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Award-winning Japanese author and poet Mieko Kawakami brings Ashes of Spring, a collection of short stories set in everyday life in Japan just before the pandemic lockdown.

Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling-actor husband, Guy, move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and only elderly residents. Neighbours Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome them; despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband starts spending time with them.

THREE DRESSES . . . THREE DAUGHTERS . . . ONE SEARCH . . . In 1980, designer Claudie Miller is a household name. Girls are begging their mothers to make them her famous dress, the 'Juliet'. But there's a big hole in Claudie's life - sixteen years ago she was forced to give up her baby for...

人生のダメな時期、万歳。人生のスランプ、万々歳。青春小説の金字塔、待望の続篇。バブル最後の売り手市場に乗り遅れ、バイトとパチンコで食いつなぐこの男。名を横道世之介という。いわゆる人生のダメな時期にあるのだが、なぜか彼の周りには笑顔が絶えない。鮨職人を目指す女友達、大学時代からの親友、美しきヤンママとその息子。そんな人々の思いが交錯する27年後。

おいしい料理×謎解き！　シリーズ13万部突破！やさしくて少しビターな日常ミステリー　待望の第7巻！「あの、靖子先生にお話を聞いてもらいたくて──」菜の花食堂は四季折々の新鮮な野菜たっぷりのランチと予約制のディナー、カフェタイムも楽しめてオリジナルの瓶詰も評判の人気店。

灼熱の夏、彼女はなぜ、幼な子二人をマンションに置き去りにしたのか。追い詰められた母親。死に行く子供たち。無力な受難者の心の内は、小説でしか描けない。痛ましい事件の深層に、何があったのか。本当に罪深いのは誰――虐げられる者たちの心理に深く分け入る迫真の衝撃作。

David Luna is a sad sack: separated from his wife, at odds with his daughter, and periodically battling addiction and insomnia. But when he learns that he can magically teleport into the pages of a children’s book he is forced to question his reality, his relationship choices, and the trajectory of his life.

日本の小説作品として異例の大ヒット！恋人から突然、「他の女性と結婚する」と告げられた貴子は、深く傷つき、ただ泣き暮らす毎日をおくることになった。職場恋愛だったために会社も辞めることになり、貴子は恋人と仕事をいっぺんに失うことに。そんなとき叔父のサトルから貴子に電話が入る。叔父は妻の桃子に家出され、ひとり神保町で「森崎書店」という古書店を経営していた。

幻想世界で繰り広げられる「愛と性の狂宴」文芸誌「群像」に連載された、小島信夫の“執念の大作”第3巻。アメリカ人の知人であるワシントンの妻・悦子との逢瀬を妄想していた作家の前田永造は、偶然に再会したワシントンと二人でボウリング場へと出かけ、あれこれボウリングの指南を受ける。

世界的ベストセラーの新装版第２弾本の街・神保町で近代文学を専門に扱う古書店「森崎書店」。貴子の叔父・サトルが経営するこの店は、かつて失意のどん底にあった彼女の心を癒やしてくれた場所だ。一時期出奔していたサトルの妻・桃子も店を手伝うようになり、貴子も休日のたびに顔を出していた。

娘の目に映った“不世出の詩人”の真実――父はお酒を飲むと、まるでたあいない子供になってしまう。そして酔ってくると、次第にお酒をびしゃびしゃお膳にこぼしはじめ、それにつれてお菜を、膝の上から畳の上一面にこぼすのだった。――　室生犀星をして“不世出の詩人”と言わしめた萩原朔太郎。

You learned a lot and self-taught in Spanish, but how did you practice writing? I understand Writing skills are harder to develop and it takes a lot of time.

The earthy humor and the powerful emotional impact that set McMurtry's Terms of Endearment apart from other novels now rise to brilliant new heights with The Evening Star. McMurtry takes us deep into the heart of Texas, and deep into the heart of one of the most memorable characters of our time...

To unify her family, Ave Maria must harness the power of love and its abiding truth in this lyrical and heartfelt novel, the third installment of the New York Times bestselling Big Stone Gap series “Trigiani can make you laugh in one sentence then break your heart in the next.”—Mississippi...

When Palmer Stoat notices the black pickup truck following him on the highway, he fears his precious Range Rover is about to be carjacked. But Twilly Spree, the man tailing Stoat, has vengeance, not sport-utility vehicles, on his mind. Idealistic, independently wealthy and pathologically...

From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize: the much-anticipated final volume, following Some Luck and Early Warning, of her acclaimed American trilogy—a richly absorbing new novel that brings the remarkable Langdon family into our present times and beyond A lot can happen in one hundred years...

An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale—the novel that changed African American fiction forever. Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale was more than just a bestselling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book This fiery and provocative novel from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult. “Powerful.... A tale that is as forceful as it is affecting...

The sensational New York Times bestseller The Mill River Recluse reminds us that friendship, family, and love can come from the most unexpected places. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. From the...

The Kimberley, a land that cradles Australia's ancient treasures, is sanctuary to the mysterious spirits reflected in the oldest rock art in the world. It is also home to a people whose powerful secrets could unlock the future for a modern mankind. Four people are tied up in a mystery so powerful it could change their lives forever.