Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy married Sophia Andreevna Behrs, who was 16 years his junior on September 23, 1862. Her family and friends called her Sonya which is the Russian diminutive of Sofia. Tolstoy and Sophia had thirteen children, five of whom did not survive childhood. On the eve of their marriage, Tolstoy gave her hi...

Review of My Cat

Tanner Ringerud

Divided into The Good, The Bad, The Really Bad, The Ugly, the Useless, and The Famous, this book has it all. From the cat who saved its owner's life to the absolute laziest ball of fur on Earth, they're all inside! Also includes hilarious lists to highlight the sections, such as "Cats Who Think They're ...

Untouchable

Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk Raj Anand's extraordinarily powerful story of an Untouchable in India's caste system, with a new introduction by Ramachandra Guha, author of Gandhi Bakha is a proud and attractive young man, yet none the less he is an Untouchable - an outcast in India's caste system. It is a system that is even now...

The Rig Veda

Wendy Doniger

The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200 900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early...

Tell-Tale Heart: : Little Black Classic

Edgar Allan Poe

'Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was a groan of mortal terror ...the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul.' Stories about murder, mystery and madness, portraying the author's feverish imagination at its creative height.   Horrifying tales of mystery, sickening madnes...

Arifureta: from Commonplace to World's Strongest (Manga) Vol. 4

Ryo Shirakome; RoGa (Illustrator)

OF GUNS AND GOLEMS Along with their new rabbit-eared companion, Hajime and Yue are ready to challenge one of the world's most perilous dungeons: the labyrinth of Miledi Reisen. As one of the ancient Liberators, Miledi boasted tremendous power, and her sadistic, trap-riddled lair won't go down easy. Ins...

Parties (Vintage Minis)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

A selection of dazzling party pieces from the author of The Great GatsbySelected from The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, The Beautiful and the DamnedVINTAGE MINIS- GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human...

Manifesto

Bernardine Evaristo

The powerful, urgent memoir and manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine Evaristo. Bernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker win - the first by a Black woman - was a revolutionary moment both for British culture and for her. After three decades as a trailblazing writer, tea...

Vampire Dormitory 8

Ema Toyama

"I'll do it! I'll become your thrall!" A crossdressing girl and an otaku vampire find themselves entangled in a dangerous relationship. Don't miss this heart-pounding romance from the award-winning Ema Toyama, perfect for fans of Crimson Spell, Black Bird, and He's My Only Vampire!Mito is ecstatic to fi...

The Wolves of Eternity (Morning Star #2)

Karl Ove Knausgaard

Two adult siblings learn of their surprising shared history in this searching prequel to The Morning Star, set between Norway and Russia The future is no more, and eternity has begun.Norway, 1986. The government is in crisis, and far away in Russia, a nuclear reactor has exploded in Chernobyl. Syvert L...

Drifting Dragons 15

Taku Kuwabara

Take to the skies with the scrappy crew of the airship Quin Zaza, as they hunt the fantastical giants that rule their world... DRAGONS! How To Save A Life The deadly battle with Typhon is over, but the skirmish left Gibbs mortally wounded. He's going to need a particular kind of dragon oil to survive. L...

Devil's Kitchen

Candice Fox

Candice Fox's latest thriller is the definition of nailbiter, as a female agent goes undercover in a New York firefighting crew that is far more dangerous than the fires they fight. When a city's heroes become its boldest criminals . . . For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed f...