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“Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!” —Kirkus Reviews “Whimsical and wise.”—Shelf Awareness The long-awaited sequel to the #1 international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books—an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat, a book-loving girl...

A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania “Powerful and provocative . . . a novel about...

Belle Nightingale hasn't celebrated Christmas properly since she lost touch with her Gran and left the tiny village in the Cotswolds behind two decades ago. Back in Little Woodville to sell the cottage she inherited, Belle finds herself wondering whether her own dreams have been pushed aside in her quest to please everyone else. The cosy cottage, nostalgia and her tenant Sebastian's ties to her own family, bring a lot of emotions to the surface.

Something sweet is on its way! Return to Lampton for cosy treats and tattoos, coming soon! Cam has spent her whole life in the quiet magic of her family’s bakery – flour-dusted, certain of her path, content. But when her brother arrives home with his fiancée, everything she thought she knew...

Kate, Elizabeth, and Gloria come from three vastly different backgrounds and were never friends in high school. But what they have in common counts: Ula, a beloved nanny to all of them, has left a shared inheritance that reunites them in Applewood, Texas, at a time when each woman feels alone.

Dr. Darren Mitchell’s groundbreaking research can measure love on a brain scan, and he’s built an empire teaching couples how to make marriage last. Meanwhile, Nora Mitchell has played the devoted wife and mother, sacrificing her dream of becoming a journalist to support Darren’s skyrocketing career. She keeps her resentment buried deep—until a glamorous new neighbor moves next door.

After ditching her cheating husband, Tasha Jensen packs her bags, cleans out their joint account, and heads for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to catch the next flight to LA. There, falling apart and with the airport grounded by an ice storm, Tasha meets the annoyingly optimistic Carter McGee, who’s traveling to stop his ex-wife’s wedding. With time running out, they hit the road in a sketchy rental van for a chaotic seventeen-hundred-mile road trip.

London, present day. Andie, an academic falling out of love with her job, is reeling from the discovery that she is descended from renowned 1920s makeup artist Winnie Ferris. She sets out to tell Winnie's story, one that might give her a chance to rediscover the passion for the work she used to love.

We all have a story, but few of us have a witness. For Preston Clarke, that witness was David Bales. In this moving account of an improbable bond, a writer and an elder navigate the complexities of memory, truth, and the weight of "unfinished business." Through hours of conversation and years of research, a vivid portrait emerges of a man who lived through some of the most defining moments of the twentieth century, only to face his greatest challenges in the quiet hallways of a retirement home.

A teenager’s idyllic summer of freedom is shaded by the growing weight of responsibility and a recognition of the fallibility of the adults around him. Actor and director Ed Burns returns with the continuing fictionalized saga of growing up on Marlboro Road. In this his second Marlboro Road...

Ihre Hochzeitsreise sollte Karla und Sebastian nach Neuseeland führen. Doch Sebastian stirbt, und Karla steht vor den Scherben ihres Lebens. Dass es ihr gelungen ist, den Flug nach Christchurch dennoch zu buchen, wundert sie selbst am meisten. Als sie einen Zwischenhalt auf der Apfelplantage der 97-jährigen Auswandererin Marge macht, stößt sie in der Scheune auf Dokumente von Dr. Joshua Eichelbaum, die von einer dunklen Epoche in Deutschland erzählen. Und von einem Band, das die beiden ungleichen Frauen auf schicksalhafte Weise verbindet.

The year is 1907 and Maurice Ravel is one of the most admired but also most controversial composers in France. An aloof, dandyish figure, he is at the centre of a group of rebellious artists who call themselves the Apaches. It is considered a scandal that he has never won the Prix de Rome...

'So brilliantly, unbelievably good I have a burning in my heart from gulping it down too fast' Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich and Wreck Val and Milly fell in love with France at the same time they fell in love with each other, bonding as the only Black students...

With the promise of nothing but fun in the sun, Zinnia, Fay, Kiara, and Valentina are all geared up to reconnect on their 10th annual girls’ trip that brings them together from all different cities. What they don’t know, however, is that some baggage comes on vacation whether you pack it or not. Their outside lives slowly seep into their seaside getaway, and when the weekend proves to be a series of secrets, snide remarks, and non-stop bickering, tensions escalate. Suddenly they are all forced to wonder: Have they outgrown their childhood friendships?

Keep the heart in Heart Lake. That's exactly what three small-town shop owners hope to do when they launch their "Have a Heart" campaign—asking neighbors to commit one random act of kindness every day. Emma, Sarah, and Jamie love their lakeside community, but the little town is growing too big too fast, and doing a good deed never hurt anyone. Or so they thought...

Es ist nie zu spät, dem eigenen Herzen zu folgen. Judith fährt spontan von Hamburg nach Schweden, zurück zum Sehnsuchtsort ihrer Kindheit, auf eine Insel bei Stockholm. Ihr Mann hat sie nach fast zwanzig Jahren Ehe verlassen. Sie hofft, in dem kleinen roten Gästehaus zur Ruhe zu kommen und ihr Leben neu zu ordnen. Doch die vertraute Umgebung weckt nicht nur Nostalgie, sondern auch schmerzhafte Erinnerungen an ihre einst beste Freundin, deren Freundschaft in einer verhängnisvollen Nacht des Krebsfestes jäh zerbrach.

Dave Eggers beweist mit Contrapposto, dass er einer der größten amerikanischen Autoren unserer Zeit ist. Dieses Hörbuch ist eine ebenso unvergleichliche wie unvergessliche Geschichte zweier Leben, die nur gemeinsam erzählt hell leuchten. Als Cricket herausfindet, dass er zeichnen kann, ist es Olympia, die sein Talent entfesselt. Mit einer ersten gemeinsamen Mutprobe beginnt eine lebenslange Verbindung, die alles überdauert: Kunsthochschulen, den absurden Hype des globalen Kunstmarkts, Kriege, Triumphe und tragische Verluste.

A Diary of Dreams (Universal Series, Book 1) invites listeners into a tender, transformative journey where love, loss, and hope intertwine. After the death of his dad, young Hugh watches the light fade from his mum Ally’s eyes as she sinks into a grief so deep it seems to swallow everything around her. Their world feels fractured, heavy with silence and absence—until Hugh begins to dream again. With a heart full of quiet determination, he maps those dreams onto a vision board, believing something powerful: love isn’t lost; it simply transforms.

2024 IPPY Awards Bronze Winner in Popular Fiction “A beautiful thinking-novel.”—Eileen MacDougall, host of WCTV’s Book Stew “Funny, poignant, original, and memorable…”—The Midwest Book Review Is she losing her mind or finding herself for the first time? Swapping her corporate...

The brilliant new novel from the author of the New York Times best seller Everything I Never Told You. Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned - from the layout of the winding roads to the colours of the houses to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead.