"A lively and compelling account . . . The cumulative effect is impressive. . . . Ahamed tells his story with an easy fluency and a high velocity." --The New York Times Book Review "Superb . . . Ahamed thrillingly brings back to life a boom not unlike today's . . . In the...

A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK "An extraordinary book. It's a page-turner, full of mystery, but that's the least of it. The language is dusted with magic. The Children reminded me of Ray Bradbury at his best." --Stephen King The haunting...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "This book feels like a secret I'm not supposed to share . . . but it's too good not to! Set in New York's art world, full of lies, money, and very messy choices, our May Pick is The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews." --Reese Witherspoon...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in. Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger. "A breathtaking hymn to the sanctity of natural...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are "among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)...

A Katie Couric Book Club Pick / A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick / A GoodReads Most Anticipated Book of Summer "Ann Patchett's new novel is a rare phenomenon in contemporary fiction: a novel both majestic and intimate, original and masterful in its structure, crystalline in its...