New Adult Literature

Our new Curated Collection - New Adult Literature - is for readers aged 18+ to late twenties. This collection is an emerging sub-genre of literature for young readers who are all often missing from the pages of both Young Adult and Adult books. New Adult books explore many themes, including the transition from late adolescence to adulthood.

Updated January 22, 2026
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Codename Charming A Novel
Parker, Lucy.
Paper Book
A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick Following Battle Royal, beloved author Lucy Parker pens another delicious romantic comedy about a fake relationship between a grumpy royal bodyguard and the charming, sunny assistant who melts his cold, hard...
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Thompson, Hunter S.
Paper Book
A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as "the best book on the dope decade" (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman's original drawings and an introduction by Caity Weaver The inspiration for the major motion...
KATABASIS
KUANG, R.F.
Paper Book
Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save...
Life of Pi
Martel, Yann
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The international bestseller and modern classic of adventure, survival, and the power of storytelling is now an award-winning play.  After the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only...
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Thorpe, Rufi.
Paper Book
Soon to be a series from A24 & Apple TV+ starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, & Nick Offerman! "Margo's Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now." --The Washington Post  "[An] enormously entertaining and lovable...
On the road
Kerouac, Jack
Ebook
Jack Kerouac's classic American novel of freedom and the search for originality that defined a generation "An authentic work of art."--The New York Times   Inspired by Jack Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story...
Sweetbitter
Danler, Stephanie
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER  *  A thrilling novel of the senses and a coming-of-age tale, following a small-town girl into the electrifying world of New York City and the education of a lifetime at one of the most exclusive restaurants in Manhattan.  Perfect for readers of...
Vinegar girl : the taming of the Shrew retold
Tyler, Anne.
Paper Book
Pulitzer Prize winner and American master Anne Tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies   Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity,...
The vulnerables
Nunez, Sigrid
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER  NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, HARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC AND KIRKUS REVIEWS The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend and...

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