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<<< 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 >>>     sort list by title | author Death Is Not an Option Stories Suzanne Rivecca “Ruthlessly frank. . . . Recalls Holden Caulfield by way of John Hughes.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)In these stories, a teacher obsesses over a student who comes to class with scratch marks on his face; a Catholic girl... How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe A Novel Charles Yu Every day in Minor Universe 31 people get into time machines and try to change the past. That's where Charles Yu, time travel technician, steps in. He helps save people from themselves. Literally. Room A Novel Emma Donoghue To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. Room is home to... Super Sad True Love Story A Novel Gary Shteyngart Did the opposable thumb evolve to text? Happy to find that I'm not the only one contemplating such serious matters. Shteyngart's new novel is sad, but also very heartwarming to those of us skeptical of, and concerned about, the role that electronic... The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Michael Chabon The sheltered son of a Jewish mobster, Art Bechstein leaps into his first summer as a college graduate as cluelessly as he capered through his school years. But new friends and lovers are eager to guide him through these sultry days of last-ditch... A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens, Richard Maxwell Be they shocking, ambitious, or simply brilliant, these novels continue to enthrall today as they did at the time they were written. Now, Penguin Classics is proud to present them in gorgeous clothbound editions-vibrant volumes sure to become as... Mr. Peanut Adam Ross A terrifying, Hitchcockian portrait of love turned to hate, and to murder. Did our hapless protagonists really kill their wives, or did they just hope someone else would finish the job? Mr. Peanut is a riveting, strange literary thriller, a scary dive... Catch-22 50th Anniversary Edition Joseph Heller Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest—and most celebrated—books of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern... Look Down, This Is Where It Must Have Happened Hal Niedzviecki A millennial masterpiece, wildly imaginative and boldly executed by a master storyteller and penetrating cultural observer. A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan NATIONAL BESTSELLER A New York Times Book Review Best BookOne of the Best Books of the Year: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, The Miami Herald, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Newsday, NPR's On Point, O, the Oprah Magazine, People... What We Are Peter Nathaniel Malae A New York Times Editors' Choice and a blazing and authentic new literary voice, Peter Nathaniel Malae’s raw and powerful, bullet-fast debut novel looks at contemporary America through the eyes of one disillusioned son. What We Are follows... Solar Ian McEwan Michael Beard is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist (and compulsive overeater) whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions, and... The Ask A Novel Sam Lipsyte A New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceMilo Burke—husband, father, development officer at a third-tier university—has just joined the burgeoning class of the newly unemployed. Grasping after odd jobs to support his... Beatrice and Virgil A Novel Yann Martel When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler... <<< 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 >>>