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A compelling choice for readers interested in Indigenous memoirs, family histories, and cultural identity.
Whiskey Tender
Biographies & Memoirs
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A finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction, Whiskey Tender follows Deborah Jackson Taffa's childhood in the American Southwest as she examines her Quechan and Laguna Pueblo heritage, family history, and the pressures of cultural assimilation. Her memoir connects personal experiences with generations of Native American history and questions of identity and belonging. A compelling choice for readers interested in Indigenous memoirs, family histories, and cultural identity.
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Finalist for the National Book Award
Longlisted for a Carnegie Medal for Excellence
Winner of the Southwest Book Award
A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, Esquire, Time, The Atlantic, NPR, and Publishers Weekly
An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York Times "New Book to Read" * A Zibby Mag "Most Anticipated Book" * A San Francisco Chronicle "New Book to Cozy Up With" * The Millions "Most Anticipated" *An Amazon Editors "Best Book of the Month" * A Parade "Best New Work By Indigenous Writers" * An NPR "Book We Love"
“We have more Native stories now, but we have not heard one like this. Whiskey Tender is unexpected and propulsive, indeed tender, but also bold, and beautifully told, like a drink you didn’t know you were thirsty for. This book, never anything less than mesmerizing, is full of family stories and vital Native history. It pulses and it aches, and it lifts, consistently. It threads together so much truth by the time we are done, what has been woven together equals a kind of completeness from brokenness, and a hope from knowing love and loss and love again by naming it so.” — Tommy Orange, National Bestselling Author of There There
Reminiscent of the works of Mary Karr and Terese Marie Mailhot, a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and the frictions between mainstream American culture and Native inheritance; assimilation and reverence for tradition.
Deborah Jackson Taffa was raised to believe that some sacrifices were necessary to achieve a better life. Her grandparents—citizens of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo tribe—were sent to Indian boarding schools run by white missionaries, while her parents were encouraged to take part in governmental job training off the reservation. Assimilation meant relocation, but as Taffa matured into adulthood, she began to question the promise handed down by her elders and by American society: that if she gave up her culture, her land, and her traditions, she would not only be accepted, but would be able to achieve the “American Dream.”
Whiskey Tender traces how a mixed tribe native girl—born on the California Yuma reservation and raised in Navajo territory in New Mexico—comes to her own interpretation of identity, despite her parent’s desires for her to transcend the class and “Indian” status of her birth through education, and despite the Quechan tribe’s particular traditions and beliefs regarding oral and recorded histories. Taffa’s childhood memories unspool into meditations on tribal identity, the rampant criminalization of Native men, governmental assimilation policies, the Red Power movement, and the negotiation between belonging and resisting systemic oppression. Pan-Indian, as well as specific tribal histories and myths, blend with stories of a 1970s and 1980s childhood spent on and off the reservation.
Taffa offers a sharp and thought-provoking analysis of Indigenous history laced with humor and heart. As she reflects on her past and present—the promise of assimilation and the many betrayals her family has suffered, both personal and historical; trauma passed down through generations—she reminds us of how the cultural narratives of her ancestors have been excluded from the central mythologies and structures of the “melting pot” of America, revealing all that is sacrificed for the promise of acceptance.
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Best for readers drawn to reflective historical fiction, literary biographies, and intimate portraits of creative lives.
The Master
Biographies & Memoirs · Historical Fiction · LGBTQIA+ · Biographical Fiction
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In this historical novel, Colm Tóibín imagines the private life of author Henry James during the late nineteenth century, exploring his relationships, memories, artistic ambitions, and isolation as he builds his literary career in Europe. Best for readers drawn to reflective historical fiction, literary biographies, and intimate portraits of creative lives.
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WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE • WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
“Colm Tóibín’s beautiful, subtle illumination of Henry James’s inner life” (The New York Times) captures the loneliness and hope of the celebrated American writer in this profoundly moving historical novel about art, desire, and the elusive nature of intimacy.
Beautiful and profoundly moving, The Master tells the story of Henry James, a man born into one of America’s first intellectual families who leaves his country in the late nineteenth century to live in Paris, Rome, Venice, and London among privileged artists and writers.
The emotional intensity of Tóibín's portrait of James is riveting. Time and again, James, a master of psychological subtlety in his fiction, proves blind to his own heart and incapable of reconciling his dreams of passion with his own fragility. With stunningly resonant prose, “The Master is unquestionably the work of a first-rate novelist: artful, moving, and very beautiful” (The New York Times Book Review).
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A strong match for readers drawn to queer desire, ghosts, and horror about inherited trauma.
On Sundays She Picked Flowers
Horror
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Called “Brutal and unforgiving, but aching with so much emotion.” by People, this Southern Gothic horror follows Judith Rice as she escapes her abusive mother and builds a life in a haunted Georgia house. Thirteen years later, her attraction to an unsettling stranger forces her to confront violence rooted in her family. A strong match for readers drawn to queer desire, ghosts, and horror about inherited trauma.
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Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel 2026 prize
“Brutal and unforgiving, but aching with so much emotion.” —People
In this sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut, a woman escapes into the uncanny woods of southern Georgia and must contend with ghosts, haints, and most dangerous of all, the truth about herself.
When Judith Rice fled her childhood home, she thought she’d severed her abusive mother’s hold on her. She didn’t have a plan or destination, just a desperate need to escape. Drawn to the forests of southern Georgia, Jude finds shelter in a house as haunted by its violent history as she is by her own.
Jude embraces the eccentricities of the dilapidated house, soothing its ghosts and haints, honoring its blood-soaked land. And over the next thirteen years, Jude blossoms from her bitter beginnings into a wisewoman, a healer.
But her hard-won peace is threatened when an enigmatic woman shows up on her doorstep. The woman is beautiful but unsettling, captivating but uncanny. Ensnared by her desire for this stranger, Jude is caught off guard by brutal urges suddenly simmering beneath her skin. As the woman stirs up memories of her escape years ago, Jude must confront the calls of violence rooted in her bloodline.
“An absolute stunner of a book” (Lee Mandelo, author of Summer Sons), On Sunday She Picked Flowers explores retribution, family trauma, and the power of building oneself back up after breaking down.
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This will appeal to readers who like domestic suspense centered on missing children and the lasting effects of crime on families.
Where Are the Children Now?
Thriller
Our take
Decades after surviving a childhood abduction, Melissa faces another disappearance when her young stepdaughter, Riley, goes missing. She and her brother, Mike, draw on their own experience as they race to find the child in this sequel to Where Are the Children? This will appeal to readers who like domestic suspense centered on missing children and the lasting effects of crime on families.
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The legacy of the “Queen of Suspense” continues with this follow-up to Mary Higgins Clark’s iconic novel Where Are the Children?, featuring the children of Nancy Harmon, facing peril once again as adults.
Of the fifty-six bestsellers the “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark published in her lifetime, Where Are the Children? was her biggest, selling millions of copies and forever transforming the genre of suspense fiction. In that story, a young California mother named Nancy Harmon was convicted of murdering her two children. Though released on a technicality, she was abandoned by her husband and became such a pariah in the media that she was forced to move across the country to Cape Cod, change her identity and appearance, and start a new life. Years later her two children from a second marriage, Mike and Melissa, would go missing, and Nancy yet again became the prime suspect—but this time, Nancy was able to confront the secrets buried in her past and rescue her kids from a dangerous predator.
Now, more than four decades since readers first met Nancy and her children, comes the thrilling sequel to the groundbreaking book that set the stage for future generations of psychological suspense novels. A lawyer turned successful true crime podcaster, Melissa has recently married a man whose first wife died tragically, leaving him and their young daughter, Riley, behind. While Melissa and her brother, Mike, help their mom, Nancy, relocate from Cape Cod to the equally idyllic Hamptons, Melissa’s new stepdaughter vanishes. Drawing on the experience of their own abduction, Melissa and Mike race to find Riley to save her from the trauma they still struggle with—or worse.
Just like the original, Where Are the Children Now? keeps you guessing and holding your breath until the very last page.
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Called “A fun, magical enemies to lovers read that you don’t want to miss!” by Jasmine Mas, this sequel is ideal for readers who enjoy spicy dark academia…
Night Witch
Fantasy · Romance · Romantasy · College Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy
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An instant USA Today bestseller, Night Witch follows Paisley as she returns to Weatherstone College after a dangerous first year, struggling with her attraction to Logan Kingston, her sworn enemy and sometimes ally. Their unexplained bond and Logan's hidden secrets complicate everything as new truths emerge. Called “A fun, magical enemies to lovers read that you don’t want to miss!” by Jasmine Mas, this sequel is ideal for readers who enjoy spicy dark academia romantasy, elemental magic, and enemies-to-lovers tension.
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AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER
NIGHT WITCH is the highly anticipated sequel to Jaymin Eve’s instant New York Times bestseller Spellcaster with an intense enemies-to-lovers arc, steamy heat level, magical creatures, and super high stakes.
Be careful what you witch for.
Welcome to year two at Weatherstone College…
Last year, after coming face to face with darkness and lethal monsters, Logan Kingston, my sworn enemy and sometimes ally, brought my first year to an explosive ending. There’s a bond between us that I can’t explain, but I just know he’s hiding something. Maybe I don’t fully trust any spellcaster, but there’s no denying my draw to him.
I’m not going to lie, I haven’t felt myself since then, and I’m dreading returning to Weatherstone. But secrets inevitably unravel, and when the truth comes to light, I have no idea who will be left standing.
“A fun, magical enemies to lovers read that you don’t want to miss!”—JASMINE MAS, New York Times bestselling author of Blood of Hercules
Perfect if you love:
- Sexy Stalking + Dirty Talking
- He Gives Her His Clothes
- Forbidden Romance
- Touch Her & D!e
- Elemental Magic
- Dark Academia
- "Mine"
Looking for more from Jaymin Eve? Don't miss:
- Spellcaster (Weatherstone College duet #1)
- Night Witch (Weatherstone College duet #2)
- The Shadow Accords (Shadow Beast Shifters x Spellcaster Crossover Novella) - coming February 16, 2027
- Shadowed Souls (Shadow Beast Shifters x Spellcaster Crossover Standalone Novel) - coming March 30, 2027
Calling all Shadow Beast Shifters and Spellcaster fans! Don't miss the all-new crossover novella and standalone novel, THE SHADOW ACCORDS and SHADOWED SOULS, coming next spring!
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A good pick for fans of MM sports romance featuring forced proximity, workplace attraction, and opposites attract.
First to Finish
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Erotica · Gay Romance · Sports Romance
Our take
Formula 1 driver Johannes Muller is struggling to maintain his championship momentum when race engineer Caleb Hughes steps in to help him regain his confidence. As their professional relationship develops into something more, both must navigate their growing attraction and the demands of their careers, with a 3.7-star average from more than 1,700 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for fans of MM sports romance featuring forced proximity, workplace attraction, and opposites attract.
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The stakes have never been higher in this spicy F1 forced proximity romcom!
Race car driver Johannes Muller is on a hot streak this season and seems destined to claim the championship win … until his performance unexpectedly falters. Gone is his cool confidence – on the track he can barely qualify, let alone take home the trophy.
The team’s race engineer, Caleb Hughes, is determined to get his star driver back in pole position, but soon the sparks flying over the radio are more chemistry than competition.
In a sport where everyone gives it their all at all times, it’s not long before Johannes and Caleb realise that their racing line is leading them towards a collision they won’t be able to walk away from unscathed…
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Ideal for readers who enjoy ancient-world historical fiction, powerful female protagonists, and stories about survival under Roman rule.
Boudicca’s Daughter
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History
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After the defeat of her mother, Britain's warrior queen Boudicca, Solina is taken to Rome, where she must navigate life within the empire that destroyed her people. As she struggles to survive, she must decide what resistance means in a world ruled by her enemies, with a 4.1-star average from more than 5,500 Goodreads ratings. Ideal for readers who enjoy ancient-world historical fiction, powerful female protagonists, and stories about survival under Roman rule.
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The story of Boudicca, the notorious warrior queen who led a legendary rebellion in 60 CE against the Roman Empire in Britain. This book by acclaimed Wolf Den Trilogy author Elodie Harper follows Boudicca's meteoric rise and devastating fall through the eyes of her youngest daughter, Solina, who seeks revenge against Rome.
Boudicca—infamous warrior, queen of the British Iceni tribe, and mastermind of one of history’s greatest revolts. Her defeat spelled ruin for her people, yet still her name is enough to strike fear into Roman hearts.
But what of the woman who grew up in her shadow? The woman who has her mother's looks and cunning and her father’s druidic gifts, but a spirit all of her own? The woman whose desperate bid for survival will take her from Britain’s sacred marshlands to the glittering facades of Nero’s Roman Empire . . .
The narrative arc and emotional heart of the book is Solina's complex relationship with Rome, and what resistance means in the radically different world she finds herself in after her mother's fall. After she is taken to the Empire's capital by the ruthless Roman general Paulinus, she will have to decide what it truly means to be Boudicca's daughter.
Forced to fight. Determined to succeed. Meet Solina. Boudicca’s daughter.
This epic and emotional novel is perfect for fans of Madeleine Miller’s Circe and Constanza Casati’s Clytemnestra.
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A strong match for readers drawn to suspicious deaths, marital secrets, and an investigation among secretive neighbors.
The Vacancy in Room 10
Thriller
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Called an “entertaining thriller” by Publishers Weekly, this psychological thriller follows Anna Hartley after her husband confesses to murder and is then found dead. Searching for answers at the run-down motel where he rented an art studio, she uncovers a life he kept from her and receives threats to stop investigating. A strong match for readers drawn to suspicious deaths, marital secrets, and an investigation among secretive neighbors.
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From the bestselling author of ON A QUIET STREET and TOO CLOSE TO HOME, Seraphina Nova Glass comes a twisty psychological thriller set in a run-down apartment complex packed with shady characters willing to go to deadly lengths to keep their darkest secrets from the stranger in their midst. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden!
"[An] entertaining thriller [that] maintain[s] tension and intrigue through to the satisfying end.” —Publishers Weekly
When Anna Hartley’s husband, Henry, calls her with a terrible, guilty confession, she can’t believe what she hears. It has to be a bad joke—the mild, predictable artist she married would never hurt a fly, let alone commit murder. But her confusion turns to horror when police find his body washed up on the banks of the Rio Grande.
Desperate for answers to the millions of questions his untimely death has raised, Anna checks in to The Sycamores, the run-down motel turned apartment Henry rented as an art studio. As she absorbs every bit of gossip the eclectic mix of residents are willing to share about her husband and each other, she begins to piece together a picture of a very different man than the one she married, and the life he led behind her back. The more she learns, and the less sense things seem to make, she finds herself wondering: Did she ever really know Henry at all?
But Henry’s secrets aren’t the only ones; as Anna’s search for clues expands, Cass, the mysterious, jaded motel manager, seems more and more determined to keep Anna in the dark. And when threatening letters start appearing at her door, Anna has to decide what’s more important—the truth, or her own safety.
Looking for another heart-pounding thriller? Don't miss Seraphina Nova Glass’s next thriller, GONE AFTER DARK, where a dead body and a true-crime investigation shatter the charm of an idyllic wine country town...
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A good pick for fans of Austen retellings, enemies-to-lovers romance, and family complications.
Elizabeth of East Hampton
Romance · RomCom
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Called “Equal parts poignant and hilariously witty” by author Liana De La Rosa, this modern Pride and Prejudice retelling pairs Lizzy Bennet, who’s helping save her family’s bakery, with wealthy, aloof Will Darcy during summer in the Hamptons. Their mutual dislike gets complicated as gossip and misunderstandings threaten the people they love. A good pick for fans of Austen retellings, enemies-to-lovers romance, and family complications.
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This whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice—from the authors of the “great beach read” (Bookreporter) Emma of 83rd Street—transports you to summer in the Hamptons, where classes clash, rumors run wild, and love has a frustrating habit of popping up where you least expect it.
It’s a truth universally acknowledged—well, by Elizabeth Bennet anyway—that there’s nothing worse than summer in the Hamptons. She should know: she’s lived out there her whole life. Every June, her hometown on the edge of Long Island is inundated with rich Manhattanites who party until dawn and then disappear by September. And after twenty-five years, Lizzy wants to leave, too.
But after putting her dreams on hold to help save her family’s failing bakery, she’s still surfing the same beach every morning and waiting for something, anything, to change. She’s not holding her breath though, not even when her sister starts flirting with the hot new bachelor in town, Charlie Pierce, and he introduces Lizzy to his even hotter friend.
Will Darcy is everything Lizzy Bennet is not. Aloof, arrogant…and rich. Of course, he’s never cared about money. In fact, it’s number one on his long list of things that irk him. Number two? His friend Charlie’s insistence on setting him up with his new girlfriend’s sharp-tongued sister. Lizzy Bennet is all wrong for him, from her money-hungry family to her uncanny ability to speak to him as bluntly as he does everyone else. But then maybe that’s why he can’t stop thinking about her.
Lizzy is sure Will hates everybody. He thinks she willfully misunderstands them. Yet, just as they strike an uneasy truce, mistakes threaten Charlie and Jane’s romance, with Will and Lizzy caught in the undertow. Between a hurricane and a hypocritical aunt, a drunken voicemail and a deceptive party promoter, the two must sift through the gossip and lies to protect the happiness of everyone they love—even if it means sacrificing their own. But when the truth also forces them to see each other in an entirely new light, they must swallow their pride to learn that love is a lot like surfing: sometimes the only way to survive is to let yourself fall.
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A good pick for readers who enjoy space fleets, mercenary crews, and military science fiction.
The Mercenary
Sci-Fi · Military Sci-Fi · Space Exploration
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Princess Gizel needs more ships to explore the Western Marches, so she hires Jon Smit, a renegade Kimerian officer commanding a mercenary fleet. This military science fiction adventure follows Smit as his fleet takes on a new assignment beyond the empire's established territory. A good pick for readers who enjoy space fleets, mercenary crews, and military science fiction.
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Princess Gizel has a new job – Count of the Western Marches – the huge area she liberated from the Xiongmengda. While there are a large number of warships deployed in the area, they are all watching warp points that lead to unknown places. With the Imperial Navy's budget stretched to the limit, she's not expecting reinforcements any time soon, so in order to explore the area further, she needs to come up with an alternative source of combat vessels. Fortunately, she and Karvon are not short of money, so she decides to personally hire the mercenary fleet run by the renegade Kimerian officer known as Jon Smit, whom she and Karvon met in their travels.
This is his story.
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A good pick for readers who like gothic fantasy romance, costly magic, and suspicious ruling families.
House of Blight
Romantasy · Cozy Fantasy
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Edira Brillwyn can heal injuries and disease, but each use of her magic shortens her life. When her brothers contract an illness she cannot cure, she accepts help from Orin Fernglove, whose powerful family may pose a danger of its own. A good pick for readers who like gothic fantasy romance, costly magic, and suspicious ruling families.
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“House of Blight is one of those books I had trouble putting down. I loved the totally unique magic system and the eerie but cozy setting... A must-read for any romantasy lover!” — NISHA J. TULI, internationally bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen
The first novel in an eerie, darkly creative, and romantic new gothic fantasy duology from Maxym M. Martineau, for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Rachel Gillig.
Edira Brillwyn is a threadmender. She holds a rare, lifesaving hidden power that can cure disease and heal injuries in the blink of an eye. But magic always comes with a cost, and saving anyone sacrifices a sliver of her own life. She’s always kept her abilities hidden…until the powerful Fernglove family discovers her secret.
The Ferngloves are charming and beautiful, possess powerful magic, and don’t take no for an answer—especially Orin, the head of these ruling elites. When Edira’s brothers unexpectedly contract blight—an incurable virus killing people throughout the town, and an illness too strong for her to heal them both—Orin offers to help. Together at his atmospheric estate they’ll research a cure while Orin slows their sickness and Edira hones her magic. His kindness and honesty surprises Edira, as does her undeniable attraction to him.
But the other Ferngloves are suspicious of her power and may be more dangerous than the ever-present disease. The longer Edira stays within the confines of the Manor, the more the powerful family’s pristine exterior begins to crack—until Edira discovers a terrifying secret and must choose who she can save and at what cost…
"[E]nthralling...With court intrigue, a dash of romance, and betrayal galore, this promises good things to come." — Publishers Weekly
"[A] gorgeous fae gothic... I'm excited to see what [Martineau] does next." —ILLONA ANDREWS, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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Best for readers who enjoy experimental literary fiction, speculative technology, and interconnected characters.
The Candy House
Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Psychological Fiction
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A New York Times bestseller, this literary novel follows tech entrepreneur Bix Bouton and the people affected by his invention, which allows users to access and share their memories. Through interconnected stories, Jennifer Egan examines privacy, identity, and human connection in a world transformed by technology. Best for readers who enjoy experimental literary fiction, speculative technology, and interconnected characters.
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES • ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • SLATE • THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Self, Vogue, The New Yorker, BBC, Vulture, and many more!
OLIVIA WILDE to direct A24’s TV adaptation of The Candy House and A Visit from the Goon Squad!
From one of the most celebrated writers of our time comes an “inventive, effervescent” (Oprah Daily) speculative novel about memory, technology, privacy, and the quest for authenticity and human connection.
The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.” Bix is forty, with four kids, restless, and desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory. Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”—which allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share those memories in exchange for access others’—has seduced multitudes.
In the world of Egan’s spectacular imagination, there are “counters” who track and exploit desires and there are “eluders,” those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of interconnected narratives and narrative styles—from omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter, and a chapter of tweets. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also a moving, speculative fiction testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for connection, family, privacy, and love.
“A beautiful exploration of loss, memory, and history” (San Francisco Chronicle), “this is minimalist maximalism. It’s as if Egan compressed a big 19th-century novel onto a flash drive” (The New York Times).
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