Summer Reads

Just beyond the Gilded Age, in the mist-covered streets of New York, the deadly Spanish influenza ripples through the city. But with so many victims in her close circle, young socialite Allene questions if the flu is really to blame. All appear to have...

"Sarai Walker has done it again. With The Cherry Robbers she upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal." —Maria SempleThe highly anticipated second novel from Sarai Walker, following her “slyly subversive” (EW) cult-hit Dietland—a feminist...

(Available after June 30th, 2022)She has one last chance to prove she chose the right course for her life.   In 1908, young Dorothy Tuckerman chafes under the bland, beige traditions of her socialite circles. Only the aristocracy’s annual summer trips to...

When Isabel Perez travels to Barcelona to save her sister Beatriz, she discovers a shocking family secret in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton’s new novel. Barcelona, 1964. Exiled from Cuba after the revolution, Isabel Perez has learned to...

Critically acclaimed author Vanessa Riley infuses the ballroom settings of Regency England with Jamaican flair her Rogues & Remarkable Women series featuring a secret society of widows battling society to regain their money and a chance at love...

“America's favorite writer” (The New Yorker) begins a trilogy inspired by the inn she owns and the town she loves.The historic hotel in BoonsBoro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major...

(Available after 3-20 days)“Smart and witty . . . the perfect historical read.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author New York Public Library, Bookriot, Vulture, Time Out, and Overdrive Featured Book to Read After Bridgerton!Featured...

Lush and visual, chock-full of delicious recipes, Roselle Lim’s magical debut novel is about food, heritage, and finding family in the most unexpected places.  At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn’t spoken since...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALOn the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother’s act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of survival.“[A] hymn to the power of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK"With its countless epiphanies and surprises, Oona proves difficult to put down." —USA Today"By turns tragic and triumphant, heartbreakingly poignant and joyful, this is ultimately an uplifting and...

A heart-warming, quintessentially English village novel, centred on the ruins of Nunswick Abbey. Historical tour guide Anna Walker is determined to make a good impression on her new bosses, but juggling a full-time job with caring for her ailing father...

Dr. Elijah Hawkins needs ... something.After his wife jumps headfirst into a midlife crisis, he's left with his young son, Roman, and a lot of unanswered questions That something turns out to be a someone-Dorothy Mayhem, nursing student, patient...

“A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between.” —Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes   Emergency Contact meets Moxie in this cheeky and searing novel that unpacks just how...

"A great American writer…Highsmith's writing is wicked…it puts a spell on you." —Entertainment Weekly   Patricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century...

Jenny’s never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk. A modern forbidden romance...

Miles Cameron weaves an epic tale of magic and mercenaries, war and depravity, politics and intrigue in this action-packed debut fantasy The Red Knight.Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild...

A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy."Fantastic, funny, ferocious." — Sam SykesClay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most...

“One of the deepest, most illuminating books about the history of life to have been published in recent years.” —The Economist. The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and cities. Yet there’s a black hole at the...

The Courage to Write is an invaluable book and essential reading for anyone who wishes to learn how to write well.Katherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence," agreed...

A New York Times bestseller: "A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." —Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic   Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? explores the oddities and complexities of...