It's getting hot in here
These romances will have you swooning until the last page.
Flirting Lessons
A captivating, sizzling queer rom-com where Napa Valley's champion heartbreaker gives flirting lessons to thirty-year-old Avery who wants to be less uptight and well-behaved.
Passion Project
With emotional resonance and sparkling banter, Passion Project is a fun, flirty, thoughtful story of finding a spark—and igniting happiness.
Change of Heart
A workaholic is faced with striving for the one goal she never wanted: love.
Storybook Ending
A charming story about romance, friendship, and a love of books, in which two women—a lonely remote worker and a widowed single mom—and a handsome local bookstore clerk find themselves in an unusual love triangle when an anonymous note left in a book finds the wrong recipient.
Deep End
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance.
One Golden Summer
Follow Alice: a photographer who plans a summer at Barry’s Bay after her grandmother breaks her hip. What she didn’t expect? The piercing green eyes of Charlie Florek, whose photo she took once from afar many years ago.
Winging It with You
Two men impulsively pose as a couple to compete in a reality show contest just minutes after meeting at an airport, and their run-in with the very real feelings that start to simmer between them.
First-Time Caller
A hopeless romantic meets a demoralized radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle–inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.
Anywhere You Go
A small-town waitress and a big-city Broadway press agent swap homes to escape the messiness of their personal lives, only to find new purpose—and new love.
No Ordinary Love
A PR partnership between a pop superstar and a pro-athlete bad boy turns into so much more in this swoony romance from the acclaimed author of When I Think of You.
Under Loch and Key
A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy—the opposite, in fact—in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate.
We Could Be Heroes
Uproarious and touching, We Could Be Heroes is an ode to queer joy and a romance that just might save the world.
Bed-Rotting Favorites
We all need a weekend in bed to reset and relax. Find a book that will make the perfect companion — these unputdownable reads are guaranteed to stay with you long after the weekend is finished.
How It Feels to Find Yourself
An illustrated guide for moving through life’s biggest transitions with purpose and clarity.
The God of the Woods
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide.
Change of Heart
A workaholic is faced with striving for the one goal she never wanted: love.
A Mother's Love
Detective Louise Rick uncovers dark secrets swirling around an inn in a seemingly idyllic tourist town.
Goddess Complex
A biting examination of millennial adulthood, the often fraught conversations around fertility and reproduction, and the painful quest to forge an identity.
Dungeon Crawler Carl
The apocalypse will be televised! Welcome to the first book in the wildly popular and addictive series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.
Toto
The true hero of The Wizard of Oz takes center stage in this brilliant, delightfully snarky reimagining from the author of The Library of the Unwritten.
An Academy for Liars
A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come from outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia.
The Winter Goddess
A goddess is cursed to endlessly live and die as a mortal until she understands the value of human life, in this inventive, moving reimagining of Irish mythology.
"What should I read if I want to snuggle up with a blanket and a warm mug of tea on a rainy day?"
Craving a cozy respite? These books will make you feel so warm and fuzzy.
I'll Get Back to You
A charming home run of a queer holiday romance where two former classmates’ plan to fake-date their way to freedom goes immediately awry—but, perhaps, exactly the way they need it to.
The Teller of Small Fortunes
A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this cozy fantasy debut, hailed as “perfection…a beautiful treasure of a book that will warm your heart and heal your soul.”—Sarah Beth Durst, Author of The Spellshop
The Rainfall Market
If you could swap your life for a better one, which would you choose?
Rewitched
In this spellbinding warm and cozy debut novel, a burned-out witch will need to turn to her friends and trust in herself to find the magic in her own life again.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family—and a new love—changes the course of her life.
Playing the Witch Card
She gave up on magic. But magic didn't give up on her.
Three generations of magic. Two rogue exes. One Tarot deck.
The perfect recipe for chaos.
Murder and Mamon
When murder mars the grand opening for Lila Macapagal’s aunties’ new laundromat, she will have to air out all the dirty laundry in Shady Palms to catch a killer…
The Christmas Orphans Club
From bookfluencer and host of the BAD ON PAPER podcast, a riotous holiday rom-com about four friends in NYC who hold onto their unconventional Christmas tradition even when their paths diverge—but the changes they fear might be exactly what they need…
Storybook Ending
A charming story about romance, friendship, and a love of books, in which two women—a lonely remote worker and a widowed single mom—and a handsome local bookstore clerk find themselves in an unusual love triangle when an anonymous note left in a book finds the wrong recipient.
Book Recs for Music Lovers
If you love music, dive into these stories that are infused with the music scene, music creation, the music industry, and more.
Lo Fi
Lo Fi follows an aspiring songwriter through the sweaty music clubs and late-night house parties of Nashville. This book has playlists on playlists, and is rife with references for any music fanatic.
World Within a Song
The Wilco front man shares fifty songs that changed his life, the real-life experiences behind each one, as well as what he’s learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance each other.
Anyone's Ghost
A sweeping story about one summer that haunts two young men for the rest of their lives, Jake and Theron bond over music and have a messy (read: relatable) concert experience. There’s even a song reference in the title (hello, The National).
The Piano Lesson
A Pulitzer-prize winning play centered around a piano that two siblings cannot decide what to do with. At once tying together American history, lineage, and memory, this play will haunt you for years to come.
Music and Mind
Music and Mind is a curation of essays about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience. A true ode to the power of music.
The Breakup Tour
A rising-star musician has a second chance at love with an old flame she remembers all too well. Swifties, this is the rom-com for you!
Major Labels
The entire history of popular music over the past fifty years refracted through the big genres that have defined and dominated it: rock, R&B, country, punk, hip-hop, dance music, and pop.
Must-Read Thrillers
There's nothing better than sitting down and losing yourself in the twists and turns of a heartpounding thriller. These are some of the contemporary must-reads that are defining the genre.
Middle of the Night
A man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.
Assassins Anonymous
The world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life only to find himself under siege by mysterious assailants. It’s a kill-or-be-killed situation, but the first option is off the table. What’s a reformed hit man to do?
The House in the Pines
Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend’s sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is hardly to be believed...
First Lie Wins
Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
Someone in the Attic
An atmospheric, chilling novel about a family who thinks there's someone hiding in their attic.
In the Woods
The thriller set in dublin that launched Tana French’s career.
Blood Sisters
A visceral and compelling mystery about a Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is summoned to rural Oklahoma to investigate the disappearance of two women…one of them her sister.
Bad Liar
Old jealousies and fresh deceits, family loyalties gone wrong and love turned sour all lay a twisting trail that leads deep into the Louisiana swamp, endangering all who cross the path of a bad liar.
William
Psychological horror meets cyber noir in this delicious one-sitting read—a haunted house story in which the haunting is by AI.
Read It Before You See It
Read the books that inspired the TV shows and movies nobody can stop talking about.
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagen's coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen.
A Discovery of Witches (Movie Tie-In)
A young scholar and a descendant of witches discovers a long-lost and enchanted manuscript. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she must navigate.
Long Bright River
Two sisters travel the same streets, though their lives couldn't be more different. Then one of them goes missing.
The Friend (National Book Award Winner)
The New York Times bestselling story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.
On Swift Horses
A lonely newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law follow dangerous paths through the American West.
The Thursday Murder Club
Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves. A female cop with her first big case. A brutal murder. Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB.
Books that make you sound smart when going out to dinner with your old college friends
Classic literature is so important for many reasons, but especially because these are the stories that continue to influence culture and contemporary writing to this day. Here are some of the most beloved.
1984
Written 75 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...
The Crucible
Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback.
Frankenstein
The world’s most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized—and sometimes outraged—millions of readers. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
The Great Gatsby
A collectible hardcover edition of one of the great American novels—and one of America's most popular—featuring an introduction by Min Jin Lee, the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko.
The Count of Monte Cristo
A beautiful clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life.
Books for Cat Lovers
Meet your favorite literary cats. Enough said.
The Whole Cat and Caboodle
Meet secondhand shop owner Sarah Grayson and her rescue cat, Elvis, in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling Second Chance Cat Mystery series...
Dungeon Crawler Carl
The apocalypse will be televised! Welcome to the first book in the wildly popular and addictive series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition.
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen
Your table awaits at the Chibineko Kitchen, where a soul-nourishing meal in the company of the resident kitten will transport you back in time to reunite with departed loved ones.
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.
Cats of the World
Hannah “Kitten Lady” Shaw and professional cat photographer Andrew Marttila journey to thirty countries to bring you hundreds of photos and stories of cats from every corner of the world.
Books to Uncover Your Inner Wednesday Addams
Who doesn't love an opportunity to visit somewhere gothic, haunted, sinister, and storied? These books explore those places, with plots that curl around curious histories and mysteries.
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Victorian fiction.
Nobody ever goes to Hartwood Hall. Folks say it’s cursed…
Vampires of El Norte
Vampires, vaqueros, and star-crossed lovers face off on the Texas–Mexico border in this supernatural Western from the author of The Hacienda.
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
“A dark and heady dream of a book” (Alix E. Harrow) about a ruined mansion by the sea, the djinn that haunts it, and a curious girl who unearths the tragedy that happened there a hundred years previous.
The Garden
A darkly beautiful, eerie, hypnotic novel about two elderly sisters living alone at the edge of the world.
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
At a home for wayward girls, a librarian offers fifteen-year-old Fern a book of occult that shifts the power from adults who control their lives into the hands of the girls.
Tripping Arcadia
A propulsive and atmospheric modern gothic with all the splendor of The Great Gatsby . . . and all the secrets, lies, and darkness that opulence can hide.
This Cursed House
In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: They’re under a curse, and they think she can break it.
Books to boost your fun fact game
We all love dropping a fun fact in casual conversation. Explore some fascinating nonfiction books that will help you wow your friends.
Frostbite
An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food—for better and for worse.
The Hidden Globe
Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe that has become a haven for the rich and powerful.
The Great Mental Models Boxed Set
For the first time available in a beautifully designed boxed set, The Great Mental Models demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. It makes the perfect gift for any enterprising, money-wise person in your life.
Slow Productivity
From the New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, a groundbreaking philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload.
Believe
The definitive book on Ted Lasso, Believe tells a story of teamwork, of hidden talent, of a group of friends looking around at the world’s increasingly nasty discourse and deciding that maybe simple decency still has the power to bring us together.
The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated
In this completely updated edition of her bestselling book, renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck shares her cutting-edge technique that has launched some of the most successful and lauded acting careers in Hollywood.
Showtime
The first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports’ most-revered—and dominant—dynasties.
Gifts for your book lover friends
These deluxe editions, boxed sets, and gorgeous exclusive designs will have your book lover friends squealing.
The Godfather
A special deluxe hardcover edition of The Godfather—the unforgettable saga of an American crime family that became a #1 bestseller and global phenomenon.
Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 3-Book Deluxe Hardcover Boxed Set
A deluxe boxed set of the iconic DUNE saga featuring: new covers, stained edges, stamped and foiled cases featuring quotes from the Litany Against Fear, fully illustrated endpapers an illustrated poster on the interior of each jacket.
Practical Magic
The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman—now in a gorgeous deluxe hardcover edition.
Beach Read
Emily Henry’s beloved New York Times bestselling novel now in this stunning hardcover collector’s edition featuring a new introduction from the author and a bonus January and Gus epilogue, “The Layover”
Every Summer After
Carley Fortune’s radiant New York Times bestselling novel now in this gorgeous hardcover collector’s edition featuring a new introduction from the author and exclusive bonus content.
The Love Hypothesis
A stunning hardcover collector’s edition of Ali Hazelwood’s instant New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation featuring a brand new bonus chapter featuring THAT KISS from Adam’s point of view.
The Wizard of Oz
This stunning collectible hardcover edition of L. Frank Baum's classic features gorgeous printed and sprayed edges and colored endpapers designed with an Ex Libris bookplate.
Books for the Science Nerds
Science!
Valley of Forgetting
The riveting account of a community from the remote mountains of Colombia whose rare and fatal genetic mutation is unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease.
Good Energy
Good Energy offers a new, cutting-edge understanding of the true cause of illness that until now has remained hidden. It will help you optimize your ability to live well and stay well at every age.
How Minds Change
A powerful, compassionate investigation of why it’s so hard to change your mind—and the transformative effects that follow when you do—by the internationally bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart.
Power Metal
The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better.
The Inflammation Spectrum
From the international bestselling author of Ketotarian comes a revolutionary new plan to discover the foods your unique body loves, hates, and needs to feel great.
Scattered Minds
From renowned mental health expert Dr. Gabor Maté, this book explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based—and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.
Vulnerable Minds
A new, hopeful pathway to understanding children’s trauma and providing effective interventions to build healthier communities.
The XX Brain
The first book to address cognitive enhancement and Alzheimer's prevention specifically in women--and to frame brain health as an essential component of Women's Health.
Body-First Healing
A revolutionary guide to trauma recovery through healing your nervous system from a renowned Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
Fever Dream Reads
If you want a story that will take you right down the rabbit hole (yes, we're looking at you, Bunny), you need to read these feverish books next.
Bunny
Bunny is a down-the-rabbit-hole tale of loneliness and belonging, friendship and desire, and the fantastic and terrible power of the imagination.
Little Rot
One weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. A party that goes awry. A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed.
Disorientation
A Taiwanese American woman’s coming-of-consciousness ignites eye-opening revelations and chaos on a college campus in this outrageously hilarious and startlingly tender debut novel.
And Then She Fell
A mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that follows a young Indigenous woman who discovers the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences.
Nowhere Like Home
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars Sara Shepard's next adult novel follows a group of mothers living in a mysterious “mommune,” each of whom is running from something.
Nightmare of a Trip
From creepy indoor waterparks to paranormally plagued Cracker Barrels, this great American road trip on the road less traveled could quite literally become the highway to hell.
Strega
Powerfully inventive and atmospheric, a modern gothic story of nine young women sent to work at a remote Alpine hotel and what happens when one of them goes missing.
Brat
From a provocative new literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel grappling with grief, inheritance, and the ghosts of his past.
Natural Beauty
Now in paperback, a sly, surprising, and razor-sharp debut novel that follows a young musician into an elite, beauty-obsessed world where perfection comes at a staggering cost.
Goddess Complex
From the author of Gold Diggers, a biting examination of millennial adulthood, the often fraught conversations around fertility and reproduction, and the painful quest to forge an identity.
Animal Instinct
The world has stopped. But Rachel is just getting started… An AI fever dream after a divorce drives Rachel to program a chatbot to be everything she needs.
Audition
One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.
Nonfiction so good you'll want to be a journalist.
Have you ever read a nonfiction book with such good reportage that you reconsider your career choices?
California Burning
A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California’s largest utility company that led to countless wildfires — including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise — and the human cost of infrastructure failure.
America, América
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian, the first comprehensive history of the Western Hemisphere, a sweeping five-century narrative of North and South America that redefines our understanding of both.
Private Equity
A gripping memoir of one woman’s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indictment of privilege, extreme wealth, and work culture.
Murderland
A terrifying true-crime history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond—a gripping investigation of how a new strain of psychopath emerged out of a toxic landscape of deadly industrial violence.
The Sirens' Call
A powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society.
House of Huawei
The untold story of the mysterious company that shook the world.