Adult & Contemporary Fiction

A blistering study in grief and belonging that doubles as a gripping mystery of secrets buried in plain sight, this debut ripples with emotion and insight. A novel of difference, the immigrant experience and the changing face of American society; an...

In this "warm, funny" novel (Good Housekeeping), Jamaican immigrant Hubert Bird rediscovers the world he'd once turned his back on as he learns to find happiness after staying in isolation for so long. In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia,...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NEW NETFLIX SERIES DEBUTING THIS HALLOWE'EN.The best-known of Shirley Jackson's novels and a major inspiration for writers like Neil Gaiman and Stephen King, The Haunting of Hill House is a chilling story of the power of fear...

From the world of Avatar: The Last Airbendercomes the instant USA Today and New York Times bestselling novel starring Avatar Kyoshi-now in paperbackAfter years of searching for the next Avatar, the four nations have found peace...

The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times bestselling Ember Quartet.Empire's June Winners 2021 Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger. The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides...

'The sense of dread deepens as the snow falls in Ruth Ware's tensely plotted and deliciously cast alpine thriller'  --  Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House**The unmissable new thriller from the queen of the modern-day...

In the second book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie must uncover hidden memories as long-buried secrets rise to the surface . . .Sophie Foster thought she was safe.Her life finally seems to be coming together. She's settled into her home...

Winner of the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel Winner of the 2016 Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelWinner of the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel Shortlisted for the 2016 World Fantasy Award for Best NovelShortlisted for the 2016 Hugo...

et in 1954 San Francisco, Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a must-read coming-of-age story about a Chinese American teenager learning to understand herself, her sexuality, and her culture during a time and place where she is seen as less than. This...

The first book in Scott Westerfeld's international bestselling Uglies series - over six million copies of the series have been sold worldwide! In Tally Youngblood’s world, looks matter. At sixteen everyone undergoes a transformation...

The princess isn't supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of Sleeping Beauty, true love is more complicated than a simple fairy tale. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Holly Black.'Malice is the dark and wicked...

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.Who goes to a dinner party next door and leaves her baby alone in the house? What kind of mother does such a thing? She feels the familiar agony set in – she is not a good mother.People are capable of almost...

Read this classic exploration of political violence, traditional samurai values and right wing nihilism.Isao is a young, engaging patriot, and a fanatical believer in the ancient samurai ethos. He turns terrorist, organising a violent plot against the...

Adam Silvera reminds us that theres no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. #1 New York Times bestseller *4 starred...

The first book in the instant New York Times bestselling series, the Empirium Trilogy!Furyborn is an epic YA fantasy about two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.When assassins ambush...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these evocative stories are being re-issued in...

Sparkling and utterly original, If I Had Your Face provides a surgical overview of the complex social hierarchies and the absurd beauty standards in modern day Seoul, through the parallel stories of four young women. Longlisted for the...

A CLASSIC STORY OF ENDURING LOVE FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR.'It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love'Fifty-one years, nine months and four days have passed since Fermina Daza rebuffed...

A scalpel-sharp and suspenseful dissection of New York society snobbery perfect for readers of Shirley Jackson and Ottessa Moshfegh, Feito’s electrifying debut tracks the paranoid descent of a writer’s wife as she begins to sense that her...

A HEART-BREAKING, HOPEFUL NOVEL FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERS'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' -- Cecilia AhernAs a child, Charley Benetto was told by his father, 'You can be a...