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From Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead—the hilarious and heart-pounding follow-up to Finlay Donovan is Killing It. "A funny and smart, twisty and surprising series."—Megan Miranda Finlay Donovan is—once again—struggling to finish her next novel and...

Gnot Normal woke up dead.At least, that was his first assessment.His second was that being dead involved considerably more mud than expected.Now he’s stranded on Anachronia, a world where time is broken, neighboring towns belong to different centuries, and reality has an alarming habit of...

Percival Everett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of James, takes readers inside the world of Greek god Dionysos and his quest for satiation in this re-issue of Frenzy. In Ancient Greece, the demi-God Dionysos is infamous for his penchant for ecstasy and excess. And yet he is plagued by the...

A GoodReads Reader's Choice Bridget Jones—one of the most beloved characters in modern literature (v.g.)—is back! In Helen Fielding's wildly funny, hotly anticipated new novel, Bridget faces a few rather pressing questions: What do you do when your girlfriend’s sixtieth birthday party is...

After the disruption and chaos of the Autumn Heights Festival, the troublemakers were rounded up and the masterminds dealt with. As the cherry on top, Alya’s and Masachika’s musical performances took the school by storm. While their names are still on everyone’s lips, the duo prepares for...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick “Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human connection. I fell in love with Eleanor, an eccentric and regimented loner...

Faulkner’s second novel follows a bohemian cast of artists, socialites, and dilettantes as they set sail on a four-day excursion aboard the Nausikaa. Faulkner’s quick wit and endless appetite for satire make this audiobook a fascinating exploration of character, as well as a rare glimpse into the author himself. The novel explores questions of sex and sexuality, as well as the societal role of the artist. Inspired by his own participation in the arts community in New Orleans, Mosquitoes is an engaging and delightful novel from one of America’s greatest writers.

Alexis Spencer will use any inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and shortcomings. Her closest friends are a distant memory, and her college debt is still as high as the day she left. But that’s all fine and dandy, because “whatever will be, will be.” However, when Alexis loses her job and her relationship on the same day, there’s no quote strong enough to get her through that. In typical fashion, she blames the world for her problems, including her younger self, who should have tried harder.

"Strange, considering it all now after a night's sleep, that I'd had no premonition of what awaited. That seems to be the nature of life, however. Things that ought to come with warnings rarely do." The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age...

Chet the dog is less than enthusiastic about the Little Detective Agency's next case. Chet and his human partner, PI Bernie Little, have been hired to find a missing person—only the missing person is a cat. Miss Kitty, an internet sensation, has disappeared, and Chet and Bernie have been hired to find her before her many followers realize something is wrong. Miss Kitty belongs to Bitty, a sweet teenage girl who lives with her mom. Bitty and her mother are struggling financially, but the arrival of Miss Kitty and the chance discovery of her social media appeal has changed everything. 

The gut-wrenching and heart-pounding sports festival may have ended in Alya’s loss, but it opened her eyes to something important: She has feelings for Masachika! And with her birthday party coming up, she’ll have to figure out how to act natural around him. Meanwhile, Masachika finds...

These are strange times for the English aristocracy. When hard-up William Fitz William Delamere Chalmers, Lord Dawlish—otherwise known as Bill—sets off for America to make a fortune, he does not expect to be left one by an American millionaire with whom he strikes up a passing acquaintance...

Set in Ireland prior to its achieving legislative independence from Britain in 1782, Castle Rackrent tells the story of three generations of an estate. One of the main sources of inspiration for the novel was a chronicle of her own family history called The Black Book of Edgeworthstown, which contain legal struggles of the Edgeworth's similar to those portrayed in the novel.

Betty Lou Dearden has been a member of the Ogden Quilters Association for more than twenty years when it is announced that the biggest quilting competition in the country is coming to Utah. With the clock ticking and a chance to finally beat their long-time rival quilting circle, the women welcome two young gay men to their group as they bicker their way to an award-worthy entry.

“A madcap genealogical adventure . . . Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain.”—The New York Times Book Review Galápagos takes the reader back one million years, to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of...

Efter vennen Yogis storslåede indiske bryllup vender Göran Borg tilbage til Sverige. Han er arbejdsløs og drikker for meget.  Men så dukker Yogi overraskende op, og sammen begiver de sig til Pomonadalen i Østerlen. Yogi morer sig over de mærkværdige svenskere, deres traditioner og...

What happens when classic characters outlive their copyright… and someone decides that's unacceptable? Meet the Executor: a man tasked with "protecting culture" by eliminating anything that slips into the public domain. Armed with absolute certainty, questionable logic, and a trench coat...

L'arcigna zia Dahlia ha incaricato Bertie Wooster di rimediarle una vecchia lattiera a forma di mucca. Il piano è semplice: Bertie dovrà recarsi nel vicino negozio di antiquariato e tentare di abbassare il prezzo del bovino d'argento. Una volta lì, il giovane Wooster viene però informato – disgrazia! – che il prezioso oggetto è stato appena acquistato da Sir Watkyn, magistrato londinese che da qualche tempo si accompagna a Roderick Spode.

Brought to you by Penguin. Think your family is dysfunctional? Meet the Flynns. For the three Flynn daughters, it’s been disastrous since their parents opened up their marriage. Abigail, the eldest, is dating an ex-soldier several years her senior nicknamed ‘War Crimes Wes’. Louise, the...

An emotional trip down memory lane, author Lisa Greenwald’s playful second-chance romance is perfect for anyone who grew up reading her middle-grade books or spent fervent summers away at camp. Successful event planner Mira Erdman never expected to see Brush Hill Camp again. But these days...