Piet HeinTreat yourself to the fun of Piet Hein's Grooks. His poem/drawings, to be read on at least two levels, have fanciful surfaces and always witty, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes touching,...

Tim PearsThis overwhelmingly hot summer everything seems to be slowing down in the tiny Devon village where Alison lives, as if the sun is pouring hot glue over it. 'This...

Isabel Allende   Oprah Book Club® Selection, February 2000: Until Isabel Allende burst onto the scene with her 1985 debut, The House of the Spirits, Latin American fiction was, for...

Shaun Johnson   Sam Jameson was eight years old when his father George died in shocking circumstances. He decides some forty years later, to finally open the box of his...

Ian McEwan   Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. A bravura performance, it...

Jill JohnsonSet between London and New Zealand and intertwining past and present, The Time Before The Time To Come follows Victoria’s journey as she rediscovers her Maori heritage and embarks...

Trisha MalcolmCap off your wardrobe with a hat for every occasion—it’s one of the smallest, most creative projects to knit. Stay warm with a Nordic stocking cap or cool in...

Author: Nancy Huston The year is 1957 and the place is Paris, where the psychic wounds of World War II have barely begun to heal. Saffie, a young German woman,...

Chang-Rae Lee   From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman’s legendary quest in a shocking, future America.On...

David GutersonFrom the author of Snow Falling on Cedars comes this bestselling novel about a dying man’s final journey through a landscape that has always sustained him and provided him...

Lisa Jewell   The unforgettable story about a family with a secret at its core, from Top Ten bestseller Lisa Jewell, author of Ralph's Party, The Making of Us and...

Gloria Guss BackAdvises parents of gay children how to handle their feelings of shock, anger, guilt, and self-deprecation, explains current psychological views concerning homosexuality, and discusses religious issues