Books

How Modern Art Came to America. In 1939, Pablo Picasso was celebrated in Europe but widely rejected in America. Within a year, that changed dramatically. This is the story of how one groundbreaking exhibition transformed him into a cultural icon in the United States....

The Soul of Japan. First published in 1905, Bushido was the first work to introduce Western readers to the ethos of the samurai. Authored by Inazo Nitobe, one of Japan’s leading intellectuals of the era, the book explores the core virtues of Bushido—honor, courage, justice,...

Red Rising Saga, 5. He broke the chains—then he broke the world. A decade after leading a revolution and founding a Republic, Darrow is an outlaw. Cast out, his fleet shattered, he wages a rogue war on Mercury—outmatched and outgunned. Is he still a...

He was the first to truly inspire and understand her—but was he meant to be the last? Lucy must make a life-changing choice, but first she tells the story of her and Gabe. They meet as seniors at Columbia and dream of meaningful lives...

The Ultimate Guide to Friendship Despite living in a world where instant communication is always within reach, making genuine connections can feel harder than ever. While so much attention is placed on romantic relationships, platonic ones are often overlooked—even though friendship is one of...

Samantha Heather Mackey was a lonely outsider in an elite New England MFA program, that's until she was drawn into the strange orbit of a clique of eerily sweet, wealthy girls who call themselves “Bunny.” What began as exclusion soon turned into a dangerous...

After the death of her husband, Tova Sullivan keeps busy working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, a routine that helps her cope with the mystery of her eighteen-year-old son Erik’s disappearance at sea over thirty years ago. There, she meets Marcellus,...

Set in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the story follows the unforgettable misfit Ignatius J. Reilly as his chaotic escapades carry him from hot dog carts to Bourbon Street, crashing headlong into the city’s politics, corruption, and eccentricities. Darkly hilarious and outrageously biting,...

Boys of Tommen #5 Gerard “Gibsie” Gibson is known around Tommen for his endless jokes and easygoing charm. As the class clown, he keeps everyone laughing and rarely lets anyone see beyond the carefree image he presents. But beneath the humor lies a past...

Game Changers, 2. Hockey star Shane Hollander never lets anything distract him from the game. Now the captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he’s determined to protect his focus at all costs—especially from the infuriatingly attractive rival he loves to hate. Boston Bears captain Ilya...

Game Changers, 6. To the world, they’re bitter rivals. To each other, they’re everything. For ten years, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been secretly seeing each other—hiding their relationship from teammates, friends, family…even the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top...

Boys of Tommen, 4. Joey Lynch’s life is unraveling. Desperate to prove himself to the only person he’s ever truly trusted, Joey struggles to stay away from a world that threatens to consume him. The odds are stacked against him—but will he be able...

A great white shark terrorizes the idyllic summer haven of Amity Island, and a ragtag group of men take to the water to confront the deadly predator. A masterful thriller and an enduring meditation on human courage and fear, Jaws is one of the...

Life may be hopeless, but it is not without meaning. We must dance while we can—and later, dance again in the telling. In Tremor, ordinary moments are shadowed by deeper histories and tensions: a weekend spent antiquing reveals the colonial violence embedded in the...

Celestial Kingdom #2 After winning her mother’s freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin finally finds peace in the quiet beauty of her home on the moon. But that fragile tranquility begins to crumble when a strange magic is discovered and unsettling changes sweep through...

Superintendent Battle, 2. Gerry Wade is well known among his friends for his legendary ability to sleep through anything. During a weekend gathering at a country house, a group of fellow young guests decides to tease him by placing eight alarm clocks in his...

A powerful, surreal novel in the tradition of Gogol, the story follows the unsettling events triggered by a circus arriving in a small Hungarian town during the depths of winter. The attraction—a stuffed whale said to be the largest in the world—sparks strange rumors...

Special Edition (Volume 3) featuring sprayed and designed edges, a glossed and embossed cover, and an original piece of commissioned artwork. Poppy never expected to find the love she shares with Prince Casteel, but their happiness is short-lived. To rescue his brother and find...

Set across North Africa, Paris, and Brazil, the six stories in this remarkable collection explore themes of spiritual exile and humanity’s enduring search for a place of inner renewal. Told through a range of vividly drawn perspectives, the stories portray individuals struggling to reconcile...

A sharp critique of the modern publishing world, highlighting agents, subagents, and scouts; supermarket-style bookstores; celebrity authors like Joan Collins; book fairs that have little to do with books; authors promoted for sex appeal rather than talent; and editors posing against shelves to look...

In this collection of her most celebrated essays, Natalia Ginzburg examines the everyday and the catastrophic with the wit and grace that have secured her place among mid-century literary greats. Whether reflecting on the loss of a friend like Cesare Pavese, the indelible impact...

A meditation on suicide. In this influential collection of essays, Nobel Prize–winning writer Albert Camus confronts one of philosophy’s most urgent questions: whether life is worth living in a universe that appears to lack order or meaning. Drawing inspiration from figures like Don Juan and...

George Stroud is a hard-drinking, sharp-tongued writer for a powerful New York media empire modeled on Time, Inc. One evening, before heading home to his wife in the suburbs, he has a drink with Pauline—the beautiful girlfriend of his boss, Earl Janoth. One thing...

“We were going out stealing horses,” he said, standing in the doorway of the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948, one of the first days of July. Jon often arrived at Trond’s door with...

With the publication of Kitchen, her dazzling English-language debut, Banana Yoshimoto quickly established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Japanese literature. This beloved book pairs two interconnected stories that explore grief, love, and the quiet power of home in the...

Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. As Indigenous scientist and Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer gathers serviceberries alongside the birds, she reflects on the ethic of reciprocity at the heart of the gift economy. Drawing on Indigenous wisdom and the teachings of...

A spellbinding novel set in the universe of Isaac Asimov's classic Galactic Empire series and Foundation series “Due to circumstances within our control… tomorrow will be canceled.” In a future governed by the Eternals, time itself is theirs to command. They shape history with...

Game Changers, 1. Hockey captain Scott Hunter sticks to strict pregame rituals—until a lucky smoothie leads him to Kip Grady, the charming barista behind the counter. Their chemistry is instant, and what starts as a private, passionate connection quickly becomes something Scott depends on....

Game Changers, 5. After a messy breakup and a public scandal, hockey player Troy Barrett is traded to the league’s worst team and just wants to keep his head down. The last thing he needs is Harris Drover, the team’s relentlessly upbeat social media...

In many ways C. S. Lewis predicted the future. “He foresaw the rise of trends we’re currently experiencing: ethical emotivism, the sometimes unquestioned authority of science, and the increasing use of technology by states to control their populations.” –The Gospel Coalition, Joseph A. Kohm...

Game Changers, 4. After retiring from hockey, veteran goalie Eric Bennett is ready for a new chapter—and to finally explore dating men. Graduate student Kyle Swift, fresh off heartbreak, plans to keep things casual—especially with someone older. But when he meets Eric, their chemistry...

Game Changers, 3. After a trade to Toronto, hockey enforcer Ryan Price is determined to start fresh—and embrace a more authentic life while managing his anxiety. He doesn’t expect to reconnect with Fabian Salah, an aspiring musician who hates hockey but can’t ignore their...

Charlotte Holmes Novel #2 Jamie and Charlotte are looking for a winter break reprieve in Sussex after a fall semester that almost got them killed. But nothing about their time off is proving simple, including Holmes and Watson’s growing feelings for each other. When...

For Landon Stackhouse, a call-up from Calgary’s farm team is both thrilling and intimidating—especially as a backup goalie who rarely leaves the bench. Naturally quiet and guarded, he knows he gives off a “don’t talk to me” vibe. The only exception? Team superstar Casey...

A decade after leaving pro hockey—and a broken heart—behind, Riley Tuck is settled back in his hometown. But an unexpected tragedy brings Adam Sheppard, his former teammate and once–best friend with benefits, crashing back into his life. Now a major hockey star, Adam isn’t...

Alaska, 1974. After returning from the Vietnam War, Ernt Allbright is volatile and unmoored. When he loses another job, he moves his wife, Cora, and thirteen-year-old daughter, Leni, to remote Alaska in search of a fresh start off the grid. In a rugged frontier...

The Missing Person (The Schocken Kafka Library). From Franz Kafka, the visionary behind The Metamorphosis and The Trial, comes his first—and most unexpectedly humorous—novel. Amerika follows young Karl Rossmann, exiled to America after a scandal, in hopes of redemption. Instead, he’s swept into a...

As a choking smog wipes out crops and collapses her career, a chef flees a bleak city for a mysterious mountaintop colony untouched by the world’s decline. There, amid clear skies and rare ingredients, her enigmatic employer and his daughter have created a lavish...

At art school, Enka is instantly captivated by Mathilde—brilliant, original, and impossible to ignore. As Enka struggles to prove herself in a fiercely competitive world, she throws everything into their friendship. But as Mathilde’s success grows, so does the distance between them. Then comes...

Wayfarers #2 Set off on a thrilling and heartfelt journey across the stars with the eclectic crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this charming space opera sequel to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Once the artificial intelligence of a ship, Lovelace...

A tender yet bittersweet tale of love between two women, woven through a rich reflection on language, history, and power. In May 1938, young novelist Aoyama Chizuko leaves Nagasaki behind and arrives in Japanese-ruled Taiwan. Though invited as a guest of the colonial government,...

Record of a Spaceborn Few is a heartfelt, character-driven entry in the Wayfarers series, set in the expansive Galactic Commons. Long after humanity fled Earth aboard the Exodus Fleet, its descendants now live across the galaxy—yet the Fleet remains, a living relic of their...

When a woman is found murdered in the quiet town of Blackdown, journalist Anna Andrews would rather stay far away from the story. But as she’s pulled into covering the case, her connection to the town—and to the victim—raises uneasy questions. Detective Jack Harper...

Wayfarers, 1. When Rosemary Harper joins the aging Wayfarer, she’s seeking a fresh start and distance from her past. Instead, she finds a diverse, unconventional crew—and a risky job tunneling wormholes through deep space. As danger mounts, Rosemary must learn to trust her new...

The Language of Fanaticism. Amanda Montell, bestselling author of The Age of Magical Overthinking and Wordslut, explores how “cultish” groups, from Jonestown and Scientology to fitness brands and online influencers, use language as a powerful tool to shape belief and belonging. Why are cults...

 Oxford World's Classics The first novel George Sand wrote independently, this work blends vivid romance with a passionate critique of the unequal French marriage laws of her time and a call for a new understanding of women’s roles. It follows a young, innocent woman...

Step into the quiet beauty of the French countryside with The Devil's Pool by George Sand. The novel follows Germain, a widowed farmer urged to remarry for the sake of his children, a seemingly simple task complicated by emotion, social expectations, and the realities...

Caraval, 2. Sisters Donatella and Scarlett Dragna have escaped their father and survived Caraval—but the game is far from over. Unknown to Scarlett, Tella secured their freedom by making a dangerous bargain with a mysterious stranger, and now the debt must be paid. What...

Caraval #3 Two months have passed since the Fates were freed and Legend claimed the throne—leaving Donatella to grapple with the truth that the boy she loved was never real. With empires, lives, and hearts at stake, Tella must choose whether to trust Legend...

Banned shortly after publication for its depiction of female freedom, Women Without Men creates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran."Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in...