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by Lauren Conrad
3.5(17,224)
In the competitive world of reality TV, Jane Roberts deals with leaked photos and betrayals while her best friend Scarlett Harp hides a forbidden romance, showing that Hollywood's sweet lies often come with a bitter price.
by Omar El Akkad
4.0(17,222)
A Syrian boy, the sole survivor of a sunken refugee boat, finds an unlikely protector in a disillusioned island girl as they navigate a hostile world that mirrors the stark choices between empathy and indifference.
by Frank Beddor
3.9(17,212)
Queen Alyss faces the return of her Aunt Redd, an urban myth that threatens Wonderland's peace and ignites a new war for imagination.
by Shelly Crane
4.3(17,208)
Maggie and Caleb navigate enemies, family duties, and old flames to build their own future and unite their fractured world.
by Walter Lord
4.0(17,200)
Amidst the frigid chaos of the sinking Titanic, 'A Night to Remember' chronicles the harrowing final hours, where human nature emerged as passengers and crew faced their inevitable doom with acts of both self-sacrifice and desperate depravity.
by Elisabeth Naughton
4.0(17,175)
A woman with amnesia finds a forgotten daughter and a dangerous past. She feels drawn to a grieving widower who sees his lost love in her eyes. This sparks a quest for truth and a second chance at a life neither remembers.
by George Saunders
4.2(17,156)
In a hilariously bleak near-future, George Saunders dissects the absurd and often heartbreaking struggles of ordinary people navigating theme parks, corporate drudgery, and the collapse of societal norms.
by Ken Liu
4.4(17,135)
Ken Liu's collection blurs the lines between memory, mythology, and humanity's many futures, with stories ranging from magical paper tigers to historical accounts changed by technology.
by Julie Berry
4.3(17,135)
During two World Wars, the Greek goddess Aphrodite shares the love stories of mortals, showing that even devastating conflicts cannot conquer love.
by Susan Vreeland
3.9(17,122)
Artemisia Gentileschi's paintings gave voice to her trauma and triumphs, challenging a patriarchal age that tried to silence her.
by Sophocles
3.8(17,105)
In a city under a family curse, Antigone defies a king's order to bury her brother, sparking a conflict between divine law and human power that destroys them all.
by David Hume
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Hume systematically breaks down human knowledge, showing how our understanding comes from sensory experiences and observations, not from reason or divine insight.
by Nicole Krauss
3.5(17,043)
A mysterious desk with many drawers connects people across continents and generations, each dealing with loss, inherited trauma, and the lasting power of memory during historical events.
by Sidney Sheldon
3.7(17,039)
From the coal-dusted streets of Glace Bay to the shining heights of her New York empire, real estate magnate Lara Cameron battles vengeful enemies and a saboteur threatening to shatter her world and the love she found.
by Kate DiCamillo
3.9(17,034)
In 1970s Florida, a determined Raymie enters a peculiar beauty pageant, hoping to lure her runaway father home, only to find unexpected friendship and the true meaning of rescue alongside a fainting Louisiana and a rebellious Beverly.
by Victoria Schwab
3.7(17,032)
In a town where strangers are myths, a mysterious boy's arrival coincides with vanishing children, forcing a young woman to confront the reality behind local folklore and the whispering wind.
by Annette Curtis Klause
3.7(17,030)
A lonely teenager finds solace and forbidden love with a mysterious vampire seeking vengeance for his mother's death, blurring the lines between life, death, and desire.
by Nancy Horan
3.6(17,018)
An independent American woman and a Scottish author defy Victorian norms, building a passionate, global love affair that fuels his writing and finds them a home in Samoa.
by Tracy Chevalier
3.6(17,013)
In the unforgiving 1838 Ohio Black Swamp, a family's apple orchard becomes the bitter battleground for a husband and wife, their legacy of division haunting their youngest son all the way to the California Gold Rush.
by Gordon Korman
4.0(16,999)
After a ruthless collector swindles him out of a priceless baseball card, Griffin Bing assembles a motley crew of eleven-year-olds to execute an elaborate, hilariously chaotic heist to reclaim what's rightfully his.
by V.E. Schwab
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Cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, Addie LaRue navigates three centuries of art and history, a ghost in her own life, until a chance encounter in a hidden bookstore finally offers the one thing she’s always longed for: to be remembered.
by Michel Houellebecq
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Between overindulgence and fanaticism, a Parisian bureaucrat finds brief, erotic joy in Thailand, only for it to end in a cultural clash.
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3.8(16,976)
In a series of letters, an aging copywriter and a young seamstress navigate the quiet desperation and dignity of their shared poverty, their chaste love a fragile light against a world that diminishes them.
by Joan Didion
4.2(16,973)
Joan Didion's "The White Album" looks at America's fractured mood in the late 1960s and 70s. It uses sharp, often unsettling stories to capture the era's mix of hope, fear, and cultural change, all set against California's bright but shadowed landscape.