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.
Refresh often, or subscribe and let the deals come to you.
Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book AwardA haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor.On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then...
The classic saga of one refugee family's struggle to make it in the United States after fleeing the Mexican Revolution."Vasquez is a writer of power and honesty; his novel is a chapter in our own bitter history." —Los Angeles Times"A melting-pot novel in the tradition...
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder'Cleverly told ... brilliant character work and plotting up to the usual Symons standard.' —Observer'An intriguing puzzle centered on identity...' —Publishers WeeklyLady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom...
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, The Guardian, The Observer, Financial Times, Daily Mail, The Independent, and the Chicago Public Library • From the twice-Booker-nominated writer of Burntcoat, a bold and astonishing literary masterpiece that explores faith,...
A middle-aged columnist revisits a personal tragedy from the civil rights era in this Southern tale of love, mystery, and justice by an award-winning author."Marlette sets a harmonic tone, both glorious and deeply moving. Perfectly captures a time of epic change. An...
"Timeless and bitingly contemporary, this novel explores the life now lived by millions—when one's hope lies in one country and one's heart in another." —The New YorkerIn the wake of factory closings and his beloved wife's death, Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe...
"A marvelous debut" this novel about a violent act in a small Appalachian town "has everything a big novel should have . . . I hated to put it down." —John Grisham, New York Times–bestselling authorAfter seeing the death of his younger brother in a terrible home...
"Propulsive . . . The novel's chaotic sprawl, black humor and madcap digressions make it a thrilling rejoinder to the tidy story arcs [of] most crime fiction." —The Wall Street JournalWinner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Best Debut NovelNamed a Best Book of...
"A lost masterpiece that helped launch a legion of writers . . . May it win many new readers." —Luis Alberto Urrea, New York Times–bestselling author"Rivers, rivulets, fountains and waters flow, but never return to their joyful beginnings; anxiously they hasten on to...
In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.Set again...