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Unlike the other arts, American literature has been a powerful, influential, and leading aspect of American culture. By turns sedate and mercurial and possessing a moral mind set of various social values, the American short story reveals in its pages the psyche of a growing, sprawling nation whose sense of destiny has always been larger than life. Here are seven masterpieces that will make you smile, make you frown, and leave you pondering the mystery that surrounds the soul of a great nation.

‘A perfect festive romance!’ Heidi Swain 'A cosy and magical read' Ellie Henderson A bookshop to save. A heart to mend. All in time for Christmas. Noémi Blanc loves happy endings. In fact, she runs a cozy bookshop brimming with them. Following a friend’s tragic accident, Noémi is sworn...

The 20th Century Modern Classics Collection includes some of the most groundbreaking novels of the 1900s, read by narrators including David Rintoul, Greg Lockett, Jonathan Keeble, Ian Porter, Ako Mitchell, Robert G. Slade, Nathan Osgood, Ruairi Conaghan, Katherine Fenton, Miranda Raison, and...

Watch out, Tooth Fairy; someone is undoing all your hard work! You know the Tooth Fairy as the generous, wings-flapping icon who leaves cash rewards for lost teeth, but the history books completely forgot to mention her brother: Tooth Larry. Larry loves luxury, but he can’t afford to keep up his lifestyle without a little bit of extra income. The problem? He gets his “extra income” by tailing the Tooth Fairy and stealing what she leaves underneath children’s pillows! What will happen to Larry (and how will he respond) when the Tooth Fairy catches on to his bad behavior?

The Sound and The Fury is the story of a family of Southern aristocrats on the brink of personal and financial ruin. Set in Jefferson, Mississippi, in the first third of the 20th century, the novel centers on the Compson family, former Southern aristocrats who are struggling to deal with the dissolution of their family and its reputation. Over the course of the 30 years or so relayed in the novel, the family falls into financial ruin, loses its religious faith and the respect of the town of Jefferson, and many of them die tragically.

One of the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die A Le Monde 100 Books of the Century book Recognized as a Great American Novel by The Atlantic " occasionally beautiful, frequently wrenching, and thoroughly destabilizinga tale told by a genius, signifying, somehow everything." Megan Garber for The...

Have you ever wondered why the bonds of family can be both our greatest strength and our heaviest burden? As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is a haunting and innovative masterpiece that explores the depths of family, grief, and human endurance.

Uncover the gripping food history of how a humble Andean crop fueled global empires and triggered devastating famines. Perfect for your daily commute, this thought-provoking narrative transports you from indigenous mountain farms to European royal courts. Witness the raw tension between...

Master the psychology of mass influence and defend your daily media diet against weaponized disinformation. Perfect for your commute, this eye-opening exploration untangles the chaotic news cycle that fuels doomscrolling. Learn how ancient rulers and modern algorithms use the exact same tactics...

Uncover the greatest turning point in ancient history as nomadic hunter-gatherers trigger the agricultural revolution. Perfect for your daily commute, this thought-provoking deep dive transports you straight into the late Ice Age. Feel the ecological pressures of a warming Pleistocene world as...

Uncover the dramatic archaeological discovery that shattered the Dark Ages myth and rewrote early medieval history. Perfect for an immersive commute, this evocative journey transports you to the enigmatic Suffolk coast on the eve of World War II. Here, an ambitious excavator and a curious...

A devastating, darkly comic journey into the heart of a Southern family As I Lay Dying follows the Bundrens as they set out to honor their dying mother's final wish: to be buried in her hometown of Jefferson, Mississippi. What begins as a simple promise unravels into a harrowing odyssey of flood...

‘Oh my gourd, this book was EVERYTHING I wanted in an autumn romance! 🍁🎃… a gorgeous pumpkin-spiced hug of a story… The autumn setting is perfection. I could practically smell the pumpkin spice and hear the crunch of leaves underfoot’ Reader review, ★★★★★ Rosie's life is...

Experience five defining masterpieces of American literature—novels of love and war, ambition and illusion, family and ruin, crime and consequence. The Great American Classics Audio Collection gathers Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, and Dashiell Hammett into one essential library of American storytelling, performed by acclaimed narrators Grover Gardner and Sean Pratt. Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms remains the premier American novel of World War I. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald stands as the defining portrait of the Jazz Age.

A shocking murder rattles an exclusive London neighborhood in this twisty domestic thriller and “fast-paced, decadent skewering of upper middle-class motherhood” (Sarah Bonner, New York Times bestselling author) from the author of Greenwich Park. In this whip-smart novel that “pulls out...

Winner of the 2023 Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense This “gloriously tangled game of cat and mouse” (Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author) explores the anxieties of impending motherhood, unreliable friendship, and the high price of keeping secrets. Perfect for fans of the...

After killing an intruder in self-defense, a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns in this gripping domestic suspense, from the author of the “deliciously twisted thriller” (People) The Other Mothers. Alice, a professional mother of one, is...

Set after the conclusion of World War I, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Faulkner’s first novel explores the war’s emotional impact on weary veterans as they travel by train across the United States to their Georgia hometown. The condition of one soldier—scarred, blind, and nearly mute—inspires fellow travelers to see him home safely to a family that believes him dead—and a fiancée who has moved on.

Like most mothers, Catherine would slip into her sleeping newborn’s room, listening to make sure her baby was still breathing. Now her daughter is eighteen; however, Catherine continues to check on her at night. She can’t help herself; the intrusive thoughts rise up again and again, keeping her awake. Anya is leaving for university, but any excitement Catherine might feel for her daughter is drowned out by terror. While Catherine obsesses, she does not see the dangers in front of her—and both mother and daughter will be forced to deal with the painful truths keeping them trapped.

Penguin presents the audio edition of Meant to Be, written and read by Lisa Faulkner. What happens when life doesn’t turn out as you expect? When Lisa Faulkner learned that she wouldn’t have biological children, her plans and expectations for her life were derailed. But, in the months and...