Uno scrittore afroamericano è all'apice del successo: ha vinto il prestigioso National Book Award e deve andare in Europa per il tour promozionale del libro. Un misterioso mecenate francese gli promette un'esistenza da sogno, al riparo da razzismo e violenza, se lui rinuncia per sempre a tornare a casa. Mentre medita sulla proposta, lo scrittore attraversa l'Italia e la Francia con il giovane Dylan, l'imponente Scagnozzo e l'amata Kelly, tutti stipati in un'auto malconcia. E porta con sé u...

The National Book Award–winning author of Hell of a Book shares "a breathtaking novel that navigates emotional minefields with realism and grace" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Harold and Lucille Hargrave's eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966. In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him. . . . Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep—flesh and blood, still eight years old.All over th...

From the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Returned comes a high-concept dystopian novel that imagines a world at war and two siblings who are forced on the run, challenged to do whatever it takes to protect themselves and each other.Stay and die or run and survive.Twins Virginia and Tommy Matthews have been on their own since they were orphaned at the age of five, surviving a merciless foster care system by relying on each other. T...

**ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Time—Atlanta Journal-Constitution—Star Tribune (Minneapolis)—Library Journal—KirkusLonglisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionFinalist for the Willie Morris Awards for Southern FictionFinalist for the BookTube Prize for FictionOne of TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2025One of USA Today’s 15 Books You Should Read This Summe...

*****2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER******THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER***Winner of the 2021 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist, 2022 Chautauqua Prize Finalist, Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing Shortlist, 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlist, 2022 Maya Angelou Book Award Shortlist, 2022 Carnegie Medal Longlist**A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!**An Ebony Magazine Publish...

WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'MUST READ'A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK* * * * *Discover this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jason Mott.'Powerful, timely and provocative' ABI DARÉ**, author of GIRL WITH A LOUDING VOICE**'Jason Mott truly has ...

Two Black writers - with stories to tell, and some they'd rather forget.One wins the big prize, gets the book tour, walks into the spotlight of global success.The other is about to walk into a place ripped apart by violence - a school that's recently suffered a shooting - with only a speech to offer them.Some stories are simple, and stay neatly in the lines.This one wanders, bends time, breaks rules. This one has sea monsters, ...

IL ROMANZO, TRADOTTO IN 13 PAESI, CHE HA ISPIRATO LA SERIE TV RESURRECTIONAlcune persone chiudono le porte del loro cuore quando perdono qualcuno. Altre tengono porte e finestre aperte, lasciando che i ricordi e l'amore vi passino liberamente. E forse era così che doveva succedere. Stava succedendo lo stesso in tutto il mondo.Per Harold e Lucille Hargrave la vita è stata felice e amara allo stesso tempo, da quando hanno perso il figlio Jacob il gio...

The New York Times bestselling debut novel from the author of Hell of a Book‘Tragic and humorous and terrifying’ Eowyn Ivey, Author of The Snow Child‘Fantastically readable’ The TimesLucille Hargrave’s son Jacob has been dead for over forty years. Now he’s standing on her doorstep, still eight years old. Still looking for her to welcome him with open arms.All over the world people’s loved ...

Uno scrittore americano ha appena pubblicato un libro di successo: durante il tour promozionale, fra interviste, avventure amorose e sbronze colossali, incontra un ragazzino dalla pelle nerissima che da quel momento in poi lo segue come un'ombra. A ogni tappa il Ragazzino racconta qualcosa di sé, affermando che i suoi genitori gli hanno insegnato a diventare invisibile, per proteggersi dalla brutalità del mondo. E in effetti, lo scrittore è l'unico in grado di vederlo, ma poiché è affetto ...

In the spirit of its predecessor, Dark Musings, Volume 2 contains tales of the paranormal that will touch home with many readers, whether they are infatuated with the macabre, enjoy a good western showdown, question reality, or have fears of the paranormal.Tear into this volume and satiate your tastes, whatever they may be.

'Jacob was time out of sync, time more perfect than it had been. He was life the way it was supposed to be all those years ago. That's what all the Returned were.'The lives of Harold and Lucille Hargrave had been both joyful and sorrowful in the decades since their only son, Jacob, died tragically at his eighth birthday party in 1966. In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him, their wounds tempered through the grace of time...until one day, Jacob mysterious...