My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later. Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she’ll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.

In the rumble of teenage angst and societal divide, Ponyboy Curtis lives on the wrong side of the tracks in 1960s Oklahoma. He and his brothers, Sodapop and Darry, are Greasers, a gang of working-class teens perpetually at odds with the affluent Socs. When a violent clash turns deadly, Ponyboy is forced to run, finding an unlikely ally in his friend Johnny.

On the run and desperate, the boys confront harsh realities, testing the bonds of friendship and loyalty. As tensions escalate between the Greasers and Socs, Ponyboy questions everything he's ever believed, grappling with identity, belonging, and the true meaning of family. "The Outsiders" is a timeless coming-of-age story that explores the universal struggles of adolescence, class conflict, and the search for acceptance in a world that often sees only labels. A powerful and poignant tale of brotherhood, sacrifice, and the enduring hope that even in the darkest of times, there's still good to be found.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR 2025 An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves "A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel “SPELLBINDING...Exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane.” — Washington Post “Abounds with EVOCATIVE nature writing.” — The New York Times Book Review A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore. Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together. A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

When Marty Preston discovers a mistreated beagle trembling in the hills behind his home, he knows he has to help. The dog, whom he names Shiloh, is being abused by his owner, Judd Travers, a mean-spirited man Marty knows he can't trust. Despite his family's poverty and the disapproval of his father, Marty is determined to protect Shiloh, even if it means lying and disobeying his parents.

As Marty's secret grows, so does the weight of his choices. He faces a moral dilemma: How far will he go to save Shiloh? Can he find a way to right a wrong without compromising his own values and the trust of his family?

Set in the rural landscape of West Virginia, Shiloh is a powerful story about compassion, courage, and the lengths one boy will go to for a friend. This Newbery Medal-winning novel explores themes of animal abuse, ethical decision-making, and the importance of standing up for what you believe in, even when it's difficult.