Books

Awe and exhilaration—along with heartbreak and mordant wit—abound in Lolita, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsession for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America. Most of...

In Berlin’s artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and...

A Fragment of Life In Either/Or, Søren Kierkegaard explores what it means to live a meaningful life through the contrasting voices of two characters: “A,” a young man devoted to aesthetic pleasure, and Judge Vilhelm, who argues for the value of an ethical, responsible life....

Set on an American college campus in the 1950s, Pnin follows Professor Timofey Pnin, a kind-hearted but perpetually bewildered Russian émigré struggling to find his place in an unfamiliar world. As he navigates language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and the precarious realities of academic life,...

A vampire's confessions unfold in this hypnotic, haunting tale of desire, immortality, and memory. Richly atmospheric and darkly seductive, the novel explores love and loss, danger and redemption, weaving together moments of suspense, heartbreak, and revelation. Through vivid prose and unforgettable characters, Anne Rice...

Steeped in the landscapes and history of the American West—its wild flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders—this evocative novella captures the fading of a distinctly American way of life. It follows Robert Grainer, a day laborer navigating the turn-of-the-century West, an...

In Motherhood, Sheila Heti explores one of adulthood's most profound and personal questions: what is gained and what is lost when a woman chooses motherhood—or chooses not to become a mother. With her signature honesty, intelligence, and humor, Heti examines the pressures, uncertainties, and...

A witty, heartfelt romance about unexpected connections, second chances, and discovering that the best love stories are the ones worth fighting for. Veterinarian Xavier Rush seems almost too good to be true: handsome, compassionate, and the kind of man who can melt hearts with...

A charming, laugh-out-loud romance in which two strangers set out to outsmart fate—only to discover that love has other plans. Justin has an unusual problem: every woman he dates finds her soulmate immediately after they break up. When Emma, a travelling nurse with an...

A warm, witty romance about following your heart, challenging expectations, and finding home in the most unexpected places. After an impulsive bet, a gourmet grilled cheese, and an encounter involving an irresistibly cuddly baby goat, Alexis Montgomery's carefully ordered life is turned upside down...

Two hundred years after civilization was destroyed by the Blast, Benedikt has a modest life: he transcribes old books for the great leader Fyodor Kuzmich, has a home, and has managed to avoid mutation and the ever-watchful Saniturions. But beyond his world lurks the...

For decades, Amy Griffin ran—from the dirt roads of Amarillo to the University of Virginia, New York City, motherhood, marriage, and a successful career. To the outside world, her life looked perfect. But she was unknowingly running from a buried childhood trauma. When her...

The Definitive Cult, Postmodern Novel―a Shocking Blend of Violence, Transgression, and Eroticism Reissued with a New Introduction from Zadie Smith After J. G. Ballard crashes his car into another vehicle and witnesses a man die, he becomes increasingly fascinated by the twisted beauty and...

In Smoke, Ivan Turgenev follows Grigori Litvinov, a young Russian returning from agricultural studies in Germany to marry his fiancée and restore his family’s neglected estate. But a chance encounter with his former love, the aristocratic Irina, rekindles a powerful passion and upends his...

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor,...

A chilling dystopian classic that helped shape the works of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We remains a powerful warning about the dangers of totalitarianism and the loss of individual freedom.  In the twenty-sixth century, the citizens of OneState live in a...

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people,...

Painted by Gustav Klimt in Vienna in 1910, Portrait of a Lady has led a mysterious life of its own. Purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916 and retouched by Klimt the following year, the painting was stolen in 1997—only to resurface more than...

And Other Essays. A landmark collection of essays that established her as one of the most distinctive and influential intellectual voices of the twentieth century. First published in 1966, the book brings together some of her most celebrated writing on art, culture, criticism, philosophy,...

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. Caroline Criado Perez reveals how the gender data gap shapes the world around us, often with serious consequences for women’s safety, health, time, and economic well-being. Across everyday life, the workplace, public spaces, transportation, technology, and...

The story follows István, a shy Hungarian teenager whose difficult transition to a new town leaves him isolated from his classmates, his mother, and eventually even himself. After a series of formative events abruptly changes the course of his youth, István moves through adulthood...

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy growing up in 1980s Glasgow, where Thatcher’s policies have left families struggling and unemployment is rife. At the center of Shuggie’s world is his mother,...

Gilda is a twenty-something atheist, animal lover, and lesbian who can’t stop obsessing over death. Desperate to quiet her anxious mind and estranged from her repressive family, she answers a flyer offering free therapy at a local Catholic church. When she arrives, Father Jeff...

A witty and enduring comedy about growing up, family, and the search for romance among Britain’s eccentric upper classes. Told through the eyes of cousin Fanny, the novel introduces the unconventional Radlett family and their chaotic life at the Alconleigh estate. At its heart...

Seeking a sense of home after years of environmental activism, author Paul Kingsnorth moves with his family to a smallholding in Ireland. Instead of peace, he experiences a radical crisis of faith as his tools as a writer begin to fail him, challenging his...

When first published in 2017, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us became an instant cultural sensation, appearing in music videos, B-sides to singles by The National’s Matt Berninger and Julien Baker, as an essay prompt on standardized tests, and led critics at...

Beneath the mysterious city of Veniss lies a labyrinth of tunnels, mines, and forgotten horrors, a place where biological artists reshape living matter, and where human beings can be discarded, transformed, or recycled into something unrecognizable. When Nicholas, an aspiring Artist, descends beneath the...

Sam is excited for a rare extended visit—looking forward to cozy nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, and calling out the murderer on television long before the characters figure it out. But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what...

 The Tape Journals of David Wojnarowicz. The Weight of the Earth collects the audio journals of artist, writer, and activist David Wojnarowicz (1954–1992), recorded primarily between 1987 and 1989 during the height of the AIDS epidemic. In these intimate recordings, Wojnarowicz reflects on his...

A Memoir of Disintegration. Tracing his journey from a turbulent suburban childhood to homelessness on the streets of New York, and ultimately to his rise as a groundbreaking artist, Wojnarowicz confronts street life, the AIDS crisis, art, and politics. Powerful and iconoclastic, it is...

People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer.Lucky charms really do improve an athlete’s performance.Taking a placebo, even when you know it is a placebo, can still improve your health.Welcome to The Expectation Effect. David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-edge...

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die. Cal Hooper took early retirement from...

From the writer who shocked and delighted the world with his novels Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, or Ardor, and so many others, comes a magnificent collection of stories.Written between the 1920s and 1950s, these sixty-five tales--eleven of which have been translated into English for...

When Sonia and Sunny lock eyes on a night train, there's an instant spark—tempered by the awkward memory that their grandparents once tried to arrange their marriage, a gesture that only deepened the distance between them. Sonia, a hopeful novelist returning to India after...

The Saint of Steel #1 Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year. Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named...

Miss Marple Mysteries, 7. For a brief moment, the two trains ran side by side. In that suspended instant, Elspeth McGillicuddy looked out of her carriage window and saw a terrifying scene unfold—a man’s hands tightening around a woman’s throat. Helplessly she watched as...

When she suddenly finds herself uprooted, heartbroken, grieving and living out of a suitcase in her late twenties, Alice Vincent begins planting seeds. She nurtures pot plants and vines on windowsills and draining boards, filling her many temporary London homes with green. As the...

Massachusetts, 1836. Young, brazen, beautiful, and unapologetically brilliant, Margaret Fuller accepts an invitation from Ralph Waldo Emerson, the celebrated “Sage of Concord,” to meet his coterie of enlightened friends shaping a nation in the throes of its own self-discovery. By the end of her...

Self-described as "a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot," Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. Nature was the fountainhead of his inspiration and his refuge from what he considered the...

Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly popular, highly controversial profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators, and...

In this deeply personal and inspiring memoir, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares the story of her extraordinary journey—from growing up on the South Side of Chicago to becoming a lawyer, a mother, and a historic figure in American life. With honesty, warmth, and...

Setting, food, friendship, discovery, hope, hard truths, coffee, weather, self-reinvention, generosity, new beginnings, Mexico, pregnancy, loss—Ana Catalina weaves these elements into a vibrant tapestry of characters who slowly blossom into a steadfast community. As they come to know one another, they uncover deeper truths...

Setting, food, friendship, discovery, hope, hard truths, coffee, weather, self-reinvention, generosity, new beginnings, Mexico, pregnancy, loss—Ana Catalina weaves these elements into a vibrant tapestry of characters who slowly blossom into a steadfast community. As they come to know one another, they uncover deeper truths...

We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them...Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,”...

Fugitive Telemetry, System Collapse. This third paperback collection brings together the fifth and sixth installments of Martha Wells’ New York Times–bestselling Murderbot Diaries, packed with sarcasm, social anxiety, and high-stakes sci-fi action. In Fugitive Telemetry, a dead body shows up on Preservation Station—and no,...

Wishing to leave behind the isolation of her Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one-way flight to Berlin. She rents a loftbed in a shared flat and starts to look for work - and for love - through the screen of her phone....

Yumi Fuller left her hometown of Liberty Falls, Idaho, at age fifteen, determined to escape the world of potato farming. Now, twenty-five years later, she returns to confront her dying parents, her estranged best friend, and the complicated past she left behind. However, Liberty...

When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving fluidly between the works...

John Lister-Kaye has spent a lifetime exploring, protecting and celebrating the British landscape and its wildlife. Lister-Kaye’s joyous childhood holidays - spent scrambling through hedges and ditches after birds and small beasts, keeping pigeons in the loft and tracking foxes around the edge of...

Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through...