Scholars in the field of children's literature studies began taking an interest in the concept of “liminal spaces” around the turn of the 21st century. For the first time, Liminal Spaces in Children's and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between brings together in one volume a collection of original essays on this topic by leading children's literature scholars. The contributors in this collection take a wide variety of approaches to their explorations of liminal spaces...

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • OPRAH'S #1 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 • A luminous memoir in essays from the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, who reflects on her origins and the mysteries of memory.“A brilliant, wide-ranging book, nostalgic and tough-minded at the same time. Like Willa Cather and Stephen Crane, Jayne Anne Phillips writes prose that reads like plainspoken poetry, full of startling and vivid images that bring a vanished world back to life...

**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War—and a brilliant portrait of family endurance against all odds"A tour de force." —Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage**In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness h...

Called “an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing” by The New York Times, this highly acclaimed debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history—from the Depression to the Vietnam War.One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsHere is a stunning...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024'A haunting story of conflict with hope at its heart' Daily Mail'A tour de force - breathtaking in both its scope and intensity' TAYARI JONES'Shatteringly particular and audaciously universal' ALICE RANDALL'Excellent... Phillips has brought a little more of this foundational American episode into the light' GUARDIAN...

1874, au lendemain de la guerre de Sécession. Sur les routes de Virginie-Occidentale se croisent civils et soldats, renégats et vagabonds, affranchis et fugitifs. ConaLee, 12 ans, l’adulte de sa famille depuis aussi longtemps qu’elle s’en souvienne, entreprend un voyage avec sa mère, qui n’a pas prononcé un mot depuis des mois, et l’homme qu’on lui a dit d’appeler "papa". Ce vétéran sudiste, qui s’est imposé dans leur monde, les dépose à l’entrée de l’asile d’aliénés de Trans-Allegheny. Là...

A luminous memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jayne Anne PhillipsJayne Anne Phillips grew up in the small town of Buckhannon, West Virginia. The distinctly American landscape of Appalachia - dense with forests and small churches, rich in history and misunderstandings - has been the great setting for her fiction, even as she and her boundless imagination have travelled to other times and places.In Small Town Girls, Phillips recreates the plac...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch: the reputation-making debut short story collection that paved the way for a new generation of writers. • “Brilliant … Phillips is a virtuoso.” —The Chicago TribuneJayne Anne Phillips's reputation-making debut collection paved the way for a new generation of writers. Raved about by reviewers and embraced by the likes of Raymond Carver, Frank Conroy, Annie Dillard, and Nadine Gordimer, B...

'Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer' Ann PatchettThey were sisters and they would last past the end of time.Sam and Elena dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised, they and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works on the ferry that delivers wealthy mainlanders to their vacation homes while Elena does bar work at the local golf club, but e...

A deeply moving novel about hopeful beginnings and profound endings - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch'A brilliant writer, utterly original and with an astonishing range' IAN McEWAN'Phillips combines extraordinary perception with extraordinary versatility and power' MARGARET ATWOOD'Shimmering prose, fierce realism and probing meditativeness' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

The Truth She's Always Hidden. . .Autumn Evans has a career she loves, a wedding to plan, and a secret that could destroy both. Even though her job--working with underprivileged kids at a Compton school--is deeply fulfilling, Autumn feels something is missing from her life. Her fiancé Matthew, a successful and ambitious surgeon, expects Autumn to assume the role of perfect partner, but lately she feels her sense of control slipping away...May Be The...

Sandheden er let at overse, selv når den er lige for øjnene af os. Retsmedicinsk rekonstruktør Rory Moore kaster lys over uopklarede drabssager ved at sætte detaljer sammen, som andre overser. Da hun rydder op i sin afdøde fars advokatkontor en uge efter begravelsen, får hun et opkald, der kaster hende ud i en årtier gammel sag, der er vågnet til live. I sommeren 1979 forsvandt fem kvinder fra Chicago. Forbryderen med tilnavnet Tyven efterlod sig hverken lig eller spor – før politiet modto...