Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s moving essay "You May Want to Marry My Husband" struck a chord with countless readers when it was published 10 days before her death. She is the beloved author of many adult and children’s books. In this encyclopedia-format memoir, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life.

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According to Neil Gaiman, this British science fiction writer’s work “has recapitulated British [science fiction], always with a ferocious intelligence, always with poetry and oddness, always with passion.” In this, one of Brian Aldiss's most famous and long-enduring novels, radiation from the dying sun has turned the Earth into a hothouse where humans struggle against sentient plants and carnivorous insects to survive.

During the course of his career, John Ashbery wrote more than 20 poetry collections and received the National Humanities Medal. In 1976, he became the only writer to win the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award with this volume of poetry.

Philosopher and writer Robert Persig’s counterculture classic novel was rejected by 121 publishers before one finally took a chance. It went on to sell 50,000 copies in the first three months and more than five million copies since. The tale of a father and son’s summer motorcycle trip across America’s northwest is a powerful and moving meditation on life’s essential questions.

Robert James Waller famously wrote his bestselling novel, later adapted into a movie and a Broadway musical, in just 11 days. It tells the story of Robert Kincaid, a photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, a farmwife waiting for fulfillment of a girlhood dream.

Inspired by a true story and described by Stephen King as “the great horror novel of our time,” THE EXORCIST tells of 11-year-old Regan, who is possessed by a demon, and the efforts of two priests to save her. The novel spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list and the film adaption became a phenomenon.

A poet, wife, mother, and descendent of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nina Riggs chronicled her battle with breast cancer in this brilliantly written, disarmingly funny, and deeply moving memoir about how to live—and love—every day when time is running out.

The Oscar-nominated actor, known for his roles in The Right Stuff and Steel Magnolias, also won the Pulitzer Prize in drama for this play about Vince, a man who returns home to his hard-drinking grandparents’ farmhouse, to find that they seem to have no idea who he is.

Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear has been beloved by children for six decades, ever since the Brown family found him at the lost propery office at Paddington Station with a sign around his neck that said “Please look after this bear. Thank you.” and decided to adopt him. The novel has inspired many sequels as well as merchandise and film adaptations.

In this poignant, funny, and brave memoir, Juska recounts her experiences when, as a smart, enegertic 66-year-old divorcee, she placed an ad in The New York Review of Books seeking “a lot of sex with a man I like.” Her ad prompted 63 replies, and she spent the next year following up on them, having flings with men of all ages that would change her life.

Acclaimed children’s book author and artist Jill McElmurry illustrated more than 20 books, of which she wrote four. She’s best known for the beloved LITTLE BLUE TRUCK series, following the adventures of the titular vehicle and his farm animal friends.

Albert Johnson, better known as Prodigy of the rap duo Mobb Deep, penned this introspective memoir, an intimate look at his family background, his battles with drugs, and his struggle with sickle-cell anemia. Taking the reader behind the smoke-and-mirrors glamour of the hip-hop world, Prodigy explores the intoxicating power of money, the meaning of true friendship and loyalty, and the ultimately redemptive power of self.

Pat Hutchins created more than 40 books for young readers, many of which are beloved classics. Her debut picture book, ROSIE'S WALK, garnered international acclaim. It follows Rosie, a chicken out for a walk who is unaware that a fox is following her and unwittingly leads the fox into one disaster after another, each funnier than the last.