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.
Written with a delightfully dry sense of humour and the wisdom of a born storyteller, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand explores the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of family obligation and tradition. When retired Major Pettigrew strikes up an unlikely...
Meet the Tiger Queen—in this "extravagantly entertaining" novel based on the wild life of the famous animal trainer and circus celebrity ( The Boston Globe ). In the 1920s, during the golden age of the big top, Mabel Stark was the superstar of the Ringling Brothers...
Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2023 by Time (#1) , Vulture, and Publishers Weekly , and one of the Best Books of 2023 by T he New York Times , the New Yorker, NPR, the Los Angeles Times , Vanity Fair , Esquire, the Chicago Tribune , Kirkus , Lit Hub , and Amazon ....
The quirky, charming Japanese sensation with over half a million copies sold worldwide. "An unexpected treasure." —Laurie Gilmore, bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe "The uplifting, soul-cleansing experience we all need." —Kirsten Miller, author of Lula...
From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees , an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water. "Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf. Make place for her in your...
“Inventive, atmospheric.… [A] stirring epic.” —Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor A gorgeous debut, laced through with magic, following four generations of women as they seek to chart their own futures. Evangeline Hussey has made a home for herself on...
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of a counterculture classic, and the inspiration for the new Netflix original series Ratched , with a foreword by Chuck Palahniuk One of The Atlantic ’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately...
The spectacular New York Times bestseller and major motion picture about a lighthouse keeper and his wife is "a beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear" ( The Boston Globe ). After four...
From the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Sound and the Fury comes the classic novel about a family struggling to fulfill their matriarch's last wish. The only thing Addie Bundren wants is to be buried in her hometown of Jefferson in Yoknapatawpha County, a final...
Welcome aboard the Hankyu Line train! Come along on a heartwarming, funny, and perfectly cozy voyage with the charming and relatable passengers—including one dashing dachshund—whose lives intersect and affect each other on one of Japan’s most romantic railway lines...