Adult & Contemporary Fiction

The "original, first-rate, serious, and beautiful" short fiction (New York Times Book Review) that introduced J. D. Salinger to American readers in the years after World War II, including "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and the first appearance of...

Edith Wharton's novels of manners seem to grow in stature as time passes. Here she draws a beautiful social climber, Undine Sprague, who is a monster of selfishness and honestly doesn't know it. Although the worlds she wants to conquer have vanished,...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “[Dunthorne’s] precocious talent and cheerful fondness for the teenage male are showcased in Submarine. . . . Oliver’s voice is funny and dead-on.”—The New York Times Book...

Fitzgerald's last completed novel is a work of febrile beauty and lyrical menace set amidst the glamour of the interwar Riviera, as a toxic love triangle threatens to engulf Dick and Nora Diver. New Penguin Essentials edition of the heartbreaking...

From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a spellbinding symphony of passion and hatred, power and perversity, color and class that spans three generations of Black women in a fading beach town.“A marvelous work, which enlarges our conception not...

Mouth-watering foods, complicated family mythologies, and blogging! A Bánh Mì for Two is a romance worth savoring and perfect to read on vacation.In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while...

A single dad and his sister’s spunky best friend try to work together — without killing each other first. Forced proximity and opposites attract are just two of the tropes Lost and Lassoed gives us, and we couldn’t be more...

A rollicking, unforgettable romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam, perfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Abby Jimenez. What’s a few weeks to a...

From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) decolonial retelling of Mansfield Park, exploring identity, culture, race, and love. Quiet Funke is happy in Nigeria. She loves her art...

In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives. History...

Critically acclaimed, award-winning author Olga Tokarczuk delivers a chilling story of a facility for tuberculosis patients — along with existential questions that are just as unnerving. This is a new parable that speaks to our times,...

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.A magisterial new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning...

Embrace the unknown in this novel of discovery — of secrets and self — by an author who knows how to make us feel less alone.“In Haig’s sure hands, magic comes to breathtaking life.” —Publishers Weekly (starred...

The instant Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller. A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time… The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would...

Be careful what you wish for — on the verge of death, this romantasy lover gets a second chance at life in between the pages of her favorite books. Loving this villain is a not-so-guilty pleasure you'll want to tell all your friends about. This...

The spellbinding sequel to the bestselling Threadneedle finds Anna and Effie immerse themselves further into London's magical underworld as sinister forces seek to destroy their coven. Anna survived the attempt to bind her magic, but Anna and...

THE STUNNING AND ROMANTIC NEW NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR VERONICA HENRY! 'Dreamy and irresistible!' JILL MANSELL 'A summery tale of intrigue, family drama and romance. I loved it!' SARAH MORGAN Nikki kept her secret safe for...

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance.After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small,...

The sun-drenched and spicy new queer romance from the author of Until I Met You. Kya’s work is her life. She graduated from a rigorous engineering programme at MIT and landed a highly competitive job at one of the best tech firms in Silicon...

The best love hangover cure? Forced proximity . . . on a summer family vacation in Greece.Ever since The Embarrassing Meltdown Incident, Flo has been on an enforced break from life. And the timing couldn’t be better, as her family sets off to...