Adult & Contemporary Fiction

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books. What would happen if a doctor implanted the pituitary gland and testicles of a man into the body of a stray dog? In Mikhail Bulgakov’s topsy-turvy world, the dog starts to walk on two legs,...

A very special bottle of wine sends 4 neighbors back to 1950s Paris, where they each find the key to a happy future.“A glorious time-slip caper... Just wonderful”  — Daily Mail.When Hubert Larnaudie, chair of the management...

Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they'll be expecting you. Nagi Hayakawa is facing an impossible choice. Should she agree to marry...

Use your powers of logic and deduction to solve this classic honkaku puzzler—the Japanese tradition of detective fiction—in this delicious twisty murder mystery!In Osaka, dark secrets haunt a wealthy merchant family throughout the first half...

The city is Rome, the hub of Italian life and culture. The house is Le Margherite, a home where the sprawling cast of The City and the House is welcome. At the center of this lush epistolary novel is Lucrezia, mother of five and lover...

Mitsuko, a schoolteacher at the Kitamura school, inspires both rumour and curiosity in the parents of her students because of her unconventional manner - not least when she tells the children the fable of a princess whose hand in marriage is promised to...

A taut story of hidden violence and self-deception from “an Indian Chekhov” (Suketu Mehta). An upper-middle class couple in Bangalore, Venkat and Viji, find their quiet life upended—and the flaws in their marriage exposed—when two...

The only thing we love more than coffee shops are magical cats. Get swept away in this enchanting tale that will delight readers of Toshikazu Kawaguchi.NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that...

A NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER. A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE. A vibrant tale of love, companionship, and renewal set against the transformations of 1960s Vienna. “How I loved this book! Filled with truth after truth,...

The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings.   The Peoples of Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The Rings, which provide a comprehensive...

The second of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s epic tale of war. In The War of the Jewels Christopher Tolkien takes up his account of the later history of The Silmarillion from the point where...

The first of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s epic tale of war. After The Lord of the Rings was at last achieved, J R R Tolkien turned his attention once again to ‘the Matter of the Elder...

The final part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. In the first section of Sauron Defeated...

The third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The War of the Ring takes up the story...

The second part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The Treason of Isengard continues the...

The first part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety. The Return of the Shadow is the story of...

For the first time ever, stories from the Second Age of Middle-earth have been collected in one volume. Not only that, but it’s also illustrated in watercolor and pencil by none other than Alan Lee! Adhering to the timeline of “The Tale of...

The bestselling dark and thrilling Black sapphic vampire romantasy that questions what it truly means to sacrifice for love.   "This is a lush, intoxicating read, packing tender romance alongside vicious twists. My new obsession!" - Mark Oshiro,...

The sequel to Of Jade and Dragons, a thrilling and epic silkpunk fantasy inspired by the legendary Qing dynasty. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Lim and Xiran Jay Zhao.Two years after Ying leaves the Engineer’s Guild and the ghost of her...

The second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used...