Adult & Contemporary Fiction

We found this psychological horror novel gripping and fascinating in that we could not look away. The slow build up that starts with a scratching within apartment walls had us doubting every sound in our own dwelling. Yes, this book works on that level...

The long-awaited first short story-collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, tales of weird love, heartfelt friendships, and the unsettling nature of human existence   With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is...

She's a good girl, but she's falling for the wrong man.   Broken down by her emotionally neglectful ex, all Charlie Underwood wants is someone to tell her she's good enough. Then she stumbles into a new job with a boss who brings her to her...

A national bestseller combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, “Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer” (The Washington Post).Ted—a gay, single, struggling writer is...

In The Sundial Shirley Jackson, author of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, blends family politics and apocalyptic terror to create a disturbing world of sinister relations and the macabre. 'An amazing writer' Neil Gaiman Mrs Halloran...

Caught in a time loop, Una and Owen want nothing more than a happy ending — but for their romance to survive, they must bend not only the laws of physics but history itself.Instant New York Times bestseller • USA Today bestseller •...

Acclaimed author Garth Greenwell (Cleanness and What Belongs to You) returns to the United States with a haunting story of one man’s emotional reckoning.Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles...

A gruesome (and unconventional) appetite and a family fallen to ruin, Ji-won won't let anything — or anyone — get in the way of finding satisfaction.“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific...

From best-selling Brazilian novelist Patrícia Melo comes a genre-defying tale of women in the Amazon and their reckoning with brutal oppression—by turns poetic, humorous, dark, and inspiring.   The Simple Art of Killing a...

A dark academia TikTok sensation packed with romantic suspense, murder, and addictive, enemies-to-lovers tension.“Immensely fun and sexy—this book combines everything I love about dark academia and new adult! Autumn Woods wrote a...

An orphaned prince, an elite academy, and the start of an epic fantasy series — this is the next step for fans of Red Rising by Pierce Brown and The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart.At the elite Catenan Academy, a young...

Lizzie and Hugh look like the perfect couple. But what if what we're seeing isn't the whole story? Releasing 10 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe...

A widowed writer begins to work on a biography of a novelist and artist—and soon uncovers bizarre parallels between her life and her subject’s—in this chilling and singularly strange novella by a contemporary master of horror and...

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 masterpiece... One of the best prose writers in our time' -- Michael Ondaatje. An epic miniature of one man's life journey through the American West at the turn of the twentieth century. Robert Grainier is a day labourer in the American West, felling...

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...

Brimming with passion and dark danger, Cole's gorgeous TikTok romantasy hit follows one dauntless woman risking it all to save her family and their mortal world. The brighter the truth burns, the more it will reveal . . . With the threat of war...

The third installment in the #BookTok sensation and New York Times bestselling series that started with Spark of the Everflame.The war has begun. Both sides demand Diem’s allegiance—or her death.After her disastrous coronation,...

An “evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism” (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran—from nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali. In 1950s Tehran,...

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...