Summer Reads

2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE As if Marguerite Duras wrote Convenience Store Woman—a beautiful, unexpected novel from a debut French Korean authorIt’s winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border between...

'This century's most compelling theorist of racism and colonialism' -- Angela DavisWritten at the height of the Algerian war for independence from French colonial rule and first published in 1961, Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth has provided...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“If you’re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —BustleFrom the New...

Dolly Alderton hits home with her brilliant coming-of-age story. Essential reading for anyone who’s ever fallen in (and out) of love. A spot-on, wildly funny and sometimes heart-breaking book about growing up, growing older and navigating all kinds...

One of the most groundbreaking memoirs of the twenty-first century, Nelson’s blazingly intelligent and emotionally perceptive account of her partner Harry’s gender fluidity is luminous, hugely enlightening reading. Nominated for the...

Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn't tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride. Naomi wasn't just running away...

Julian If I ever caught on fire, Dahlia Muñoz would fan the flames with a smile. So, when she returns to Lake Wisteria, I fully intend to avoid the interior designer. At least until my meddling mother exploits my savior complex. The faster I help...

SALLY ROONEY NAMED TO THE 2019 TIME 100 NEXT LIST - WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES  YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD - ONE OF BUZZFEED'S BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE AND SLATE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...

The only hope for humanity rests with Dr. Ryland Grace — if only he could remember his mission. Andy Weir, the bestselling author of The Martian, delivers another perfect science-based thriller with Project Hail Mary, a tale...

“Georgi Gospodinov is unique in many ways. I’ve been reading him since the beginning and I know that no one can combine an intriguing concept, wonderful imagination, and perfect writing technique like he can.”—Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel Prize–winning author...

Books, reading, book lovers and tsundoku are all words that send our hearts a flutter. Consider this your most swoon-worthy read of the summer! Mwah! “One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen HooverAn insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York...

Seven decades after its original publication, Clarice Lispector’s third novel—the story of a girl and the city her gaze reveals—is in English at last   Seven decades after its original publication, Clarice Lispector’s third novel—the story of a girl and...

A magnificent new translation of Dostoevsky's masterpiece, which when first published in 1991 was described by the TIMES as 'a miracle' and by THE INDEPENDENT as a near 'ideal translation'. The BROTHERS KARAMAZOV - Dostoevsky's most widely read novel -...

An erotic masterpiece of twentieth century fiction - a tale of sensual obsession and bloodlust in eighteenth century Paris'An astonishing tour de force both in concept and execution' --  GuardianIn eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one...

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, NATIONAL BESTSELLER •Time Magazine #1 Book of the Year • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • Winner of the Stonewall Book Award • Double finalist for the Lambda Book Award •Nominated for the GLAAD Media AwardAlison...

A major work of American literature that powerfully portrays the anguish of being Black in a society that at times seems poised on the brink of total racial war.At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart...

From bestselling indie author and TikTok favorite Laura Thalassa comes a witch fantasy set in the world of the Bargainer series.   At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches. Since one...

A pioneering force for change in both racial prejudice and issues of gender and sexuality, Audre Lord was a maverick literary talent who ranged over poetry, prose and polemic with equal assuredness. Your Silence Will Not Protect You brings together some...

Did someone say seven steamy billionaires? Based on the seven deadly sins? Do you know what else goes with the "seventh"? Heaven.He had her, he lost her…and he'll do anything to win her back. Powerful, brilliant, and ambitious, Dominic Davenport...

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control - from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.   In...