From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE MM college romance. I’m not attracted to men. Or so I thought before I slammed into Nikolai Sokolov. A mafia heir, a notorious bastard, and a violent monster. An ill-fated meeting puts me in his path. And just like that, he has his sights set on me. A quiet artist, a golden boy, and his enemy’s twin brother. He doesn’t seem to care that the odds are stacked against us. In fact, he sets out to break my steel-like control and blur my limits. I thought my biggest worry was being noticed by Nikolai. I’m learning the hard way that being wanted by this beautiful nightmare is much worse. This book can be read on its own, but for a better understanding of the world, you might want to start with God of Malice.

Mi dan Ma dan Mo tidak pernah melihat kucing seperti Nona Gigi. Tentu saja, mereka sudah pernah melihat kucing biasa. Tapi Nona Gigi adalah Kucing Luar Biasa. Kucing Luar Biasa berarti kucing yang di luar kebiasaan. Nona Gigi adalah Cara Lain yang dinantikan oleh Bapak dan Ibu Mo untuk menjaga Mi, Ma, dan Mo ketika keduanya keluar rumah mencari uang. Sebab di Kota Suara, semua uang yang tersedia di dasar laut sudah diambil oleh para perompak, uang di bawah tanah diambil oleh para perampok, dan uang di ranting pohon diambil oleh pengusaha kayu yang jahat. Nona Gigi mengajak Mi dan Ma dan Mo dan Fifi dan Fufu—anak kembar Tetangga Baru bertualang mengunjungi tempat-tempat indah. Mereka naik Kereta Air, bertemu Kolonel Jagung, bermain di Sirkus Sendu, dan menyaksikan kemegahan Kota Terapung Kucing Luar Biasa. Kita pergi hari ini. Ke tempat-tempat indah dalam mimpi-mimpi anak-anak baik-baik.

No mês de novembro a Editora Rocco dará início às comemorações do centenário de nascimento de Clarice Lispector, com a edição dos seus três primeiros livros, todos escritos antes que ela completasse 29 anos de idade. Toda a obra de Clarice será reeditada, entre novembro do corrente ano e 10 de dezembro de 2020 (data exata do centenário), com um novo projeto gráfico tanto de capa quanto de miolo, assinado pelo prestigioso designer Victor Burton, detentor de uma dúzia de Prêmios Jabuti. Além disso, os livros serão enriquecidos com ensaios de importantes críticos e estudiosos, publicados como posfácio, em duas opções: brochuras e livros de capa dura. Perto do coração Selvagem foi a estreia literária de Clarice Lispector, quando a autora tinha apenas 22 anos de idade, e causou grande impacto, suscitando artigos elogiosos de críticos e escritores. Esse foi um ano fundamental na vida de Clarice, além de publicar o primeiro livro, ela obteve a cidadania brasileira, casou-se e diplomou-se em Direito. O posfácio é de Nádia Battella Gotlib, autora da Fotobiografia de Clarice, editada pela EDUSP. A leitura é caleidoscópica. A protagonista ora tem uma cor, ora outra, conforme o momento (“real” ou onírico). As cores dançam no enredo misturado ao cenário e às sensações da menina-mulher-amante. Joana desfila na vida dos outros personagens, destilando o veneno de víbora, instilado com ironia e respostas cruéis diante dos fatos. A leitura também é lúdica, quando o leitor tenta adivinhar o que a autora preparou páginas adiante e se surpreende com o que presencia.

Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The number one bestseller in Mexico and America for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit - and recipes. A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her, so that Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds.

Mi dan Ma dan Mo tidak pernah melihat kucing seperti Nona Gigi. Tentu saja, mereka sudah pernah melihat kucing biasa. Tapi Nona Gigi adalah Kucing Luar Biasa. Kucing Luar Biasa berarti kucing yang di luar kebiasaan. Nona Gigi adalah Cara Lain yang dinantikan oleh Bapak dan Ibu Mo untuk menjaga Mi, Ma, dan Mo ketika keduanya keluar rumah mencari uang. Sebab di Kota Suara, semua uang yang tersedia di dasar laut sudah diambil oleh para perompak, uang di bawah tanah diambil oleh para perampok, dan uang di ranting pohon diambil oleh pengusaha kayu yang jahat. Nona Gigi mengajak Mi dan Ma dan Mo dan Fifi dan Fufu—anak kembar Tetangga Baru bertualang mengunjungi tempat-tempat indah. Mereka naik Kereta Air, bertemu Kolonel Jagung, bermain di Sirkus Sendu, dan menyaksikan kemegahan Kota Terapung Kucing Luar Biasa. Kita pergi hari ini. Ke tempat-tempat indah dalam mimpi-mimpi anak-anak baik-baik.

'Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat' berisi 8 cerita pendek yang ditulis Sony Karsono pada 1995-2002 dengan berbagai bentuk pembaruan. Cerita-ceritanya dalam buku ini cenderung gelap & sinis, optimisme justru hadir dari genre yang eksploratif (dari realis, absurd hingga sci-fi). Sentimentalime Calon Mayat juga memberikan pengalaman bercerita yang luwes, bagaimana teror dalam teks bekerja dan tertuang di sekujur cerita. Dalam buku cerita ini, kita akan melihat hantu Orde Baru yang terlihat-tapi-tidak dan sebaliknya. Delapan cerita dalam buku ini ditutup oleh esai Afrizal Malna yang membuka mata batin kita pada Orde Baru yang sejatinya hanya berjarak sejengkal, serta kemungkinan baru bagi cerita-cerita spekulatif yang digarap Sony. "Cerpen-cerpen dalam 'Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat' merupakan representasi akuarium Orde Baru sebagai akuarium obskur dalam sejarah Indonesia dan sejarah sastra Indonesia. […] Dan dalam semesta baru inilah, arus anomali sastra Indonesia, mungkin merebut masa depan yang lain.” —Afrizal Malna

Fresh and seductive novel about a young woman seeking joy while healing from loss. Feyi Adekola wants to learn how to be alive again. It’s been five years since the accident that killed the love of her life and she’s almost a new person now—an artist with her own studio, and sharing a brownstone apartment with her ride-or-die best friend, Joy, who insists it’s time for Feyi to ease back into the dating scene. Feyi isn’t ready for anything serious, but a steamy encounter at a rooftop party cascades into a whirlwind summer she could have never imagined: a luxury trip to a tropical island, decadent meals in the glamorous home of a celebrity chef, and a major curator who wants to launch her art career. She’s even started dating the perfect guy, but their new relationship might be sabotaged before it has a chance by the dangerous thrill Feyi feels every time she locks eyes with the one person in the house who is most definitely off-limits. This new life she asked for just got a lot more complicated, and Feyi must begin her search for real answers. Who is she ready to become? Can she release her past and honor her grief while still embracing her future? And, of course, there’s the biggest question of all—how far is she willing to go for a second chance at love? Akwaeke Emezi’s vivid and passionate writing takes us deep into a world of possibility and healing, and the constant bravery of choosing love against all odds.

We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? Will their mother’s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever? Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.

Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos.     As strangers and seatmates Maryam Aziz and Anna Gibson fly to Toronto over the holidays—Maryam to her sister’s impromptu wedding, and Anna to meet her boyfriend’s wealthy family for the first time—neither expect that severe turbulence will scare them into confessing their deepest hopes and fears to one another. At least they’ll never see each other again. And the love of Maryam’s life, Saif, wasn’t sitting two rows behind them hearing it all. Oops.     An emergency landing finds Anna, Saif, Maryam, and her sister’s entire bridal party snowbound at the quirky Snow Falls Inn in a picture-perfect town, where fate has Anna’s actor-crush filming a holiday romance. As Maryam finds the courage to open her heart to Saif, and Anna feels the magic of being snowbound with an unexpected new love—both women soon realize there’s no place they’d rather be for the holidays.

When Mr. Earnshaw, master of Wuthering Heights, returns from a trip with an unkempt orphan in tow, he announces that the child, Heathcliff, is now a member of the family. While young Catherine Earnshaw becomes close with Heathcliff, her older brother, Hindley, sinks into bitter resentment. As Catherine and Heathcliff mature, and their affection blossoms into desire, Hindley’s resentment boils over into hatred, setting the stage for a tragic drama whose aftermath will shake the foundations of their world.

2021 LODESTAR AWARD for BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s bakery making gingerbread men dance. But Mona’s life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona’s city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona’s worries…

Dua budak perempuan Abesy turun di Bandar Lamuri pada paruh kedua abad keenam belas. Bintang-bintang di langit pun mulai bergerak menandai awal mula perubahan besar di negeri-negeri Selat Malaka. Anak lelaki salah seorang budak itu kemudian tampil merebut kekuasaan melalui Pembasmian Merica. Dinasti lama tersingkir, demikian pula penguasa sesungguhnya kawasan Selat: kongsi dagang Ikan Pari Hitam. Si Ujud sedang belajar di Sekolah Perkapalan dan Lautan Istamboel saat mengetahui kedua orang tuanya menjadi korban pembantaian. Demi membalaskan dendam, ia rela menempuh jalan berputar: merompak bersama Tata Sirf melawan Liga Suci, memimpin eskader Bambu Hitam di perairan Sulu, dan bahkan menjadi mata-mata Anak Haram Lamuri. Namun, tak hanya Si Ujud yang bergerak. Persaudaraan rahasia Kura-kura Berjanggut berkali-kali mengirimkan pembunuh bayaran demi mendapatkan kepala Sultan Lamuri. Lamuri tak bebas dari banjir darah tiga abad kemudian ketika sekian ekspedisi dikerahkan pemerintah kolonial Hindia Timur. Setelah perlawanan rakyat Aceh diredam, muncul para pembunuh yang hanya mengincar orang kulit putih — suatu hal yang bahkan tak bisa diperkirakan oleh Snouch Hurgronje. KURA-KURA BERJANGGUT menyerap kita ke dalam petualangan-petualangan menakjubkan yang melibatkan pertempuran di laut, muslihat di antara para pengkhianat, adu gajah sampai mati, nahkoda Zeeland gila, ulat merica, agama yang memuja Kerang yang lebih tua ketimbang alam semesta, wangsa Pemburu Tuhan, penyelewengan perasaan penderita kusta, para pembunuh yang menumpang hidup di negatif foto, pertarungan burung tiung pencicip makanan raja melawan koki asal Lombardia, dan sufi Hamzah Fansuri yang diperebutkan Tarekat Burung Pingai dan Pertapa 33 Tasbih sekaligus ditakuti Anak Haram Lamuri.