Not just for the fantasy lover, realists will also relate to this dark & otherworldly criticism of American idolatry & deeply emotional tale of love lost.
Tartt's incredible début is many things: a tragedy starring a close-knit group of classics students, a murder mystery in reverse, a dark meditation on aesthetic perfection & ugly reality.
A novel of dispassionate decadence, Hemingway’s roman à clef portrays a sense of ennui that is as relevant today as it was in the Roaring Twenties.
With millions of copies sold & a film on the way, reporter Walls’s memoir is a triumphant exposé on the one subject she knows best: her dysfunctional family.
It begins with a murder: Le Carré beautifully captures devastating loss & the intense hunt for answers in his novel-turned-Academy-Award-winning film.
Michaels’ sensuous love scenes will spark a fire for readers, & her twisted plot about settling a debt will keep that fire blazing to the surprising end.
Funny, moving, thoughtful, and highly relatable, this million-selling memoir details one woman's year-long journey to become happier.
Suspenseful & fast-paced, this follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Uglies trilogy delves into the dismantling and re-shaping of a dystopian society like no other YA book has.
This urgent plea to the generation that freely shares their photos, feelings & relationship status brings the currency of the future into focus: personal information & social content.
An intergalactic hole leads to a topsy-turvy world where an ordinary magician is bestowed with magic powers in this catalyst to the famous fantasy series.
Zinn’s iconic alternate history is an enduring look into the people, rather than the politics, that shaped the current American landscape.
A compelling portrait of our rushed, desensitized society, this Pulitzer Prize-winning work reaches far beyond its title story of the acclaimed concert violinist ignored in a subway station.
With inspired ingenuity, Willard weaves the spiritual, the scientific & the societal together in this tour de force of living with God.
Blogger & bestselling author Godin is at his informative best in this early work that serves as the cornerstone of not only his, but many other famed founders entrepreneurial empires.
This Newbury Award-winning classic is worth revisiting, if for its healing powers of imagination in the face of unfathomable tragedy alone.
Fall has finally (kind of) come to the Bay Area, and we’re excited to finally be able to curl up with a warm drink, a light sweater, and a good book. Check out the books that have been keeping us cozy lately. Read more
Our library just got a little (okay, maybe a lot) steamier. We’ve just added more than 15,000 titles from Harlequin, one of the world’s leading publishers of books for women, to our library of more than half a million books. Read more
Fall is here and the kids are (finally) back in school. Although we may not miss doing homework and papers ourselves, we are slightly nostalgic for the new books and afterschool snacks that magically appeared in front of us. Read more