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Nabila Yasmeen is in her eighties. She lives alone with over a hundred plants that she keeps in pots because she can’t bear to put them in the ground. In...

THE ICONIC CLASSIC, WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF THE BBC '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'The Color Purple is my go-to comfort novel. Every single time I read...

Cairo, 1912. Though Fatma el-Sha'arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she's certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of...

When a rich Black debutante enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head of an underground crime syndicate, the two are thrust into the dangerous world...

They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk among us... In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a...

'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you...

The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage...

A new book by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Part detective story, part historical epic — a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague taking over...

A sweeping tale of life and death, set in the Syrian capital at the turn of the twentieth century. December, 1907: one morning after a night of drunken carousing in...

A vibrant historical novel following a tenacious and quick-witted young Japanese girl who becomes the protegee of a highest-ranking courtesan, from Akutagawa-Prize winner Kiyoko Murata In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl...

From the author of The Lonely Londoners, a short story collection of life in mid-century Trinidad and London, told with Selvon's unique wit and poetic sensibility With equal humour, sorrow...

A BEST NEW BOOK from *Vanity Fair *The Root *Vulture *People *The Washington Post *Christian Science Monitor *Los Angeles Times *Essence A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Pick!...

In this “terrifyingly fun” (NYT) horror comedy, two friends must solve the mystery of their long-missing former friend’s supernatural reappearance—perfect for fans of Stranger Things. Growing up, Cori, Maz, and...

A disappearance and a tangled knot of sex and politics involving a stripper and Singapore’s former chief minister The year is 1966. The world is at a tipping point. The...

Translated by Louise Heal Kawai A beautifully written mystery novel that takes on the taboo of Japanese prostitution catering to GIs during the American post-war occupation. Tokyo 1958, Teiko marries...

Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker's role in the French Resistance, this is a heart-wrenching, unforgettable tale of the strength of the human spirit in the darkest...

‘A sultry, immersive exploration of 30s New York with a taut plot and a vivid soundtrack. The perfect escape – evocative, smooth prose’ Harriet Tyce, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘[A]...

Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking...

Through the life of a remarkable woman—based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921–1968)—this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China’s Communist Party. A powerful, insightful account...

The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance, a classic in the annals of Black fiction. When Black lawyer Fred Merrit purchases a house in the...

Haunted Library Horror Classics When Reuel Briggs, a medical student at Harvard, witnesses the performance of the beautiful singer Dianthe Lusk at a concert, he's infatuated by her talent and...

Translated by Susan MassottyA father-son tale set amid the tumultuous history of twentieth-century Iran, written by a masterful Iranian novelist in exile.When he was a boy, Aga Akbar, the illegitimate,...

Translated by Betsy GöskelSeptember 1905. At the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the ancient city of Smyrna, Scheherazade is born to an opium-dazed mother.At the very same moment, an...

Bridgerton with an all-Black-cast. A swoon-worthy historical romance for fans of Emily in Paris and To All the Boys I've Loved Before.This is the story of the Davenport daughters, their...

Translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story — an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean...

Translated by J. CohnNew in Penguin Japanese Classics — Japan's favourite novel about growing up and finding yourselfBotchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the...

Translated by Andrew ClareNew in Penguin Japanese Classics — a gripping novel about a love affair gone wrongKoji, a young student, has fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful, enigmatic...

Translated by Geraldine HarcourtNew in Penguin Japanese Classics — an innovative feminist novel about motherhood and girlhoodKoko won't do what is expected of her. Defying her family's wishes, she has...