Seeking a child and finding yourself. When her husband badgers her to start a family, successful engineer Ruth Tuttle is compelled to leave Chicago and return to her small hometown read more
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Red Lights by George Simenon
One More for the Road with Disastrous Results In this edgy short story, Simenon, the Belgian author known for the Inspector Maigret series, explores the consequences of an alcoholic’s thirst read more
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories
Far from dull While Dahl is known mainly for his children’s stories, he has a large and rather eclectic collection of funny, satirical and fiendish short stories for adults. This read more
Long Live the Queen by Bryan Kozlowski
Rules for a Majestic Life This charming book gives us the lowdown on HRH Queen Elizabeth II’s 23 rules for longevity, while living large, albeit in a surprisingly down-to-earth way. read more
Maangchi’s Best Korean Cooking
Spice it up with Maangchi I first stumbled across the indomitable Maangchi on her YouTube videos, and immediately loved her down-to-earth, fun cooking show. Maangchi’s recipes are now in this read more
Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
A sinking feeling in suburbia “There’s this thing that happens to people who’ve grown up with violence. It changes their hardwiring. They’re just slightly a different species, built more for read more
On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Stoking the Flames of Stoicism “In any situation in life you will find delights and relaxations and pleasures if you are prepared to make light of your troubles and not read more
Time for Chinese Eat-In: Chinese UnChopped by Jeremy Pang
Time for Chinese Eat-In This book – also entitled Essential Chinese Cooking in some editions – is perfect for chefs of all levels, who are interested in authentic read more
Be Water, My Friend, The Teachings of Bruce Lee by Shannon Lee
Inspiring and Transformative Shannon Lee, the daughter of Asian martial artist and cultural icon, Bruce Lee, presents her father’s teachings interwoven in the narrative of their lives. Heartfelt and inspiring, read more
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
Murder by the Books “Books are time travel. True readers all know this. But books don’t just take you back to the time in which they were written; they can read more