Teen & Young Adult Fiction

“[Kurt Vonnegut] strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each hits a nerve ending.”—The Charlotte ObserverWelcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt...

Heart-warming, hilarious and unputdownable. You won't want to miss this year's stand out romantic comedy. This is a love story... Serena Mills should be at her wedding. But she's not. Instead, she's eating an ice cream sundae and drinking an obscenely...

(Available after November 30th, 2022)Perfect wives, imperfect lives, and upending the rules of behavior in 1960s America.   Law school graduate and newlywed Ruth Appelbaum is acclimating to life and marriage in a posh Philadelphia neighborhood. She’ll...

A pretend relationship gives two friends more than they bargained for in a Renaissance Faire rom com filled with flower crowns, kilts, corsets, and sword fights.Single mother April Parker has lived in Willow Creek for twelve years with a wall around her...

All's faire in love and war for two sworn enemies who indulge in a harmless flirtation in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author Jen DeLuca.Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for...

If you read Well Met by Jen DeLuca then it's time to return to this year's Renaissance Festival. If last year's was any indicator then you'll know old news is very good news. The only question is, do knights lift their helmets at the kissing booth?A...

(Available after 3-20 days) From New York Times Bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes a new, sexy standalone novel.   It all started with a bet. When my young son inherited half of his great grandfather's historic inn, I decided to move...

(Available after December 30th, 2022)The Renaissance Faire is on the move, and Lulu and Dex are along for the ride, in the next utterly charming rom-com from Jen DeLuca.A high-powered attorney from a success-oriented family, Louisa "Lulu" Malone lives to...

A laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who's whisked from LA to her mother's native Indonesia to get back to her roots and finds herself fake-dating the son of one of the wealthiest families there, from the bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties and...

A Lilly's Library Book Club Pick!“A sparkling debut.”—Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author From a compelling new voice in women's fiction comes a mother-daughter story about three generations of women who...

Nathan Hill, author of The Nix, brings us Wellness, a funny and moving novel that charts the course of a marriage over several decades, through the lens of wellness culture, raising children and the ability to recognize one's self and one's partner as...

Nathan Hill, author of The Nix, brings us Wellness, a funny and moving novel that charts the course of a marriage over several decades, through the lens of wellness culture, raising children and the ability to recognize one's self and one's...

A lush, feminist re-imagining on what happened to Wendy after Neverland, for fans of Circe and The Mere Wife.Find the second star from the right, and fly straight on ’til morning, all the way to Neverland, a children’s paradise with no rules, no adults,...

When badass werewolves battling supernatural evil realize they need tech support, they recruit a group of geeks with hilarious—and romantic—results. Chemist Josh Collier is having a blast at a comic book convention when he gets the shock of his life—he’s...

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Sunday Times * The Guardian * The Washington Independent Review of Books * Sydney Morning Herald * The Los Angeles Public Library * The Irish Independent * Real Simple *Finalist for the Rathbones Folio Prize“Carys...

It’s hard to beat a modern mystery that gives a nod to the Golden Age of Mystery. Just like Richard Osman, Dann McDorman delivers on the classic whodunit that will leave you guessing your way through heaps of suspense en route to an ending you...

A heart-stirring romance of star-crossed love, feuding familias, and the bonds of sisterhood by USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras.   Two familias in Texas, both alike in dignity, rivalries, and passion… Having grown up in the nurturing...

An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America.   “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…” Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.Longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, NPR, and Kirkus.A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and...

(Available after February 20th, 2023)A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and a young athlete's struggle to transcend herself.Eleven-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother...