Adult & Contemporary Fiction

Dancer. Warrior. Executioner.An epic story about truth, loyalty and betrayal.The first in a sumptuous slow-burn romantasy duology from a stunning new voice'Enchanting.' Katharine Corr, co-author of Daughter of DarknessDeep in the desert, a storm is...

Immerse yourself in the second book in a fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Pricess series. The sequel to Castles in Their Bones is the story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest,...

Leaning into the lush possibilities of dark academia, The City of Stardust is full of cutthroat scholars, a dark and dangerous education and a secret society of magicians. It’s perfect for fans of The Atlas Six or R.F. Kuang’s Babel.A #1...

“Lots of fun . . . like an episode of Sex and the City written by Ovid.”—Kirkus Reviews. Bernardine Evaristo’s tale of forbidden love in bustling third-century London is an intoxicating cocktail of poetry, history, and...

Shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize, Hot Milk moves "gracefully among pathos, danger, and humor” (The New York Times). One of Publishers Weekly's Best Fiction Books of 2016.I have been sleuthing my mother’s symptoms for as long as I can...

A novel about guilt, rage, imagination, and boyhood, about being lost in the dark and learning you’re not alone.This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.You mustn’t do that to yourself Shy. You...

* Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction *“I’m in love with a grieving misfit driving around with a...

Longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize • Shortlisted for the 2023 An Post Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year • One of the Globe and Mail's "Sixty-Two Books to Read This Fall" • One of the Globe 100's Best Books of...

This modern-day reimagining of Taxi Driver absolutely sizzles. Hilarious and full of blistering social commentary, this debut announces an important new voice in fiction.In this electrifyingly fierce and funny social satire—a gender-flipped reboot...

A bewildering locked-room murder occurs as an amateur crime writer investigates strange events in the Chizurui mansion in this prizewinning classic Japanese mystery.The 1st book in English from Akimitsu Takagi since his “Clever, kinky, and highly...

A fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess she’s been forced to protect in this explosive queer thriller: Kill Bill meets The Handmaiden meets Thelma and Louise.Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a...

A moving story about friendship, illness, and the poetry of Paul Celan by the astonishing Yoko Tawada, winner of the National Book Award. Patrik, who sometimes calls himself “the patient,” is a literary researcher living in present-day Berlin...

Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the...

A professor falls in love with a mechanical ballerina in a mordant and uncanny fable of contemporary Hong Kong.With your face covered, sneaking into a city you thought you knew, are you still yourself? Or have you crossed to another world, where the...

A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of the Year • Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. “Isabella Hammad is a master of subtle nuance.” — New...

An absolute marvel of a book, Open Throat packs a serious punch in its 176 unforgettable pages. Both a literal and emotional journey told in the completely original voice of a mountain lion living beneath the Hollywood sign, this is unlike anything...

Nominated for the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award.An Esquire Best of Horror 2023 pick."Without question, one of the most beautifully written books I’ve read this year."—The Wall Street Journal."Can a horror story be beautiful? Wild Spaces tells a...

Norfolk, 1917. Unable to join the army due to a heart condition, Freddie lives and works with his father in the grounds of the Edenwell Hydropathic, a wellness retreat in the Norfolk brecks. Preferring the company of birds - who talk to him as one of...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER.Named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot, Shelf Awareness, and NPR.The Martian meets 127 Hours in this “astoundingly great” (Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Timesbestselling author) and scientifically accurate thriller about a...

When a young woman goes missing, Detective Alyssa Wyatt is called to the scene. Will she and her team be able to solve the crime and locate the woman in time?It's their usual Thursday girls’ night in, and best friends Skye, Elena, and London are...