Summer Reads

In this exciting historical mystery debut set in Victorian England, a wealthy young widow encounters the pleasures—and scandalous pitfalls—of a London social season . . . Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, enjoys more freedom as a...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN A MILLION COPIES SOLD—Sold on a Monday is the unforgettable book-club phenomenon, inspired by a stunning piece of Depression-era history.    "A masterpiece that poignantly echoes universal themes of loss...

Now a Netflix Series, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a dazzling story about mothers and daughters, secrets and betrayals, and a binding curse.The #1 International BestsellerGabriela's mother Luna is the most beautiful woman in all of Jerusalem, though...

From internationally bestselling author and celebrated actress Celia Imrie, an epic novel set against the backdrop of the sinking of the Titanic.Nice, France, 1911: After three years of marriage, Marcella Navratil has finally had enough. Her husband,...

The funny romantic comedy about an unlikely law student with big dreams that inspired the blockbuster movie and the Broadway musical.Elle Woods, California University senior, seems to have it all. President of Delta Gamma sorority, a star in the...

The most intense, strange and curious meet-cute you’ll read this year. How could it NOT be? Paul Tremblay combines suspense, horror and vampirism like no other. How do we view our past? Is it through rose-colored glasses or revisionist history? As in a...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman, “an intelligent...suspenseful page-turner” (The Wall Street Journal) from “two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game” (The Washington Post).Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer...

WORLD FANTASY AWARD FINALIST • LOCUS AWARD FINALIST •  NEBULA AWARD FINALIST ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAROnce they were The Amazing Telemachus Family, performers blessed with clairvoyance, telekinesis, and other psychic abilities. But then a...

Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year—continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence. "Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short...

(Available after 3-20 days)Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a delight. Jordan Castro is a rare new talent: an author highly attuned to the traditions he is working within while also offering a...

In this internationally acclaimed novel, Steve Sem-Sandberg brilliantly refracts the story of Büchner's groundbreaking play Woyzeck through a new lens   W., the astonishing new novel by August Prize– winning author Steve Sem-Sandberg, is a literary...

“A debut story collection of the rarest kind ... you wish that every single entry could be an entire novel." —Entertainment WeeklyFresh, intimate stories of women’s lives from an extraordinary new literary voice, laying bare the unexpected beauty and...

A sharp allegorical novel about a hidden human civilization, a crucial election, and a mysterious invisible force that must not be named, by one of our most imaginative comic novelistsONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—The MillionsWhen sociologist...

(Available after 3-20 days)Part romance, part detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love.K is madly in love with his best friend, Sumire, but her devotion to a writerly life precludes her from...

Kafka on the Shore displays one of the world’s great storytellers at the peak of his powers.Here we meet a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who is on the run, and Nakata, an aging simpleton who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their...

Both uplifting and disturbing, Skloot’s extraordinarily assured retelling of the afterlife of a poor black tobacco farmer poses fascinating questions about medical research and institutionalised abuses of power. Investing a hitherto little-known story...

(Available after 3-20 days)GO BIG OR GO HOMEAs the championships continue, Haruka and Kanata find themselves facing off against Natsuki and her partner Satoko in the semifinals. Natsuki’s play style is greatly influenced by her sister Mika, a former pro...

(Available after 3-20 days)FINAL SHOWDOWN!Haruka and Kanata have successfully fought their way to the Valkyrie Cup finals! Their opponents are Narumi and Ayasa, their greatest rivals and the junior national champs for two years running. Can the girls win...

An Amazon Charts bestseller.   A double life with a single purpose: revenge. Jane’s days at a Midwest insurance company are perfectly ordinary. She blends in well, unremarkably pretty in her floral-print dresses and extra efficient at her low-level job...

A HUGO AWARD FINALIST!WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY NOVEL, 2020!A Pick on the 2020 RUSA Reading List!New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of amoral alchemy,...