Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Title: Klara and the Sun ISBN: Klara and the Sun – Language: English – Pages: 303 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: March 2, 2021 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Science Fiction’, ‘Audiobook’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘Dystopia’, ‘Fantasy’, ‘Contemporary’] From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of […]
Author: Emily St. John Mandel Title: The Glass Hotel ISBN: The Glass Hotel – Language: English – Pages: 307 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: March 24, 2020 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Mystery’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘Audiobook’, ‘Adult’, ‘Canada’] From the award-winning author of , an exhilarating novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events–a massive […]
Author: Yaa Gyasi Title: Homegoing ISBN: Homegoing – Language: English – Pages: 305 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: June 7, 2016 Genres: [‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Africa’, ‘Historical’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘Audiobook’, ‘Race’] A novel of breathtaking sweep and emotional power that traces three hundred years in Ghana and along the way also becomes a truly great American […]
Author: R.J. Palacio Title: Wonder ISBN: Wonder – Language: English – Pages: 315 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: February 14, 2012 Genres: [‘Young Adult’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Middle Grade’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Realistic Fiction’, ‘Childrens’, ‘School’] August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade […]
Author: Christopher Paolini Title: Inheritance ISBN: Inheritance – Language: English – Pages: 849 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: November 8, 2011 Genres: [‘Fantasy’, ‘Young Adult’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Dragons’, ‘Magic’, ‘Adventure’, ‘High Fantasy’] It began with … It ends with Inheritance . Not so very long ago, Eragon — Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider — was nothing more than a […]
Author: Abraham Verghese Title: Cutting for Stone ISBN: Cutting for Stone – Language: English – Pages: 560 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: January 1, 2009 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Africa’, ‘Book Club’, ‘Medicine’, ‘Ethiopia’, ‘Medical’] A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel – an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. […]
Author: Christopher Paolini Title: Brisingr ISBN: Brisingr – Language: English – Pages: 748 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: September 20, 2008 Genres: [‘Fantasy’, ‘Young Adult’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Dragons’, ‘Adventure’, ‘Magic’, ‘High Fantasy’] Oaths sworn… loyalties tested… forces collide. It’s been only months since Eragon first uttered “brisingr”, an ancient language term for fire. Since then, he’s not […]
Author: Juliet Marillier Title: Wildwood Dancing ISBN: Wildwood Dancing – Language: English – Pages: 407 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: July 1, 2006 Genres: [‘Fantasy’, ‘Young Adult’, ‘Romance’, ‘Fairy Tales’, ‘Retellings’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Historical Fiction’] High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father. It’s an idyllic life for […]
Author: Claire Messud Title: The Emperor’s Children ISBN: The Emperor’s Children – Language: English – Pages: 431 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: August 29, 2006 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Novels’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘New York’, ‘Book Club’, ‘American’] From a writer “of near-miraculous perfection” (The New York Times Book Review) and “a literary intelligence far surpassing most other […]
Author: Cormac McCarthy Title: The Road ISBN: The Road – Language: English – Pages: 241 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: September 26, 2006 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Science Fiction’, ‘Dystopia’, ‘Post Apocalyptic’, ‘Horror’, ‘Literature’, ‘Novels’] A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in […]