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A breakthrough novel and the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, “The Sympathizer” is an incredibly compelling tale of espionage, identity, and love.
Oprah approved…
In Whitehead’s powerfully expansive novel, the all-too-real horrors of slavery are juxtaposed with surreal and allegorical elements to create a gripping novel as much about America’s present as it is about its past.
Emotionally gripping…
This stunning story of a precocious nine-year old boy, who struggles with issues of loss and family, captured the attention of a nation grappling with the aftermath of the attacks on 9/11.
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Balanced between his tendencies towards the minimal & the mystical, “Colorless” is classic Murakami: a quietly oneiric mediation on intimacy, solitude, memory & belonging.
Stories that linger...
Lahiri is a sensitive observer of the micro relationships that form between strangers in different situations: a tour, a dinner party, a tutoring session. These are stories that linger, that become a part of you.
Pulsing with life…
A dazzling collection of stories about identity and relationships from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. As in “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”, Díaz’s prose here is bawdy, colorful, and pulsing with life.
A mother’s love…
Moral codes, maternal instincts, and a young couple’s marriage are put to the test when a boat carrying a dead man, and a very alive baby girl, washes onto the shore of a remote Australian island.
Hilarious & heartfelt…
Maria Semple’s modern epistolary novel is hilarious and heartfelt, following 15-year-old Bee as she tries to solve the apparent mental breakdown and disappearance of her mother just before a family trip to Antarctica.
Modern classic…
Chabon’s magnum opus blends comics, Jewish lore, and American history to create a page-turning, smart, and deeply enjoyable novel that's been hailed by critics and readers as a modern classic.
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Long–awaited novel…
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“When Breath Becomes Air,” written in the last year of Dr. Kalanithi’s life, is an unstoppable read and a moving memoir about coming to terms with death from a man who worked to prevent others’, and then finally faced his own.
Fascinating history…
This fascinating story of the people who built computers and the Internet follows the winding path toward our current world through innovators like Ada Lovelace through Alan Turing up to Larry Page and Bill Gates. It's an inspiring journey that makes you appreciate the ingenuity of our connected world all the more.
Powerful & necessary…
In this book addressed to his teenage son, Coates handles the tragedy of America’s history of racism and the most recent displays of police violence with a poetry and an honesty that make the book impossible to put down.
Raunchy, juicy, sweaty & delicious...
Bourdain’s raunchy, juicy, sweaty, and — yes — delicious follow-up to “Kitchen Confidential” is full of hilarious personal anecdotes, along with a dash of invaluable life lessons, like never touch the hollandaise at a buffet.
Smashing every expectation…
This biography of the Founding Father without a father inspired the hottest musical currently running on Broadway. Chernow maps how young, scrappy & hungry Hamilton became an integral part of American politics.
Beautifully rendered…
Patti Smith’s beautifully rendered memoir—set in the bohemian glamour of the Chelsea Hotel in the late ’60s—chronicles her loving relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe and their early years as struggling artists.
Imaginative & impactful…
Isaacson’s exclusive biography brings this generation’s leading innovator to life again, illustrating the impact of imagination through interviews and anecdotes.
Freedom found…
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