- Location(s): Eritrea
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa’s best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the...
- Location(s): France, England
- Genre(s): Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
Local journalist Cassie is getting married to hot-shot, reliable Timothy. But it isn’t quite a match made in heaven. His pushy mother, Sylvia, AKA Monster-in-Law, is intent on taking over their wedding. When the exclusive ID Images is booked...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
A brand-new, heart-wrenching novel from the bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here, Gayle Forman Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the boy that he loves, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City after a family tragedy leaves him isolated on the outskirts of Washington state. After the three of them collide in Central Park, they slowly reveal the parts of their past that they haven’t been able to confront,and together, they find their way back to who they’re supposed to be. Told over the course of a single day from three different perspectives, this is a story about the power of friendship and being true to who you are.
- Location(s): New Hampshire
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The riveting new novel from the author of The Great Believers, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past: the family tragedy that...
- Location(s): Bihar
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): Contemporary
AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY BASED ON REAL EVENTS ABOUT FINDING THE COURAGE TO CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY. In the outskirts of Bihar’s Red Light District, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time. Her father plans to sell her into the...