Summer Reads

In the vein of Downton Abbey, Jane Austen's beloved but unfinished masterpiece—often considered her most modern and exciting novel—gets a spectacular second act in this tie-in to a major new limited television series.Written only months before Austen's...

Meet the man who can predict your every move…but no one can predict what he’ll do next!When a theft at the God Garden unleashes a wave of dangerous biotech weapons on the world, Midnighter intends to put that genie back in the bottle. But something else...

She would know the world of vengeful gods and monsters, and the lengths one would go for love. And nothing would ever be the same for her again.   Gifted thief Romeria has flourished from her days as a street kid pilfering wallets to survive. Now she...

A Japanese-inspired guide to living a happier, more fulfilled life. Japonisme explores the Japanese art of finding contentment and includes practical tips and tricks to live a happier, healthier, more thoughtful life.What is your ikigai (purpose)? How do...

"...an engaging and enlightening account from which we all can benefit."—The Wall Street JournalA better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making.When it comes to what...

One of the world's great mathematicians shows why math is the ultimate timesaver—and how everyone can make their lives easier with a few simple shortcuts.We are often told that hard work is the key to success. But success isn’t about hard work – it’s...

In this modern classic interpretation of the biblical story of Dinah, Anita Diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood—the world of The Red Tent, a New York Times bestseller and the basis of the A&E/Lifetime mini-series...

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • The servants take center stage in this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride and Prejudice.While Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters fuss over balls and husbands, Sarah, their orphaned housemaid, is...

In this sequel to Karin Slaughter's Pieces of Her, Andrea Oliver is now a US Marshall. If you were not familiar with Oliver's fierce determination to do the right thing then start here with Girl, Forgotten. You will finish the read remembering her, and...

"My heart always sinks within me when I hear the good housewife, of every class, say, 'I assure you the bed has been well slept in,' and I can only hope it is not true. What? Is the bed already saturated with somebody else's damp before my patient comes...

If you enjoyed Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, then here’s ANOTHER club for you to join! Grab a pencil, a tumbler of scotch and deep need to solve a local murder. Make that TWO local murders. On second thought, make that THREE local murders...

Richard Dawkins’s classic remains the definitive argument for our modern understanding of evolution.   The Blind Watchmaker is the seminal text for understanding evolution today. In the eighteenth century, theologian William Paley developed a famous...

'Imaginative, illuminating and innovative' --  The New York Times Book ReviewThe grisly spectacle of public executions and torture of centuries ago has been replaced by the penal system in western society - but has anything really changed?In his...

Since their publication in 1982, Samuel Shirley's translations of Spinoza's Ethics and Selected Letters have been commended for their accuracy and readability. Now with the addition of his new translation of Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect...

The third edition of The Trial and Death of Socrates presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato, Complete Works. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with a Select Bibliography...

From the author of Winter in Sokcho, Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature.   The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and gaze out of the window. Women’s calves, men’s...

The Guardian: Best Translated Fiction CrimeReads: Best International Crime Novel of the Year  In this gothic tale reminiscent of Faulkner’s Light in August, a young woman’s journals divulge the horrible secrets of a wealthy family in late...

(Available after 3-20 days)"So it is: we are not given a short life but we are wasteful of it... Life is long if you know how to use it.""But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.""We must...

Discover an epic tale of magic, revenge, and an empire on the verge of ruin in the first ever novel set in the blockbuster universe of League of Legends.   Camavor is a brutal land with a bloody legacy. Where the empire’s knights go, slaughter follows...

A wizard's job is never done! Get fired up for the official sequel to Fairy Tail, with story and layouts by original creator Hiro Mashima himself.MOONLIT WATCH PARTYAfter being defeated and captured by the Moonlight Divinities, Natsu’s team is served up...