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by Richard Paul Evans
4.0(24,551)
A grieving young family discovers the forgotten meaning of Christmas through an eccentric widow and an antique box, revealing a message of love and remembrance.
by David Foster Wallace
3.9(24,535)
Wallace's interviews and unsettling portraits expose male insecurities and societal absurdities, twisting the mundane into something both funny and sad.
by Paul Bowles
3.9(24,534)
An American couple's desperate flight to the desolate beauty of post-WWII North Africa unravels their already fractured marriage, exposing the terrifying void within and the indifferent, vastness of the desert sky.
by Jeff VanderMeer
3.9(24,519)
In a city after the apocalypse, ruled by a giant, flying bear, a scavenger develops a strange connection with an evolving creature she calls Borne. This forces her to face dangerous truths about her lover and the biotech company that changed their world.
by Sogyal Rinpoche
4.2(24,479)
Explore the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism to change how you understand life, death, and the bardo, preparing for a peaceful transition and a more compassionate life.
by Charles Dickens
3.8(24,478)
Join the kind Samuel Pickwick and his club members on funny trips across 19th-century England, meeting many different people and seeing society's oddities.
by Jeanne DuPrau
3.8(24,478)
Months after escaping their underground city, Lina and Doon must brave the harsh winter and return to the forgotten darkness of Ember to retrieve a mysterious device that promises to illuminate their new, struggling world.
by Erin Hunter
4.2(24,462)
A chilling prophecy threatens the forest as Fireheart confronts Tigerstar's ruthless ambition and deciphers StarClan's warning before a bloody war consumes the warrior Clans.
by Donna Leon
3.9(24,459)
In Venice's intricate beauty, Vice-Commissario Guido Brunetti must solve a maestro's poisoning at La Fenice, uncovering dark secrets and revenge to find the killer among many who wished him dead.
by Elisabeth Elliot
4.4(24,453)
Five missionaries go into the Ecuadorian jungle to tell the isolated Huaorani tribe about God, but the tribe spears them to death. Their sacrifice sparks global attention for faith, forgiveness, and love.
by Jean Kwok
3.7(24,445)
When her brilliant older sister, Sylvie, vanishes in the Netherlands, timid Amy must retrace Sylvie's final steps, uncovering hidden family secrets and the painful truths behind her immigrant family's golden girl.
by Ransom Riggs
4.2(24,416)
Explore the dark, whimsical origins of the peculiar world, from fork-tongued princesses to cannibalistic gentry, all cataloged by a scholarly invisible boy.
by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
4.0(24,408)
Aimee Nezhukumatathil shows us lessons and kinship in the world's creatures, helping us find wonder and resilience in our lives.
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.3(24,407)
As war engulfs Carthya, King Jaron must outwit a ruthless enemy and go on a dangerous quest to rescue his kidnapped love and fractured kingdom, even if it means sacrificing his own life and throne.
by Michael Crichton
3.4(24,379)
A man's experimental brain surgery to cure violent seizures backfires when he learns to control the pleasure-inducing electrodes, turning him into an unstoppable, technologically-empowered killer on a rampage through Los Angeles.
by Lisa Kleypas
4.1(24,368)
A powerful Welsh businessman, used to getting his way, meets his match in a quiet aristocrat. She may seem gentle, but she has the strength to win his heart despite society's rules and hidden secrets.
by Caleb Carr
4.0(24,356)
In 1897 New York, Dr. Kreizler's team, seen through the eyes of a former street boy, searches for a kidnapped diplomat's baby. They race against war and a courtroom drama that questions what motherhood means.
by William Ritter
3.8(24,340)
In 1892 New England, a sharp-witted young woman becomes assistant to an eccentric supernatural detective, unraveling a string of bizarre murders that baffle the mundane police and hint at a monstrous killer unseen by ordinary eyes.
by Octavia E. Butler
4.3(24,320)
In a shattered 2030s California, a prophetess leading humanity to the stars must first survive enslavement, reclaim her stolen daughter, and battle a tyrannical regime to forge a new world from the ashes.
by Jeanette Winterson
4.1(24,309)
An unnamed, ungendered narrator explores a consuming affair with a married woman, looking at desire, identity, and the body's language.
by Philip K. Dick
3.9(24,291)
A schizophrenic Gnostic detective unravels reality's hidden divinity, or ultimate cosmic joke, through the revelation of a pink laser.
by R.L. Stine
3.8(24,269)
When rival twin sisters bring a discarded ventriloquist's dummy named Slappy into their home, their sibling squabbles turn sinister as the dummy's pranks escalate into a terrifying fight for control and their lives.
by Libba Bray
4.1(24,263)
As a supernatural showdown makes Evie O'Neill a celebrated seer, a mysterious sleeping sickness and a sinister figure in a stovepipe hat threaten to consume New York City through the treacherous world of dreams.
by Henning Mankell
3.7(24,249)
Inspector Wallander tracks a double murder from Sweden to Riga, Latvia, uncovering a dangerous world of post-Soviet crime and political betrayal.