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At the center of this luminous book is the small, north-facing courtyard garden of Han Kang’s home—kept alive solely by reflected sunlight. Throughout each day, she carefully adjusts mirrors to guide the shifting light, cultivating a living space sustained by attention, patience, and the...

Vineland, a zone of blessed anarchy in northern California, stands as the last refuge of hippiedom—a culture battered by the sobriety epidemic, Reaganomics, and the Tube. In an Orwellian 1984, Zoyd Wheeler and his daughter, Prairie, set out in search of Prairie’s long-lost mother,...

Debbie Mullen is coming apart. For years, she has poured her wisdom into her advice column, Dear Debbie, the place New England wives turn for comfort, commiseration, and sensible guidance. Through her letters, Debbie has heard every story imaginable — women dismissed, diminished, and...

Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father’s gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored...

From the bestselling author of Strange Houses and Strange Pictures comes an entrancing new novel built around eleven unsettling buildings — and one devastating secret. A secluded hut deep in the woods.A house marked by murder.A concealed room.A forgotten shrine.A home consumed by fire.A...

Christopher Forrester woke to find a dragon chewing on his face—and his heart leapt for joy! He’d been dreaming of going back to the Archipelago, the secret cluster of islands where all the creatures of myth still live, and here was his summons. But...

8 chilling short stories that straddle the line between horror and erotica, full of passion and intrigue, from legendary 18th century Parisian aristocrat, the Marquis de Sade Notorious for erotic novels that use satire and social critique to challenge the aristocracy in Pre-revolutionary France,...

Reeling from her mother’s sudden death and the collapse of a painful love affair, Casey Peabody arrives in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 with no clear direction and very little money. Her mailbox fills with wedding announcements from friends moving forward—and overdue bills...

An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson. Maybe it was a grandparent, a teacher, or a colleague—someone older, patient, and wise who saw you for who you were when you were young and searching. Someone who helped you view the world...

A lighthearted romantic fantasy that reimagines the Korean legend of the Celestial Maidens. Sunho lives in the Under World, a land shrouded in perpetual darkness. An ex-soldier with no memory of his life before two years ago, he wakes alone with only his name...

Young Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is attended by exotic, magical beasts: Riddle-master Cyrin the boar; the treasure-starved dragon Gyld; Gules the Lyon, tawny master of the Southern Deserts;...

Deadly Fae Duology #1. There’s only one rule that truly matters. Never fall in love with a human. Break it and die. Banished to the human realm, stripped of her magic, and bound by the unjust laws of the Inter-Species Alliance, Sav is forbidden...

Francine Veyrenattes is twenty-five and already haunted by the sense that life is slipping past her. After a string of tragedies on her family’s farm, she drifts between crushing grief and numbing boredom, troubled by a growing detachment and an inability to move through...

It is 1988, and Saul Adler, a narcissistic young historian, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to conduct research. In return, he must write a flattering essay about the German Democratic Republic. As a gift for his translator’s sister, Saul’s girlfriend plans to...

This volume brings together the four “nonsense” books Edward Lear published during his lifetime, offering a complete collection of his most beloved verse and prose.  Celebrating his love of the absurd, Lear’s limericks, stories, alphabets, and botanical sketches are paired with his charming original...

A handy illustrated guide to the world of Studio Ghibli, exploring its films, creators, and global impact across eight chapters. Meet iconic characters, discover magical creatures, enjoy unforgettable food, and journey through fantastical worlds—inviting you to get lost in Ghibli’s universe. Created by the...

In the summer of 1970, fifteen-year-old Fern is sent to Wellwood House—a secluded home for unwed pregnant girls—where silence, shame, and strict rules define daily life. Stripped of their names and autonomy, the girls are expected to give birth and disappear quietly. But when...

“I am a Weyward, and wild inside.” 2019: Fleeing an abusive partner, Kate escapes London for Weyward Cottage, a crumbling inheritance from a great-aunt she barely knew. Among the ivy and tangled gardens, Kate begins to uncover whispers of a secret legacy—one buried since...

A dark comedy about second acts, creative appropriation, and the racial identity–industrial complexJane has high hopes her life is about to turn around. After years of living precariously, she; her painter husband, Lenny; and their two kids have landed a stint as house sitters...

Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world—and a weed that grows in human-disturbed forests across the northern hemisphere. Through its ability to nurture trees, matsutake helps forests to grow in daunting places. It is also an edible delicacy in Japan, where it...

Barely thirty years old, Mosab Abu Toha was already a well-known poet when the current siege of Gaza began. After the Israeli army bombed and destroyed his house, pulverizing a library he had painstakingly built for community use, he and his family fled for...

Dark Shores #2 A runaway with a dangerous gift Lydia has always found refuge in books—but knowledge becomes her undoing when she uncovers secrets tied to the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Forced to flee for her life, she escapes across the...

The Bridge Kingdom #6 A fugitive fleeing for her life, Ahnna has one mission: return to Ithicana with news of the gravest threat her homeland has ever faced. But survival is far from simple. On her trail is the man she once loved—the man...

In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart...

In a time of hardship, artist Masuji Ono refused to paint mere beauty. Instead, he devoted his work to the imperialist cause that carried Japan into World War II. Now older, Ono lives in the war’s shadow. As he reflects on his youth and...

A collection of notes, lists, and stories written over several years, originally meant as gentle reminders to Haig’s future self that life isn’t always as dark as it seems. Drawing on history, science, global perspectives, and his own experiences, Haig offers warmth and reassurance,...

Daniel Kahneman—renowned psychologist and Nobel laureate in economics—guides readers on a revelatory exploration of the human mind, introducing the two systems that govern the way we think. System 1 operates quickly, intuitively, and emotionally; System 2 moves more slowly, relying on deliberate, logical reasoning....

Her magic feeds on lies. His can expose her with a touch. From the shadows of Virdei’s court, Mira Kyler uses secrets and blackmail to keep her half-brother, Luc, in power. But when the enigmatic Kaidren Vale arrives—gifted with the ability to sense another’s...

Immersive, propulsive novel about a missing child whose disappearance sends equal shockwaves through three very different worlds—an opulent Adirondack summer estate, the rustic teen summer camp that operates in its shadow, and the blue-collar community that serves them both. When Barbara Van Laar is...

The queer spicy romance you've bee wanting to read.  Gabriel is a global tennis superstar and heartthrob, chasing his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. But as the pressure mounts, it begins to take its toll. After a grueling practice session, Gabriel...

You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. You know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion that wipes out every man-made structure on Earth and turns the surviving humans into unwilling contestants on a...

Miss Marple Mysteries, 4. The quiet village of Chipping Cleghorn is thrown into a frenzy of curiosity when the local Gazette publishes a strange notice: “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.” Is it...

Aspiring writers and readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this engaging book from the internationally best-selling author. Haruki Murakami now shares with readers his thoughts on the...

In A Girl’s Story, Annie Ernaux returns to a defining moment in her past. Fifty years earlier, during the summer of 1958, the eighteen-year-old Ernaux found herself overwhelmed by another person’s will and desire. She surrendered to a man who soon abandoned her, leaving...

The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton first met at a poetry workshop at Boston University, where an immediate connection quickly developed into a complicated rivalry fueled by both admiration and envy. In the years that followed, the...

Misplaced boxes, complications with visiting nurses, cryptic notes, even a trip to the county fair—these small disruptions shape the days of the unnamed narrator of The End of the Story as she tries to transform the memory of a past love affair into a...

One August night in southern Norway, several lives unfold along separate paths. Arne and Tove are spending the evening with their children at their summer house, while their friend Egil stays nearby. Kathrine, a priest returning from a Bible seminar, travels home burdened by...

Joan Didion, acclaimed bestselling author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean, has long kept notebooks filled with overheard conversations, interviews, essay drafts, and collected articles. Two extended excerpts from her 1970s notebooks offer a sharp and...

The story follows a troubled teenage boy through a few strange, harrowing hours. Wandering the night, he hears the voices of teachers, parents, those he has hurt, and those who love him, while escaping Last Chance, a home for “very disturbed young men.” Caught...

An ordinary village an hour from London—pub, church, cottages, and familiar voices of love, work, and gossip—hides something extraordinary. Dead Papa Toothwort, a mythical figure drawn by local children, awakens from a long sleep, listening to the village and searching for a mischievous, ethereal...

Cassandra Edwards, a brilliant but anxious graduate student at Berkeley, returns to her family ranch in the Sierra foothills for the wedding of her identical twin, Judith, to a charming doctor from Connecticut. But Cassandra is determined to sabotage the event. In this tragicomic...

In a remote village in Poland, Janina spends the long winter months studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and caring for the vacation homes of wealthy residents from Warsaw. Considered eccentric and reclusive by her neighbors, she is known for preferring the...

With a foreword by Hilton Als, this collection gathers essays written between 1968 and 2000 by the celebrated essayist and journalist Joan Didion, many of them published together for the first time. The pieces offer a revealing look into Didion’s mind and working process,...

A modern classic, Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping follows Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, as they grow up in the small lakeside town of Fingerbone. After their mother’s death, they pass from the care of their practical grandmother to two well-meaning but hapless great-aunts, and...

In the quiet suburbs, Dorothy leads an unremarkable life, passing her days doing household chores and waiting for her husband to return from work. Romance—or adventure—is the last thing she expects. But one day, a strange radio broadcast announces that a sea monster has...

A killer is stalking the streets of Richmond, Virginia—and as the body count rises, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta is drawn into a chilling investigation. Blending cutting-edge forensics with psychological tension, she must uncover the truth while facing mounting pressure from forces both inside...

Essays on Art, Sex, and the Mind. In this expansive volume, Siri Hustvedt brings together three bold, intellectually rich works that span the humanities and sciences, challenging cultural assumptions with curiosity and insight. The title essay, “A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women,”...

The first edition paperback of Atmosphere features stenciled edges with a sunset cloud pattern! Joan Goodwin has always found comfort in the stars, living a quiet life as a physics professor and devoted aunt. But everything changes in 1980, when she answers a groundbreaking...

An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches (A book of sorcery itself) from the celebrated author of The Employees and My Work. In seventeenth-century Denmark, Christenze Kruckow, an unmarried noblewoman, is accused of witchcraft. She and several other women are rumored to be possessed...

On land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates could be rehabilitated, but never escape. Now, decades later, and having only succeeded in trapping men, not changing them for the better, its...