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Brought to you by Penguin. How else do we return to ourselves but to fold The page so it points to the good part In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother's death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being...

An epic novel of a mother and daughter wrestling with the aftermath of a murder, set against the backdrop of a tightknit, working-class barrio in Puerto Rico—from the Whiting Award-winning author Jaquira Díaz. When Maricarmen meets Rey el Cantante, beloved small-time Robin Hood and local...

Read with charm by the author, Lulu Taylor ‘Absorbing, compelling and completely unputdownable, every Lulu Taylor novel grips you to the very end’ – Lisa Jewell Is the truth a legacy worth inheriting? Flick Templeton seems to have it all: money, a renowned family name, brains and talent...

'Dreamy, immersive and evocative' TLS 'Darkly beautiful' Frances Cha 'Strange and gripping' Guardian San is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul's bustling city centre. Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life - painfully vulnerable, stifled...

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST LONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD “A brilliant debut novel.” —Joyce Carol Oates A brother and sister’s paths diverge in the wake of political upheaval: one forced to leave, one left behind On a small Pacific island, two...

A timely and moving collection from the renowned inaugural poet on issues facing our country and people—immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues, and more. Through an oracular yet intimate and accessible voice, Richard Blanco addresses the complexities and contradictions of our...

Brought to you by Penguin. A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generation At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and...