Social Satire

For fans of Bad Summer People and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, four influencers begin to suspect their mega-church's new pastor isn’t as devoted as he seems, and must decide if exposing him is worth revealing their own secrets. "A delightful satire full of tenderness and heart. Alli has...

¿Por qué las advertencias de hace décadas describen nuestro mundo actual con tanta exactitud? 1984 y Rebelión en la granja no son solo novelas; son profecías que definen nuestra comprensión de la política moderna. Esta colección presenta dos visiones complementarias sobre cómo se pierde la libertad: una a través del miedo y la vigilancia, y la otra a través de la mentira y la manipulación.

“Genius ... It is miraculous to read these pieces ... You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned...

Shy, observant, and quietly resilient, Fanny Price steps into a world of privilege that never fully welcomes her—until everything depends on what she sees and believes. This refreshed edition of Mansfield Park is adapted for modern readers with clean, consistent formatting, contemporary typography, and lightly clarified language. Austen’s wit, dialogue, and narrative voice are carefully preserved while archaic expressions and confusing punctuation are gently smoothed, making the story more accessible without losing its classic charm. Set in the refined drawing rooms and sweeping grounds...

"Narrated with wry undertones by Helen Laser... [who] takes Clo’s wry and self-injurious attitude and makes her relatable instead of unlikeable. [Laser] can fluidly vacillate from the “showhorse” privileged voice of Davis to the “workhorses” like Clo who endure dysmorphia and private...

What happens when a society decides truth is too uncomfortable to bear? Professor Harold Dunst never imagined that quoting Aristotle would end his career. But when he tells his philosophy class that "truth exists independently of how you feel about it," a student's tears spark a national crisis. Welcome to 2025, where words have been "therapeutically edited" to protect feelings. Where cancer becomes "cellular diversity experience." Where failure is "success-adjacent." Where reality itself has been cushioned, filtered, and euphemized into oblivion. As the Ministry of Narrative Harmony ...

#1 New York Times bestseller! In this unforgettable collection of essays, acclaimed humorist David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling...

Campbell Flynn, art historian, professor, and fêted fixture of the literati, always knew that when his life came crashing down, it would happen in public—yet he never imagined that a single year in London would expose so much. He’s never taken other people half as seriously as they take themselves, which is the first of his mistakes. The second is a new project: opportunistic and precisely calibrated to rake in a fortune.

There’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, David Sedaris's observations turn outward: a fight between two...

"This is gory and brutal and beautiful and painful and terrifying and a pure delight." —Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author “Leede’s words and narrator Sosie Bacon’s voice imbue Maeve with thought-provoking realism and earnestness, even as her violent acts become more...

In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe, and no cow is sacred. With the legendary essayist’s signature biting wit, this collection skewers family dysfunction, awkward childhood memories, and the absurdities of modern life. A do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery...

Long live the bloodsuckers. On Planet X—formerly Earth, formerly functional—the nation has elected an Uber Vampire whose hunger isn’t metaphorical. His rule spreads through screens, signals, and devotion, draining the population dry while demanding adoration, obedience, and fluids. Preferably red. Nancy and John are retired, irritated, and profoundly unimpressed. When neighbors start hissing, bread is declared treason, and the sky turns grape-purple with suppression gas, they do what any sensible elders would do: form a resistance. Armed with duct tape, lemon bars, outlawed books, and...

"Sedaris is a remarkably skilled storyteller and savvy essayist ... And based on this collection, he's getting only better." —Los Angeles Times A guy walks into a bar car and ... From here the story could take many turns. When the guy is legendary essayist David Sedaris, the possibilities are...

In Social, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience, revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental, more basic, than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world-other people and our relation to them.

From “one of the best new voices in horror fiction” (Brian Keene, Bram Stoker Award–winning author), this darkly satirical supernatural thriller follows a would-be influencer whose dreams of online fame spiral into nightmare territory when she encounters a mysterious and dangerous social...

Trapped in the clutches of a Zombie apocalypse, the City of Chicago, the murder capital of the U.S., unleashes the ultimate weapon, capitalism, by paying $1,000 for every Re-Killed Zombie brought to city hall, ushering in "The Great Zombie Gold Rush". Zombies never have a chance in a world where people realize 75 Zombies pays off their student loans, 40 Zombies buys them a Tesla, 5 Zombies wipes out their Visa debt...

Have you ever tried to explain your job while a suction tube steals your personality? Then this book is about you. How Dentists Overthink Small Talk While Hands Are in Your Mouth is a hilarious deep-dive into the strangest social interaction modern civilization has normalized. Inside you’ll discover: • Why every dental visit turns into a one-sided podcast • The hidden meaning behind “you might feel pressure” • How “mmm-hmm” becomes a complete paragraph • The universal panic of raising your hand mid-procedure • The shared agreement to forget the accidental bite ever ...

You didn’t mean to open this book. You probably paused. Maybe frowned. Maybe smirked. Maybe thought, “That’s dumb.” And yet… here you are. This book exists for one reason: curiosity always wins. If You Read This Book You’re Gay is not about sexuality, identity, or labels. It’s about the strange, universal human impulse to click things we were explicitly told not to click. It’s about headlines that hijack your attention, social rules that collapse under scrutiny, and the quiet internal voice that says, “I just want to see what this is.” Written in a sharp, self-aware, ...

A must-listen, live-recorded audiobook for newcomers and die-hard Sedaris fans alike, packed with the acclaimed humorist’s signature wit and social commentary. Bestselling essayist David Sedaris likes to test out his new material on nationwide reading tours to get the rhythm and phrasing...

The war was supposed to be over. Then the Meat Mafia moved in. Brenda Miller thought surviving a vegan-versus-carnivore marriage was hard—until her mother-in-law arrived with a smoker the size of a missile, a stepfather known as The Butcher, and a philosophy that treats vegetables as enemy propaganda. When their backyard becomes ground zero for wild boar, pig pits, and a testosterone-fueled “Wolf Pack,” Brenda realizes this is no longer a lifestyle disagreement. It’s an occupation. As the Meat Mafia tightens its grip—recruiting her husband, indoctrinating her son, and hijacking ...