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Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each volume is comprised of stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Upon publication in 2005, the original Chicago Noir quickly established itself as the best collection of stories to ever stalk the shores of Lake Michigan. Now, this sequel proves beyond a doubt that, pound-for pound, Chicago is...

One of America's most powerful and thought-provoking novelists, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult brilliantly examines belief, miracles, and the complex core of family. When the marriage of Mariah White and her cheating husband, Colin, turns ugly and disintegrates, their seven-year-old daughter, Faith, is there to witness it all. In the aftermath of a rapid divorce, Mariah falls into a deep depression -- and suddenly Faith, a child with...

Brimming with heart-pounding suspense and legal intrigue, the novel that placed John Grisham on the literary map forever changed the way the public looks at the law. In "The Firm", a young attorney is drawn to a successful law firm in Memphis where the perks are good -- but the secrets are deadly

La leyenda del beso: Cuando una tormenta de nieve dejó atrapado al ganadero Josh Calhoun en una pequeña posada de Texas, no fue el aburrimiento lo que le hizo fijarse en Abby Donovan. La dueña de aquel local tenía algo que lo atraía irremediablemente. Cuando las carreteras quedaron despejadas, Abby accedió a hacer una escapada a Nueva York y al enorme rancho de Josh en Texas, a un mundo opulento desconocido para ella. ¿Se quedaría con aquel...

"Two sensational unsolved crimes--one in the past, another in the present--are linked by one man's memory and self-deception in this chilling novel of literary suspense from National Book Award finalist Dan Chaon. "We are always telling a story to ourselves, about ourselves," Dustin Tillman likes to say. It's one of the little mantras he shares with his patients, and it's meant to be reassuring. But what if that story is a lie? A psychologist in suburban...

"One of the late Carlos Fuentes's final projects, this compendium of his criticism traces the evolution of the Latin American novel from the discovery of America to the present day. Combining historical perspective with personal and often opinionated interpretation, Fuentes gives us a tour from Machado de Assis to Borges and beyond. A landmark analysis, as well as a scintillating and often wry commentary on a great author's peers and influences, this...

A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner's powerful saga of survival and destiny in a near-future dystopian America.
One of the world's most respected authors of science fiction imagines an apocalyptic near-future Earth where a remarkable young woman discovers that her destiny calls her to try and change the world around her. Octavia E. Butler's brilliant two-volume Earthseed saga offers a startling vision of an all-too-possible...

While workers build the Union Pacific Railway, the United States Army fights the Native Americans.

The Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning novel is now a new, boldly reimagined film from producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, starring Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino.
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar...