Patricia Volk Patricia Volk’s delicious memoir lets us into her big, crazy, loving, cheerful, infuriating and wonderful family, where you’re never just hungry–your starving to death, and you’re never just...

Daniel Gilbert Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? Why will sighted people pay more to avoid going blind...

Author: Michael Moore Stupid White Men - ...and other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!Published 2002 by Penguin (first published February 19th 2001)

Author: Joe Dunthorne This hilarious coming-of-age novel follows Oliver Tate as he tries to find out why his father sometimes stays in bed for days at a time, why his...

Michel HouellebecqIn a near-future France, François, a middle-aged academic, is watching his life slowly dwindle to nothing. His sex drive is diminished, his parents are dead, and his lifelong obsession...

Mary Robinson Paige Deveaux, poet and Harvard professor, trails her husband Raf to a seedy bar in Houston where she enlists the aid of Raymond and Pru, a stripper, to...

Alon Ulman “An amazing life is a matter of choice.”Success in any endeavor can be achieved in just six essential steps. With these six steps, anyone can consciously elevate their...

Henry Petroski Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this...

Kiley Reid Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living showing other women how to do the same. A mother to two small...

Rohinton Mistry It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man...

Cathy Lamb In this warm, funny, thoroughly candid novel, acclaimed author Cathy Lamb introduces an unforgettable heroine who's half the woman she used to be, and about to find herself...

Megan Miranda Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, where you can find secrets, scandal, and a suspected killer—all on one street.Hollow’s Edge use to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic...