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A trail-blazing, transportive novella that contains all the energy, history and charm of one man's lifetime, this is Bohumil Hrabal's most unique masterpiece. This ebullient, gallivanting novella encapsulates the world vision of the Czech Republic's best-loved author in one tumbling, breathtaking sentence. An ageing man holds court, spinning a single, unbroken stream of stories about his life—loves won and lost,...

A deluxe hardcover edition of the acclaimed Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller that's sold more than two million copies and inspired an Emmy-nominated series executive produced by Reese Witherspoon, from the beloved author of Atmosphere, Malibu Rising, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Now featuring: Full-colour stencilled edges Designed endpapers Updated jacket with foil Printed case beneath...

Pre-order the brand new novel from the international sensation behind The Paris Affair: Brugge 2003: Reeling after her fiancé, Felix, leaves her without a trace, Cleo is left with only the engagement ring. Determined to return it to Felix’s grandmother, Ada, she travels to Brugge only to discover the ring holds more secrets than anyone could ever have imagined. Antwerp...

Experience a brief encounter with José Saramago, the Nobel Prize-winning author, in his provocative and philosophical retelling of the biblical story of Cain. Written in the last years of Saramago's life, Cain is a controversial and witty story of a wilful, authoritarian God. After killing his brother, Cain is condemned to wander the earth. As he moves through time, he...

From three times winner of The Welsh Book of The Year award, a stunningly lyrical beautiful novel about a beekeeper and his daughter, told through eleven letters. From the multi award-winning author of Drift, winner of the Welsh Book of the Year. Extraordinary...this book will absolutely tug at your soul. One to re-read and treasure....glorious, heart-breaking, yet ultimately full of...

Experience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Edith Wharton, grande dame of American letters, in these spectral tales of longing, loss, and the uncanny. Edith Wharton's ghost stories whisper of passion, exile, and the things we cannot forget. In an old Dorset house, a couple settle into a life of quiet comfort — until a presence makes itself felt. At a country...

Experience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Louisa May Alcott, beloved chronicler of girlhood, in this surprisingly dark, subversive novella of deception and desire. This is Alcott as you have never seen her before – gothic, and gloriously unsettling. A young governess arrives at a grand country house and quickly wins the confidence of its family. Humble and modest, Jean Muir seems...

Enjoy a brief encounter with Herman Melville, the great, epic storyteller of Modern America, and his enduring tale of a man who takes refusing to conform to its extreme limits. Herman Melville's enduringly comic and affecting tale of a man who takes quiet quitting to its extreme. A new clerk in a Wall Street lawyer's office causes dismay and confusion...

It's Beaches for the modern reader in a warmly funny yet heartrending story of female friendship from the author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club. TO THE BEST FRIEND WHO EVER WAS: THIS IS YOUR GUIDE TO LIVING WITHOUT ME STEP ONE: Always make time for yourself. Chrissie Thomas has always done what's expected of her. A struggling single mum...

Embark on a brief encounter with Angela Carter, weird fiction's most influential pioneer, and her transformative stories of finding oneself in the face of another world. Five stories of desire and discovery set in 1970s Japan, from weird fiction's most influential pioneer - Angela Carter. An Englishwoman muses on her affair with a younger Japanese man. A spurned lover seeks...

Relish a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Aldous Huxley, the visionary author, in his dystopian satire. Huxley's dystopian classic is a nightmare vision of the fate of humanity in a post-nuclear world. After a devastating global catastrophe, a group of scientists arrives in a ruined future shaped by fear, ritual, and violence. Humanity has survived—but at a terrible cost, and not in...

Enjoy a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Natsume Soseki, Japan's greatest modern novelist, in this sly, comic tale of cats, humans, and the absurdities of friendship. From Japan's most famous, classic novelist comes a remarkable gem of wit, irony, and feline observation. A stray kitten, catapulted to literary fame, loudly observes the world of Meiji Japan in all its absurdity. But he's...

Powys' great visionary novel at last in Penguin Modern Classics One of the great cult novels, a book that can be read and re-read throughout a lifetime, A Glastonbury Romance is John Cowper Powys' masterpiece. Set in a beautifully imagined fictional version of the West Country, the novel inhabits a twentieth century under siege from older and stranger forces. An...

Experience a brief encounter with Fyodor Dostoevsky, titan of Russian literature, in these two searing novellas of love, despair, and the weight of the human soul. Two of Dostoevsky's most powerful novellas of obsession, cruelty, and the fragility of the heart. A pawnbroker paces beside his young wife's body, attempting to piece together the circumstances that led to her suicide....

The 50th anniversary celebration of the much-loved Footrot Flats comic strip and its creator, Murray Ball. A must-own for all fans of this iconic series. For those who know and love Wal', Dog, Horse, Cooch, Major, Aunt Dolly, Cheeky Hobson and Rangi, Footrot Flats needs no introduction. But it does need a 50th birthday celebration! This tribute to the iconic series gives old fans...

'I adored this lovely debut about an off-grid child and her sophisticated urban aunt' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail'Warm and funny, what a joy!' Jessica Stanley, author of Consider Yourself Kissed'Sharp and funny and full of quirk and heart' Francesca Segal'Superb. Brilliant. I adored it... Esther Walker is smart and so funny' Georgia Toffolo'It's a page-turner' The SpectatorMairéad is single, child-free...

In the footsteps of Doomed to Die: An A-Z of Deaths in Tolkien, and inspired by the works of Edmund Gorey, this insightful parody breathes life into Shakespeare with an illustrated ABC of the Bard's more gruesome deaths. ‘Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; The worst is death, and death will have his day.’ RICHARD IIUniversally regarded as the greatest writer...

From the opening of her own yarn shop, to the anticipated proposal from her boyfriend Richard, everything seems to be working out for Tabitha Grey.That is until the 'sweater curse' starts to come into play... a theory that from the moment you make something for your partner, disaster will be around the corner. After finishing her crochet cashmere sweater for...

Winner of the Irish Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2025 Pip’s world is small. But it’s about to become a whole lot bigger.For years she’s tucked away her dreams, shrinking herself into the space left behind – like the delicate origami she creates alone in her room.Then hope comes from an unlikely place: an astronomer from the...

In this award-winning French novel, two friends from contrasting economic backgrounds, one privileged and one working-class, are drawn and eventually divided by their shared passion for earthworms and their mission to save the environment—young men whose parallel destinies illustrate the difficulty of entering adulthood in a world threatened by ecological disaster.Lowly Creatures follows the twin destinies of two young men,...

A charming, festive tale of finding love and new beginnings. 29-year-old Evie has spent years as the assistant to the glamorous, yet high-maintenance Pim Hardcastle, globetrotting as her one-woman entourage and sacrificing her own Christmases with family and friends back in London.Now having secured her dream job in Toronto to start after the holidays, Evie is finally going to be...

In this bold and intimate semi-autobiographical novel, La Maison, Emma Becker transports the reader behind the closed doors of a Berlin brothel, where she worked for two years not only to earn a living, but to immerse herself in a world she wanted to understand - and to write about with unflinching honesty. What emerges is a deeply personal, unsentimental,...

Former spy Felicity Jardine is caught up in the long tentacles of an operation at the Greek Embassy in the 1980s, in this gripping new spy thriller by the author of the CWA Steel Dagger shortlisted A Sting in her Tale.After a month of various people clearing up various messes, Felicity Jardine is finally cleared to go back to her...

For fans of Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton, and anyone who's ever wondered what the Bennet sisters would be like in the age of therapy, WhatsApp, and wellness trends gone rogue. 'Part sequel, part reimagining, and wholly delightful' Jodi Picoult'An absolute delight. Funny, moving and filled with heart' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsIt is a truism, frequently...

Housewife and mother of two, Mitzy Barlow is tired of the stifling monotony of her everyday life. With a husband who brushes off all affection and a routine that leaves her bored out of her mind, playing pretend is no longer enough. To help make ends meet, she hosts Tupperware parties, selling plastic promises of the perfect home. But her...

He rangatahi ngākau whiwhita ki ngā waka tetere. He kairapuhara wahine Māori e mahitahi ana ki roto i te ao kikokiko me te ao atua. He kaihoahoa hūmārie ka tukirae atu ki tētehi manuwhiri i te rārangi harirū. Nā te kairīpoata rongonui a Atakohu Middleton tēnei kohikohinga tuatahitanga o ngā pakipoto ka tuhia katoatia ki te reo Māori. He rerekē...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Tate blends fact and fiction with elegance...A captivating, emotionally resonant portrait of a singular woman who refused to be diminished." — LIBRARY JOURNAL "Tate has a rare gift for storytelling that strikes straight to the heart." — SADEQA JOHNSON, New York Times bestselling author of Keeper of Lost Children From The Queen of Sugar Hill author ReShonda...

An eminent Crown Court Judge is forced to reckon her professional life and role as wife, mother, friend, and feminist when a devastating crisis hits home. Jessica is a recently appointed Judge in London, who grapples with balancing her demanding professional responsibilities with her roles as a mother, wife, friend, and feminist. She belongs to a new breed of judicial...

‘A great book and a marvellously crafted story’ Roddy Doyle Zoli Novotna is a poet by accident as much as desire. As Fascism spreads over Czechoslovakia, she and her grandfather flee an unspeakable loss to join a clan of fellow Romani harpists. As Zoli shapes the ancient songs to her times, she finds her gift embraced – by her own...

'Domestic objects lead to intimate memories and troubled histories in this glorious, genre-bending book.' Guardian In this startling hybrid book—fiction, memoir, history, essay—Lara Pawson makes us see the world with fresh eyes and not look away. An unnamed woman contemplates the toaster she's inherited from a neighbour. A homely object, hardly worthy of a sonnet or still-life. And yet, thinking...

This limited deluxe edition paperback will feature festive stenciled edges and glow-in-the-dark cover effects – available on the first printing only, so pre-order now! There’s no escaping the holiday spirit in this dark, forced-proximity, why choose, Christmas stalker romance, the sequel to Alta Hensley’s New York Times bestselling He Knows When You’re Awake! Stalkin’ around the Christmas tree… Hailey Parker...

In 1967, on the night of the first Apollo mission, a child named Izzy is orphaned when the doomsday cult she was born into clashes with the sheriff in the high desert of New Mexico. She's taken in by a struggling rancher who is trying to keep his mind from falling apart as NASA rocket tests encroach on his outer...

Miquel and his father are living an uneasy life together in his mother's house in the Pyrenees, the house she had been returning to on the day she died. A new bridge, connecting the two valleys, is almost complete, which will end the valley's isolation and create an easier route to smuggle contraband deep into the mountains. Where Miquel's father...

In 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later. 'Moss makes every moment count' - The Sunday Times 'A book of lasting pleasures' - Eleanor Catton 'Powerful and beautifully written' - The Guardian Just out of school and teetering on the brink of adulthood, Edith is sent...

Abu Dhabi, 2008. In a glittering desert city on the brink of financial crisis, three expats are marooned. When Lily, a young Australian botanical artist, suffers a devastating medical emergency, her marriage fractures, driving her into the orbit of a charismatic neighbour. Hugo is an older psychotherapist who has fled a trail of ugly rumours in Melbourne. Observing them both...

Miri was whole, once. She had a best friend, once. She knew who she was - or she thought she did. But now she is a million lonely molecules, flying through the air to a new life on the other side of the world. Rome is light and loud and cobblestones and gelaterias and ancient buildings next to modern ones....

The stunning new novel from the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo. 'This book is special' - Colm Tóibín 'Passionate, liberating, and gorgeous' - Min Jin Lee 'Brilliant and rare' - Ann Patchett 'A masterpiece' - Elaine Feeney 'A fierce, glorious sting of a novel' - Lauren Groff Out of money and with little to...

The Global Bestseller from the International Booker Prize-shortlisted Author of Fever Dream CONFRONT THE DARKNESS 'A fabulous writer. Her stories are subtle, always haunting and deeply human' - Isabel Allende A young mother steps into the water, determined to end her life. What will bring her back? 'You will find yourself in the space on the other side of terror...

PHENOMENALLY TALENTED - The Sunday Times Are you ready to play? Have you ever found yourself doom-scrolling, worrying about that weird pain in your leg, only to have your plans for the day completely trashed by the appearance of a literal axe-wielding troll? What about that time you came across a perfect double of yourself in the street? Or the...

Shortlisted for the Goldsmith's Prize, the Gordon Burn Prize and the James Tait Black Award. Dive into a tale of love and loathing with the beach read of the summer. Kathy is a writer. Kathy is getting married. It's the summer of 2017 and the whole world is falling apart. From a Tuscan hotel for the super-rich to a Brexit-paralysed...

Sea of Tranquility meets Dark Matter in this dizzying speculative thriller following a clan of Neanderthals living in isolation on a nature reserve and the scientists who care for them. "This provocative cautionary tale will leave readers questioning what it truly means to be human." —Publishers Weekly A clan of humans—they hunt and gather, they have lovers and rivals, their...

From Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and acclaimed novelist Ayad Akhtar, a visionary novel of spiritual transformation in an age of fracture – ‘bordering at times on the ineffable’ (Mary Gaitskill). A writer escapes the city to live by a pond in a small rural enclave, like a latter-day Thoreau. After a near-fatal hit-and-run, something spiritual inside him awakens. Caught between revelation...

Come and slay awhile with Sakamoto and friends in stories that extend the comedy of the best-selling Sakamoto Days! Come and slay awhile with Sakamoto and friends in stories that extend the comedy of the best-selling Sakamoto Days! Can a former assassin and his family go camping without someone sleeping with the fishes? Maybe not, if Shin and Nagumo’s fishing...

Winner of the MUD Literary Prize 2026 Winner of the Readings New Australian Fiction Prize 2025 Shortlisted for the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2026 Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2026 It starts with a lie. One small lie to get everything he wants. But one lie leads to another, and another. Caught in his own...

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK The New York Times ‘Best Books of the Year (So Far)' A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in a deeply moving novel of love, faith and survival, for readers of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist and Anthony Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See. ‘This made me cry on an airplane...

What does the way you spend a small amount of money say about your life? In How to Use 3,000 Yen, Hika Harada weaves a warm, wise and deeply relatable story of three generations of women navigating love, work, family—and the quiet anxieties of money. From a young woman confronting the fragility of financial independence, to a mother managing a...

Georgia Oakley, director of the upcoming adaptation starring Daisy Edgar Jones, presents Sense & Sensibility, Jane Austen’s charming first novel; a story of two sisters, one ruled by reason, the other by romance, and the trouble each invites. After their father’s death leaves the Dashwood sisters with little security, Marianne and Elinor must navigate love and loss under the strict...

Why does a university student choose to do part-time work at a bakery? Because of a love of bread? Because of the convenience of the bakery's location? Or simply because of a friend's suggestions? For university student Koharu Ichikura, all of the above apply— but more than anything, it's because she gets to take home anything that hasn't sold by...

'Wonderfully chaotic' THE TIMES 'A funky, less-fluffy-than-funny rom com' METRO 'Brilliant' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'It could hold its own against a Richard Curtis script' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A zippy comedy . . . irresistible' DAILY MAIL For Josh Harper, being in show-business means everything he ever wanted: money, fame, a beautiful wife and a lead role on the London stage. For...

A man and a woman, who have only known each other for a few hours and must soon part, sit in an airport café and invent an entire shared life together. A girl born with two different eyes—one seeing only the past and the other only the future—strives for the unattainable now. Late at night a father conspiratorially hangs laundry...

What can death teach us about life? ‘One of the greatest achievements of the author of The Reader’ Les Echos ‘Schlink's novel belongs alongside Julian Barnes's. It sounds like a farewell’ Le Figaro littéraire ‘Masterful’ Suddeutsche Zeitung At seventy-six, Martin Brehm is, by his own measure, content. He tends his garden, writes, and cares for his six-year-old son, David, while...

'For over thirty years, Eoin McNamee has been one of the outstanding writers of his generation' David Peace 'McNamee's books are intense and compressed, but so carefully worked that they read smoothly' The Times By the author of The Bureau and Resurrection Man, a complete collection of Eoin McNamee's shorter fiction, published in one volume for the first time. Each...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 ABA ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR Tenderfoot is magnificent. Deeply moving. Beautiful. Powerful. TRENT DALTON This is a writer at the top of her game, telling a...

'A beautiful paean to young love' OBSERVER 'Fizzing' GUARDIAN 'A glorious escape to the sunlit uplands of the 1990s' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Exquisite' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending' SUNDAY TIMES Everyone has that one summer. It's 1997 and Charlie Lewis is stuck. School is over, his family is breaking up, his father is falling...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Painfully funny' ELLE 'Hugely entertaining' DAILY MAIL 'Wincingly good' TIME OUT It's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition - to make it onto TV's foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on the challenge than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful...

Out on the moor, in the snow, a house stands beneath a pylon. It is a house full of memories, and full of old things. And, in the dark, when the pylon sings in the wind, it is a house full of ghosts and fading memories... The house, Kirkhill, has a new occupant—just moved in, fresh from a bitter divorce...

THE SENSATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER | NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES 'A wonderful, wonderful book' THE TIMES 'Perfect' NEW YORK TIMES 'A modern classic' DAILY MIRROR 'You'd be hard pressed to find a sharper, sweeter romantic comedy' INDEPENDENT Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY. You can live your whole life not realising that what you're looking for is right in...

From the internationally bestselling author of Lost & Found comes a comedic and uplifting novel that brings home the secret rage of women through a lively suburban family and the brawling love between two middle-aged sisters—who no one is looking at anymore. 'They've seen each other before,' the nurse says, spookily, enigmatically. Vicki and Susan look at each other, they...

'A tremendous novel with a cool and engrossing narrative voice' William Boyd, author of The Predicament 'Thrums with the momentum of a page turner' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars 'Addictive' Ledia Xhoga, author of Misinterpretation 'Brilliant . . . A novel about a shocking literary scandal and relationships gone wrong' CJ Hauser, author of The Crane Wife 'One...

GALINDA: A CHARMED CHILDHOOD is the eagerly awaited origin story of Galinda, the pink-clad, effervescent and popular Good Witch. Who was Glinda the Good Witch before she floated down in her bubble to greet Dorothy? Who was Glinda before she became Elphaba Thropp's magnetic and popular roommate at Shiz University? Well, before then, she was Galinda. With a 'ga'. The...

A stunning new edition of Book One of the Patternist series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together - and changing the destiny of the human race. A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant - VIOLA DAVIS Will rewire the mind of whoever reads it... you don't emerge...

L. Frank Baum's fantastical tale of a young girl named Dorothy's adventures in the magical land of Oz, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Classics line. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz begins as Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are swept away from their home in Kansas by a powerful tornado and...

It was the trial that swept the nation. But her story isn't finished yet . . . ‘Had me hooked from the very first page’ Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Unputdownable!’ Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘I devoured it in a single day’ Reader Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Storm, set in St Medard's...

Machiavelli's classic works of political philosophy, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Classics line. Niccolo Machiavelli's 16th-century political treatise has been controversial and influential for centuries. Written as a guide for new princes and royals, Machiavelli provides a candid and unflinching assessment of the realities of power and politics. The Prince is...

Franz Kafka's bizarrely comedic meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation is expressed through the story of a man who is transformed overnight into a giant beetle. Now, this classic is repackaged with a beautifully designed jacket by noted illustrator Malika Favre. Only yesterday, Gregor Samsa was a meek salesman, browbeaten by his unappreciative employer and depended on...

A collected edition of two classic texts by Fitzgerald that explore love, greed, and the American Dream, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Clothbound Editions line. The Great Gatsby is not only Fitzgerald's greatest work—to many, it is the Great American Novel. When Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, Long Island, he has...

WHEN THE WORLD BURNS... WHO WILL YOU FIGHT FOR? Fantastically compelling OBSERVER Original and gripping GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Absolutely devastating THE GUARDIAN Epic SUNDAY MIRROR Nobody knew where the virus came from. FOX News claimed it had been set loose by terrorists, MSNBC said sources indicated it might've been stolen by cult Christian types fixated on the Book of Revelation....

A stunning new edition of Book Five of the Patternist series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together - and changing the destiny of the human race. 'A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant' – Viola Davis on Wild Seed 'If we're talking must-read authors like Maya Angelou,...

A stunning new edition of Book Two of the Patternist series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together - and changing the destiny of the human race. 'A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant' VIOLA DAVIS on WILD SEED 'A literary pioneer' VANITY FAIR on OCTAVIA E. BUTLER...

A thoughtful blend of art and function, this Block Shop bookmark brings a touch of design to every reading moment. Featuring Block Shop's bestselling designs alongside exclusive new patterns, this bookmark includes a sleek matching ribbon and elevated finish. It pairs beautifully with the Block Shop Gift Collection, but is bold enough to stand on its own. Perfect for book...

A thoughtful blend of art and function, this Block Shop bookmark brings a touch of design to every reading moment. Fusing the brand's bestselling design with exclusive new patterns, this bookmark sits beautifully with the Block Shop Gift collection but is bold enough to stand alone. Perfect for book lovers and design enthusiasts, it makes even the smallest details feel...

A comprehensive collection of the mysteries, dread figures, poetry, and horror stories of Edgar Allan Poe, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Clothbound Editions line. Featured in these pages are Edgar Allan Poe's best-loved and most-feared literary creations: the clever C. August Dupin, precursor to Sherlock Holmes; the terrifying ghouls of Tales of...

Clay's Ark is a stunning new edition of Book Three of the Patternist series, in which two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together - and changing the destiny of the human race. 'A book that shifted my life... Epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant' - Viola Davis on Wild Seed 'Butler's evocative, often troubling novels...

A collected edition of the first two volumes of Lucy Maud Montgomery's highly influential Anne books, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Classics line. Follow the exciting adventures of spunky heroine Anne Shirley in the first two volumes of the iconic Anne series. First, the impetuous, red-haired orphan meets and must win...

Leo Tolstoy's classic of Russian literature in its first—and still, arguably, the best—translation by Constance Garnett, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Clothbound Editions line. Anna Karenina is the wife of a well-respected government official. When she travels to St. Petersburg to reconcile her brother and his wife, she meets Count Vronsky and...

A New York Times Editors' Choice • A New Yorker Best Book of the Year So Far • A Most Anticipated Book of 2026: The Washington Post, Vulture, Lit Hub, The Millions, Chicago Review of Books In a sprawling complex in Delhi, the sons and daughters of SP Chopra, one of India's political architects, live together vying for influence in...

The kind of talent that appears once in a generation — JUNOT DIAZ A story that tests and redefines every form of loyalty: to love, to family, to land, to the future — AUBE REY LESCURE A survival story, a coming-of-age story, and a love story — CARO CLAIRE BURKE Irresistible ... I was utterly entranced — JENNIE GODFREY THIS...

You can't love someone without knowing their whole story . . . Fleeing a pitch-dark past, Emilia Innocenti arrives in a tiny village deep in the mountains of Piedmont, Northern Italy, with one aim: to hide away from the world. Surrounded only by a handful of inhabitants, the looming Alps, and the weight of her own terrible crime, Emilia is...

In a world built on narratives, who controls the story wins. Your ability to deceive others while escaping consequence is impressive. But doesn't the burden of all those lies ever make you stumble? Gideon asks himself this question more often than he'd like, usually in the aftermath of yet another mess left behind by his sibling. The auction world is...

A satire about a curious mass hysteria gripping Singapore men in 1967. In 1967, a curious phenomenon has Singapore in its vice-like grip. Over 500 men end up in hospitals seeking treatment for a phantom condition—their manhood is shrinking. Welcome to the koro epidemic, when real men go to great lengths to recover their virility—or what they thought they had...