Maria Semple   Bernadette Fox has vanished.When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into...

Martin Likes with Lucy Kellaway Meet Martin Lukes - the most middling of middle managers. This is the story of his crawl up the corporate ladder, revealing typical office frustrations,...

Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a RelationshipSherry ArgovDiscover why men are attracted to strong, independent women with this straight-forward, accessible...

Mindy KalingIn Why Not Me?, Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it’s falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in...

Angela Thirkell Action in Thirkells second Barsetshire novel centres around the extended family of the Leslies of Rushwater House. Lady Emily reigns behind a self-generated thicket of confusion and turmoil....

Josh BazellIt's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka...

John Green and David LevithanOne cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers cross paths. Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles,...

Tom SharpeWhen his endlessly capricious wife Eva receives plane tickets for the family to visit Auntie Joan and Uncle Wally in Atlanta, Wilt knows only one thing - that nothing...

Michael Chabon A modern classic, now in a welcome new edition, Wonder Boys firmly established Michael Chabon as a force to be reckoned with in American fiction. At once a...

Eric LaxFew celebrities are as instantly recognizable as Woody Allen. Few are as notoriously shy. And perhaps none are as elusive: Is Woody Allen a comedian who wants to be...

Keri SmithFor anyone who's ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book that features a subversive collection...

Terry Pratchett Witches are not by nature gregarious, and they certainly don't have leaders.Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn't have.But even she found that meddling...