Most Popular Books Published in October 2023

A groundbreaking voice in contemporary Latin American literature, María Fernanda Ampuero’s writing is “raw and savage” as she confronts machismo, inequity, and violence in this acclaimed short story collection (Vistazo)...

Why are all my clothes made in Asia? How come I'm so much richer than my great-great-grandma? And what even is money?Whether you're buying lunch, looking for a job, or applying for a mortgage, the thing we call 'the economy' is going to set...

"Entertaining…[A] grand tour around modern cognitive science and psychology." —Wall Street Journal The brain is an absolute marvel—the seat of our consciousness, the pinnacle (so far) of evolutionary progress, and the engine of human...

New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details.The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time,...

"A pleasure. ... Suitable for beach reading or for mainlining before a dinner party." —Dan Piepenbring, New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Absorbing. ... As thoughtfully written as it is nuts." —Chicago Tribune A...

'A brilliant, funny and thought-provoking book' - Jonn Elledge'Compelling, provocative, and utterly brilliant' - Dr Estelle ParanqueTHIS PAPERBACK FEATURES ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH IIHow the monarchs of England and Scotland met...

A group of dramatists that commit what was a subversive act during the South Korean military dictatorships of the twentieth century – distributing copies of Karl Marx’s only surviving play, The Specters of Algeria. The consequences of...

Italy’s great chronicler of the macabre and of growing up geeky.Long before the latest vogue for autofiction, Michele Mari, one of Italy’s most beloved authors, cast his mind back to the days of his own childhood, and found it crawling with...

In eleven beautifully observed stories, told with intelligent and textured prose, we travel far and wide to disparate places and distinctive cultures. Whether the protagonists are dealing with migration or climate change, acts of terrorism or the...

Adam Gordon is a brilliant, if highly unreliable, young American poet on a prestigious fellowship in Madrid, struggling to establish his sense of self and his relationship to art. What is actual when our experiences are mediated by language, technology,...

From one of contemporary literature’s most exciting new voices, a haunting story centered on the Hungarian polymath John von Neumann, tracing the impact of his singular legacy on the dreams and nightmares of the twentieth century and the nascent...

From the acclaimed cult writer of Weird Fucks For the narrator of Motion Sickness life is an unguided tour, populated with hotels and strangers, art, books, and films. Adrift in Europe, her life becomes a carousel of unusual encounters, where...

A coming-of-age story, The Virgin Suicides looks at how men perceive women through the eyes of boys transfixed with the Lisbon sisters living in their neighborhood. The five Lisbon girls each have their own personalities and ambitions but are...

In the world of the Vanquishers, vampires were history . . . until now."A sharp vampire tale full of bite, heart, and humor." —Rena Barron, author of the Maya and the Rising Dark series"Boog and her friends will capture your heart in an instant."...

A spellbinding, epic and heart-racing magical adventure from an exquisite new storytelling talent.'An unexpected gem of a story . . . A stellar setting, a gut-punch of a twist, and an unforgettable heroine. This has all the hallmarks of classic...

When Barney’s feline fantasy comes true, the fur starts flying in this darkly hilarious and heartwarming tale.Cats have it made. They laze in sun patches, are showered with affection by loving humans, can cough up hairballs wherever they want, and...

Improve your managerial skills and learn how to inspire your team's potential.Managing people is an essential part of any business. Learning how to motivate staff effectively and apply various managing styles to different situations is vital for...

A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy It is an axiom of American life that advantage should be earned through ability and effort. Even as the country divides itself...

By most people's standards I would say I've had a pretty good career. I've reached the top of the `ladder' and been lucky enough to have had a damned good life. But at what cost? At the cost of who I truly was. I played the business game for years, where...

What can the ideas of history's greatest economists tell us about the most important issues of our time? 'The best place to start to learn about the very greatest economists of all time' -- Professor Tyler Cowen, author of The Complacent...