Summer Reads

NATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CBC BOOKS AND THE DAILY TELEGRAPH"I've been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel" —Anne TylerNew...

Co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post Arianna Huffington shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted compromises our health and our decision-making and undermines our work lives, our personal lives—and even our sex lives in...

"How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly." —Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If?The only book you need if you're...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” a century ago in this "understated masterpiece ... that unfolds with great...

An eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really work from the man The New York Times called “arguably the most important intellectual alive.” Offering...

"Sutanto brilliantly infuses comedy and culture into the unpredictable rom-com/murder mystery mashup as Meddy navigates familial duty, possible arrest and a groomzilla. I laughed out loud and you will too.”—USA Today (four-star review)“A hilarious,...

The inimitable character voice of Lucy Barton returns with reflections on her ex-husband, William, and their investigation into a guarded family secret in this absolute tour de force from award-winning author Elizabeth Strout. Strout tackles the human...

(Available after May 30th, 2022)Does true love break curses or begin them? The dark sorceress of “Sleeping Beauty” reclaims her story in this sequel to Malice.The Dark Grace is dead.Feared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce wreaks...

Mark Twain's witty, satirical tale of childhood rebellion against hypocritical adult authority, the Penguin Classics edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is edited with a critical introduction by Peter Coveney.Mark Twain's story of a boy's...

"Absorbing, compelling, and beautifully written. Its ending brought me close to tears." —Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The FlatshareFor fans of The Big Sick and Nick Hornby—a magnetic debut novel about a young man who has hidden a romance from his...

THE FIRST GRAY MAN NOVEL FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MARK GREANEY - soon to be a Netflix original film starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans'Hard, fast, and unflinching-exactly what a thriller should be.' -- Lee ChildTo those who lurk in...

(Available after 3-20 days)A PATH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN…​In the world of Bungo Stray Dogs, Ryuunosuke Akutagawa is infamous for being one of the Port Mafia’s most dangerous members. But what if his past had turned out differently...? When Dazai decides to...

(Available after 3-20 days)Paris in the spring of 1968. The city is beginning to emerge from hibernation and an obscure spirit of social and political renewal is in the air. Yet Theo, his twin sister Isabelle and Matthew, an American student they have...

'To create today means to create dangerously'This new collection contains some of Camus' most brilliant political writing as he reflects on moral responsibility and the role of the artist in the world. Letters to a German Friend, written and published...

A thought-provoking journey of companionship, courage, tenderness, and tea.Big Panda and Tiny Dragon embark on a journey through the seasons of the year together. They get lost, as many of us do. But while lost, they discover many beautiful sights they'd...

Goku and friends battle intergalactic evil in the greatest action-adventure-fantasy-comedy-fighting series ever!The Dragon Ball Complete Box Set contains all 16 volumes of the original manga that kicked off the global phenomenon. Also includes an...

Like Alain de Botton crossed with Charlie Brooker, Foley succeeds in educating and enlightening us in this wry take on the existential dilemmas of modern life.'Fascinating . . . the quest for happiness and how we are getting it all wrong' Jeremy...

A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk's near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained from it.'Generous, beautiful, and essential' - George Saunders, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo'This book makes...

A unique treatise by a poet, written for poets, on the art of poetry, LA VITA NUOVA is elaborately and symbolically patterned, consisting of a selection of Dante's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. The poems themselves tell the...

Alex Michaelides sure has made us wait for the follow-up to his 2019 psychological thriller, The Silent Patient. And it was worth the wait! An instant classic for fans of bildungsromans/college campus thrillers such as Donna Tartt’s The Secret History...