Adult & Contemporary Fiction

Return to the world of The Hunger Games in a compelling prequel that both informs the original trilogy and stands alone as a powerful, breathlessly exciting science fiction thriller.Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE "A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is...

This is historical fiction at its best — perfect for fans of Dickens and Brontë. (And the inspiration for the hit movie The Handmaiden, directed by Park Chan-wook.) “Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that...

From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the fifth novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. She wrote him a letter...and he stole her heart. Sir...

(Available on February 4, 2021) From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the sixth novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. Everything was so...

Inspired by a terrifying true story from the author's hometown, a heart-pounding novel of suspense about a small Minnesota community where nothing is as quiet--or as safe--as it seems. Cassie McDowell's life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome...

The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince -- now in paperback!You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.The first lesson is to make yourself strong.After the...

WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE.  The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn...

Exploring life in a restrictively religious home through the eyes of ten-year-old Jas, Rijneveld's International Booker Prize-winning debut carries its heavy themes with confidence, in wildly beautiful prose. Winner of the International Booker...

Celebrating 25 years of The Notebook - the classic novel which became the heart-wrenching film. Once again, just as I do every day, I begin to read the notebook aloud...Noah Calhoun has returned from war and, in an attempt to escape the...

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2018. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the phenomenal power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to...

First in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. The sequels - The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020.Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019. Winner of the silver INKY for...

Following his award-winning and hugely popular The Paper Menagerie, Ken Liu returns with another stunning collection of short fiction. The Hidden Girl serves up dazzling melancholy and first-rate storytelling from one of the most celebrated authors in...

Fuelled by Archer’s consummate storytelling, the second outing for DS William Warwick brings him in contact with an old foe and a criminal network of chilling ingenuity. Newly promoted, Detective Sergeant William Warwick has been reassigned to...

An enthralling novel about the titular boxcar system that transported fugitive slaves across nineteenth-century America, The Underground Railroad is bursting with power, anger and excitement. A pulsating story of resilience and the desperate...

have a heart for every year I've been alive.There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle just to check they're still there. Buried deep and bloody.Princess Lira is siren royalty and revered across the...

Escape to the ballrooms of Regency London with this beautifully designed boxset of the first four books in the worldwide bestselling Bridgerton series, the inspiration behind the Netflix phenomenon. In this glamorous, witty series, the Bridgertons reign...

This Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece is the story of a father and son's survival in a post-apocalyptic America and is an urgent observation of the best and worst of humanity. At once a brutal vision of the future and a profound meditation on love,...

One of The New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of 2015.One of Jezebel's Favorite Books of 2016.A Manual for Cleaning Women compiles the best work of the legendary short-story writer Lucia Berlin.With the grit of Raymond Carver, the humor of...

NOW AN HBO® LIMITED SERIES STARRING AMY ADAMS, NOMINATED FOR EIGHT EMMY AWARDS, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES.FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL.Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter...