Adult & Contemporary Fiction

Since childhood, Erasmus has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, and unpredictable secular world, until the day that a higher power decides it is only these...

Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent among his workers. Robert considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar to solve his...

Did Vivienne Volker Kill Wilma Lang?This question has dogged Vivienne ever since Wilma jumped from a window to her death shortly after Volker stole her lover, the visionary artist Hans Bellmer, in the 1970s. Once a famous artist and fashion icon,...

The Seamus Longfield Academy, or The Academy, for short, has always been where I felt more at peace. A nice reprieve from the chaotic life that awaited me back home, where I could just breathe and be myself.But as girls started disappearing, their...

You've heard so much about the Avatars and their teams, but there are other heroes too. This is the story of one — Jin — and her courageous stand against the Fire Nation.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Judy I. Lin comes a...

When life throws her lemons, one woman chooses to find humor in heartbreak. Witty, full of heart and beautiful poetic prose — with a side of Chinese folklore — this refreshing novel is perfect for fans of short literary fiction.Summer’s...

A new competition awaits on Hawthorne Island, but with just one prize and seven contestants, there are bound to be some losers.Millions, hearts, and lives are on the line in this heart-stopping sequel to The Grandest Game by #1 bestselling...

Just when Effy thought it was over, conflict returns, forcing her and Preston to face this looming threat together.Return to the immersive, lush, and dreamlike world of the instantly bestselling dark academia fantasy A Study in Drowning as the...

One for the philosopher, The World and All That It Holds is Aleksandar Hemon at his finest. Spanning decades and continents, this story contains multitudes, making it perfect for lovers of historical fiction. At its core is an examination of...

A stunning debut novel from the acclaimed young Irish poet Seán Hewitt, reminiscent of Garth Greenwell and Justin Torres in the intensity of its evocation of sexual awakeningSet in a remote village in the north of England, Open,...

Food critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does. Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothy's clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she...

In Claudia Dey’s Daughter, a woman long caught in her father's web strives to make a life—and art—of her own.To be loved by your father is to be loved by God.So says Mona Dean—playwright, actress, and daughter to a man...

In this “whip-smart, horror-tinged whodunnit in the style of early Stephen King” (Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author), a young father must clear his name and protect his queer son when his wealthy new wife’s...

A future ravaged by disastrous weather, a small town on the brink of collapse and one family at the center of it all. Gripping, visceral and taut, Wild Dark Shore is a complex story about survival, isolation and hope at the end of the world...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. “Terrific.”— Stephen King on Whistle. New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay enters new territory with a supernatural chiller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town...

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with...

Tales from Japan that blend humor, surrealism, and sharp societal critique, by the acclaimed author of Where the Wild Ladies Are.   “Piercing and sometimes surreal... Matsuda shines.”—Publishers Weekly. In The Woman...

A novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the DeadA woman settles in a remote Polish village...

This multi-layered novel about life in, out of and around the ocean riffs on ideas of playgrounds and paradise; computer games and AI; adventure, exploration, colonization and more.New York Times Bestseller.Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize...

The author of The Burning Girl and The Emperor's Children takes us from WWII to modern times in this multigenerational family saga. A sweeping tale of history and time, this is great for fans of Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach...