Summer Reads

From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes a witty, magical story about improbable connections, difficult gifts, and the unexpected events that heal us and bring us together.   Jailbird. Klepto. Spectacular failure to launch...

Named a Best Book by: The Globe and Mail, Indigo, Out Magazine, Audible, CBC, Apple, Quill & Quire, Kirkus Reviews, Brooklyn Public Library, Writers’ Trust of Canada, Autostraddle, Bitch, and BookRiot.Finalist for the 2019 Lambda Literary Award,...

An eloquent, restless, and enlightening memoir by one of the most thought-provoking journalists today about growing up Black and queer in America, reuniting with the past, and coming of age their own way.   One of nineteen children in a blended family,...

From a bestselling writer, an intense and moving memoir about changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family relationships—now in paperbackAt age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney...

We Are Water is a disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy, from Wally Lamb, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed and I Know This Much Is True. After...

The new Guardians Trilogy novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stars of Fortune.  To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from...

The final Guardians Trilogy novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bay of Sighs and Stars of Fortune.As the hunt for the Star of Ice leads the six guardians to Ireland, Doyle, the immortal, must face his tragic past. Three centuries ago,...

A superb new (and complete) translation of Rilke's luminously lyrical early book of poems, with scholarly introduction and commentary. Rainer Maria Rilke is arguably the most important modern German-language poet. His New Poems, Duino Elegies, and...

'A funny, achievable guide' -- Observer'Lauren Bravo is one of my favourite writers' -- Dolly Alderton'Bravo will inspire you to repair, recycle and give old items a new lease of life' -- StylistYou probably know the statistics: global clothing...

Consuming less is our best strategy for saving the planet—but can we do it? In this thoughtful and surprisingly optimistic book, journalist J. B. MacKinnon investigates how we may achieve a world without shopping.We can’t stop shopping. And yet we must...

From journalist, fashionista, and clothing resale expert Elizabeth L. Cline, “the Michael Pollan of fashion,”* comes the definitive guide to building an ethical, sustainable wardrobe you'll love.Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we...

An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, high-tech, international movement fighting to reform itWhat should I wear? It's one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we...

An unconventional woman defies the rules of noble turn-of-the-century Sweden in an epic novel of love, secrets, family ties, and rediscovery by the bestselling author of The Moonlit Garden.   Sweden, 1913. Having petitioned the court for independence...

In pre-WWII Sweden, fate and secrets change an impetuous young woman’s life in a novel of deception, true love, and reinvention by the bestselling author of The Inheritance of Lion Hall.   Sweden, 1931. Matilda Wallin has a future in Stockholm: business...

When the residents of St Kilda ask to be evacuated from their remote island home in the summer of 1930, it’s in search of a better life on the mainland rather than the scratch existence on their mountain in the sea.For 18-year old tomboy Effie Gillies,...

THE DARKNESS ONLY DEEPENSDesperate for a job that actually results in success, Loren agrees to Lapis’s newest suggestion: instead of a quest, they’ll partake in a monster hunt. But fate seems to have it in for Loren. The moment they hit the road, they...

A summer in Cyprus reveals many secrets in The Olive Tree, the number one international bestseller from Lucinda Riley, author of the bestselling Seven Sisters series.A magical house. A momentous summer.It has been twenty-four years since a young Helena...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Olive Tree comes a thrilling novel full of secrets, lies and unforgettable twists...1995, London.When Sir James Harrison, one the greatest actors of his generation, passes away at the age of ninety-five...

NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZEA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclastFriedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his...

(Available after 3-20 days)"What I like most about this work is two-fold: the rigor and novelty of its methodological conception and the cogency and inciveness of its execution." -- Lik Kuen Tong"This is a daring book. It develops an unconventional...