Fiction

Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren

by Barry Lopez

In this new collection of twelve stories, one of our most admired writers evokes the longing we feel for beauty in our relationships with one another, with the past. with nature. In these stories, we find men...

Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories

by Barry Lopez

Moving from fable and historical fiction to contemporary realism, this book of stories from Barry Lopez is erotic and wise, full of irresistible characters doing things they shouldn't do for reasons that are...

The Forgotten

by Elie Wiesel

Distinguished psychotherapist and survivor Elhanan Rosenbaum is losing his memory to an incurable disease. Never having spoken of the war years before, he resolves to tell his son about his past—the heroic...

Shiloh and Other Stories

Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award 1983

by Bobbie Ann Mason

"These stories will last," said Raymond Carver of Shiloh and Other Stories when it was first published, and almost two decades later this stunning fiction debut and winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award has become...

A Sight for Sore Eyes

by Ruth Rendell

A Sight for Sore Eyes tells three stories, and for the longest time, the reader has no inkling of how they will come together. The first is a story of a little girl who has been scolded and sent to her room...

Road Rage

Inspector Wexford #17

by Ruth Rendell

Winner of multiple Edgar and Gold Dagger awards including the most prestigious Edgar of them all, the Grand Master, Ruth Rendell returns with a novel that pits Chief Inspector Wexford against a quite personal...

PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011: The Best Stories of the Year

by Laura Furman

The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 contains twenty unforgettable stories selected from hundreds of literary magazines. The winning tales take place in such far-flung locales as Madagascar, Nantucket, a Midwestern...

Lost Souls

by Anthony Schmitz

Father Hoven's journey back to St. Jude and back to the memory of a time when he was "right out of the seminary and ready to set the world straight."

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Running Mates

by John Feinstein

When the governor of Maryland is assassinated, investigative reporter Bobby Kelleher investigates and uncovers a plot involving Ku Klux Klan grand dragons, feminists, and hit men.

From the Hardcover edition.

Pet Day Surprise: (#4)

Jeffrey and the Third-Grade Ghost #4

by Megan Stine

Jeffrey and the Third-Grade Ghost #4

From the Trade Paperback edition.

City of Orphans

by Avi & Greg Ruth

Plot twists, big accusations, and plenty of shifty, crooked characters fill the pages of this harrowing adventure from Newbery Medalist Avi.

The streets of 1893 New York are crowded and filthy. For thirteen-year-old...

Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Things are so bad, I feel like I'm going to explode if I don't do something...

Everyone has to keep a journal in Mrs. Dunphrey's English class, but the teacher has promised she won't read any entry marked "Do...

Bright and Distant Shores: A Novel

by Dominic Smith

From the award-winning author of The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre and The Beautiful Miscellaneous comes a sweeping historical novel set amid the skyscrapers of 1890s Chicago and the far-flung islands of...

The Vault: An Inspector Wexford Novel

Inspector Wexford #23

by Ruth Rendell

From “the reigning queen of crime fiction” (Time Out), a sequel to A Sight for Sore Eyes, one of Rendell’s most beloved novels—featuring the retired Inspector Wexford.

In the stunning climax to Rendell’s...

Such a Lovely Couple

by Linda Yellin

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

My Soul to Take: A Novel

by Tananarive Due

Essence bestselling and award-winning author Tananarive Due delivers a heart-stopping new novel continuing the story of descendants of an immortal line of people are the only ones capable of saving the world....

Damage Control: A Novel

by Denise Hamilton

Critically acclaimed author Denise Hamilton weaves an engrossing story of teenage friendship and adult betrayal, featuring a high-powered crisis consultant who gets swept up in murder and scandal involving a...

Letters from War: A Novel

by Mark Schultz & Travis Thrasher

INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL HIT SONG

When Beth Thompson’s only son, James, goes missing in action in Afghanistan, she is left with her prayers, hopes, fears . . . and letters.

Mother and son have been writing...

The Ogre of Oglefort

by Eva Ibbotson

For excitement-hungry orphan Ivo, a mission to save Princess Mirella from the dreaded Ogre of Oglefort is a dream come true. Together with a hag, a wizard, and a troll, Ivo sets out, ready for adventure. But...

Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!

by Matthew McElligott & Larry Tuxbury

Victor Godwin, a serious-minded boy genius living in Philadelphia, discovers that Ben Franklin never died - he was put into suspended animation, and was hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor's basement!...