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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece, an iconic fable of guilt and redemption set in Puritan Massachusetts, has long been considered one of the greatest American novels. The story of Hester Prynne—found out in adultery, pilloried by her Puritan community, and abandoned, in different ways, by both her partner in sin and her vengeance-seeking husband—possesses a reality heightened b...

Poe, Edgar Allan

A new selection for the NEA's Big Read programA compact selection of Poe's greatest stories and poems, chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts for their Big Read program.This selection of eleven stories and seven poems contains such famously chilling masterpieces of the storyteller's art as "The Tell-tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado,...

Wilde, Oscar

Twain, Mark

Mark Twain's satiric novel about two boys who trade places in Tudor England--written "for young people of all ages"--was his first foray into historical fiction. Set in 1547, The Prince and the Pauper brings together Tom Canty, an impoverished urchin who lives with his abusive father in London's filthiest streets, and pampered Prince Edward, the son of King Henry VIII. Noticing...

Dostoyevski, Fiodor

Douglas Adams / Adams, Douglas

In Life, the Universe and Everything, the third title in Douglas Adams' blockbusting sci-fi comedy series, Arthur Dent finds himself enlisted to prevent a galactic war."Wild satire . . . the feckless protagonist, Arthur Dent, is reminiscent of Vonnegut heroes." Chicago Tribune"Adams is one of those rare treasures: an author who, one senses, has as much fun writing as one has re...

Lee Child

Jack Reacher has no place to go, and all the time in the world to get there, so a remote railroad stop on the prairie with the curious name of Mother's Rest seems perfect for an aimless one-day stopover. He expects to find a lonely pioneer tombstone in a sea of nearly-ripe wheat ... but instead there is a woman waiting for a missing colleague, a cryptic note about two hundred d...

Wendig, Chuck

"Star Wars: Aftermath [reveals] what happened after the events of 1983's Return of the Jedi. It turns out, there's more than just the Empire for the good guys to worry about."—The Hollywood Reporter As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance—now a fledgling New Republic—presses its advantage by hunting down the enemy's scattered for...

Lagercrantz, David

One of the Best Books of the Year NPR * USA Today * O, The Oprah Magazine * Esquire A genius hacker who has always been an outsider. A journalist with a penchant for danger. She is Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo. He is Mikael Blomkvist, crusading editor of Millennium. One night, Blomkvist receives a call from a source who claims to have been given information...

Swan Huntley

A spellbinding psychological debut novel, Swan Huntley's We Could Be Beautiful is the story of a wealthy woman who has everything—and yet can trust no one. Catherine West has spent her entire life surrounded by beautiful things. She owns an immaculate Manhattan apartment, she collects fine art, she buys exquisite handbags and clothing, and she constantly redecorates her home. A...

Alexandra Oliva

Survival is the name of the game as the line blurs between reality TV and reality itself in Alexandra Oliva's fast-paced novel of suspense. She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far. It begins with a reality TV show. Twelve contestants are sent into the woods to face challenges that will test the limits of their endurance. While they are out there, some...

Lindsey Lee Johnson

C.a. Belmond

Douglas Adams

Steel, Danielle

Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman—the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art dealer—as his second wife. In two marriages, he fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as irresponsible as he was irresistible, he ultimately shrugged off the deman...

Steel, Danielle

It starts on a summer evening, with the kind of magic found only in Paris. Once a year in the City of Light, a lavish dinner takes place outside a spectacular landmark—the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame . . . a new setting each time. Selected by secret invitation, the guests arrive dressed in white, with tables and chairs, white linens, flowers, fine china, sparkling crys...

David Mitchell

Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door.Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you'll find the entrance to Slade House. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. At first, you won't want to leave. Later, you'll find that you can't. Every nine years, the house's residen...

Alexander Freed

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED • A companion novel inspired by the hotly anticipated videogame Star Wars: Battlefront, this action-packed adventure follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate galactic war between good and evil.The bravest soldiers. The toughest warriors. The ultimate survivors.Among the stars and across the vast expan...

Jo Nesbo

One night, after the year's first snowfall, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in their yard earlier that day.Inspector Harry Hole suspects a link between the missing woman and a suspicious letter he's received. The ca...

Fink, Joseph

This includes the episodes from season two of the podcast, in which we witness a totalitarian takeover of Night Vale that threatens to forever change the town and everyone living in it, and offers both an entertaining reading experience as well as a valuable reference guide to past episodes. ...

Shane Jones

Ever since he was a boy, Daniel Suppleton has been deathly afraid of hurricanes. Retreating to live in the woods, Daniel battles demons real and imagined. As his ex-wife searches for him, the long-awaited hurricane finally hits, and Daniel must find a way to save them both. ...

Faye Kellerman

Gaiman, Neil

Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the ...

Follett, Ken

Five international families American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution and rock and roll. East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she s b...

Fink, Joseph

In June of 2012, the creators of Welcome to Night Vale began airing twice-weekly podcasts. By the anniversary show a year later, the fanbase had exploded, vaulting the podcast into the #1 spot on iTunes. Since then, its popularity has grown by epic proportions, hitting more than 100 million downloads, and Night Vale has expanded to a successful live multi-cast international tou...

Jose Saramago

José Saramago, Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1998, traza en este libro una imagen aterradora y conmovedora de los tiempos que estamos viviendo.Una experiencia imaginativa única para el lector. Un punto donde se cruzan literatura y sabiduría, y donde José Saramago nos obliga a parar, cerrar los ojos y ver.Traducción de Basilio Losada.Un hombre parado ante un semáforo en rojo se ...

Jose Saramago

En un país cuyo nombre no será mencionado, se produce algo nunca visto: la muerte decide suspender su trabajo letal, la gente deja de morir. La euforia colectiva se desata, pero muy pronto dará paso a la desesperación y al caos, a conciencias corrompidas por acuerdos entre caballeros, explícitos o tácitos, entre el poder político, las mafias y las familias, pues si es cierto qu...

Black, Shayla

El agente de la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional Joaquin Muñoz ha emprendido una carrera contra el tiempo para encontrar a una niña que desapareció hace veinte años. Al comprobar que Bailey Benson se ajusta al perfil, Joaquin la secuestra y la retiene en las seguras estancias del club de BDSM Dominium, antes de que los perseguidores de Bailey puedan acabar con ella. Bailey vive so...

Ward, J.r. / J. R. Ward

Toda historia de amor tiene sus riesgos.A ella le apasiona desenterrar los secretos del pasado...La arqueóloga Carter Wessex viaja a Farrell Mountain para resolver un misterio de cientos de años de antigüedad... y encuentra una fortuna en oro escondida. Pero algo se interpone en su camino: Nick Farrell, un famoso tiburón de los negocios con poca paciencia para los desconocid...

Christopher John Sprigg

«Una trama ingeniosa y apasionante, repleta de agudos rompecabezas y geniales hallazgos, y resuelta con un variopinto elenco de entretenidos personajes».DOROTHY L. SAYERSGeorge Furnace, prestigioso instructor de vuelo en el Aero Club Baston, muere en el acto cuando su avión se estrella en la campiña inglesa. Aunque aquellos que lo conocían están desconcertados, pues era un exce...