Finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for HumourA funny, boisterous, and deeply moving novel about aging hairstylist Roland’s childhood friendship with Birdy O’Day, whose fevered quest for pop music glory drives them apartRoland Keener is an aging hairstylist who’s lived and worked in Winnipeg all his life. He’s more or less content with the quiet and predictable days he shares with his partner of twenty-five years, Tony. That is,...

A funny, boisterous, and deeply moving novel about aging hairstylist Roland’s childhood friendship with Birdy O’Day, whose fevered quest for pop music glory drives them apartRoland Keener is an aging hairstylist who’s lived and worked in the same town all his life. He’s more or less content with the quiet and predictable days he shares with his partner of twenty-five years, Tony. That is, until he hears that Birdy O’Day—washed-up music icon and Roland’s ch...

From loss, illness, and addiction to spooky offspring, dry skin, and inexplicable hope, this collection of "pretty" stories demonstrates how decidedly average people can be mortified—if not devastated—by new circumstances. A middle-aged, HIV-positive gay man, deformed by the side effects of protease inhibitors, is savaged by the flippant small talk of canny young men. A fundamentalist Christian housewife thrills from her newfound carnality, only to be saddled with the homeschooling of her ...

“Part detective tale, part thriller…touching and genuine.” —The New York Times#1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them.#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSOMETIMES GROWING UPMEANS FACING YOUR DEMONSThe son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just want...

Detective D. D. Warren must consult one killer to catch another in this taut thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling “master of psychological suspense” (Associated Press).They were daughters of a monster—a father who slaughtered eight prostitutes before dying himself. Dr. Adeline Glen left the nightmare behind, and now she specializes in pain management. Her sister, Shana Day, followed in her father’s violent footsteps, first killing at age fourtee...

From the award-winning author of The Accomplice and The Passenger comes the first novel in the Spellman Files series, featuring sharp-tongued private investigator Isabel “Izzy” Spellman—a quirky, rule-breaking PI with a talent for trouble and a family that’s even more dysfunctional than her clients.At twenty-eight, Izzy Spellman works for her parents’ San Francisco–based private investigation firm, where boundaries don’t exist and everyone is fair...

A Reese’s Book Club PickAn Indie Next PickOne of Bustle's 13 Best Nonfiction Books for August**"Happiness is a beautiful memoir. . . There’s heartbreak, joy, and lots of love—I won’t give it away, but trust me: Have your tissues ready. I really loved this memoir, and I know you will too!”*—*Reese WitherspoonA shirt-grabbing, page-turning love story that follows a one-of-a-kind family through twists of fate that require nearly ...

This "trimmed-to-the-bone medical cliff-hanger" by the New York Times–bestselling author is "as good as the best of Robin Cook" (James Patterson).Any student should consider themselves lucky to receive an invitation to apply to the Ingraham College of Medicine. About an hour outside of Washington, DC, it's one of the most respected and prestigious institutions of its kind in the United States. With the school completely subsidized by the Kleederman Foundat...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURESHORTLISTED FOR THE FOREST OF READING SILVER BIRCH AWARDWINNER OF THE 2026 SASKATCHEWAN BOOK AWARDS CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEARCHOSEN AS THE 2026 MANITOBA YOUNG READER'S CHOICE AWARDS SUNDOG HONOUR TITLE“Brilliant, funny, unputdownable.”– Alice Kuipers, award-winning children’s authorFo...

New York Times–Bestselling Author: From the famed comedian and magician, a very unusual crime novel filled with "smart-alecky, philosophical wit" ( Booklist, starred review).Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver who discovers the body of an old lover i...

A mother is just a woman who gave birth to you. You dont need her to like you, or love you. Because a mothers just another person.She was. And now shes dead.Growing up, Rae played the good girl, hoping to win her mother Marlenes love. But Marlene favored Raes dangerous older brother Thomas, even after he nearly got teenage Rae killed. The night Thomas disappeared was the best night of Raes life.Now 28 years old and engaged, ...

"A delightful book of personal essays dedicated to delving into the mysteries of the modern Southern belle" (Janis Owens, author of My Brother Michael).With storytelling written in the finest Southern tradition from the soap operas of Chandler Street in the quaint town of Gainesville, Georgia, to a country store on the Alabama state line, Olivia deBelle Byrd delves with wit and amusement into the world of the Deep South with all its unique idiosyncrasies a...