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A Library Journal Best Book of 2025 “[A] rollicking farce about the things we do for love...A perfect book for this moment.” —People “The genuinely hilarious Paul Rudnick” (Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author) returns with a witty, insightful new novel about the joy...

While out looking for illegal trotlines, Jackson and Sawyer find the body of a man by a campsite, dead from an apparent shotgun blast to the chest. After a brief investigation and the arrest of a notorious Head Rock Harbor resident, Chief Bucksworth is happy to close the investigation. However, Detective Jeremy Morrison isn't so sure that his boss has the town's best interests at heart.

Elsa is struggling. Her formative, exhilarating relationship – with an older couple – has abruptly ended, leaving her depressed and directionless in her childhood bedroom. In the relationship’s wake, Elsa scrolls aimlessly through the internet in search of meaning. Faithfully, her screen provides a new obsession: a charismatic young actor whose latest feature is a gay love story that illuminates Elsa’s crisis. And then, as if she had conjured him, the actor arrives in her hometown, with an entourage of fellow actors, writers, and directors, for the annual theatre festival. 

1894, der Wilde Westen: Nach einer mysteriösen Grippewelle herrscht Unfruchtbarkeit. Umso wichtiger, dass Frauen ihrer weiblichen Pflicht nachkommen, heiraten und gebären. Als die siebzehnjährige Ada jedoch trotz Ehe nicht schwanger wird, verdächtigt man sie, mit einem Fluch belegt zu sein. Sie wird verstoßen und flieht - zur berüchtigten "Hole in the Wall"-Gang. Doch einmal von der Gang aufgenommen, stellt Ada fest, dass die Gesetzlosen ganz anders sind, als der örtliche Sheriff glauben machen will.

Die Stadtgeschichten sind eine funkelnde und süchtig machende Gesellschaftskomödie, die inzwischen als moderner Klassiker der queeren Literatur gilt. Im Mittelpunkt des neunten und letzten Bandes der «Stadtgeschichten» steht Anna Madrigal, die legendäre Transgender-Dame und Hausherrin der Barbary Lane 28. Madrigal ist zweiundneunzig Jahre alt und wünscht sich nichts mehr als einen ladylike Abgang. Mit ihrem früheren Mieter Brian fährt sie nach Winnemucca, wo Madrigal mit sechzehn Jahren aus dem Puff, der ihr Zuhause war, weggelaufen ist.

History, mystery and a barrel load of bitchery. (Think Maupin meets Mapp & Lucia, or Less meets Schitt’s Creek) The second instalment in The Brightonians Trilogy continues the story of warring socialites – this time navigating the bonkersness of the first National Lockdown. On a broader level, it’s about how resourceful people can be when they feel they are being attacked. Under siege you might say! Beginning in 2020 with an ominous card-reading that the fortune-teller hasn’t had since the mid-80s, one question preys on his mind.

Lucy isn't a normal girl. Ghost. Victim. Killer. She's a doll on a mission—to find the man who killed her and return the favor. Lucy McQuinn has been murdered, but she's not about to go quietly. If she doesn't get to keep breathing, then neither does Kyle, her killer. Possessing the body of an...

The dead want to speak to you. But are you ready to hear their words? Super Castle Fun Park explores a group of people tending wistfully to their precarious lives. Dario is an aimless pessimist staying at a themed hotel who is tasked with the care of his aunt at the end of her life. Jeremy is Dario's anxious boyfriend who is trapped in his home, plagued by disturbing visions. Chelsea is an ornery medium who spends her free time on her phone trolling a group of misfits in an online game. Each of them is at the precipice of change.

CAUTION! All employees must correctly dispose of otherworldly biohazards found on Dark Enterprises property. Failure to comply may result in one hell of a mess... "If a door is closed, you leave it alone." That's the one rule janitor Sam is given when he starts cleaning the infamous thirteenth...

From syndicated humor columnist Marc Acito comes a wildly inventive and hysterically funny novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fame, Risky Business, Dead Poets Society, and The Catcher in the Rye.

Childhood crushes reunite in this spicy friends-to-lovers hockey romance. Daniel “Bellzie” Bellamy should be on top of the world—a Stanley Cup is the perfect topper to his fourteen-year NHL career. But despite the post-win high, something’s missing. When the chance to play for his...

The Brightonians focuses upon the bitter rivalry and social one-upmanship that fuels the lives of a group of socialites who live in this far-from-quintessential seaside town. Already vying for supremacy of their circle, the chance discovery of a 50-year-old letter belonging to a local drag queen takes their sparring to hilarious new heights. Initially leading to them back to the saucier side of Brighton in the swinging 60s–what they ultimately discover is even more shocking–connecting one of them to the past in ways that no-one could have imagined.

Ever want to kill your partner? Join the club! Three ex-wives band together to murder their evil husband and wind up in the business of killing the worst of humanity. A darkly humorous suspense, with a heartwarming LGBTQ+ romance, perfect for fans of Elle Cosimano, Joanna Wallace, and Katy Brent...

A 2026 International Book Awards Finalist Readers' Choice Book Award 5-star Ribbon Winner Kirkus Reviews Recommended "Astute and affecting..." ITALY, 1987. ONE DISCOVERY. TWO OUTCASTS. THE SUMMER THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING. Lee is a devout eight-year-old tomboy whose carefully ordered world is...

Ava thought the great tragedy of her life would be getting stuck in a dead-end office job, but reality looks even grimmer when she goes on an ill-fated hike with two of her co-workers. Meanwhile, spiralling after a disastrous falling-out with her mercurial best friend, Savannah retreats to her parents' empty lake house in upstate New York. Her days blur into a hazy swirl of clinically concerning overthinking and alcohol – until she chases her nightly bottle of wine with an Ambien and wakes in the woods behind her house next to a dead body.

Two best friends. One apartment. Zero chance of this going to plan. Austin and Sydney have been best friends since he moved into her shoebox apartment in New York City over a decade ago. Now in their early thirties and living with their long-term partners, their lives are finally on track...

Set during a doom-fated vacation to the Oregon coast, The Disappointment follows a couple trying to hold close to one another while a bent reality—warped by personal losses and an ever-increasing drift toward the surreal—threatens to unravel them It’s the night before a much-needed...

Brought to you by Penguin. Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin, Gore Vidal...

Diva Queen Bootcamp: How a Drag Queen Saved My Daughter's Sass is a heartwarming and hilarious tale of transformation. Follow Tiffany, a spoiled princess, as she embarks on an unexpected journey of self-discovery under the guidance of the fabulous Lady Luscious. Through the art of drag, Tiffany learns confidence, empathy, and the true meaning of self-expression. This vibrant story celebrates the power of transformation, the importance of self-acceptance, and the magic of finding one's inner diva.

Con el nombre de Leonardo a cuestas y una estética andrógina, la protagonista llega a Tijuana, estafada por un grupo de tratantes. Bautizada como Mónica y cobijada por Rosy, una especie de madre adoptiva, se siente plena y aprende los trucos del que será su mundo: un lugar lleno de traiciones, felicidad, euforia y adicciones. Un par de años después, Mónica pasará de la seguridad de los hoteles y posadas a la hostilidad de la calle y de la Jungla, el lugar más sórdido y desconocido de Tijuana...