A man struggles to mend his fractured family in the wake of his sudden success as a bestselling author in this masterful novel from Scott Spencer. Sam Holland is a pen-for-hire, with nonfiction titles such as Traveling with Your Pet and An Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Pro Football to his name—or rather his pseudonym, John Retcliffe. But when his latest project, Visitors from Above, takes off, Sam is ill-equipped to handle this sudden fame.

“A story that is not only thoroughly engrossing, but very funny as well.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

New York Times bestseller

Two English children travel to Italy to rescue their wayward mother from her famous filmmaker lover and save their family. This novel masterfully blends heart, wit, poignancy, and honesty with a breathtaking evocation of the lush Northern Italian countryside.

Compelling tales of human foibles and tragic romance, the stories in The Doll represent the emergence of a remarkable literary talent who later went on to create Jamaica Inn, The Birds, and other classic works. This breathtaking collection of short fiction belongs on the bookshelf of every Daphne du Maurier fan.

New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winner

This epic novel about soldiers prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor inspired the classic film that won eight Academy Awards—including Best Picture—and remains “one of the great books of our time” (Newsday).

The youngest son of a respectable mining family in South Wales, Huw Morgan is now the only one left in the valley, and his reminiscences tell the story of a town both defined and ruined by the mines.

Yet another New York Times bestseller, this is a tale of the World War II legend of American gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano.

Cristy Haviland and Georgia Ferguson are standing at a crossroads, a place where unlikely unions can be formed. A place where two very different women might bridge the gap between generations and education, and together make tough choices. They might even, if they dare, find friendship.

When Oxford-educated Emperor Seth succeeds to the throne of the African state of Azania, he has a tough job on his hands. His subjects are ill-informed and unruly, and corruption, double-dealing, and bloodshed are rife. With the aid of Minister of Modernization Basil Seal, Seth plans to introduce his people to the civilized ways of the West—but will it be as simple as that?

"Continuously funny." —New York Times

Finalist for the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction, A New York Times Editors' Choice pick, and One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2021

Stories that capture our times by “a young author who has already established himself as a unique American voice” (Elle).

"Lyrical, funny, smart, and heartbreaking." ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Suburban absurdity meets good old American despair in this acclaimed novel by “the funniest serious writer to be found on either side of the Atlantic” (Kingsley Amis).