A teacher, 23, and her student, 17. Is it never OK? Esme Linde, 23, a new teacher in a high school in Vermont, is accused of having an affair with one of her students, Noah Beemer, 17. Noah’s parents have big ambitions for their son. Fearing that the controversy will damage his prospects, they pressure […]

Spanning four and a half centuries, James A. Michener’s monumental saga chronicles the epic history of Texas, from its Spanish roots in the age of the conquistadors to its current reputation as one of America’s most affluent, diverse, and provocative states. Among his finely drawn cast of characters, emotional and political alliances are made and […]

Galápagos takes the reader back one million years, to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of survivors stranded on the Galápagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave, new, and totally different human race. In this inimitable novel, America’ s […]