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A boy wakes up with a knife in his hand. It’s the early ’90s in Stockton, CA, when Christian is caught sleepwalking in the kitchen by his family—the beginning of a curse unleashed by an aunt. To save Christian and the family from the curse, the family seeks out a curandero who promises salvation, but at a price Christian wishes he didn’t have to pay.

On the Iron Range of northern Minnesota, at the end of the last decade, three teenagers shot and killed an older acquaintance after spending the day with him. In a cold, depressed town, on the fringes of the so-called “meth community,” the three young people were quickly arrested and imprisoned. Written in three linked parts, The Four Spent the Day Together explores the tensions of unclaimed futures and unchosen circumstances in the age of social media, paralyzing interconnectedness, and the ever-widening gulf between the rich and poor.

In the sweltering heat of one summer in a small Midwestern town, Claire and Don Lowry discover that married life isn’t quite what they’d predicted. One night Don, a father of two, leaves his house for an evening stroll, only to wake up the next morning stoned and lying in a hammock next to a young woman he barely knows. His wife, Claire, out on a midnight run, finds herself bumming cigarettes and beer outside the all-night convenience store.

1899. As the new century approaches, struggling English writer Evelyn Dolman—a hack, by his own description—marries Laura Rensselaer, daughter of an American oil tycoon. Evelyn anticipates that he and Laura will inherit a substantial fortune and lead a comfortable, settled life. But his hopes are dashed when a mysterious rift between Laura and her father, just before the patriarch’s death, leads to her disinheritance.

同情するなら出張に行かせてくれ！一年中海外を飛び回っている商社勤務の有田ユカリ。ある日、本社に呼び出されると、出張禁止を告げられた。理由は、体脂肪率が高いために、万が一があると困るから。

In a quaint village, nestled outside the bustling heart of Seoul, lies a book-lovers paradise. With its wafts of delicious food and book-filled shelves Soyangri Book Kitchen is dotingly managed by its plucky proprietor Yoojin. Her aim? To create a sanctuary, for weary souls like her own. But the Book Kitchen is more than just a place to eat or read, it’s a place which offers its guests a true escape, not just inside the pages of its many books, but in the warm embrace of an overnight ‘Book Stay’.

It’s been years since the three Ryan sisters were all home together at their family’s beloved house on Long Island. Two decades ago, their lives were upended by a tragic accident on their brother Topher’s boat that drove him to suicide. Now, the Ryan women are back for Thanksgiving, but each carries a heavy secret.

Susanne Fröhlich ist eine begnadete Interpretin ihrer eigenen Romane. Der 13. humorvolle Roman um die Kult-Heldin Andrea Schnidt ist wie ein Treffen mit lieben Freunden, die uns jedes Mal mit den lustigsten Geschichten unterhalten. Über 60 und Andrea Schnidt muss einmal wieder selbst aktiv werden in Sachen Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen. Ihre Idee – »Old Romance«-Liebesgeschichten für die Generation Ü50. Die könnte ein wenig Hoffnung sehr gut brauchen, findet Andrea und einen Verlag findet sie auch.

輪郭は強烈な輝きを放っているのに、彼の中心は闇に沈み、謎めいたまま――ひったくりの犯人を突き止めた。事件はそれで終わらなかった。私たちは、ある男が歩んだ道を辿り直すことになる。本屋大賞作家、渾身の長編知人の老女がひったくりに遭う瞬間を目にした大学生の春風は、その場に居合わせた高校生の錬とともに咄嗟に犯人を追ったが、間一髪で取り逃がす。

マンションの13階からフックでぶら下げられた女性の全裸死体。傍らには子供が書いたような稚拙な犯行声明文。これが近隣住民を恐怖と混乱の渦に陥れる殺人鬼「カエル男」による最初の凶行だった。警察の捜査が進展しないなか、第二、第三と殺人事件が発生し、街中はパニックに……。無秩序に猟奇的な殺人を続けるカエル男の正体とは？どんでん返しにつぐどんでん返し。最後の一行まで目が離せない。

北宇治高校吹奏楽部は、過去には全国大会に出場したこともある強豪校だったが、顧問が変わってからは関西大会にも進めていない。しかし、新しく赴任した滝昇の厳しい指導のもと、生徒たちは着実に力をつけていった。実際はソロを巡っての争いや、勉強を優先し部活を辞める生徒も出てくるなど、波瀾万丈の毎日。そんななか、いよいよコンクールの日がやってくる――。少女たちの心の成長を描いた青春エンタメ小説。

人生を変える、とびきりおいしい物語（スイーツ）をどうぞ。仕事も恋愛もぱっとしない岡野七子がたどり着いた、住宅街の洋菓子店「月と私」。そこには、お菓子にまつわる魅力的なエッセンスを引き出して、物語としてお客に届ける「ストーリーテラー」がいた――。

Noah Cork has just published the scoop of a lifetime: the white-hot true crime book of the cold-blooded killer who slipped an unfolding murder mystery into his mailbox. But if this is his moment of triumph, then why is the tin roof being ripped from the walls of his reality? Why are skeletons standing upright in his closet? Why do people want to run him over in the street? And why does his wife keep writing a cryptic message across the bathroom mirror? As a severe storm cell heads towards Brisbane, Noah is hurtling headfirst into a swirling storm of secrets.

Known as the man who introduced rosé to the US, legendary wine importer Kermit Lynch is as lauded for his writing as he is for his impeccable taste in wines. In his debut novel, Lynch presents Kendrick Thomas, an easygoing American wine merchant happily residing in Provence. Ever eager to visit old friends and enjoy all the gastronomic pleasures available in France, he often finds himself on the doorstep of Henri Poupon. Built as ruggedly as a boxer, thick of finger and feature, Poupon is as physically untamed and earthy as his skill as a chef is delicate and exquisite.

The unusual Night Library on the outskirts of Tokyo is open from seven o'clock to midnight. Unlike most libraries, it only stores books by deceased authors, and they can't be checked out. Instead, they're put on public display to be revered and celebrated by the library's visitors, making it akin to a book museum.

Ning is a retired boxer, but to the customers who visit her nail salon, she is just another worker named Susan. On this summer's day, much like any other, the Susans buff and clip and polish and tweeze. They listen and smile and nod. But beneath this superficial veneer, Ning is a woman of rigorous intellect and profound complexity.

Lola Treasure Gold can’t figure out her life. She’s broke, unemployed, and back in her childhood home, a crumbling cottage in the Hollywood Hills. Worse—unspeakably worse—one of her closest friends has just died. So nobody is more surprised than Lola when a jackpot falls in her lap: she stars in a Very Viral Video, opening a surprising path for her to become a self-help guru.

Chino and Paco Rojas seem well-mannered, at least for Chicanos, to the white cops that pull them over for littering on the long drive from California to Trinity, Texas. So well-mannered, in fact, that Captain Frank McKellan lets them off with a warning and recommends them a job at Stanzik Farms, the largest independent melon grower in the area. But Chino and Paco didn’t drive all this way for work. Instead, Chino is looking for a mysterious man, Vincent Mora, whose new Valley Agricultural Workers Association is causing a scene striking against the farm owners.

女将の恵がなりすまし詐欺の広告に!?　波瀾のグルメ＆人情小説シリーズ第12弾！恵の占い師時代の写真を悪用した、なりすまし詐欺が発生。

「松本先生どうしてここへ？」「陸さんこそ、なぜ」実の妹の臨終を看取り、悲嘆にくれる一心の前に、東洋製鉄の松本耕次が現れた。松本は、娘の消息がわかって駆けつけたのだった。