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The Sellout by Paul Beatty

A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, …

A Guide to Japanese Grammar by Mr Tae K Kim

Blue horses by Mary Oliver

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Primitive presents a new collection of poems that reflects her signature imagery-based language and …

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

克拉拉与太阳 by 石黑一雄, 宋佥

克拉拉是一个专为陪伴儿童而设计的太阳能人工智能机器人（AF），具有极高的观察、推理与共情能力。她坐在商店展示橱窗里，注视着街头路人以及前来浏览橱窗的孩子们的一举一动。她始终期待着很快就会有人挑中她，不过，当这种永久改变境遇的可能性出现时，克拉拉却被提醒不要过分相信人类的诺言。

在《克拉拉与太阳》这部作品中，石黑一雄通过一位令人难忘的叙述者的视角，观察千变万化的现代社会，探索了一个根本性的问题：究竟什么是爱？

Beginning Rust: From Novice to Professional by Carlo Milanesi

The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA …

The Rust Programming Language by Carol Nichols, Steve Klabnik

The Rust Programming Language is the official book on Rust: an open source systems programming language that helps you write …

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Kathy, a clone about to donate all her organs and die, reflects on her past about her school and the …

Git for Teams by Emma Jane Hogbin

Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take …

Working in Public by Nadia Eghbal

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Who says you can't run away from your problems?

You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding …

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Essentialism isn't about getting more done in less time. It's about getting only the right things done. Have you ever …