Smart fiction offer intellectually stimulating reads, exploring complex themes and characters with sharp writing and insightful narratives. Prepare for a rewarding experience that challenges and enriches your understanding of the human condition.
Immersive… A time-sweeping, character-juggling, lesbian vampire mystery.” ―The New York Times
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil a book by V. E. Schwab
festering passions, brutal vengeance, loyalty, and love.
King of Ashes: A Novel by S. A. Cosby
“[This is Not a Ghost Story] quite effectively demonstrates how fantasy can be used to amplify political and emotional concerns
This Is Not a Ghost Story
"A radiant, absorbing novel, intensely alive to the beauty and mystery of the everyday.
Days of Light a book by Megan Hunter
Kate McKean has written a clear, helpful, and encouraging book about the writing and publishing process
Write Through It | Book by Kate McKean | Official Publisher Page
A captivating portrait of the artist as a young man and an insightful snapshot of postwar Britain
Homework Workbooks
From the founder of Money with Katie, a leveled-up finance guide for ambitious women everywhere—and a rallying cry for a new money movement
Rich Girl Nation: Taking Charge of Finances
The Last Book Party, an American woman travels to the English countryside when she discovers tickets her late mother had purchased for a murder mystery simulation in a small British town.
Welcome to Murder Week a book by Karen Dukess
"I loved this book, and marveled how Jess Walter managed to build such a warm, funny, loving novel out of so many horrible parts.
So Far Gone a book by Jess Walter
"Readers of historical fiction or fantasy will thoroughly enjoy this feminist reimagining of King Henry VIII and his wives."
Six Wild Crowns a book by Holly Race
"Reading a novel by Meredith Schorr feels like binge watching my favorite show
Roommating by Meredith Schorr
“Sager knows how to tell a good story that keeps us guessing.”
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager: 9780593472408
“Beautifully written, with immersive worldbuilding, a gripping plot, and heart-pounding danger around every turn.”
A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena: 9780593973196
"This novel is remarkable and profoundly moving. A beautifully written, intelligent, quietly hopeful story about being lost and found."
Ordinary Love a book by Marie Rutkoski - A Novel
"An ingenious twist on a noir classic, about the hell that awaits co-conspirators Wendy and Thom after they become a 'happy' married couple
Shop — Kill Your Darlings
"A genre-defying literary naval-history thriller, part Master and Commander, part Lord of the Flies
