Summer Reads

'A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac' -- Washington Post'It's true; Marxists just wanna have fun... a revolutionary bestseller' -- GuardianAt the age of twenty-three, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado set out from their native...

Letting Go describes a simple and effective means by which to let go of the obstacles to Enlightenment and become free of negativity.During the many decades of the author’s clinical psychiatric practice, the primary aim was to seek the most effective...

The author of the Booker Prize finalist Real Life and the bestselling Filthy Animals returns with a deeply involving new novel of young men and women at a...

A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians about a young girl and the family truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life.“A girl comes of age against the knife.”So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a...

A fake relationship with a one-night stand is anything but an act in this witty and heartfelt new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake.Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partners that are...

Picking up where the last book left off, Hooky: Volume 2 follows Dani and Dorian in an epic struggle of good versus evil as they try to figure out whose side they’re on — if any. As expected, Hooky: Volume 2 is just as enchanting as the first...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR“The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem "If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’s The...

"Just plain awesome" — Brandon SandersonA staggering defeat on the border of Adro and Kez leaves Tamas and his powder mages in grave danger and cut off from all aid. Meanwhile, deadly political games threaten his allies at home.When invasion looms. . ...

We found Mrs. Nash's Ashes to be quirky, funny, spicy and big-hearted. You’ll laugh and even with the HEA you’ll cry. It’s a charmer of a book and is perfect to kick off a summer road trip. A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of)...

A New York Times bestsellerThe original graphic novel adapted into the film Blue Is the Warmest Color, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival; released in the US this fall by IFC Films/Sundance SelectsIn this tender, bittersweet,...

Get ready to fall in love in this hilarious romcom about a girl who begins a fake relationship with the famous actor in her class, perfect for fans of Meg Cabot and Jenny Han. When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her...

With 99% of the population dead from a killer virus, the survivors must choose between two very different leaders; King’s epic apocalyptic saga has become a modern classic of the dystopian genre.   'The Stand is a masterpiece' -The Guardian Set in a...

A decade-by-decade cookbook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from the 20th centuryFriends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the...

Prepare to be, well, spellbound by this magical contemporary fantasy by F.T. Lukens. A swoonworthy romance between rival apprentice sorcerers and an atmospheric supernatural setting make Spell Bound a true standout.Two rival apprentice sorcerers must...

(Available after 3-20 days)Winner of the International Book Awards for General Business   Winner of the Readers' Favorite International Book Award for Non-Fiction Business This is the first major revision (2022) to Scaling Up since it was published in...

Perfect for fans of the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones—a gorgeous boxed set featuring conveniently sized leather-cloth-bound editions of the first five novels! An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice...

The masterpiece that started Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestselling epic Sword of Truth series, and the basis for the TV show Legend of the Seeker.Wizard's First Rule is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.In the...

A coming-of-age classic about two Jewish boys growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s, this “profound and universal” (The Wall Street Journal) story of faith, family, tradition, and assimilation remains deeply pertinent today.“Works of this caliber should be...

Includes the stories “Uncle Otto’s Truck” and “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, MaineFeatures “The Mist” now a TV series event on SpikeThe #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the 1986 Locus Award for Best...

Essential poems by the late New York poet.   Lunch Poems, first published in 1964 by City Lights Books as number nineteen in the Pocket Poets series, is widely considered to be Frank O'Hara's freshest and most accomplished collection of poetry. Edited by...