From the beloved host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, a profusion of exuberant memories and musings on a life spent in animal company. Paired with charming, whimsical illustrations, Simon reflects on how pets unlock our hearts and burrow into our…
It's 1980, and Carol Girard and her husband are living an ordinary life. Until something extraordinary happens: a flickering of light in the sky, believed to be communication from intelligent life on another planet. And so begins a decades-long…
From bestselling author Tom Perrotta, a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey, from the perspective of a middle-aged writer looking back on a series of events that changed his life--and the story…
On idyllic Balboa Island, life seems peaceful and welcoming. But when the lives of three women begin to unravel in shockingly different ways, an unlikely friendship--and the game of tennis--may be the only thing that can save them. Set against…
From the critically acclaimed author of THE APOLOGY comes a contemporary retelling of Romeo & Juliet, as the cousin of the star-crossed lovers helps them avoid a tragic fate. This wondrous, tender retelling of Korea's most classic love story is…
This stunning novel plunges into the tumultuous life of screen icon Katharine Hepburn, a star whose fierce independence, passionate spirit, and fluid sexuality shattered Hollywood's rules and redefined what it meant to be a woman in film. This…
The intense dystopian world-building of John Twelve Hawks returns with a masterful journey through the near future of Artificial Intelligence, in which a wise, orphaned ten-year-old girl goes on the run with only her trusty "Interactive Toy" to…
