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“This is a rare thing: an original, intelligent novel that’s not just a perfect summer beach read, but one that deserves serious awards consideration as well. Put down your phone and pick it up. . . . A major accomplishment.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the co-creator of How I...

Nobody ever talks to strangers on the train. It’s a rule. But what would happen if they did? From the New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of The Authenticity Project, a heartwarming novel about unexpected friendships and the joy of connecting. Every day Iona, a...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE An exhilarating debut novel following members of a Dominican family in New York City who take radically different paths when faced with encroaching gentrification “Strikes all the right notes—captivating characters, lyrical language, and a storyline that...

The blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes—a "witty, wise, and heartfelt novel" (Washington Post) about art and love, fame and heartbreak from the acclaimed actor/writer/director. A bracing meditation on fame and celebrity, and the...

A deliciously compulsive first novel from New York Times Editor's Choice author of Lights On, Rats Out, Cree LeFavour's Private Means captures the very essence of summer in a sharply observed, moving meditation on marriage, money, and loss. It's Memorial Day weekend and Alice's beloved dog...

Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE “Tyler's novels are always worth scooping up—but especially this gently amusing soother, right now.” —NPR From the beloved Anne Tyler, a sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Book When Ohio-born Pru Steiner arrives in New York in 1976, she follows in a long tradition of young people determined to take the city by storm. But when she falls in love with and marries Spence Robin, her hotshot young Shakespeare professor...

As two neighborhood shop owners battle for business, they prove opposites attract in this mouthwatering rom com. "A deliciously sweet and savory new romantic comedy" —Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll Remember Me Blaire Calloway has planned every Instagram-worthy...

Named a Summer Must Read by Wall Street Journal, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Esquire, Bustle, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, and more “[Hoby] might have just written the defining New York City novel of our fraught, socially anxious, and politically...

A novel about three women at turning points in their lives, and the one night that changes everything. One night, three women go to the theater to see a play. Wildfires are burning in the hills outside, but inside the theater it is time for the performance to take over. Margot is a successful...

Новые истории человеческих судеб от одного из самых популярных современных писателей – Дины Рубиной, рассказанные ей самой. Тополев переулок давно снесен с лица земли... Он протекал в районе Мещанских улиц, — булыжная мостовая, дома не выше двух-трех этажей, палисадники за невысокой деревянной оградкой, а там, среди георгинов, подсолнухов и "золотых шаров" росли высоченные тополя, так что в положенный срок над переулком клубился и залетал в глубокие арки бесчисленных проходных дворов, сбивался в грязные кучи невесомый пух.

Chris Wright thought moving to the country would be simple. A new house. Fresh air. Chickens in the yard. A quieter life with Mia, Zooey, and Echo, built on their own terms, far from the noise of the city. Ashbury has other ideas. The town is cool and watchful, tight-lipped, and clearly unimpressed with the life they’re trying to build. Doors stay closed. Smiles feel forced. And no matter how hard Chris tries to fit in, it’s obvious they’re being quietly shut out. Then he meets Hazel. Bright, kind, and endlessly generous, Hazel radiates a warmth that pulls people in without effort.

This collection of stories explores the hidden, sentient lives of discarded objects in a fictional city. The narrative is set in the “Residual World", a subterranean reality where waste and debris possess memories, emotions, and a shared history. Through personified characters like Barnaby and...

A brilliantly funny, relatable romance set in Ireland from BESTSELLER Clodagh Murphy.☘️💛 Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Beth O’Leary and Sophie Cousens. Two former almost-somethings. One very messy reunion. Could this finally be their time? As teenagers, Ella and Roly were an...

Sam und Daisy sind seit der Uni beste Freundinnen. Als sie sich kennenlernten, war Daisy noch ein wildes, von Fleetwood Mac besessenes Mädchen, das aus den Yorkshire Moors stammte, während Sam ihre Freizeit mit Shoppingtouren und Ausgehen in Liverpool verbrachte. Als sie sich auf einer Holzbank im Garten ihres Lieblingslokals an Sams Hochzeitstag aneinander lehnen, ahnen sie nicht, dass sich ihre Wege kurz darauf zum ersten Mal trennen werden.

He was a fool to believe he could live without her. Once she's gone, he finds out that she's everything he needs. A tattooed, muscle-bound construction boss, Gage Walker specializes in restoring New Orleans' historic buildings—and in avoiding anything that looks like a commitment. Naomi...

A page-turning, addictive, top 20 bestselling psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Bride! Can she escape the man she married? Kathy thought she’d met her soulmate. But Police Inspector Michael Conner’s behavior changes on the day of their wedding. Showing his true colors...

Is love in the air for two strangers this Christmas? When charming, mysterious Nik sits next to Jess on a plane home from a Christmas toy trade fair, she doesn’t know the impact he’s about to have on her life. As they touch down in London, Jess is hesitant to let him walk away, and before...

The acclaimed novel of girlhood, friendship, and sexuality set in the bohemian Greenwich Village of 1970 Fourteen-year-old Rainey Royal—fierce, gifted, and dangerously magnetic—lives in a once-elegant, now-crumbling townhouse with her cultish jazz-pianist father and the women who orbit him...