A provocative, unprecedented anthology featuring original short stories on what it means to be an American from thirty bestselling and award-winning authors with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen: "This chorus of brilliant voices articulating the shape and texture of contemporary America makes for necessary reading" (Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies).
Wry, rueful and rich in observation, SUPER HOST provides a delicious portrait of middle-age, marriage, and the underlying fears and loneliness that colour so many lives. Being lost in a place you know by heart is one of life's most disconcerting feelings.
One beautiful September day, three sixty-six-year-old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the 1960s. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today - Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher and Mickey an ageing rocker. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since 1971: the disappearance of their friend Jacy.
Set in Paris, a quirky novel about an inseparable grandfather and grandson who embark on a crazy adventure before life changes for good. For fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Three Things About Elsie.
A team of explorers are drawn to Northern California to investigate mysterious stone walls whose presence has never been explained. Soon they will become drawn into a missing person's case being investigated nearby - and come to realize that the two are connected in terrifying ways . . .
Edward Rutherfurd, the internationally bestselling author of Sarum, London, New York and PARIS, turns his pen to the bustling modern behemoth that is China - a country full to the brim with a deep, beautiful and sometimes violent heritage.Set from the 1800s onwards, Rutherfurd's beautiful novel explores the modern history of China with all the signature authenticity and interlacing personal stories that make him one of the most beloved authors of our time.
Three Women meets Tana French in a breathtaking crime novel that asks what it means to be a woman in a dangerous world. From New York Times bestselling author Marie Rutkoski comes a mystery with characters you will never forget.
Once there was a girl who traded her heart for knowledge. A heart seemed a small price to pay. But her bargain did not take away her longing. Now she wanted all the world.