Adult & Contemporary Fiction

What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.After an ultra-romantic honeymoon...

Abducted by spirits from his village, lost boy Akira must make the long journey in north Japan to find his family and save his young sister, before time runs out. Voyaging deeper and deeper into a Japan ‘between the worlds’, Akira and his...

A January Indie Next Pick and LibraryReads PickNew York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins returns with a twisted new gothic suspense about an infamous heiress and the complicated inheritance she left behind.There's nothing as good as the rich gone...

WINNER OF THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD.When she was young Mary Rattigan wanted to fly. She was going to take off like an angel from heaven and leave the muck and madness of troubled Northern Ireland behind. Nothing but the Land of Happy Ever...

Filled with striking, river-like sentences and plenty of humour, the opening volume of Proust’s modernist masterpiece covers the Narrator’s childhood in Combray – including perhaps the most famous cake-eating scene in the history of...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes her next novel in the Pelion Lake series. How is it possible that perfect Gage Buchanan is still single after all these years? He can't quite figure it out himself. Perhaps he hasn't...

Percy is confused. When he awoke after his long sleep, he didn’t know much more than his name. His brain-fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Somehow Percy manages to make it to the camp for...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE. An astonishing novel about a young microbiologist investigating an unfathomable deep vent in the ocean floor, leading her on a journey that will encompass the full trajectory of the cosmos and the passage of a single...

The science fiction series steeped in Chinese history is back with book two! After the thrills of Iron Widow, Zetian is in power, but keeping it will be its own challenge. Get ready for more mecha action delights!Zetian must balance dangerous politics...

If you loved The Inheritance Games, then get ready for The Grandest Game, with many of your favorite characters coming back alongside some soon-to-be favorites. This new series set in the same universe will snare you the same way the first series did...

A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The Bullet Swallower follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come,...

A brand new stand-alone comics story from the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender!Azula continues her destabilizing campaign against the Fire Nation and her brother, Fire Lord Zuko.But after a failed attack on her latest target, Azula finds herself in...

The rich detail and exquisite draftsmanship of Jim Kay’s pictures have made the illustrated versions of the Harry Potter novels as essential as the original editions. For the fourth installment of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy masterwork Kay has...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is finally getting the full-color treatment with the release of this highly anticipated fifth volume in the series. Coupled with stunningly detailed illustrations from award-winning artist Jim Kay with Neil...

Perhaps the quintessential coming-of-age story, Holden Caufield’s journey of self discovery is equal parts hilarious and touching. It’s a story of growing pains, of transitioning out of childhood, and, in true Peter Pan fashion, of a certain...

This “intricately plotted, epic” (The Times, London) international bestseller—in the vein of the vivid novels of Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry—follows an orphaned fortune teller in 18th-century England as she searches for...

A luxury, keep-sake edition of an ancient Chinese scripture This ancient text, fundamental to Taoism, has become a source of inspiration and guidance for millions in modern society. It's focus on attunement, rather than mindless striving, offers an...

A superspy thriller that’ll evoke lofty comparisons to the likes of James Bond and Jason Bourne, this book spawned the movie for a reason, now it’s time we all get swept up in the action.The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the...

The Sun The last person who called me ‘Sweetpea’ ended up dead… ’I haven’t killed anyone for three years and I thought that when it happened again I’d feel bad. Like an alcoholic taking a sip of whisky. But no...

"Chilling...this terrific novel is...propelled by an iron-tight plot that becomes increasingly tense." —New York Times Book Review   "It’s a nerve-shredding, emotionally harrowing ride. Don’t miss it.” —Megan...