Summer Reads

"A beguiling read . . . A cold-case whodunnit [and] a Shadow of the Wind-style quest" - John Dugdale, Sunday Times"Bestselling writer Luca D'Andrea has concocted a fearsome witches' brew of myth, memory and mayhem" - Sunday Times Crime ClubA haunting...

To Remember the truth, she'll have to forget the lies...When former high-powered lawyer turned PI Selma Falck is shot and her oldest friend, a junior MP, is killed in a sniper attack, everyone - including the police - assume that Selma was the prime...

Could you put your beliefs before your family?Epic Annette is the extraordinary true story of Annette Beaumanoir: brilliant and fierce, she was a medical student living in a world at war who, at nineteen years old, joined the French Resistance and saved...

Are we free to create our own destinies or are we just part of a system beyond our control? A joyful family saga about free will, forgiveness, and how we are all interconnected. In October 1989, a set of triplets is born, and it is this moment their...

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated LiteratureA dreamlike evocation of a generation that grew up in the shadow of a dictatorship in 1980s ChileSpace Invaders is the story of a group of childhood friends who, in adulthood, are...

* Finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature *An engrossing, incantatory novel about the legacy of historical crimes by the author of Space InvadersIt is 1984 in Chile, in the middle of the Pinochet dictatorship. A member of the...

Almost 100 years after Hans Fallada committed himself to prison, previously unpublished and rewritten stories by the bestselling mid-century German author have been discovered. It was the turning point before he became a bestselling author: Hans Fallada...

(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...

(Available after October 30th, 2022)Lucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer is a story told across Christmases, rooted in loneliness, horror, and the ever-lurking presence of Krampus written by World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award-winning author M...

In a city filled with dangerous yet heavily regulated alchemical magic, a man from the slums discovers he may be its only hope to survive certain destruction in this wickedly entertaining fantasy.    Welcome to Bezim, where sword-slinging bravi race...

The stakes couldn’t be higher in the newest novel in the New York Times bestselling, pulse-pounding Jane Yellowrock series.Jane Yellowrock is the queen of the vampires, and that makes her a target as she fights to maintain control and keep peace in the...

Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker and Stephen Graham Jones.A whirlpool of darkness...

“Amazing! One of the twistiest time-tales I’ve ever read.”–Diana Gabaldon“Crichtonesque thrillers don’t come much better than this... Readers won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough.”–Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)From the worldwide bestselling...

A Chicago cul-de-sac is about to get a new neighbor...of the demonic kind.Amy Foster considers herself lucky. After she left the city and moved to the suburbs, she found her place quickly with neighbors Liz, Jess, and Melissa, snarking together from the...

(Available after 3-20 days)“Bianca Marais is a genius” — Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling authorA coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat.Five octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish...

A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance."Never make a deal...

(Available after September 30th, 2022)"[A] cheeky lesbian stoner fantasy . . . This is gallows humor with a light touch."—The New York Times Book ReviewA Most Anticipated Pick for Autostraddle | LGBTQ ReadsAward-winning author Kelly Robson returns...

(Available after November 30th, 2022) From Nommo Award finalist Kerstin Hall comes “a layered and incisive examination of power.”—Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder GirlsAll martyrdoms are difficult.Elfreda Raughn will avoid...

A group of friends return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they first stumbled on as teenagers in this mesmerising odyssey of terror.An atmospheric, haunting page-turner from the bestselling author of Come with MeFor nearly two decades, Jamie...

An effortlessly rich and lyrical mystery wrapped in a love story that bends space, time, myth and science, perfect for fans of Octavia Butler and Emily St. John Mandel.Sol has disappeared. Their Earth-born wife Lumi sets out to find them but it is no...