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Why We Read : On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
Reed, ShannonHanover Square Press 2024*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* *A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher,...
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The Unmaking of June Farrow : A Novel
Young, AdrienneRandom House Publishing Group 2023NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the aut...
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Spells for Forgetting : A Novel
Young, AdrienneRandom House Publishing Group 2022NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Lush with secrets, magic, and a past that won’t stay where it belongs, this novel is (quite fittingly) spellbinding.”—JODI PICOULT, author of Wish You Were H...
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People from My Neighborhood : Stories
Kawakami, HiromiCatapult 2021Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson Award From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blen...
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The Lonesome Bodybuilder : Stories
Motoya, YukikoCatapult 2018Winner of the Akutagawa Prize and the Kenzaburo Oe Prize, these eleven surreal tales, set in the offices, zoos, bus stops, boutiques, and homes of contemporary Japan "are reminisce...
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The Folded Clock : A Diary
Julavits, HeidiKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2015Like many young people, Heidi Julavits kept a diary. Decades later she found her old diaries in a storage bin, and hoped to discover the early evidence of the person (and writer) s...
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Ray Bradbury : The Last Interview and Other Conversations
Bradbury, Ray; Weller, SamMelville House 2014Ray Bradbury was long the most influential sci-fi writer in the world, the poetic and visionary author of such classics as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrat...
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Ender's World : Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game
Card, Orson Scott; Ian, Janis; Johnston, AaronBenBella Books 2013Experience the thrill of reading Ender's Game all over again Go deeper into the complexities of Orson Scott Card's classic novel with science fiction and fantasy writers, YA author...
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Shadowhunters and Downworlders : A Mortal Instruments Reader
Clare, CassandraBenBella Books 2013Explore the world of the Mortal Instruments with Cassandra Clare and more Join Cassandra Clare and a Circle of more than a dozen top YA writers, including New York Times bestseller...
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Beyond the Wall : Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons
BenBella Books 2012Get ready for HBO's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon prequel series with this exploration of George R.R. Martin's iconic novels The world created by George R.R. Martin in his h...
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The Shadow of the Wind
Ruiz Zafon, CarlosPenguin Publishing Group 2005"Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really, you shou...
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So Many Books, So Little Time : A Year of Passionate Reading
Nelson, SaraPenguin Publishing Group 2004“Will make many readers smile with recognition.”—The New Yorker “Readaholics, meet your new best friend.”—People “This book is bliss.”—The Boston Globe Sometimes subtle, sometim...
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The Wave in the Mind : Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination
Le Guin, Ursula K.Shambhala 2004Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intell...