ONE OF GLAMOUR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR"This masterful novel combines readable, lyrical prose with a compelling plot and complex characters. . . . Wisdom weaves these tangled threads with overarching themes of how the patriarchy controls women’s minds and bodies." —Booklist (Starred Review)The acclaimed author of We Can Only Save Ourselves returns with an urgent and unsettling story that journeys into the ...

"Alison Wisdom's addictive, down-the-rabbit-hole debut reads like The Girls by way of The Virgin Suicides, with an extra dash of Cheever's unsettling suburbia. The result is sinister and surprising: a novel I couldn't put down, and one that I kept thinking about long after I'd reached its unexpected, chilling end." —Emily Temple, author of The LightnessOne of Newsweek, Bustle, and LitHub's Most Anticipate...

The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.The stories, poems, and essays that comprise this staff-edited issue of Ploughshares are diverse and timely. Visit a South African laundromat in Laurie Baker’s short story, Here I Am, Laughing with Boers;...

ONE OF GLAMOUR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR""This masterful novel combines readable, lyrical prose with a compelling plot and complex characters. . . . Wisdom weaves these tangled threads with overarching themes of how the patriarchy controls women’s minds and bodies."" —Booklist (Starred Review)The acclaimed author of We Can Only Save Ourselves returns with an urgent and unsettling story that journeys into th...

""Alison Wisdom's addictive, down-the-rabbit-hole debut reads like The Girls by way of The Virgin Suicides, with an extra dash of Cheever's unsettling suburbia. The result is sinister and surprising: a novel I couldn't put down, and one that I kept thinking about long after I'd reached its unexpected, chilling end."" —Emily Temple, author of The LightnessOne of Newsweek, Bustle, and LitHub's Most Anticipa...

One girl is dead.The other is haunted.From the outside, Windham-Farnswood Academy is beautiful, prestigious, historic—the perfect place for girls to prep for college. But every student knows that all is not as it seems. There is a spirit who haunts the old senior dorm. She iscalled the Winter Girl because she comes knocking each January.For Haley, the timing couldn’t be worse. This month marks the one-year anniversary of the death of her ex–best friend, Taylor. When a...

Phoebe Wynne's Madam is a riveting, modern gothic debut with shades of The Secret History, The Stepford Wives, and a dash of Circe, set at a secretive all girls’ boarding school perched on a craggy Scottish peninsula.They want our silence…They want our obedience…Let them see our fire burnFor 150 years, high above rocky Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sa...

Perfect for fans of The Hazel Wood and Small Favors, this genre-bending page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux follows two girls who transport themselves into the world of their favorite book only to encounter the sinister alternate reality that awaits them.No matter how different best friends Adelle and Connie are, one thing they’ve always had in common is their love of a little-known gothic romance novel calle...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.“This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of lush jungles and feminist themes. Some light romance threads through the heavier ethical questions conce...

**Edgar Award Nominee for Best First NovelNamed a New York Times Best Thriller of 2021"I devoured this riveting book through a day of travel...My desire to rush to the end clashed with my desire to savor every word. Who would be the last psychopath standing?” — New York Times Book Review"Fresh, fast-paced and fiendishly clever! If you love watching true crime and wonder about the psychopaths among us, this is the book for you!"** — Lisa Gar...

ORDER A.M. SHINE'S CHILLING NEW NOVEL GRACE - OUT NOW!The spine-chilling, bestselling debut horror novel from A.M. Shine. Now adapted into a major motion picture produced by M. Night Shyamalan.You can't see them. But they can see you.This forest isn't charted on any map of Ireland. Every car breaks down at its treeline, and Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced to en...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“[An] exceedingly complex, inventive, resourceful examination of harm and power.” —The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice“A lightning rod . . . brilliantly crafted.”—The Washington PostRecommended by The New York Times*•* USA Today • Entertainment Weekly • Marie Claire • Elle