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Brought to you by Penguin. A fiendishly clever, nostalgic, and tender novel about adolescence and middle age, expectation and anticipation, and how we must cherish what we have while there is still time . . . If you could go back, would you do things differently? Alice Stern isn't ready to turn...

An all-star lineup, including Ann M. Martin, creates the first new Baby-Sitters Club novel in over a decade! It's a summer to remember for The Baby-Sitters Club, with Mary Anne and Stacey staying in Stoneybrook while Kristy, Claudia, Dawn, Jessi, and Mallory head on adventures all across the map.

Brought to you by Penguin. EMBARK ON THE JOYOUS AND NOSTALGIC JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME IN THE LATEST NOVEL FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THIS TIME TOMORROW AND ALL ADULTS HERE Annie is on a journey straight back to her past. When the American Fantasy cruise ship sets sail for a...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE WRY AND AMUSING STORY ABOUT SURVIVING IN A MODERN FAMILY FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER of the Woman & Home Book Choice Awards! 'A wonderful read' Elizabeth Strout 'Literary sunshine' New York Times 'A gorgeous and witty storyteller' Elizabeth Gilbert...

Brought to you by Penguin. ** 'It's the beautifully drawn, vibrant characters that make this smart, compelling novel so irresistible.' Liane Moriarty ** From the New York Times Bestselling author of The Vacationers, Emma Straub brings us a sharply observed tale of modern love . . . Twenty years...

The beloved story collection from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Vacationers, All Adults Here and This Time Tomorrow In Other People We Married, Straub creates characters as recognizable as a best friend, and follows them through moments of triumph and transformation with wit...

The enchanting story of a midwestern girl who escapes a family tragedy and is remade as a movie star during Hollywood’s golden age. In 1920, Elsa Emerson, the youngest and blondest of three sisters, is born in idyllic Door County, Wisconsin. Her family owns the Cherry County Playhouse, and...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow, an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after you’re already an adult. “American Fantasy has everything we need right now: '90s nostalgia, humor, and it is a...

An irresistible, deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the surface over the course of an American family’s two-week stay in Mallorca. For the Posts, a two-week trip to the Balearic island of Mallorca with their extended family and friends is a celebration...

Dagen innan Alice fyller 40 kan hon konstatera att livet är helt ok. Hon trivs ganska bra på jobbet, med sin lägenhet och sina relationer. Men hennes pappa är allvarligt sjuk och hon kan inte släppa känslan av att hon missat något. Till sin stora förvåning vaknar hon morgon därpå i...

Morgen wird sie 40, und eigentlich ist Alice mit ihrem Leben recht zufrieden. Sie mag ihren Job, auch wenn es nicht ganz der ist, von dem sie geträumt hat, sie mag ihr kuschliges Apartment, sie kann seit Kindertagen auf ihre wunderbare beste Freundin zählen... selbst ihr Beziehungsstatus ist ganz okay. Doch ihr Vater Leonard ist todkrank, und Alice fragt sich, ob das wirklich schon alles für sein Leben gewesen sein soll. Als Alice am nächsten Morgen aufwacht, ist plötzlich alles anders. Es ist 1996, und Alice ist nicht etwa 40, sondern 16.

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, adapted for audio, this joyous and inventive listen will inspire kids to see ordinary objects in a whole new way. Some people think hats are fancy things you can buy at a dressy store, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In this...

Eine Geschichte über erwachsene Geschwister, alternde Eltern, Kindheitsfreunde und -feinde und all die Dinge, die uns - ob wir wollen oder nicht - unser ganzes Leben lang begleiten. Es ist ein normaler Tag in Upstate New York, als die Endsechzigerin Astrid Zeugin eines tödlichen Unfalls wird. Dieses Erlebnis bringt sie zum Nachdenken: Hat sie ihr Leben gut genutzt? Ist es zu spät für Neues? War sie eine gute Mutter? Ihr Sohn Elliott ist unglücklich in seiner scheinbar perfekten Familie, Tochter Porter ist Single, gewollt schwanger, aber überfordert, und Nicky führt ein Vagabundenleben.

Der Bestseller aus den USA: erzählt warmherzig, klug und mit feinem Humor von dem, was Familie und Beziehungen ausmacht. Es ist ein durch und durch normaler Tag in einer Kleinstadt in Upstate New York, als das Leben von Astrid Strick sich schlagartig ändert. Eine Bekannte wird vor Astrids Augen überfahren, und obwohl Astrid diese nicht einmal mochte, bringt sie der Vorfall zum Nachdenken. Das Leben kann so schnell vorbei sein - hat Astrid ihres gut genutzt? Ist es zu spät, Neues zu wagen? Und war sie wirklich eine gute Mutter?

This bright and exuberant preschool read-aloud from bestselling novelist Emma Straub, author of This Time Tomorrow, will bring smiles and giggles and a new appreciation for everyday objects. It's easy to take shoes for granted. But have you ever thought about how many things a shoe can do? From...

A scrumptious, love-filled audiobook for preschoolers by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, just in time for Valentine's Day Mama cuddle, Mama swing. Mama dance, Mama sing. Join this lovable Mama and baby for a joyful day of fun and snuggles. Bestselling author Emma Straub has created...

When Grandma comes for a visit, silliness and creativity are guaranteed, in this funny and endearing book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub; her kids' gaga, Susan Straub; and award-winning illustrator Jessica Love. Gaga days are the best! That’s when this eccentric, mischievous grandma...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF AMERICAN FANTASY “The pages brim with tenderness and an appreciation for what we had and who we were. I could not have loved it more."—Ann Patchett “One of the most moving and intelligent time travel novels I have ever read. Nostalgic, wise, funny...

“It’s ‘Friends’ meets ‘Almost Famous’ meets the beach read you’ll be recommending all summer.” –TheSkimm From the author of the New York Times bestsellers This Time Tomorrow and American Fantasy, a smart, highly entertaining novel about a tight-knit group of friends from...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK! "In a time when all we want is hope, it’s a beautiful book to reach for." -Jenna Bush Hager "Brimming with kindness, forgiveness, humor and love and yet (magically) also a page turner that held me captive until it...