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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria E. Schwab
Published Apr 2023
Read ReviewsWinner of the 2020 BookBrowse Fiction Award
In the vein of The Time Traveler's Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab's genre-defying tour de force.
by Matt Haig
Published Jun 2019
Read ReviewsA love story across the ages - and for the ages - about a man lost in time, the woman who could save him, and the lifetimes it can take to learn how to live.
by David Mitchell
Published Jun 2015
Read ReviewsAn elegant conjurer of interconnected tales, a genre-bending daredevil, and master prose stylist, David Mitchell's new novel, The Bone Clocks, crackles with invention and wit.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
by Robin Sloan
Published Sep 2013
Read ReviewsMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is exactly what it sounds like: an establishment you have to enter and will never want to leave, a modern-day cabinet of wonders ready to give a jolt of energy to every curious reader, no matter the time of day.
by Carol Birch
Published Jun 2012
Read ReviewsA thrilling and powerful novel about a young boy lured to sea by the promise of adventure and reward, with echoes of Great Expectations, Moby-Dick, and The Voyage of the Narwhal.
by Kevin Brockmeier
Published Feb 2012
Read ReviewsFrom best-selling and award-winning author Kevin Brockmeier: a new novel of stunning artistry and imagination about the wounds we bear and the light that radiates from us all.
by Paolo Giordano
Published Mar 2011
Read ReviewsA bestselling international literary sensation about whether a "prime number" can ever truly connect with someone else.
by Glen David Gold
Published May 2010
Read ReviewsA novel with Charlie Chaplin at its center, capturing the moment when American capitalism, a world at war, and the emerging mecca of Hollywood intersect to spawn an enduring culture of celebrity.
by Keith Donohue
Published May 2007
Read ReviewsInspired by the W.B. Yeats poem that tempts a child from home to the waters and the wild, The Stolen Child is a modern fairy tale narrated by the child Henry Day and his double.
by Liz Jensen
Published Jan 2006
Read ReviewsThe story of a family falling apart, told in the vivid voices of its comatose son and Dr. Dannachet as he is drawn into the family's circle. Full of astonishing twists and turns, this is a masterful tale of the secrets the human mind can hide.
by Audrey Niffenegger
Published May 2004
Read ReviewsA funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn't stop slipping in and out of time? Highly original and imaginative, this debut novel raises questions about life, love, and the effects of time on relationships.
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Published Sep 2003
Read ReviewsTo understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a guilty family secret, and the astonishing genetic history that turns Callie into Cal. Lyrical and thrilling, Middlesex is an exhilarating reinvention of the American epic.
by Yann Martel
Published May 2003
Read ReviewsAt once a realistic, rousing adventure and a meta-tale of survival that explores the redemptive power of storytelling and the transformative nature of fiction. It's a story, as one character puts it, to make you believe in God. Winner of the 2002 Booker Prize.
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