordinary collection.With an Introduction by Akiba Sullivan HarperLangston Hughes is best known as a poet, but he was also a prolific writer of theater, autobiography, and fiction. None...
Longlisted for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2024 “Head Fake is about how laughter can save us." —Chris Rock, comedian, actor "An absorbing, uplifting tale of finding light and self-worth in adversity’s darkest...
Introduction by George Bernard Shaw • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Pip, a poor orphan being raised by a cruel sister, does not have much in the way of great expectations—until he is inexplicably elevated to wealth by...
SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM STARRING MAIKA MONROE, THOMASIN MCKENZIE AND JASON ISSACS"This book will be the bloody belle of the 2025 literary ball." (Oprah Daily)Most Anticipated Books of 2025: Vulture, Oprah Daily, Polygon, Reader's Digest, Lit Hub, Men's Health,...
A priest’s adopted son narrates a colorful tale of small-town Vermont life in this autobiographical novel from the author of A Stranger in the Kingdom.Set in the beautiful mountains of Kingdom County, The Fall of the Year is Howard Frank Mosher’s brilliant...
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY“This may be the most epic love story I’ve ever, ever read.”—Jenna Bush Hager on TODAYAn intimate and lyrical celebration of great love, great art, and the sacrifices we make for...