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Considered one of China's great classical novels, Wu Ch'êng-ên's Journey to the West was translated by Arthur Waley in abridged form as Monkey in 1942 and has delighted English readers ever since. It is a riveting adventure story about a priest's quest to obtain holy Buddhist scriptures for the Tang emperor; joining him on this rollicking journey: Sandy, Pigsy, and the mischievous monkey king, Sun Wukong, whose flying cloud and magic cudgel are never far from his infamous deeds.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK From the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom. “This potent book about America’s most...

Sarah Blue presents Book 3 in the Celestial Witches series...

In this enthralling historical epic, set in New York City and the Middle East in the years leading to World War I— the long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Golem and the Jinni—Helene Wecker revisits her beloved characters Chava and Ahmad as they confront...

Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living inside her dreams. And...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION A dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day to explore the effects of intergenerational trauma, the legacy of colonialism, and the inescapability...

Bloomsbury presents Ordinary Monsters by J M Miro, read by Ben Onwukwe. * THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * 'An enthralling read' GUARDIAN 'A thrilling blend of fantasy and horror, richly imagined and masterfully executed' SFX 'Terrific . . . A book that creeps up on you, wearing brass...

It is 1980, and the Democratic People's Republic of Laos is proud to be competing in its first-ever Olympics. Ex-national coroner of Laos Dr. Siri Paiboun may be retired, but he and his wife, Madame Daeng, would do just about anything to have a chance to visit Moscow, so Siri finagles them the job of medical oversight for the Olympians. As the competition heats up, however, Siri begins to suspect that one of the athletes is not who he says he is. Then another Lao Olympian is accused of murder.

Von dem Trip nach Australien ist Fenja nicht begeistert, trotzdem fliegt sie mit ihren Eltern in den Urlaub. Die ersten Tage sind superlangweilig, erst als sie Yu trifft, der ihr eine andere Seite von Australien zeigt, wird der Urlaub interessant. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf das Abenteuer ihres Lebens.

The fourth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Tokyo cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time. Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s poignant Before We Say Goodbye, translated from Japanese, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel...

From bestselling author and international sensation Paulo Coelho, a novel set in a small village about a young, poor barmaid whose wager with the devil leads to a spiritual transformation. A stranger arrives at the remote village of Viscos, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and...

Seit Monaten kann Wanda kein einziges Bild vervollständigen. Bis sie wie im Rausch zu Stift und Papier greift und plötzlich ein fremder Mann auf ihrem Sofa sitzt - völlig verblüfft darüber, dass sie ihn sehen kann. Neo ist Wandas Muse und sollte eigentlich längst verschwunden sein. Denn je länger er ihr Inspiration spendet, desto schwächer wird er.

Ariana es joven, lindísima y está donde tiene que estar. Desde chica aprendió que el talento es un proyecto y la belleza, una obligación. Cuando una vida privilegiada se disciplina para que no haya ni una sola nota fuera de registro, el éxito, obediente, llega. O, mejor dicho, está por llegar. Solo falta que firme el contrato que le ofrece la discográfica más importante de Estados Unidos. Pero a minutos de hacerlo, bloquea a todos sus contactos y escapa a Buenos Aires, su ciudad natal.

A glittering, bold, darkly funny novel about two sisters—one in New York, one in Singapore—who are bound by an ancient secret Sisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a...

Part ghost story, part love story and steeped in magical realism, Paper Ghosts will transport you to a place where old secrets echo through the years and love finds a way of bringing us home. "The remarkable [narrator Marin] Ireland enhances any prose she encounters, adapting and enlivening...

From Robin Sloan, the New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, comes Sourdough, "a perfect parable for our times" (San Francisco Magazine): a delicious and funny novel about an overworked and under-socialized software engineer discovering a calling and a community...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK AMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK "Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty’s What Alice Forgot and Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life, Oona Out of Order is a delightfully freewheeling romp.” —Booklist (starred review) Oona Out of...

Startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment.

En Barcelona, una prostituta que va entrando en la vejez entrena a su perro para llorar ante la tumba que ha escogido para sí misma. En Viena, una mujer se vale de su don de ver el futuro para convertirse en la adivina de una familia rica. En Ginebra, el conductor de una ambulancia y su esposa acogen al abandonado y aparentemente moribundo ex presidente de un país caribeño, solo para descubrir que sus ambiciones políticas siguen intactas.

"Hast du nicht irgendein Vieh oder irgendwelche Obdachlosen zu retten?", legte mein Bruder eins drauf und die Wut brodelte siedend heiß in meinem Bauch. "Wann bist du nur zu so einem Arsch mutiert?", machte ich dem aufsteigenden Ärger Luft. Meine Finger juckten, als krabbelten Herden von Ameisen darüber und meine Haare begannen zu knistern. "Der sieht aus wie ein griechischer Gott", sagte ein Mädchen hinter mir. Ich hätte ihn zwar eher mit einem Filmschauspieler verglichen, aber bitteschön, griechischer Gott umschrieb es ebenso treffend.