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The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation and one of the Modern Library's top 20 novels of the 20th century. “A remarkable book…From the opening page, brilliant in its establishment of mood, character, and suspense, the book takes hold of the...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Gripping' Curtis Sittenfeld * 'Electrifying' Taylor Jenkins Reid * 'Remarkable' Kevin Kwan * 'Stunning' Sunday Times * 'Brilliant' Pandora Sykes In South Korea, where impossible beauty standards and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move, four women are...

** THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON ** 'There are many laughs in this book but it's so much more than just a comedy. It's a story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the heart of the human experience. When I'm an old man, I want to be Hendrik Groen' John Boyne, author of...

Monsters and beasts roamed the earth and were slain by soldiers and adventurers who were, in turn, killed by stronger threats. Heroes and villains created new epics and were forgotten when their successors appeared. This was the way of the Infinite World. Summoned into this chaotic place, a young boy with no name and no past must learn to survive. Bound to a master who doesn't care whether he lives or dies, he must become stronger. The question is: how?

Brought to you by Penguin. **SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021** **LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022** I WAS BORN TO BE A WANDERER From the night she is rescued as a baby out of the flames of a sinking ship; to the day she joins a pair of daredevil pilots looping and diving...

Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him, against his will, in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone, no internet, no shopping. Just a small, inviting community where the most common expression is “take it easy.” At first, Yuki is exhausted, fumbles with the tools, asks silly questions, and feels like an outcast. Kamusari is the last place a city boy from Yokohama wants to spend a year of his life. But as resistant as he might be, the scent of the cedars and the staggering beauty of the region have a pull.

Now a Netflix Film Starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest! She could never have guessed what the year would hold… ‘A pure delight . . . will stay with you long after you’re done’ TAYLOR JENKINS REID Gazing up at the dreaming spires of Oxford, American student Ella Duran can’t...

The Socs and the Greasers are rival gangs from the opposite sides of town. The Socs’ idea of a good time is cruising around in their flash cars and beating up long-haired Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and that he can count on his older brothers and other friends—until one night when someone takes things too far. Ponyboy may seem tough, but on the inside he is running scared.

The Sorrows of Young Werther is a loosely based autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first published in 1774 and is one of the most famous-and infamous-works in the history of literature. Werther, a sensitive young man falls in love with Lotte, a sweet-natured girl he meets while visitng an idyllic German village. Although Lotte is betrothed to Albert, Werther’s infatuation with her torments him to the point of despair and suicide.

A college music student discovers a long-lost Mozart sketch and sets out to finish the piece and give its world premiere. Noah Wideman is an overqualified music student trying to graduate with a degree no one asked for. It’s 1987. His parents had hoped for medicine or law—anything with a...

For anyone who has loved too late, left too soon, or believes it isn't too late to begin again. Avdhi thought distance would save her. From grief. From memory. From the mother she could not forgive. But when loss brings her back to Shimla, she finds that the past has not disappeared. It has only...

Knallhart und eiskalt: Weißer Rausch ist ein skandinavischer Thriller, der in die moralisch-gesellschaftlichen Abgründe im winterlich-düsteren Lappland eintaucht. Während der unwirtliche, klirrend kalte Winter Lappland fest im Griff hat, breitet sich an der finnisch-schwedischen Grenze das heimtückische Verbrechen aus: Ein Mann wird mit einer Nagelpistole getötet; eine junge Mutter wird in einem Einkaufszentrum gefoltert und erschossen; eine neue Droge greift um sich und fordert Tote.

Hendrik Bolz schreibt über einen jungen Mann in der Krise, über eine Ankunft in Berlin am Ende der Nullerjahre und über die scheiternde Anpassung an ein rätselhaftes Wertesystem. Ein greller und zugleich feiner Blick in eine Zeit, aus der unsere Gegenwart geworden ist. Aus Stralsund nach Zehlendorf, aus dem Plattenbau an einen Campus voller linksalternativer westdeutscher Mittelschichtskids.

'I love, love, love Lizzy Dent.' Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author One restaurant. Two rivals. Things are about to get steamy. When Olive Stone and her Italian chef father fell out fourteen years ago, Leo Ricci slipped right in as his surrogate son and sous-chef. So now, after...

Ronan McCoy ist nicht nur Brendans bester Freund: Er ist der Mensch, der Brendan vor der Welt schützt. Solange Ronan da ist, bleibt das Dunkle in ihm still. Zu Beginn des neuen Schuljahres – dem letzten, bevor sie aufs College gehen, ihre ersten Jobs annehmen oder von zu Hause wegziehen – wartet Brendan wie immer am Schultor. Doch Ronan taucht nie auf.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the author of America America and The Palace Thief, explores the nature of genius, rivalry, ambition, and love among multiple generations of a gifted family. Milo Andret is born with an unusual mind. A lonely child growing up in...

This audiobook contains a special bonus conversation between author Kate Quinn and narrator Saskia Maarleveld. A GOODREADS READERS' FAVOURITE OF 2026 SO FAR Welcome to the Astral Library, where books open up new worlds… Alix Watson knows one thing: unlike people, books will never let her down...

The Forsyte Saga chronicles the ebbing social power of the upper-middle-class Forsyte family through three generations, beginning in Victorian London during the 1880s and ending in the early 1920s. The saga begins with Soames Forsyte, a successful solicitor who buys land at Robin Hill on which...

A 17-year-old boy finds his rooftop the perfect escape for taking in the night sky, smoking cigarettes and catching occasional glimpses of his beautiful neighbor. But when his lofty perch allows him to witness the brutality of the regime under which he lives, everything changes for the boy and those close to him.

READ BY ACTOR CHARLIE THURSTON WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century An Oprah’s Book Club Selection An Instant New York Times Bestseller An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller...