Adult & Contemporary Fiction

From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • In this taut, chilling story, Lester Ballard—a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape—haunts the hill country of East...

“Vampires are back, and C.J. Tudor’s The Gathering comes to join the fun . . . The story’s fast pace and numerous twists keep you hooked, and Tudor’s witty dialogue beautifully punctuates the narrative’s constant action...

From the author of Apples Never Fall and Nine Perfect Strangers comes a mesmerizing tale of life, love and our fragile mortality. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it, and then...

Celebrate all things Hufflepuff with this glorious collection of beautifully crafted House Editions in hardback. The sumptuously foiled presentation case emblazoned with the Hufflepuff badger contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling’s classic...

Celebrate all things Ravenclaw with this glorious collection of beautifully crafted House Editions in hardback. The sumptuously foiled presentation case emblazoned with the Ravenclaw eagle contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling’s classic...

Celebrate all things Gryffindor with this glorious collection of beautifully crafted House Editions in hardback. The sumptuously foiled presentation case emblazoned with the Gryffindor lion contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling’s classic...

Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, The Hole is by turns reminiscent of Lewis Carroll, David Lynch, and My Neighbor Totoro, but is singularly unsettling. Asa’s husband is transferring jobs, and his new office is located near his family’s home in...

At its core, An Education in Malice will appeal to fans of dark academia and dark romances. This Dracula retelling is dizzying and seductive, offset by genuine human emotion. It’s perfect for fans of The Atlas Six or House of Hunger.Sumptuous and...

Vilest Things is a dazzling tale of revenge, betrayal and suspense from the one and only Chloe Gong.Chloe Gong returns with power plays, spilled blood, and lethal romance in the thrilling fantasy sequel to New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal...

A treat for readers who love short, sharp comic stories, for fans of Lydia Davis's essays or her translation works like Madame Bovaryalike. The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is an event in American letters. Lydia Davis is one of our most original...

With a nod to classic WW II stories like Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, National Book Award winner Johnson (Jesus's Son), switches gears from tightly-written short novels to an epic of the Vietnam War — while...

NOSTALGIA HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DEADLY. “A crackling, shape-shifting romp with big ideas and a bigger heart . . . A delight.” —C Pam Zhang. From the extraordinary minds of award-winning and New York Times–bestselling author of H Is...

Selected by NYT as one of MOST NOTABLE BOOKS of 2020.    On a stormy summer day the Aosawas, owners of a prominent local hospital, host a large birthday party. The occasion turns into tragedy when 17 people die from cyanide in their drinks. The...

Considering all I’ve sacrificed, is it too much to ask for one little cat in return?' Shinako has been ousted from her marriage by her husband Shozo and his younger lover Fukuko. She’s lost everything: her home, status, and respectability...

In The Proposal, a space opera romance set against the backdrop of a looming war between Earth and a mysterious adversary, a story of love unfolds through a series of intimate letters. This poignant novella explores how a space-born soldier's gradual...

A claustrophobic story of desire and small town unease in the vein of Dogville or Coetzee’s Disgrace. On the heels of a cryptic mistake, Nat arrives in the rural village of La Escapa. She rents a small house from a negligent landlord, adopts a dog...

A seminal work of crime fiction from one of Japan's pioneers of the genre, Beast in the Shadows spins a twist-laden tale of disturbing letters, damsels in distress and sinister writers in which nothing is as it seems. A mystery writer turns detective...

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE * It’s not a river, it’s this river. A hot, motionless afternoon. Enero and El Negro are fishing with Tilo, their dead friend’s teenage son. After hours of struggling with a hooked...

Rimuru and his forces fight heroically on all fronts to stop Michael’s plan...only to lose the demon lord Leon to Feldway’s schemes. Michael’s next target is Masayuki the Hero, who possesses the soul of Ludora, Michael’s former...

The second book in the Boys of Avix universe of TikTok sensation Say You Swear, from bestselling author Meagan Brandy. When Payton ran away from her hometown, she left behind her toxic mother, her senior year of high school, and the best friend who had...