A profoundly ambitious, deeply American book about what it’s like to be alive in the 21st century, named by Publishers Weekly a Big Book of Winter Institute 14Set in Newcomerstown, Ohio, in 2017, the book primarily documents the inner monologue of a middle-aged mother, whose thoughts range from recipe tips and the contents of her freezer, to her son’s science projects on industrial pollution and the pressures faced by her mixed-race teenage daughter, to intrusive ones implanted by ...

A whirlwind Manhattan romance like you've never read before from the Booker Prize nominated author of Ducks, Newburyport.It's Christmas Eve in Manhattan. An eminent plastic surgeon slips on the ice, lands on his butt, and sprains his ankle. So far, so good. A woman such as he's never known yanks him to his feet and conjures the miracle of a taxi.Harrison recuperates with Franz Schubert, Bette Davis, and a foundling cat. Then it's back to rhinoplast...

An Independent Best Book of 2021“[Ellmann] delivers these diatribes with her signature wit and humor ... Each essay is accompanied by an illustration by artist Diana Hope, which complements the colorful nature of this collection. Fans of Ellmann will likely delight in Things Are Against Us.”—Chicago Review of BooksThe author of the Goldsmiths Prize-winning and Booker-shortlisted blockbuster Ducks, Newburyport

WINNER OF THE 2019 GOLDSMITHS PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZEA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2019A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2019A WASHINGTON POST NOT...

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. As Yeats pointed out, things have a lot to answer for. These satirical essays jauntily tackle the obstinacy, incorrigibility, and recalcitrance of things, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s unimpressive descriptions of theconstruction of bobsleds and door latches, and the way we try to stand on our own two feet, put our best foot forward, remain footloose and fancy-free, and inevitably put our foot in it. They also cover the first suggestion the intern...

A heartbreaking story about a Nigerian poultry farmer who sacrifices everything to win the woman he loves, by Man Booker Finalist and author of The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma."It is more than a superb and tragic novel; it's a historical treasure."-Boston GlobeSet on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria and narrated by a chi, or guardian spirit, An Orchestra of Minorities tells the story of Chinonso, a young poultry farmer whose soul ...

A heartbreaking story about a Nigerian poultry farmer who sacrifices everything to win the woman he loves, by Man Booker Finalist and author of The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma."It is more than a superb and tragic novel; it's a historical treasure."-Boston GlobeSet on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria and narrated by a chi, or guardian spirit, An Orchestra of Minorities tells the story of Chinonso, a young poultry farmer whose soul ...

INTERNATIONAL & #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Notable Book • Longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize • One of President Obama's Favourite Books of the Year • Named a Best Book of the Year by: The New York Times, Time, NPR, Washington Post, Vogue, USA Today, Town & Country, The Guardian, Vulture, and more.*“*One of the most affecting and profound novels Ishiguro has written. . . . I'll go for broke and call Klara and the Sun

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARFrom one the most virtuosic authors in the English language: a powerful novel, written with urgency and moral force, that explores life—and love—among the Nazi bureaucrats of Auschwitz."A masterpiece . . . Profound, powerful, and morally urgent . . . A benchmark for what serious literature can achieve." —San Francisco ChronicleMa...

READ BY ACTOR CHARLIE THURSTONWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONNew York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Te...

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The Guardian •

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in Nonfiction • One of the New York Times’ Top Ten Books of The Year • Finalist for the 2024 Pul...