Contemporary

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

David Stuart It's 1985 in a town in Ireland. Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, enters his busiest period in the weeks before Christmas. As he ...

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatalika

Contemporary

A biting satire set in 1990 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the bloody civil war. Maali Almeida, a war photographer who was both a gambler and a ...

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatalika

Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

Contemporary

The fascinating story of a little boy trying to understand his surroundings is told in Treacle Walker. The Little Prince is the obvious comparison. ...

The Trees by Percival Everett

Contemporary

The thrilling novel The Trees by Percival Everett begins with a string of gruesome killings in the small town of Money, Mississippi. The local ...

Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Contemporary

The Old Horse, the long-serving ruler of a fictional nation, is overthrown in NoViolet Bulawayo's daring new book, and the drama that ensues for a ...

Honeymoon by Patrick Modiano

Thrillers

Patrick Modiano, a brilliant storyteller and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, presents an intriguing puzzle of life. In Patrick ...

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

Thrillers

2666, written in the final years of Roberto Bolano's life, was hailed as his greatest accomplishment in Europe and Latin America, surpassing even his ...

Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me by Javier Maras

Thrillers

When Marta invites Victor to supper at her Madrid apartment while her husband is abroad on business, they have just recently been acquainted. ...

Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me by Javier Maras