Adult & Contemporary Fiction

These dazzling stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Bad Girls erase the fine line between fantasy and reality, and establish her as an impressive literary voice.In the 1990s, a woman makes a living as a rental girlfriend for gay...

A luminous, richly textured coming-of-age, Good Girl follows a young artist-in-the-making and daughter of Afghan refugees, as she loses herself in Berlin nightlife, navigating her path through the pain and rapture to be found in the...

A radiant, new escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune. I never anticipated Charlie Florek. Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one...

Another of Morrion’s marvels, this story digs into all the emotional touchpoints of friendship, love, and societal roles. It’s the tale of two lifelong best friends and how far they’ll go to repair what is thought lost.Sula and Nel are...

From 'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' (Guardian), the adventures of Pirx, a hapless everyman in outer space. 'By now he fancied himself something of a rocket jockey, a space ace, whose real home was among the planets.' In a future where...

Putting a romantasy twist on The Scarlet Pimpernel, Ciccarelli's heart-pounding story sees a witch vigilante disguise herself as a vapid young socialite. Enemies-to-lovers doesn't get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling in love in...

Game of Thrones meets Vikings, for fans of ancient magic, fierce warriors and bloody battlesThe Fury of the Gods is the earth-shattering final book in John Gwynne's bestselling Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody...

NEW 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION FEATURING BONUS CONTENT.HUGO AWARD WINNER.Includes: Deleted prologue: “The Imperial Fool” Prologue commentary from the acclaimed podcast Writing Excuses An original introduction from the publisher When Shai is...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK. In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers. “Patchett leads...

From the author of the International Booker Prize-winning Time Shelter comes another mind-expanding adventure in the realms of memory, empathy and the history we can't escape, as the unnamed narrator tries to live with a pathological condition that...

Life after crime from the International Booker-shortlisted author of Elena Knows. Fifteen years after killing her husband’s lover, Inés is fresh out of prison and trying to put together a new life. Her old friend Manca is out now too, and...

Japan’s internationally celebrated master storyteller returns with five stories of women on their way to healing that vividly portrays the blissful moments and everyday sorrows that surround us in everyday life.A New York Times Notable Book"This is...

A cult modern classic, Tropic of Capricorn is as daring, frank and influential as Henry Miller first novel, Tropic of Cancer -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin A story of sexual and spiritual awakening, Tropic of...

One man hunts obsessively for his lost identity, in this intoxicating noir masterpiece from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.'Modiano is a pure original' -- Adam Thirlwell.'I am nothing. Nothing but a pale shape, silhouetted that evening...

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a...

A symphony of interconnected lives that offers a compelling reflection on life in modern-day metropolises at the intersection of isolation and intimacy in Yoshida’s English-language debut. Set over several nights, between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and...

From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world.It’s been raining for a long time now, so long that the land has reshaped...

In the tantalising finale to Adalyn Grace's deliciously dark Belladonna trilogy, Signa's headstrong cousin Blythe finds out an unexpected truth about a man to whom she's reluctantly bound herself that might just rewrite her entire destiny. Blythe...

An excoriating - and extremely funny - satire of China's Cultural Revolution and the bureaucratic madness that followed the fall of Mao, Wang Xiaobo's masterpiece is available for the first time in a full English translation. The bestselling novel by...

NoahMaya Alatorre is the sister of my teammate…and my new obsession.Keeping my distance during the Formula 1 season should be easy, except I always find ways to see her.Press tours. Pre-race rituals. Sponsor events and black-tie galas.The more...