**"Warning: if you begin reading the book in the morning, don't expect to get anything done for the rest of the day." --New York TimesWe children are not just stories. We live. Come and see.**Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he's smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job).When a boy at school goes missin...

From the award-winning author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line comes a “splendid” (The New York Times) novel set in nineteenth-century Tibet that follows two outsiders—an Indian schoolteacher spying for the British Empire and an English “lady” explorer—as they venture into a forbidden kingdom.“An epic, perilous odyssey . . . scrupulous in its excavation of our spooky, imperfect pasts.”—The Guardian...

A STUNNING HISTORICAL NOVEL FROM WOMEN'S PRIZE LONGLISTED AUTHOR‘An epic, perilous odyssey.' Guardian, Book of the Day* One of BBC's '12 books you need to read in 2026'* A Guardian Book of the Day* A BookBub 'Best Historical Fiction of 2026' selection'This book is a triumph.' Laila Lalami, author of The Dream HotelA spellbinding story about two outsi...

**A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work“Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once.”—Laila Lalami, author of Conditional Citizens**Filled with empathy and wisdom, instruction and inspiration, this ...

Discover the “extraordinary” (The Washington Post) debut novel that “announces the arrival of a literary supernova” (The New York Times Book Review),“a drama of childhood that is as wild as it is intimate” (Chigozie Obioma).**WINNER OF THE EDGAR® AWARD • ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZEONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Wa...

**A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work“Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once.”—Laila Lalami, author of Conditional Citizens**Filled with empathy and wisdom, instruction and inspiration, this ...

From the award-winning author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line comes a “splendid” (The New York Times) novel set in nineteenth-century Tibet that follows two outsiders—an Indian schoolteacher spying for the British Empire and an English “lady” explorer—as they venture into a forbidden kingdom.“An epic, perilous odyssey . . . scrupulous in its excavation of our spooky, imperfect pasts.”—The Guardian...

For decades, Rachel Louise Snyder has been a fierce advocate reporting on the darkest social issues that impact women's lives. This is her own story.Snyder was eight years old when her mother died, and her distraught father thrust the family into an evangelical, cult-like existence halfway across the country. Furiously rebellious, she was expelled from school and home at age sixteen. Living out of her car and relying on strangers, Rachel found herself masquerading as an adult, talk...

Acclaimed author Jade Song (Chlorine) returns with her latest literary exploration: a lyrical, poignant, and heartfelt novel about the meaning of love, friendship, debt, depression, and death in New York City—a coming-of-age for a new generation, in the vein of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh.For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only inevitable thing in life. From living above a Chinatown funeral p...

From the author of GMA Book Club Pick The Light Pirate, comes a powerful, deeply resonant novel about an ambitious archaeologist in pursuit of a rare artifact from an ancient civilization that would not only change her life but potentially society at large.“Lily Brooks-Dalton's novels are rich literary feasts." —Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author of HorseProfessor Ember Agni is a rising star in archeology, trying to bala...

In the shadowed halls of Villa Diodati, Mary Shelley’s fury took shape – and birthed a monster'Hypnotic, gothic, and utterly terrifying, Love, Sex & Frankenstein is an unmissable novel' 5* Review'The best expression of female rage I have read to date' 5* Review--Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816.The dark summer that birthed a monster . . .Eighteen-year-old Mar...

A New York Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026"I have found few books lately as immediately compelling as Barragán's, and as a reader, I could not put it down . . . The Yahoo Boys is a tour-de-force." —Jon Lee Anderson"[Carlos] Barragán's writing is as personal as it is informative, and narrator Nathan Luwa is phenomenal, especially with dialogue. Listeners will be riveted." — BookPage (Starred ...