Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for FictionOne of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the YearNamed one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many othersNational Bestseller"A blistering little classic." —Ron Charles, Washington PostA Children's Bible follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a fo...

**One of NPR's Books We Love for 2022 • A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 So Far • A Publishers Weekly Best Novel of 2022 • A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2022 • One of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 • An Oprah Daily and Literary Hub Favorite Book of 2022 • A BookBrowse Best Novel for Book Clubs in 2024A stunning new novel from the author of A Children’s Bible, a National Book Award finalist and one of the N...

New York Times Book Review Editors' PickA Library Journal Best Book of 2018"Full of joys on every scale." —NPRThis wonderfully original collection proves once again that Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is "the American writer with the funniest, wisest grasp on how we fool ourselves" ( Chicago Tribune). In Fight No More, Nina, a lonely real-estate broker estranged from her only relative, is at the center of a we...

A woman embarks on a dazzling new phase in her life after inheriting a sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy.Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is "one of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation" (Scott Timberg, Los Angeles Times). Salon praised her for writing that is "always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself." The Village Voice added, "If Kurt Vonnegut were still ali...

Lydia Millet's debut novel, first published in 1996, is an explosive satire that scorches our culture's monstrous men and institutions.In a claustrophobic, surreal California house, teenager Estée Kraft lives with her domineering father, whose obsession with insect taxonomy bleeds into sadism. As his schemes multiply, Estée's bedridden mother, entranced by the glow of the shopping channel, remains oblivious to the escalating chaos. Estée manages to escape her child...

I turned to him, and he winked at me. Winked! We needed clear lines in place between us. We would not be flirty friends. We'd be friends, period. The sooner I made that distinction, the better.Forty-year-old Kate Landry's carefully planned life has become as messy as the powdered sugar on her famous beignets. Juggling the responsibilities of running her café, raising her teenage niece, and the emotional baggage from her breakup, Kate finds her world once a...

First book in a series reminiscent of classic children's adventure books. Think Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time and Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising. Those books have passionate fans of all ages and this book will garner the same.The first book for younger readers by an author whose adult titles have received critical acclaim and won major awards.Supernatural adventure with a powerful environmental message.Boston-born author + Massachusetts ...

In the third and final installment in the thrilling Dissenters series, the Sykes family are hoping to enjoy a normal Cape Cod summer. But there are strong and surprising forces lined up against them and there will be unexpected revelations and the highest price will have to be paid.

"A warm and witty tale that will grab you by the heart!"--DENISE HUNTER, bestselling author of the Riverbend Romance seriesSamuel was back. It seemed unfair to be blindsided. And in church no less. Shouldn't there be a commandment about that? Thou shalt not step foot inside thy ex's place of worship.Julia Monroe has just turned forty and has high hopes for a fresh start after the last decade of her...

**A fast-moving, heartbreaking collection of short fiction from "the American writer with the funniest, wisest grasp on how we fool ourselves" (Chicago Tribune).Finalist for the 2025 Story PrizeFinalist for the Mark Twain House & Museum's 2026 American Voice in Literature AwardA Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2025 • One of NPR's "Books We Love" for 2025 • A Chicago Public Library Must-Read Book of 2025 • An Electric L...

A window into a life of insatiable desire and uninhibited sex - this is Parisian art critic Catherine M.'s account of her sexual awakening and her unrestrained pursuit of pleasure. From the glamorous singles clubs of Paris to the Bois de Boulogne, she describes her erotic experiences in precise and beautiful detail. A phenomenal bestseller throughout Europe, The Sexual Life of Catherine M., like Fifty Shades of Grey, breaks with accepted ideas of sex and examines many alternative manifesta...

**A Time Must-Read Book of 2024 • A Booklist Editors' Choice • A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2024"A rigorous, evocative, brilliant bow to life." —Terry Tempest Williams, author of Erosion: Essays of UndoingThis lucent anti-memoir from celebrated novelist Lydia Millet explores the pain and joy of being a parent, child, and human at a moment when the richness of the planet’s life is deeply threatened.**Across more tha...