Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories
Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason,… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Romance Fiction
Starman Jones
The stars were closed to Max Jones. To get into space you either needed connections, a membership in the Guild,… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's Stories In English, Literature & Fiction, Space Opera Science Fiction, Space Ships
Death Be Not Proud
Johnny Gunther Jr. was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his… Continue Reading Posted in: 90-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads, Biography, Health, Literature & Fiction, Patients
The Night In Question
One of the sinuous and subtly crafted stories in Tobias Wolff's new collection--his first in eleven years--begins with a man… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Short Stories
All Our Wrong Todays
You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined we'd have? Well, it happened. In Tom Barren's 2016, humanity… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Men
Sing the Four Quarters
To call the kigh was the height of bard's magic. Only those born with the gift could learn to Sing… Continue Reading Posted in: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Royal Flash
In volume 2 of The Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck… Continue Reading Posted in: England, Flashman, Harry (Fictitious Character), Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Jinx High
Very Good to Like New condition. Perfect spine. Bright clean cover has slight creasing and edge wear. Text is perfect.… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Oklahoma Tulsa, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Witches
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and… Continue Reading Posted in: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Literature & Fiction, Sword & Sorcery
The Only Story
‘Most of us have only one story to tell. I don’t mean that only one thing happens to us in… Continue Reading Posted in: British & Irish Literary Fiction, Interpersonal Relations, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Psychological Fiction
Hidden Bodies
THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE HIT BOOK YOU, NOW A NETFLIX SERIESIn the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed… Continue Reading Posted in: Crime, Literature & Fiction, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction, Serial Killer Thrillers, Serial Killers, TV
The Cruel Prince
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful… Continue Reading Posted in: Dark Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
A memoir about growing up gay in America. From the 1950s through the rebellious 1960s to the self-creating 1970s, the… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, English Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Specific Demographic Studies
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
Once you let a book into your life, the most unexpected things can happen...Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Women, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions, and Life Lessons
A collection of personal stories, lessons, song lyrics, and photos from the beloved British vlogger Dodie Clark, also known online… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Memoirs
Stormbringer
The epic tale of Elric of Melnibone, albino prince of ruins, moves to it's awesome conclusion -with the whole of… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Golden Hill
New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746.One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Speaks The Nightbird
Critically acclaimed historical mystery set in colonial South Carolina. Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, North Carolina
Sullivan’s Island
Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of South Carolina, Sullivan's Island marks the debut of an exquisitely talented writer--and tells… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Social Life And Customs, Women
Tangerine
The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After… Continue Reading Posted in: Female Friendship, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
The Ringworld Engineers
Ringworld: the most stunning artifact in known space, an articficial world with three million times Earth's surface area. Who built… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction
All That Man Is
A magnificent and ambitiously conceived portrait of contemporary life, by a genius of realismNine men. Each of them at a… Continue Reading Posted in: Czech Republic Prague, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is a memorable and terrifying masterpiece, fueled by a tension that creeps up on you slowly… Continue Reading Posted in: American Literature Criticism, Literature & Fiction, Teen & Young Adult, Villages
An Untamed State
Mireille Duval Jameson is living a fairy tale. The strong-willed youngest daughter of one of Haiti’s richest sons, she has… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Suspense Fiction
Moonglow
In 1989, fresh from the publication of his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Michael Chabon traveled to his mother’s… Continue Reading Posted in: Action & Adventure Literary Fiction, Contemporary Urban Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Urban Life
Mademoiselle Chanel
„Nisam bila zadovoljna svojim životom pa sam ga kreirala.“ KokoSlikovit roman pun drame, strasti, tragedije i lepote o modnoj ikoni… Continue Reading Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Literature & Fiction, United States
The Mote in God’s Eye
Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo… Continue Reading Posted in: American Writers, Fiction In English, Life On Other Planets, Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction
The Summer Before the War
The bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love and war that reaches far… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction Satire, Historical, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
The Sea of Tranquility
I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Women's Literary Fiction
Five Hundred Years After
In which our Heroes--Khaavren, Pel, Aerich and Tazendra--are reunited again a mere five centuries later...just in time for an uprising… Continue Reading Posted in: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Young Men
The House of the Spirits
Here, in an astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the saga of proud and passionate men and women and… Continue Reading Posted in: Genre Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
The Gone World
“I promise you have never read a story like this.” —Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark MatterInception… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction
The Light We Lost
He was the first person to inspire her, to move her, to truly understand her. Was he meant to be… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Photojournalists, Romance
All Is Not Forgotten
In the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut everything seems picture perfect.Until one night when young Jenny Kramer is attacked… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
It’s Not Like It’s a Secret
Sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara has too many secrets. Some are small, like how it bothers her when her friends don’t invite… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Poetry for Teens & Young Adults, Prejudice & Racism, Teen & Young Adult LGBT Romance
Cashelmara
The rich and mighty saga of a wealthy and titled English family in Ireland during the 19th century. Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Domestic Fiction, English Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction
House
A mind-bending supernatural thriller from the creators of 'This Present Darkness' and 'Saint.'Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker--two of the most… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, United States
The Book of David
His secret is his downfall. A riveting, first-person tale in the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the… Continue Reading Posted in: Death & Dying, Lgbt Issues, Literature & Fiction
Domnisoara Christina (Proza fantastica / Mircea Eliade)
Fidel abstragerii din cotidian a eroilor prozei sale fantastice, Mircea Eliade oferă cu romanul Domnișoara Christina (1936) o variantă modernă… Continue Reading Posted in: Foreign Language Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Hand of Isis
Against the rising power of Rome, Egypt is the last and strongest bastion of the Eastern Hellenistic kingdoms.,,Charmian is handmaiden… Continue Reading Posted in: 83 B.C.? 30 B.C, Antonius, Bibliography, Fantasy Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Marcus
The Other Einstein
Superb…the haunting story of Einstein’s brilliant first wife who was lost in his shadow. —Sue Monk Kidd, New York Times… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographical, Biographical Fiction (Books), Literary, Literary Fiction (Books), Literature & Fiction
Burn for Me
#1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews launches a brand new Hidden Legacy series, in which one woman must… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Rich People, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Etched in Bone
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others, as humans struggle to survive in… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Paranormal & Urban, Romantic
Requiem For A Dream
In Coney Island, Brooklyn, Sarah Goldfarb, a lonely widow, wants nothing more than to lose weight and appear on a… Continue Reading Posted in: Art of Film & Video, English Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Mothers And Sons, Parents Of Drug Addicts
The Invention of Wings
Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the… Continue Reading Posted in: Afroamerikanische Historische Romane, Biographical Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Slaves
Olive, Again
The iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but also the lives of those around… Continue Reading Posted in: Family Saga, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Black Widow: Forever Red
Enter the world of the Avengers’ iconic master spy…Natasha Romanoff is one of the world’s most lethal assassins. Trained from… Continue Reading Posted in: Comics & Graphic Novels, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thriller
We Are the Ants
From the author of The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley comes a brand-new novel about a teenage boy who must… Continue Reading Posted in: Emotions & Feelings, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult Gay & Lesbian Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Magical Realism Fiction
Once Upon a River
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars… Continue Reading Posted in: Gothic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Ice Station
At a remote US ice station in Antarctica, a team of scientists has made an amazing discovery. They found something… Continue Reading Posted in: Airplanes, Literature & Fiction, Military Prototypes, Prototypes, Suspense, Suspense Fiction
Purity
A magnum opus for our morally complex times from the author of FreedomYoung Pip Tyler doesn't know who she is.… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Political
Dreams of Gods and Monsters
Two worlds are poised on the brink of a vicious war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken… Continue Reading Posted in: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Teen & Young Adult Girls & Women Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Monster Fiction
The Europeans
Eugenia, the daughter of American expatriates, is the morganatic wife of a German prince, who is being urged to divorce… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Literature & Fiction, New England, Upper Class
Every Exquisite Thing
Didn’t you ever just simply want to…stop?Star athlete and straight-A student Nanette O’Hare has played the role of dutiful daughter… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Adam’s Story
Elder Roberts knows that he and his companion are out of their area. But he has only a few months… Continue Reading Posted in: Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, Grandparent And Child, Literature & Fiction, New Jersey, Stepmothers
The Poet X
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming Of Age, Literature & Fiction, Research & Publishing Guides, Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Emigration & Immigration, Writing
The Daughter Of Time
At Scotland Yard, Inspector Grant has a reputation for being able to pick them at sight. Now he is in… Continue Reading Posted in: Crime Fiction, Detective And Mystery Stories, Great Britain, Literature & Fiction, Mystery Fiction
Knulp: Three Tales from the Life of Knulp
Published in Germany in 1915, Knulp is a novel written by Hermann Hesse which takes the form of three tales.… Continue Reading Posted in: Authors, Fiction In German 1901 Texts [Including Translations], German, Literature & Fiction, Manners And Customs
The Water of the Hills: Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs
Tells the story of Jean de Florette, a 35-year-old, city-bred, hunchbacked idealist, his wife, Aimee, and his daughter, Manon. In… Continue Reading Posted in: France Provence, French Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Irish Thoroughbred
It was a dream come true for Irish lass Adelia Cunnane--to work with her uncle, a horse trainer at Royal… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Romance
An American Marriage
Newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court… Continue Reading Posted in: Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Sword & Sorcery
The Music Shop
It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary British & Irish Literature, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Romance Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction
The Friend
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here, , A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Animal Fiction (Books), Divorce, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction
Conflict of Honors
Sixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Literature & Fiction, Revenge, Science Fiction, Space Opera Science Fiction
A Boy Made of Blocks
Meet thirtysomething dad, AlexHe loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam,… Continue Reading Posted in: American Literature, Coming of Age Fiction, Fathers And Sons, Literature & Fiction, United States
Everybody’s Fool
Richard Russo, at the very top of his game, now returns to North Bath, in upstate New York, and the… Continue Reading Posted in: Interpersonal Relations, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Grand Meaulnes
À la fin du XIXe siècle, par un froid dimanche de novembre, un garçon de quinze ans, François Seurel, qui… Continue Reading Posted in: Conduct Of Life, Grand Meaulnes (Alain Fournier), Literature & Fiction, Love Stories
The Song of the Lark
Perhaps Willa Cather's most autobiographical work, The Song of the Lark charts the story of a young woman's awakening as… Continue Reading Posted in: American Writers, Juvenile Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Musical Fiction
Love and Ruin
The bestselling author of The Paris Wife returns to the subject of Ernest Hemingway in a novel about his passionate,… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographical, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Desiree
The stunning, massively bestselling story of Napoleon's first fiancé, First published in 1953, this riveting true-life tale comes to life… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographical Historical Fiction, Children's Books, Contemporary Romance, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Manhattan Beach
Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction
Medicus
Gaius Petrius Ruso is a divorced and down-on his luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek… Continue Reading Posted in: England Chester, Historical Mystery, Literature & Fiction, Murder Investigation, Physicians, Thriller & Suspense Fiction
The Lost Plot
After being commissioned to find a rare book, Librarian Irene and her assistant, Kai, head to Prohibition-era New York and… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Windwitch
Alternative cover edition of ISBN13: 9780765379306.Sometimes our enemies are also our only allies…After an explosion destroys his ship, the world… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
Framed
Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto… Continue Reading Posted in: Abandoned Mines, Children's Art Books (Kindle Store), Children's Siblings Books (Kindle Store), Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Permutation City
In the not-too-distant future, technology has given birth to immortality. The human mind can be scanned and downloaded into a… Continue Reading Posted in: Australian, English Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction
Homegoing
A novel of breathtaking sweep and emotional power that traces three hundred years in Ghana and along the way also… Continue Reading Posted in: Afroamerikanische Historische Romane, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, United States
The Last Centurion
In the second decade of the twenty-first century the world is struck by two catastrophes, a new mini-ice age and,… Continue Reading Posted in: Catastrophical, Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, The
Gale Force (Weather Warden, Book 7)
Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is on vacation when her Djinn lover, David, asks Joanne to marry him. She's thrilled to… Continue Reading Posted in: Earthquakes, Florida, Jinn, Literature & Fiction, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy
A House Without Windows
A vivid, unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood—an emotionally powerful and haunting story of friendship that illuminates the plight of… Continue Reading Posted in: Cultural Heritage Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical Middle Eastern Fiction, Literature & Fiction, United States
Echoes of Honor
For eight bloody years, the Star Kingdom of Manticore and its allies have taken the war to the vastly more… Continue Reading Posted in: Harrington, Honor (Fictitious Character), Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Women Air Pilots
Humboldt’s Gift
Charlie Citrine, an intellectual, middle-aged author of award-winning biographies and plays, contemplates two significant figures and philosophies in his life:… Continue Reading Posted in: History & Criticism, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
This is what we long for: the profound pleasure of being swept into vivid new worlds, worlds peopled by characters… Continue Reading Posted in: Australia & Oceania Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
My Husband’s Wife
Til death us do part. When young lawyer Lily marries Ed, she’s determined to make a fresh start. To leave… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
A Study in Scarlet Women
With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper… Continue Reading Posted in: Cozy, Literature & Fiction, Victorian
Chalktown
Set in rural Mississippi during the '60s, Chalktown is fiction as original as its predecessor, Mother of Pearl , which… Continue Reading Posted in: Children With Mental Disabilities, Domestic Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Mississippi George County
The Pecan Man
The Pecan Man is a work of Southern fiction whose first chapter was the First Place winner of the 2006… Continue Reading Posted in: African American Literary Fiction, Florida, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographical, Biographical Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, World War II Historical Fiction
The Island of Sea Women
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times… Continue Reading Posted in: Asian American Literature & Fiction, Friendship, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereFrom the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful… Continue Reading Posted in: American Literature, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Military Historical Fiction
Captive Prince: Volume Two
With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of… Continue Reading Posted in: Gay, LGBT Fantasy Fiction, LGBT Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
No Great Mischief
In 1779, driven out of his home, Calum MacDonald sets sail from the Scottish Highlands with his extensive family. After… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical Fiction, History, Literature & Fiction, Young Men
Metrophage
Welcome to Los Angeles...where anger, hunger and disease run rampant, and life and hope are strictly rationed. This is Jonny's… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Technothrillers
The Emperor’s Edge
Imperial law enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon is good at her job: she can deter thieves and pacify thugs, if not with… Continue Reading Posted in: Assassins, Literature & Fiction, Steampunk Fiction, Steampunk Science Fiction
Anne of Green Gables
As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's Canadian History Books, Children's Nonfiction Family Life Books, Genre Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction Cruddy
Sorry we couldn’t find a book description. Please use the goodreads and/or amazon links on the book page to read… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Humorous Literary Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction The Book of Essie
A debut novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the emotionally stirring, wildly captivating story of the seventeen-year-old daughter… Continue Reading Posted in: Friendship, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Youth
Youth's narrator, a student in 1950s South Africa, has long been plotting an escape from his native country. Studying mathematics,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Young Men