Summer Reads

Egil's Saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson: a morally ambiguous character who was at once the composer of intricately beautiful poetry, and a physical grotesque capable of...

"Powerful and deeply empathetic. A heartbreaking tale of lost ideals, human devotion, and hard-won redemption. Dust Child establishes Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai as one of our finest observers of the devastating consequences of war, and proves, once more, her...

When Thomas Lang, a hired gunman with a soft heart, is contracted to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts instead to warn the intended victim - a good deed that doesn't go unpunished.Within hours Lang is butting heads with a Buddha statue,...

How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the...

Challenging, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity, Derek Parfit claims that we have a false view about our own nature. It is often rational to act against our own best interests,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Are you an Upholder, a Questioner, an Obliger, or a Rebel? From the author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project comes a groundbreaking analysis of personality type that “will immediately improve every area of your...

Using the concept of the everyday as a lever for social transformationThe texts in this volume represent Kristin Ross’s attempt to think the question of the everyday across a range of discourses, practices and knowledges, from philosophy to history, from...

"A truly delightful smorgasbord of history and linguistics that kept us entertained—and made us hungry."—Apple Books"Scrumptious...This book was meant to be devoured."—Roy Peter Clark, author of Murder Your DarlingsRomaine calm and read on for a...

'Beautiful, moving, profoundly imaginative in itself - this book is as entertaining as it is relevant and practical' -- ALAIN DE BOTTON'Anyone who has an imagination - that is, everyone - should read this book' -- EDWARD ENNINFUL'An extraordinary book -...

A ground-breaking survey of the philosophies of the world, their origin and their relevance to twenty-first century life, Baggini’s tour de force is the first to truly contrast and evaluate differing philosophical cultures across the globe. Illustrating...

The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats—and what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves.The...

The powerful conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy. In a scarred and brutal future, the United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resistance plots against a government that rules with cruelty and...

The opening volume in the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy. In Cia's dystopian society, it's an honor to be chosen for The Testing. But it’s not enough to pass the Test. Cia will have to survive it.   It’s graduation day for sixteen-year-old...

The powerful second book in the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy.   In the series debut The Testing, sixteen-year-old Cia Vale was chosen by the United Commonwealth government as one of the best and brightest graduates of all the colonies—a...

This spellbinding sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts is a riveting return to the lives of Maeve, Roe, Fiona, and Lily as they navigate their relationships as well as their newfound powers. We can’t wait to see what the third book in this contemporary...

A spellbinding supernatural teen drama and final book in the Gifts series from a New York Times bestselling author.With the return of the Housekeeper on the cards, Maeve must find out everything she can about the vengeful tarot spirit in order to finally...

A coming-of-age epic that will push TikTok star Kyle Thomas to his limits — can he rely solely on his wit, strength, and the power of friendship to save his mum and defeat the beast that’s threatening life as we know it?When Kyle Thomas and his best...

Wicked Saints meets There Will Come a Darkness in this sequel to the atmospheric, “tightly woven” (Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author) She Who Rides the Storm that follows the four thieves turned unlikely allies as one of their own...

(Available after 3-20 days)For the sake of the kingdom. And any girl fated to come after.Every century, the first daughter of a human king must marry a Fae Lord to satisfy their peace treaty. Ravenna is the next sacrifice, chosen at just twelve to marry...

"A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you guessing until the last stunning twist."—Diana Urban, author...