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Framed in a drug sting by the person he trusted most, grad student Jean emerges from seven months at Rikers Island into a pandemic-ravaged New York City. His parents won't speak to him. His girlfriend has moved on. And Marcus, the friend who betrayed him, has vanished. Working as a food delivery cyclist through the empty streets of 2020, Jean pedals between his shattered past and an uncertain future. But as the city erupts in protests over George Floyd's murder, he's forced to confront not just personal betrayal, but the injustices that have shaped his life as a young Black man in America.

Sergio Corselli è un ventisettenne col pallino del gioco delle carte. Da quel mondo però è uscito e si porta dietro solo un soprannome, si è laureato, ha avviato una piccola azienda di consulenza editoriale e cerca di farsi strada nella metropoli che conta, nei salotti frequentati dalle teste pensanti dell'editoria. Scopre anche un inedito di Shakespeare, ma le cose vanno come vanno e allora ecco che ritornano gli amici del passato a provare a dare una mano a un tavolo e in una partita decisiva.

Pre-order this gripping domestic psychological thriller, full of shocking family secrets, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and C.L. Taylor in 2026! ***** It might look idyllic, but the secrets buried there are deadly… When human bones are found in the garden attached to the glamorous London...

Thee Champagne Earthquake follows three wine industry professionals in San Francisco — Edie, a bipolar wine rep desperately searching for love; Ernest, a depressed sommelier who attempts suicide after his mother's cancer diagnosis; and Sammy, a philosophical restaurateur seeking deep connection — as they navigate existential questions about purpose and belonging.

Javier Jimenez is on a glide path to college while his brother, Alex, has done a 180 and is heading for trouble. Neither, however, have any idea what's coming their way when George Jones sets in motion his plan for their neighborhood. It's a cataclysmic vision of urban renewal replete with manmade disasters, civil unrest, and a tsunami of ambitious Zoomers.

Julianne hasst Überraschungen. Ihr Leben ist durchgeplant, jeder Tag bis ins kleinste Detail organisiert. Als ihr launischer Vater Jean nach einem Hausbrand bei ihr einzieht, gerät ihre perfekte Struktur aus dem Takt. Jean, der schon immer ein Freigeist war, bringt seine Rente mit Teleshopping durch, hört laut Hardrock im Wohnzimmer und legt sich mit den Nachbarn an.Doch hinter seinem exzentrischen Verhalten scheint mehr zu stecken. Julianne, die das Chaos nicht mehr ignorieren kann, spürt eine lähmende Sorge in ihrem Magen – die Diagnose Alzheimer steht wie ein Schatten zwischen ihnen.

東京では毎日、どこかで炊き出しが行われている。つまり、たとえ今日、職を失い、路頭に迷おうとも、都内であれば少なくとも飢え死にすることはないといえる。都庁下、上野公園、代々木公園、山谷、寿町、西成……

Would you take a second chance at love if an app matches you up? Would you take a second chance at love if an app matches you up? As teenagers, Kiana and Nirvaan were inseparable--until family expectations tore them apart. A decade later, despite having successful careers, their hearts are empty...

It’s midnight in the city. The rain is relentless, the streets half-empty, and Sorrel Hart is desperate to get home. When a cab finally stops, warmth and safety seem only a door away. But as the journey unfolds through the blurred glow of streetlights, she begins to sense that not everything inside the car is as it seems.

Milano, settembre 2018. L'eroina torna in città come non accadeva da decenni e invade le principali piazze di spaccio. Marta, una quarantenne disoccupata che vive alle case Aler del quartiere Corvetto, trova il cinquantenne Luciano morto di overdose, la sera in cui avrebbe dovuto dichiaragli il suo amore. La donna, testarda e coraggiosa, non crede all'evidenza dei fatti, indaga sulla morte dell'amico e ne scopre una vita nascosta.

Lo sa bene il diavolo che cosa si cela nell'animo umano, quanto in basso possono arrivare gli esseri umani pur di ottenere quello che vogliono.

Secure in their growing trust, Elise and Roy venture beyond the bedroom and into a world of forbidden excitement. The couple attends an exclusive underground sex club – a place Elise has visited before – where every secret desire is on display. Roy’s nerves nearly get the best of him amid the dim red lights and writhing bodies, but with Elise by his side he plunges into a night of eye-opening delights. Together they watch a pair of lovers entwined in public ecstasy, and Roy is shocked to find the sight doesn’t spur only jealousy – it turns him on.

Living-in a high-priced Brownstone she, her-maid and little-Pug carry-on life, as an competent-author. She as many of her friends go-through life, and she's as bankable as her latest best-selling book. She's with one of the best-publishers, having her personally picked-editor...

It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Paris, and nobody is safe. Nobody, except perhaps one small group of people, who’ve always existed outside the law… At Le Cirque Casini, the trapeze artists still fly. The strong men still perform amazing feats. The sad-faced clowns still make people laugh, even in a city with a broken heart. The Nazis do not trouble them, as long as they keep the people happy and entertained.

A cult classic and Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, this sharp, insightful novel by New Yorker contributor Han Ong explores racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation. William Paulinha—a resourceful gay Filipino sex worker barely getting by in New York—is determined to...

An uncompromising and sensually charged collection from one of the great practitioners of the short story. Squandering the Blue is Kate Braverman’s debut story collection, a fierce, hallucinatory vision of Southern California and the women who move through its heat, glamour, and wreckage. Set...

Brought to you by Penguin. London, 1990. Zivoin is newly arrived in a strange country. The dependable oldest son, he works all hours of the day and night, sending every penny he can save back to his family. On the news, he watches his homeland, Yugoslavia, slowly fracturing. Thousands of miles...

An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid group of women she took under her wing to create one of the most talked about magazines of all time. In 1965, Helen Gurley Brown, a soft spoken...

In a city humming with restless energy and the quiet hum of digital lives, The Chef invites you into a world where modern living meets the timeless yearning for true connection. San Francisco, a sprawling beast of ambition and isolation, sets the stage for a poignant tale of two souls navigating its labyrinthine streets and the intricate web of their own desires.

MANILA TAKES MANHATTAN Fans of Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang will adore this irresistibly engaging story of two Filipino celebrities caught between everything they want…and everything they are. How do you follow your heart when it’s in two places? Filipino musician and producer Mon...