Alexander Ilych Rostov is an aristocrat sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal to a lifetime of confinement in the luxury hotel. While the country he once knew transforms outside his door, the Count undertakes his own transformation in a decades-long quest for freedom.

A captivating fantasy novel set in a world constantly threatened by catastrophic geological events. It follows the story of three women with extraordinary powers, exploring themes of oppression, prejudice, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge—aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner—is determined to make it through yet another sad summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke. Zeke is a talented artist who has just moved into his grandmother's unhappy house and is as lonely and awkward as Frankie is.

The Girl with the Louding Voice is a 2020 coming of age novel and the debut of Nigerian writer Abi Daré. It tells the story of a teenage Nigerian girl called Adunni who becomes a maid and struggles with many things growing up, including her limited education, poverty and the inability to speak up for herself.

After losing her son, Tova Sullivan takes a night cleaning job at an aquarium. There, she forms an unlikely friendship with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus who becomes her confidant. Together, they unravel the mysterious decades-old disappearance of her teenage son, with Marcellus proving to be surprisingly intelligent and helpful in connecting the dots of […]

In rural Mexico, a mysterious abandoned baby found covered in bees becomes part of the Morales family. Simonopio, born with a cleft lip, possesses supernatural abilities and an extraordinary connection to nature. As he grows, he becomes a protector of the family farm during tumultuous times, navigating personal tragedies, political upheaval, and the mysterious forces […]

In a small Georgia town in 1906, 14-year-old Will Tweedy narrates the scandalous story of his grandfather Rucker Blakeslee, who remarries just three weeks after his wife’s death to a young milliner, shocking the town’s conservative society. Their unconventional relationship challenges social norms and provides a humorous, poignant coming-of-age tale about love, grief, and small-town […]

Dana, a modern Black woman, is mysteriously transported through time to a pre-Civil War plantation, where she repeatedly saves her white ancestor Rufus from fatal situations. Each time she travels back, she experiences the brutal realities of slavery. Her time travels force her to confront the complex and traumatic legacy of slavery, challenging her understanding […]

In 15th-century China, Tan Yunxian, a female physician, defies societal constraints to practice medicine alongside her female physician grandmother. Despite restrictions on women’s education and mobility, she forms deep bonds with her sworn sisters and becomes a groundbreaking healer, treating women’s ailments with skill and compassion in a world that attempts to limit her potential.

A Mi’kmaq family’s summer picking blueberries in Maine takes a devastating turn when 4-year-old Ruthie goes missing. Decades later, her brother Joe and a woman named Norma become entangled in uncovering the painful truth about Ruthie’s disappearance, exploring themes of family, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood trauma across generations.

The Devil in the White City draws the reader into the enchantment of the Guilded Age, with a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of a master builder, a […]

Ella finds herself acting to save her town from the encroaching totalitarianism of the Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is a love […]