Arthur Ransome John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but...

Karen Russell The Bigtree alligator wrestling dynasty is in decline—think Buddenbrooks set in the Florida Everglades—and Swamplandia!, their island home and gator-wrestling theme park, is swiftly being encroached upon by a sophisticated...

Author: Edmund Crispin In the course of this funny, fiendish mystery with an operatic theme, eccentric Oxford don Gervase Fen has to unravel two murders, cope with the unpredictability of...

Marcel Proust Both a psychological self-portrait and a profound meditation upon the artistic process, Proust's seven-part masterpiece In Search of Lost Time changed the course of twentieth-century literature. Swann's Way, the first volume,...

Luisa Plaja Rachel hates her life. So when her boyfriend David goes to a music festival in England she decides to surprise him - but she gets a nasty shock...

Kavin HenkesFrom two-time Newbery Honor and New York Times–bestselling author Kevin Henkes, this timeless novel about loss, loneliness, and friendship tells the story of the spring break that changes seventh-grader...

William BoydWhen Amory Clay was born, in the decade before the Great War, her disappointed father gave her an androgynous name and announced the birth of a son. But this...

Balraj Khanna Author of Nation of Fools - A wickedly humorous portrayal of India Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd.

Jonis Agee Confronting the dark legacies of her past, a young woman finds self-fulfillment in this resounding and critically acclaimed debut novel. January 1, 1992 by Perennial

Christina LaurenOne-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him.But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating...

Lori Nelson Spielman #1 international bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman follows The Life List with Sweet Forgiveness , in which a woman’s receipt of two “forgiveness stones” sends her searching...

Sherryl Woods "Sherryl Woods writes emotionally satisfying novels about family, friendship and home. Truly feel-great reads!" —#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie MacomberFor the Sweet Magnolias, now a Netflix original series, friendship...