Selections

New York, New York
New York, Queens, Brooklyn... Discover a selection of novels inspired and set in this well-known part of America.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith
Call Me Brooklyn Call Me Brooklyn Eduardo Lago
Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge Embrace on Brooklyn Bridge Ezzedine C. Fishere
Little Casino Little Casino Gilbert Sorrentino
The Invention of Ana The Invention of Ana Mikkel Rosengaard
A Replacement Life A Replacement Life Boris Fishman
My Coney Island Baby My Coney Island Baby Billy O'Callaghan
The Border of Paradise: A Novel The Border of Paradise: A Novel Esmé Weijun Wang
A Woman Is No Man A Woman Is No Man Etaf Rum
The Orchard The Orchard David Hopen
When We Argued All Night When We Argued All Night Alice Mattison
Another Brooklyn Another Brooklyn Jacqueline Woodson
Tomorrow Will Be Better Tomorrow Will Be Better Betty Smith
Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn Alice Mattison
Mercy House Mercy House Alena Dillon
Visitation Street Visitation Street Ivy Pochoda
An Almost Perfect Moment An Almost Perfect Moment Binnie Kirshenbaum
Bad Marie: A Novel Bad Marie: A Novel Marcy Dermansky
Neon in Daylight Neon in Daylight Hermione Hoby
Islands in books
Lose yourself in these books set on an island.
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Orkney Orkney Amy Sackville
And Then There Were None And Then There Were None Agatha Christie
Maritauqua Island Maritauqua Island Greg Olmsted
Diamond Head Diamond Head Cecily Wong
Island of the Mad: A Novel Island of the Mad: A Novel Laurie Sheck
Caribou Island: A Novel Caribou Island: A Novel David Vann
A Voyage to the Island of the Articoles A Voyage to the Island of the Articoles André Maurois
The Lightkeepers: A Novel The Lightkeepers: A Novel Abby Geni
The Summer of the Bear The Summer of the Bear Bella Pollen
Heading South Heading South Dany Laferrière
The Coral Island The Coral Island Robert Michael Ballantyne
The Island of Dr. Moreau The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells
The Island of Sheep The Island of Sheep John Buchan
On Island On Island Pat Carney
Island Island Aldous Huxley
The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island Jules Verne
Treasure Island Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson
Stickle Island Stickle Island Tim Orchard
An Outcast of the Islands An Outcast of the Islands Joseph Conrad
The Most Dangerous Game The Most Dangerous Game Richard Connell
Gems from small presses
Discover a selection of quality literature from independent publishers.
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Arctic Smoke Arctic Smoke Randy Nikkel Schroeder
The Yellow House The Yellow House Sarah M. Broom
This Wicked Tongue This Wicked Tongue Elise Levine
Snegurochka Snegurochka Judith Heneghan
Triangulum Triangulum Masande Ntshanga
Echolocation Echolocation Karen Hofmann
Amreekiya Amreekiya Lena Mahmoud
Pure Hollywood Pure Hollywood Christine Schutt
Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata
The Western Wind The Western Wind Samantha Harvey
Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland Sarah Moss
Slip of a Fish Slip of a Fish Amy Arnold
Oscar Oscar Mauricio Segura
Rain Rain Mia Couto
The Wheaton The Wheaton Joanne Jackson
Son of Mine Son of Mine Peter Papathanasiou
Your Fault Your Fault Andrew Cowan
In the Distance In the Distance Hernán Díaz
A Girl Returned A Girl Returned Donatella Di Pietrantonio
Signs for Lost Children Signs for Lost Children Sarah Moss
Black Lives Matter
Systemic racism permeates every area of our society, from the way we are taught to think or interact with each other, to the way laws are made and how the people representing those laws can continue to tacitly equate whiteness to the norm, the aspiration, the "ultimate" version of what out society should be. To dismantle this insidious yet global white supremacy, it is important to educate ourselves, amplify Black voices, read and listen to their experience.
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The New Jim Crow The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander
The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk W. E. B. Du Bois
Whose Detroit? Whose Detroit? Heather Ann Thompson
The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues The Meaning of Freedom: And Other Difficult Dialogues Angela Y. Davis
American Street American Street Ibi Zoboi
This Will Be My Undoing This Will Be My Undoing Morgan Jerkins
On the Come Up On the Come Up Angie Thomas
Barracoon Barracoon Zora Neale Hurston
The Hate U Give The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
Defining Moments in Black History Defining Moments in Black History Dick Gregory
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick Zora Neale Hurston
Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition] Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition] Richard Wright
The Book of Harlan The Book of Harlan Bernice L. Mcfadden
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? Kathleen Collins
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America Kiese Laymon
Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System Robbin Shipp
Twelve Years a Slave Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northup
My Bondage and My Freedom My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass
Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave Sojourner Truth
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass
Best Books of the 21st Century
"A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon" according to the website Vulture.
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Leaving the Atocha Station Leaving the Atocha Station Ben Lerner
The Known World The Known World Edward P. Jones
White Girls White Girls Hilton Als
All My Puny Sorrows All My Puny Sorrows Miriam Toews
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse Louise Erdrich
Voices from Chernobyl Voices from Chernobyl Svetlana Alexievich
Magic for Beginners Magic for Beginners Kelly Link
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Ben Fountain
The Sympathizer: A Novel The Sympathizer: A Novel Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Hate U Give The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
Tell Me How It Ends Tell Me How It Ends Valeria Luiselli
Women In Translation
Every August is the celebration of Women in Translation. Get to know a great variety of writers from all around the world.
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The Optic Nerve The Optic Nerve María Gainza
Seeing Red Seeing Red Lina Meruane
August August Romina Paula
Bride and Groom Bride and Groom Alisa Ganieva
The Dark Bride The Dark Bride Laura Restrepo
Stone in a Landslide Stone in a Landslide Maria Barbal
Recitation Recitation Suah Bae
The Ten Loves of Nishino The Ten Loves of Nishino Hiromi Kawakami
The White City The White City Karolina Ramqvist
Companions Companions Christina Hesselholdt
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Swallowing Mercury Swallowing Mercury Wioletta Greg
Gliding Flight Gliding Flight Anne-Gine Goemans
The Naked Woman The Naked Woman Armonía Somers
After the Winter After the Winter Guadalupe Nettel
The Bones of Grace The Bones of Grace Tahmima Anam
Blue Self-Portrait Blue Self-Portrait Noémi Lefebvre
Kintu Kintu Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Vivian Vivian Christina Hesselholdt
The Attempt The Attempt Magdaléna Platzová
Mexican Lit
A selection of the best of Mexican literature!
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Empty Set Empty Set Verónica Gerber Bicecci
The Iliac Crest The Iliac Crest Cristina Rivera Garza
Jacob the Mutant Jacob the Mutant Mario Bellatin
The Magician of Vienna The Magician of Vienna Sergio Pitol
After the Winter After the Winter Guadalupe Nettel
Heavens on Earth Heavens on Earth Carmen Boullosa
Cleopatra Dismounts Cleopatra Dismounts Carmen Boullosa
A Zero-Sum Game A Zero-Sum Game Eduardo Rabasa
The Story of My Teeth The Story of My Teeth Valeria Luiselli
Signs Preceding the End of the World Signs Preceding the End of the World ri Herrera
Adam in Eden Adam in Eden Carlos Fuentes
Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry Mónica de la Torre
Sidewalks Sidewalks Valeria Luiselli
Before Before Carmen Boullosa
Faces in the Crowd Faces in the Crowd Valeria Luiselli
Banned books
These books have all been, at some point, banned or challenged by individuals or groups to be removed from schools or libraries. Here is a non-exhaustive list of what is actually often great literature.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston
Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Cancer Henry Miller
To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
Native Son Native Son Richard Wright
The Hate U Give The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson