Published in 1942 by French author Albert Camus, The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its "100 Books of the Century" list. Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."

A propulsive and nostalgic coming-of-age novel about the relationship between two teammates on a rural high school basketball team, from the author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself.Star point guard Mack Morris’s senior year of high school begins with twin the death of her father and the arrival of transfer student Liv Cooper. On the court, Mack and Liv discover an exhilarating, game-winning chemistry; off the court, they fall into an equally intoxicating more-than-friendship that is out of bounds for their small Pennsylvania town in 2004, and especially, for Liv’s conservative mother. As Mack’s desire and grief collide with drugs, sex, and the looming college signing deadline, she is forced to reckon with the disconnects between her past and her future—and fight for the life she wants for herself, whether or not Liv will be on the court beside her.Written with the lush longing of Andre Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name and the obsessive attention of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s Pizza Girl, and with all the romance and feeling of the beloved 2000 movie Love & Basketball, Crane’s sophomore novel is a voice-driven, literary treatment of the big feelings of first love, intimacy, heartbreak, grief, and of course, sports.

«Tutto quello che si rompe, comprese le persone, si può aggiustare. Ecco come la penso io.» A soli diciassette anni, Charlotte Davis ha già trovato un rimedio per calmare la sofferenza che prova. Per non pensare all'amato padre che ormai non è più con lei, per non pensare alla sua migliore amica che l'ha lasciata, per non pensare a una madre che da molto tempo non la capisce, a Charlie basta avere a portata di mano un pezzo di vetro. Un coccio di bottiglia, un gesto secco, un taglio sulla pelle: e dentro si fa largo una specie di sollievo. Charlie è ricoverata in un istituto psichiatrico di St. Paul, nel Minnesota, un microcosmo abitato da altre ragazze come lei, ragazze sole, ognuna un mondo da decifrare, ognuna intrappolata in un diverso dolore. Boccioli di donne ancora troppo chiusi, duri, terrorizzati dall'aprirsi alla vita, sprovvisti di misure di difesa e dunque trascinati via dalla corrente dell'autolesionismo. Le ragazze tra di loro si prendono in giro, si raccontano, immaginano il futuro, c'è chi vorrebbe uscire di lì e chi invece vuole restare al riparo di quelle mura. Charlie, al momento delle dimissioni, non sa dove andare, dato che la madre non la vuole con sé. Sarà allora nella lontana Arizona, dove il sole è rovente e un amico l'aspetta, che potrà provare a riconquistare uno spazio di gioia e nuovi progetti. Il lavoro in una tavola calda e certi inattesi incontri sono linfa benefica, ma quel suo debole entusiasmo viene deluso in fretta: per ricominciare davvero, allora, cosa serve? E poi ci sono io è una storia viscerale, aspra e dolce come i diciassette anni di Charlie, un romanzo che parla di adolescenza con onestà, guardando dritto negli occhi di chi pensa di non farcela e crede di essere destinato a scivolare per sempre; è una storia fatta di cadute, improvvise speranze e ripartenze, che ci ricorda quello che siamo stati e quale coraggio serve per riprendere la strada.

For readers of Kara Thomas and Karen McManus, an addictive, twisty crime thriller with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about a closed local murder case that doesn't add up, and a girl who's determined to find the real killer--but not everyone wants her meddling in the past. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer? Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger. This is the story of an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect.

Published in 1942 by French author Albert Camus, The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its "100 Books of the Century" list. Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."

Solving murders. It’s a family business. Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s job now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She’s currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D’Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . . As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?

When a world, renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His baffling conclusion: it is the work of the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years - reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their sworn enemy, the Catholic church. In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair - a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican. But with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot, which leaves Langdon and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemy...

Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and works on Wall Street. He is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to head-on collision with America's greatest dream—and its worst nightmare—American Psycho is a bleak, bitter, black comedy about a world we all recognize but do not wish to confront.