Summer Reads

'Witty, intelligent, and hard to put down, you'll love A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem' -- Rachel Van DykenAn intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective in award-winning author Manda Collins' fun and flirty historical...

Following two young Black women carving their careers in the unexpectedly sinister world of book publishing, Harris’s razor-edged debut is at once a gripping thriller and a shrewd piece of social commentary.   Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in...

Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet's sublime new novel-her first since the National Book Award-longlisted Sweet Lamb of Heaven- follows a group of eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their parents at a lakeside mansion. Contemptuous of...

In June of 1940, when Paris fell to the Nazis, Hitler spent a total of three hours in the City of Light--abruptly leaving, never to return. To this day, no one knows why. The New York Times bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc investigations reimagines...

One of the most sophisticated thriller writers around produces another sizzling, thematically complex page-turner. Taking in gender equality and the civil rights movement, this 60s set mystery is an electrifying examination of institutional prejudice...

Gripping and full of suspense, A BETTER MAN is the spellbinding new crime thriller from New York Times number one bestseller, Louise Penny.'She makes most of her competitors seem like wannabes' -- THE TIMES'Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime...

The second outing for Ranger Darren Matthews, Heaven My Home blends a twisty, high-paced thriller with a powerful, angry portrait of Trump’s America.   Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2020 Nine-year-old Levi King knew he should...

'As vivid as it is splendid' -- New York Times'Beautifully written and completely absorbing' -- Sarah Moss, GuardianA BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020WINNER OF THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVELA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR in the NEW YORK...

Emerging in its British translation at a moment of political turmoil with uncanny parallels to those it describes, Eric Vuillard’s Prix Goncourt-winning novel arrives on a wave of European critical acclaim. Told in staccato bursts and combining expertly...

AN IDYLLIC VILLAGE IN THE ALPS.  A LEGACY OF SIN.  AN EVIL LURKING IN THE WOODS. In a quiet village surrounded by the imposing Italian Alps, a series of violent assaults take place. Police inspector Teresa Battaglia is called in when the first body is...

'[A] witty Austen-esque romp' -- Entertainment WeeklyMove over, Mr Darcy, there's a new man in town...It is a truth universally acknowledged that an arrogant bachelor deserves his comeuppance...The Honourable, excessively handsome, excessively wealth and...

Avery has always used music as an escape. But after her best friend betrays her, even her perfectly curated playlists can't help her forget what happened. To make matters worse, her parents have dragged her and her social-media-obsessed sister to a...

One of People magazine's Best Books of Summer! "Evocatively written and beautiful in its rage, From Little Tokyo, with Love is one to treasure." --Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient. Celebrated author Sarah Kuhn reinvents the...

A teenage girl who writes lists to avoid having to face her fears is forced to confront the worst of them when her journal falls into the wrong hands in Goffney’s witty and relatable YA romcom. A passionate, hilarious and heartfelt YA romcom debut...

An unexpected tropical layover with her nemesis turns a flight attendant's life upside down in this witty, breezy debut romantic comedy about life - and love - 30,000 feet above the ground.After ten years as a flight attendant, Ava Greene is poised to...

(Available after June 20, 2021) For fans of Morgan Matson's Save the Date comes a charming novel about one teen's summer tackling disasters including, but not limited to, family, romance, and weather--as she plans her sister's Bollywood-style Indian...

A remarkable and shocking story of supreme courage and appalling prejudice, Facing the Mountain details the Japanese-American soldiers who fought so bravely in World War II whilst their families were subjected to imprisonment and public scorn. From...

The debut thriller from the high-profile US politician and activist deploys all Abrams’s insider knowledge of intrigue and duplicity on Capitol Hill, as a young law clerk must unravel a trail of clues that leads all the way to the White House.   An...

This evocative and twisty Boston-set debut tells a Chinese-American immigrant story that challenges ideas of class, race and family, exploring the lengths we go to in search of acceptance.   Ivy Lin was a thief. But you'd never know it to look at her...

Perfect for fans of The Scent Keeper and The Keeper of Lost Things, an atmospheric and enchanting debut novel about two women haunted by buried secrets but bound by a shared gift and the power the past holds over our lives.Ev has a mysterious ability,...