The Catcher in the Rye

From Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us, comes a captivating novella about the elusive nature of happily ever after.

One fateful hour in the dark. That's all it took for eighteen-year-old Daniel and a mysterious girl to fall in love, bound by a promise of make-believe. But as quickly as their fairytale began, it vanished when she rushed off into the night, leaving Daniel to believe that such perfect moments only exist in dreams.

A year later, jaded by a failed relationship, Daniel meets Six—a girl as unconventional as her name. She challenges everything he thought he knew about love at first sight. Yet, finding his Cinderella might not guarantee a happy ending. An unbearable secret looms, threatening to shatter their fragile connection and jeopardize their only chance at saving each other.

Between life and death, there is a library. For Nora Seed, her life is spiraling downward, filled with regrets and disappointments. But at the stroke of midnight on her last day, she finds herself transported to the Midnight Library, a place where she's granted a unique opportunity: to explore the infinite books containing the lives she could have lived.

With the help of an old friend, Nora can undo every choice she ever regretted, pursuing different careers, mending broken hearts, and finally chasing her dreams. But as she journeys through these alternate realities, she soon discovers that the grass isn't always greener, and her choices come with unexpected consequences, placing both the library and herself in grave danger.

Now, with time running out, Nora must confront the ultimate question: What truly makes a life worth living? In this enchanting and thought-provoking novel, Matt Haig invites readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery, reminding us that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope, and the best way to live is to embrace the beauty and imperfections of the life we have.

A modern masterpiece of Italian literature, Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend is a captivating story of two unforgettable women and their lifelong friendship set against the backdrop of a changing Italy.

Growing up in a poor, patriarchal neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Greco and Raffaella Cerullo, known as Lila, forge a bond that is both fierce and fraught with rivalry. Lila, the brilliant and rebellious one, seems destined to remain trapped in their impoverished world, while Elena, diligent and eager to please, sees education as her path to escape.

As they navigate childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, their lives diverge and converge. Elena pursues her studies, while Lila is forced to confront the harsh realities of adulthood in their neighborhood. Yet, their destinies remain intertwined, shaped by the enduring power of their connection and the complex social forces that surround them.

My Brilliant Friend is a poignant exploration of female friendship, the constraints of class and gender, and the relentless pursuit of self-discovery. With breathtaking honesty and insight, Ferrante crafts a world that is both intimate and epic, drawing readers into the lives of Elena and Lila and leaving them forever changed.

#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.