Showing titles in Coming of Age

Eighteen years old, pregnant and working as a pizza delivery girl, our dysfunctional heroine is deeply lost and in complete denial about it all. She’s grieving the death of her father, avoiding her loving boyfriend and flagrantly ignoring her future. Her world is further upended when she becomes obsessed with Jenny, a stay-at-home mother new to the neighbourhood, who comes to depend on weekly deliveries of pickle-covered pizzas for her son’s happiness.

From Minrose Gwin, award-winning author of The Accidentals, comes Beautiful Dreamers, a story of a precocious teen and her mother, their gay best friend, and the con man who unravels their family. Its 1953 when Memory Feather and her mother, Virginia, are welcomed back home to the Mississippi...

When Daniel de La Luna arrives as a scholarship student at an elite East Coast university, he bears the weight of his familys hopes and dreamsand the burden of sharing his late uncles name. Daniel flounders at first, but then Sam, his roommate, changes everything. As their relationship evolves...

Was passiert, wenn du von deinem ärgsten Feind, der zudem hetero ist, Sex als Wettschuld einforderst? Es könnte im Desaster enden … oder auch nicht. Im Sport läuft es hervorragend, in der Liebe dafür umso weniger. Erst lässt Jair mich abblitzen, dann vergucke ich mich ausgerechnet in Hayes, der nicht nur hetero ist, sondern mich ständig reizt. Obwohl ich mich dagegen wehre, kann ich seiner faszinierenden Anziehungskraft nicht entkommen. Je mehr er mich gegen sich aufbringt, desto besessener bin ich davon, ihn in meinem Bett zu haben.

Filippo percorre una strada difficile fra il desiderio e la sottomissione, l'istinto di sopravvivenza e l’artificio che lo conduce ad annullare il suo vero io dietro una maschera indossata ogni giorno per essere accettato. Figlio distratto di una borghesia disfunzionale, cerca il senso attraverso corpi e travestimenti, dietro porte chiuse dove l’amore diventa prestazione e i confini dell’umiliazione sfumano. Ma nel vuoto che lo avvolge, si fa strada una domanda più grande della vergogna...

Ich war ein Echo aus Qual und Gehorsam, ein Schatten ohne Namen. Die Dunkelheit, in der ich so lange ausgeharrt habe … sie ist noch immer in mir. Ich wurde geboren, um zu gehorchen, denn ein Beta-Wolf zu sein, bedeutet, seinen Alpha zu unterstützen. Adrian Rinaldi, meinen dunklen Ritter, der mich führt, nicht benutzt. Der mich liebt, nicht schlägt. Er gab mir einen Namen, setzte die Scherben in mir Stück für Stück zusammen, bis ich wusste, wer ich bin. Ich bin Cameron Black.

Alex grandit en banlieue bordelaise, auprès d'une mère dont la présence façonne son rapport au monde. Puis la danse surgit – refuge où son corps trouve sa langue. Du hip-hop au conservatoire, de Paris au Drag, son parcours avance par frictions. À la croisée du roman d'apprentissage et de l'autofiction, « Brûle bébé » raconte l'éveil d'un jeune homme à son identité queer et à sa puissance créatrice. Mais brûler éclaire autant que cela consume : s'émanciper, c'est rompre – avec son milieu, les déterminismes sociaux, le patriarcat.

Indigo’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 CBC Books Spring Fiction List 2026 CBC Books Canadian Fiction Bestseller A dual coming-of-age story about performance—both public and private—sexuality, envy, and grief. Motherclown explores the most fundamental and potentially explosive of...

Set over one hot summer, a startlingly assured debut about the kinds of love that break us and make us whole. Seventeen–year–old Jean, a troubled Jewish boy caught in the countercultural swirl of 1970s London, arrives at Compton Manor, a rural alternative boarding school for boys with...

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Fiction An Oprah's Book Club Pick An Indigo Best Book of 2026 Amazon A Barnes & Noble Best Fiction Book of 2026 A New York Times' 'Best Book of the Year So Far'...

A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY GREGG ARAKI AND STARRING BRADY CORBET, JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, ELISABETH SHUE, and MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG “Wrenching . . . powerfully sensuous.”—New York Times "As searing and unforgettable as an electric shock."—Kirkus Reviews As timely and compelling as...

An affirming and utterly original debut about a young chef chasing her dreams—and the pro wrestler she idolizes who derails everything “Appetite holds a mirror to the puzzling ways humans sometimes find themselves connecting with one another, on and offline. Prepare to be captivated...

“A MASTERPIECE that stands as an EXCEPTIONAL work of historical fiction…This character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt TRIUMPH. It is a fantastic MUST-READ that will resonate deeply with fans of Alice Walker and Brit Bennett.” —Booklist (STARRED review) “SWEEPING and PROFOUND...

Selected by the New York Times as a "Dazzling, Immersive New Historical Fiction" Title! A gripping novel of two young women fighting for survival on the edge of the wilderness, and the love that simultaneously sustains them and threatens their very existence, from the author of the Good Morning...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD A bitingly funny novel about your late 20s as you stare down 30—when do you tire of morning hangovers, days of dead-end entry-level jobs, and late nights at bars? This friend group is about to find out. “A...

NUEVA EDICIÓN Un libro que, en cuanto terminamos de leer, queremos que lo lea el mundo entero. Las malas es el retrato de un grupo de travestis deslumbrantes, de sus experiencias y su solidaridad en un mundo que las condena. Amparadas bajo el afecto y la rabia de La Tía Encarna, serán...

A searing novel of love and betrayal as a young boy comes of age in the heart of England, from an exquisite new voice. In the shadow of an ancient abbey nestled between rivers, Daniel is growing up. He is highly intelligent but little understood by his parents, and a secret passion burns inside...

A TODAY SHOW SPRING PICK "Sweet, sexy, sad, articulate, and funny." - Vogue "As much heart, humor, and gritty realness as can fit between two covers." - People "A funny and heartfelt tale of one woman grappling with grief, love and how to move forward.” - New York Times From the New York Times...

Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up on a farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explores an ancient Chinese mythology. The last thing Nick Morrow expected to receive was an invitation from his father to...

A Best Book of 2024: NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, ELLE, and Them Longlisted for the Crook's Corner Book Prize, An Indie Next Pick A searing debut about the complexities of gender, power, and fame, told through the story of a young woman’s destructive relationship with a legendary writer...