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by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
4.0(8,216)
D.J. Schwenk, a girl who'd rather be in the background, finds herself front and center on the basketball court, in the spotlight of college scouts, and in the complicated tangle of new romance and an undeniable past love.
by Nancy Milford
3.9(8,215)
Zelda Fitzgerald's life with F. Scott Fitzgerald was a dazzling, tragic story of madness, artistic struggle, and fiery demise, forever entangled in the shadow of his ambition.
by Gaston Leroux
3.7(8,207)
A young woman is attacked in a room locked from the inside, but her assailant disappears without a trace, creating a mystery that defies logic.
by Jon McGregor
3.9(8,207)
A single day on a quiet English street unfolds into a web of interconnected lives, where ordinary hopes and despairs build to a sudden, shattering tragedy and a surprising twist that redefines everything.
by Tom McNeal
3.9(8,200)
In the isolated town of Never Better, a young outcast, Jeremy Johnson Johnson, finds his only friend and protector in the mischievous ghost of Jacob Grimm. Jacob warns him of a growing evil, just as a curious local girl threatens to expose their secret, putting their otherworldly bond and the town at risk.
by Julia Golding
4.0(8,197)
A disciplined princess and a carousing prince, forced into an arranged marriage for the sake of their kingdoms, must survive kidnapping, brainwashing, and a host of treacherous characters to forge an alliance and perhaps, an unexpected love.
by Karen Armstrong
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Karen Armstrong explores humanity's ancient search for the sacred, showing how modern rationalism has clouded our understanding of God and arguing for a return to religion as a compassionate, experiential practice vital for our divided world.
by Yasunari Kawabata
3.9(8,195)
A celebrated writer's reunion with his former, much younger lover ignites a dangerous game of obsession and revenge, orchestrated by her jealous protégée amidst the ancient beauty of Kyoto.
by Chris Claremont
4.0(8,193)
Wolverine travels to Japan to win the heart of the woman he loves, Mariko, but must first defeat her criminal father and his army of ninjas.
by Lisa McMann
3.7(8,187)
A kidnapped boy's return at sixteen shatters his family's peace as forgotten memories expose a truth more terrifying than his absence.
by Jerry Seinfeld
3.6(8,186)
Jerry Seinfeld dissects the mundane absurdities of everyday life, from the proper way to eat a Junior Mint to the existential dread of airplane peanuts, with his signature observational wit.
by Sam Shepard
3.7(8,177)
In sun-baked Southern California, two estranged brothers—one a screenwriter, the other a drifter—clash over a film deal, blurring who they are and the stories they try to sell.
by Elizabeth George
3.6(8,177)
Fifteen-year-old Joel makes a desperate pact to protect his younger brothers from a gang, leading to the tragic murder of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife.
by Krista Ritchie
4.0(8,168)
A headstrong billionaire, used to constant public attention, finds his world upended when his new bodyguard ignites a forbidden passion that could expose them both.
by Jessica Sorensen
4.1(8,167)
Exiled from her underground colony for a single mistake, a teenage warrior must uncover the leaders' deadly secrets and find a cure for vampirism while fighting for survival on the surface.
by Joyce Carol Oates
3.3(8,164)
This novel explores the chilling mind of Quentin P., a sexual psychopath whose twisted logic turns the story into a terrifying journey through a killer's thoughts.
by Richard Paul Evans
4.2(8,156)
A man tells the story of the winter he spent with a mysterious runaway girl, his first love, who saw the future in candlelight, changing his life forever and leaving him with secrets that still affect him decades later.
by Jenny Torres Sanchez
4.5(8,154)
Three Guatemalan teens risk their lives on the perilous journey of La Bestia, seeking refuge across the U.S.-Mexico border while outrunning the dangers of their past and the unknown future.
by Joe Abercrombie
4.5(8,150)
A crippled torturer, a narcissistic nobleman, and a barbarian trying to outrun his past meet in a brutal story of power, betrayal, and dark humor. No one is truly good, and redemption is a bloody, elusive idea.
by Ray Bradbury
4.1(8,150)
This collection of Bradbury's imaginative tales takes readers into a world where time travel shatters history, ancient sea monsters seek companionship, and the human spirit faces wonder and terror among the stars and in everyday life.
by Franklin W. Dixon
3.9(8,149)
by Naguib Mahfouz
3.8(8,147)
In a decaying Alexandrian pension, a beautiful peasant girl fleeing an arranged marriage becomes the unwitting catalyst for a spiraling Rashomon-like drama among post-revolutionary Egyptian intellectuals and aristocrats, each projecting their own desires and failures onto her.
by Lynda Barry
4.2(8,145)
Lynda Barry's "autobifictionalography" is a watercolor-drenched look at adolescent angst, family chaos, and the unforgettable, lice-ridden demons that shaped her.
by Lane Smith
4.1(8,138)
A young boy explores a topiary garden, discovering his Grandpa Green's life story and forgotten memories sculpted into living art.