Natsuru Nanao, a 6th grader who lives alone with his mother, strikes up an unlikely friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura. Natsuru plays hookey from soccer camp that summer, and instead of telling the truth to his mother, he spends all his...

A curated manga collection of eight short stories and essays by famed manga author Naoki Urasawa, creator of the acclaimed series Monster and 20th Century Boys!Urasawa’s characters confront fantastical elements ranging from psychic powers to...

Complex, powerful, and emotionally wrenching, not simple is a novel told in visual form by one of the most acclaimed creators at work today.Ian, a young man with a fractured family history, travels from Australia to England to America in the hope of...

“A Da Vinci Code–style thriller for teens? Yes please.”—TeenVogue.com.Two weeks. That’s how long it took for Avery West’s ordinary life to change forever. In two weeks, she discovered she was heiress to a powerful...

A fast-paced international escapade, laced with adrenaline, glamour, and romance--perfect for fans of Ally Carter.Avery West's newfound family can shut down Prada when they want to shop in peace, and can just as easily order a bombing when they want to...

A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown.Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish — to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last...

A blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet. Set in the Cornish town of Fowey, all is not as idyllic as the beautiful seaside town might seem. The body of a young woman is discovered in the nets of a fishing boat. It is...

The secret to living a better, deeper, more fulfilling life. Or at least, the secret to chilling out just a tiny bit. Wise, kind, observant and gentle, alpacas are the Dali Llamas of the animal kingdom. Their days consist of quiet contemplation,...

Otters are some of the most delightful animals on the planet. These long, lean, furry creatures embody pure joy in so many ways – they live for napping, playing, making friends and eating, and forget about the rest. Pretty inspiring, right? In a...

These remarkable short stories from the 1940s and 50s depict women and men caught between the pull of personal desires and profound social change. From a remote peninsula in Cornwall to the drawing rooms of the British Raj, domestic arrangements are...

Four Chinese women, four America daughters - can they learn to understand each other? In 1949 a group of Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and...

The brilliant graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Marjane Satrapi lived through the Iranian Revolution as a little girl. This is her classic memoir-in-comic-strips, the story of a child entangled in the history...

Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, these women have no memory of how they got there,...

When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs—a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an...

“A raucous novel, narrated in deadpan voice-over by Ramesh, a self-described ‘lower lower middle class’ 24-year-old scammer. . . . His perspective is a delight. . . . a tartly entertaining novel, a potential summer blockbuster.”...

The story of two brothers, one with Down syndrome, and their extraordinary journey of resilience and repair."Profoundly moving and hugely uplifting."—Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.Reuben, aged 38, was...

A lyrical, exquisitely constructed exploration of the complex bonds of family from the author of The Stranding, Sawyer's nuanced novel is set across one summer's day as Mary's relations gather for her wedding. Mary has raised her daughters in this house...

From the author of How to Read Water comes an accessible and illuminating guide to understanding the rich variety of trees through the hidden shapes and patterns that most people miss. Do two trees ever appear identical? No, but why? Every small...

*A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK**SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2024*'Vivid, sensuous ... A subtle tale of loss, loneliness and disconnection'PAUL LYNCH, IRISH INDEPENDENT'Lush, lyrical and cleverly-constructed. A beautiful book'LOUISE...

A devastating mix of beauty and brutality, McCarthy's sly and disquieting novella presents an unforgettable cast of characters in a fictional Welsh village and the dark secret that lies at the heart of the community. Tucked into the Welsh valleys and...