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  • The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights

    by Faye Kellerman ...
    A collection of 14 crime and mystery stories—plus 4 bonus tales—by the New York Times bestselling "master of mystery" ( Cleveland Plain Dealer ).In The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights, Faye Kellerman returns to her fan-favorite characters, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, in three never-before-published stories—including "The Garden of Eden," in which Peter and... ... Read more

    Was $12.39 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • Of the Flesh

    18 Stories of Modern Horror

    by Susan Barker, J K Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Lucy Rose, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld, Louisa Young, et al ...
    'Outstandingly weird and memorable' GUARDIAN 'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST Fear never dies…Featuring stories from Susan Barker, J K Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enríquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Lucy Rose, Lionel Shriver, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld and Louisa Young.... ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • Men Without Women

    Stories

    by Haruki Murakami ...
    Translated by Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Including the story "Drive My Car”—now an Academy Award–nominated film—this collection from the internationally acclaimed author "examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than answers" (Barack Obama).Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation ... Read more

    $3.51 USD

  • The Diving Pool

    Three Novellas

    by Yoko Ogawa ...
    Translated by Stephen Snyder ...
    The first major English translation of one of contemporary Japan's bestselling and most celebrated authorsFrom Akutagawa Award-winning author Yoko Ogawa comes a haunting trio of novellas about love, fertility, obsession, and how even the most innocent gestures may contain a hairline crack of cruel intent.A lonely teenage girl falls in love with her foster brother as she watches him leap from a ... Read more

    $10.39 USD

  • 海邊的房間（一輪復刻版）

    by 黃麗群 ...
    幽冷剔透，刁鑽如刀黃麗群短篇小說集 一輪復刻版「麗群正是這樣的，資質穠豔幽美，可是那美裡面暗暗滲著涼氣。她的文字溫煦如日，速如風雨。晴日靜好的午後，還覺得太平歲月溫暖快樂，一轉眼，不知哪來的烏雲罩頂，大雨傾盆而下。讀的人回過神來，重新整飭，自然有自己的一番了悟。那時，這朵謎一樣惘然幽異的奇花異草，就在讀者的心裡盛開蔓延了。」──柯裕棻「在一逕清爽又溫良的人情之常中，作者一句句都踩出了我們心底卑微的呻吟。人生本就苦多於樂，我們始終都在陰暗的世界裡行走，偶然看見一朵希望如花，就蠢蠢欲動伸手。麗群的小說讓我們聽見另一種『為甚麼不』的疑問，為甚麼純情不可以難以下嚥？為甚麼絕望不可以無聊瑣碎？她的小說透露出的不急不徐，不標新立異，不大驚小怪，反成就了一種獨特主題。美好的破碎。」 ──郭強生寫小說需要這樣銳利的眼睛和冷靜的腦子，如果本性不是這麼敏銳纖細，大概無法冷調直書人世的種種浮華、怨毒和不堪 ... Read more

    Was $9.37 USD Now $7.97 USD

  • Girl in Hyacinth Blue

    by Susan Vreeland ...
    This New York Times bestseller explores the life and many owners of an imaginary Vermeer painting in an "impressive debut collection" of linked stories ( Publishers Weekly).A Dutch painting of a young girl survives three and a half centuries of loss, flood, anonymity, theft, secrecy, and even the Holocaust. This is the story of its owners whose lives are influenced by its beauty and mystery. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • White Nights

    by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ...
    Translated by Ronald Meyer ...
    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?'A poignant tale of love and loneliness from Russia's foremost writer.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across ... Read more

    $0.82 USD

  • The Old Man and the Sea

    by Ernest Hemingway ...
    The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and the year after, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Ernest Hemingway in 1954. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, this short novel is already a modern classic. It is the superbly told, tragic story of Santiago, an ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • 像這樣的小事

    Small Things Like These

    by 克萊爾．吉根, Claire Keegan, 彭玲嫻 ...
    在表面和諧中不尋常地展示日常生活的暴力。入選《紐約時報》21世紀百大圖書寫得如此簡潔、如此清晰需要大量的時間和技巧。「每個字句都精雕細琢，沒有一字浪費。」──《紐約時報》吳曉樂　專文推薦❋2022年歐威爾獎得獎小說❋2022年入圍布克獎決選❋2023年愛爾蘭圖書獎年度作家獎❋2024年榮獲謝默斯‧希尼藝術與文學獎以及齊格飛．藍茨獎❋改編電影由「奧本海默」金獎影帝席尼．墨菲主演「克萊爾．吉根的小說就是這麼純粹，美麗、溫柔，扣人心弦，短短一本書卻能將你擊碎，我在火車上邊讀邊哭，哭到淚流滿面。」──席尼．墨菲種種微不足道的小事，便累積成了一生。都是小事，為何會時刻恐懼擔憂呢？為什麼愈近的事物愈難看到？你是否有勇氣做對的事？一九八五年愛爾蘭冬天，大寒肆虐。幾週後到聖誕節期間，煤炭商人比爾‧費隆忙得焦頭爛額。冰凍的小鎮裡，只有三種人得以自由出入鄰舍前後門：神父、醫... ... Read more

    Was $7.14 USD Now $6.06 USD

  • Wake, Siren

    Ovid Resung

    by Nina MacLaughlin ...
    In fierce, textured voices, the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses claim their stories and challenge the power of myth.A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 at Lit Hub"Provocative reinterpretations of some very old stories . . . [Nina MacLaughlin] sets herself apart is by focusing on female characters, many of them less well known to a contemporary audience . . . MacLaughlin succeeds in making these stories ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

    by George R. R. Martin ...
    Series series A Song of Ice and Fire
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIESTaking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEEDThese collected adventures recoun... ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

  • The Typing Lady

    And Other Fictions

    by Ruth Ozeki ...
    **A Boston Globe Best Book of the Summer | A Time and LitHub Most Anticipated Book of the Year | A People Most Anticipated Summer ReadA spellbinding story collection from Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki, about the lives we almost lived, the people we can’t quite forget, and the stories that shape us long after the last page is turned**In this spirited and emotionally resonant collection, award ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • The Blue Bedroom and Other Stories

    by Rosamunde Pilcher ...
    Celebrate life's journeys with the beloved author whose stories of life and love have touched the world.With her evocative bestsellers The Shell Seekers and Coming Home, Rosamunde Pilcher opened your heart to the extraordinary powers of love, heartbreak, and joy. Now, in The Blue Bedroom and Other Stories, she invites you to share the full spectrum of life's moods and emotions through her very ... Read more

    $8.89 USD

  • Strange Pictures

    A Novel

    by Uketsu ...
    Translated by Jim Rion ...
    A BARNES AND NOBLE BEST BOOK OF 2025“Uketsu’s strange riddles are chilling and addictive – I couldn’t put it down.” —R. F. Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface“Delightfully macabre and fiendishly clever. Seemingly unconnected stories tie themselves into a complicated knot, which Uketsu masterfully unravels.”—G. T. Karber, author of the national bestseller <em... ... Read more

    $16.49 USD

  • Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent

    by Scott Lynch, Even Mehl Amundsen ...
    The novels in the acclaimed Gentleman Bastards series trace the exploits of an elite band of thieves and confidence artists moving through a richly imagined city-state shaped in the image of medieval Venice. In Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent, Scott Lynch returns to the cobblestones and canals of Camorr, offering a glimpse into the formative years of one of the young Gentleman Bastards.Here, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

    by Brandon Sanderson ...
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy**―this iconic short fiction collection features stories set across the Cosmere universe.**The Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer" is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, which includes novellas ... Read more

    $8.89 USD

  • Russian Fairy Tales

    by Aleksandr Afanas'ev ...
    Series series The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
    Beautifully illustrated, here is the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English.This comprehensive collection introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the ... Read more

    $11.79 USD

  • Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

    Stories

    by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto ...
    USA Today BestsellerA Debutiful "Best Debuts of the Year""Rich and wise, humming with confidence." — New York Times Book Review"A knockout. Eleven knockouts. One KO for every story."—Elizabeth McCracken" Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare is a frontrunner for Book of the Year." — DebutifulMegan Kamalei Kakimoto's wrenching and sen... ... Read more

    Was $11.59 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • Il mio scontroso capo

    by Shaw Hart ...
    Lavorare per Hudson Cole doveva essere solo temporaneo.Tutti in ufficio sanno che Hudson è impossibile.È freddo, esigente e allergico ai sorrisi.Le sue assistenti di solito si licenziano nel giro di pochi giorni, ma io mi rifiuto di essere una di loro.Organizzo la sua agenda, mando avanti senza intoppi la sua azienda da miliardi di dollari e ignoro il modo in cui i suoi occhi scuri mi seguono ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Twelve Red Herrings

    by Jeffrey Archer ...
    The bestselling author Jeffrey Archer once again astonishes, delights, and electrifies with this collection, Twelve Red Herrings.Archer, the internationally bestselling author of Honor Among Thieves and Kane & Abel, serves up this inventive collection of a dozen short stories -- with a twist. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • 十二月十日

    Tenth of December

    by 喬治‧桑德斯, George Saunders ...
    Translated by 宋瑛堂 ...
    Series series 大師名作坊
    人活著活著，難免會遇到再也走不下去的時候本應結束孤獨生命的這一天，嚴如厲冬的人間竟重燃生之光「短篇小說的時代來臨，因為這本書帶來希望」－－《紐約時報》首屆佛立歐文學獎得主，令無數長篇小說黯然失色2013年度唯一榮登《紐約時報》暢銷書榜冠軍短篇小說集作者並以本書獲選《時代》雜誌年度百大影響人物堅持短篇小說寫作二十五年，喬治．桑德斯終於大放光芒「美國當世最偉大的短篇小說家」－－《TIME》「保證將是你今年讀過最好看的一本書。」－－《紐約時報》書評，頭版前所未見˙文壇頂尖作家群及奧斯卡影后˙齊聲推崇莎娣．史密斯∣珍妮佛．伊根∣強納森．法蘭岑∣瑪格麗特．愛特伍∣卡勒德．胡賽尼湯瑪斯．品瓊∣約書亞．費瑞斯∣戴夫．艾格斯∣強．麥貴格∣金獎影后茱莉安．摩爾「倘若真的... ... Read more

    Was $7.14 USD Now $6.06 USD

  • And Then There Were None

    by Agatha Christie ...
    "If you’re one of the few who haven’t experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." — DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorAn exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery.Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

  • Rejection

    Fiction

    by Tony Tulathimutte ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION •A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"A master comedian with a virtuoso prose style has produced an audacious, original and highly disturbing book . . . an incandescent satire." —Giles Harvey, The New York Times MagazineFrom the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens (“the first great millen... ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • Stag Dance

    A Quartet

    by Torrey Peters ...
    PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “This inventive, boundary-pushing follow-up to Detransition, Baby . . . [takes] on gender, transness and lives on the margins in all of their gorgeously complicated glory.”—People“Hot, heartbreaking, and thrillingly victorious.”—Miranda July, New York Times bestselling author of All FoursNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • LONGLISTE... ... Read more

    $5.29 USD