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Palaver

A Novel

by Bryan Washington ...

Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction**Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction“A heart-wrenchingly honest, often luminescent exploration of how to find and cultivate true connections, sometimes in the unlikeliest of places . . . [Palaver is] an unshakable triumph.” —The Washington Post**One of Time’s Must-Read Books of 2025 and Kirkus Reviews’ Best Fiction <strong... ... Read more

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Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction**Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction“A heart-wrenchingly honest, often luminescent exploration of how to find and cultivate true connections, sometimes in the unlikeliest of places . . . [Palaver is] an unshakable triumph.” —The Washington Post**One of Time’s Must-Read Books of 2025 and Kirkus Reviews’ Best Fiction <strong...
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Memorial

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

by Bryan Washington ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, and Lit Hub“A mast... ... Read more

$5.99 USD

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**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, and Lit Hub“A mast...
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Stories

by Bryan Washington ...

**One of Barack Obama’s “Favorite Books of the Year”"Phenomenal" --Justin Torres, author of We the Animals"Brilliant" --Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun“A profound exploration of the true meaning of borders.” —The New York Times Book ReviewNAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2019 in the New York Times by Dwight GarnerA New York Times Notable Book of 2019The revelatory debut ... Read more

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**One of Barack Obama’s “Favorite Books of the Year”"Phenomenal" --Justin Torres, author of We the Animals"Brilliant" --Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun“A profound exploration of the true meaning of borders.” —The New York Times Book ReviewNAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2019 in the New York Times by Dwight GarnerA New York Times Notable Book of 2019The revelatory debut
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Family Meal

A Novel

by Bryan Washington ...

**"Achingly and beautifully etched. . . Washington is a generous and gentle writer, with a profound capacity to face the cruelty and pain of contemporary American life while simultaneously offering his characters—and readers—an expansive space for self-forgiveness, hope, and nourishment."—The Washington PostAn irresistible, intimate novel about how those know us longest—even when they hurt us most ... Read more

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**"Achingly and beautifully etched. . . Washington is a generous and gentle writer, with a profound capacity to face the cruelty and pain of contemporary American life while simultaneously offering his characters—and readers—an expansive space for self-forgiveness, hope, and nourishment."—The Washington PostAn irresistible, intimate novel about how those know us longest—even when they hurt us most
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Memorial

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

by Bryan Washington ...

Narrated by Bryan Washington, Akie Kotabe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, and Lit Hub“A mast... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, and Lit Hub“A mast...
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Palaver

A Novel

by Bryan Washington ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

**Finalist for the National Book Award for FictionNamed a Most Anticipated Book by New York, Time, the Boston Globe, Bustle, and Town & Country**A life-affirming novel of family, mending, and how we learn to love, from the award-winning Bryan Washington.In Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor and drinks his nights away with friends at a gay bar. He’s entangled in a sexual relationship with a ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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**Finalist for the National Book Award for FictionNamed a Most Anticipated Book by New York, Time, the Boston Globe, Bustle, and Town & Country**A life-affirming novel of family, mending, and how we learn to love, from the award-winning Bryan Washington.In Tokyo, the son works as an English tutor and drinks his nights away with friends at a gay bar. He’s entangled in a sexual relationship with a
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Flaming Archipelago: The Apocalyptic Collision of the MV Doña Paz

Overcrowding, Petroleum, and the Deadliest Peacetime Maritime Disaster in the Philippines, 1987

by Bryan Washington ...

When discussing maritime tragedies, the Titanic dominates global consciousness. Yet, the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in human history occurred in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines in 1987, claiming over 4,300 lives. The sinking of the MV Doña Paz was a masterclass in catastrophic negligence, overcrowding, and the deadly physics of petroleum fires on the open ocean. The passenger ferry ... Read more

$23.99 USD

When discussing maritime tragedies, the Titanic dominates global consciousness. Yet, the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in human history occurred in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines in 1987, claiming over 4,300 lives. The sinking of the MV Doña Paz was a masterclass in catastrophic negligence, overcrowding, and the deadly physics of petroleum fires on the open ocean. The passenger ferry
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Family Meal

A Novel

by Bryan Washington ...

Narrated by Bryan Washington, André Santana, Jake Choi ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

**"Achingly and beautifully etched. . . Washington is a generous and gentle writer, with a profound capacity to face the cruelty and pain of contemporary American life while simultaneously offering his characters—and readers—an expansive space for self-forgiveness, hope, and nourishment."—The Washington PostAn irresistible, intimate novel about how those know us longest—even when they hurt us most ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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**"Achingly and beautifully etched. . . Washington is a generous and gentle writer, with a profound capacity to face the cruelty and pain of contemporary American life while simultaneously offering his characters—and readers—an expansive space for self-forgiveness, hope, and nourishment."—The Washington PostAn irresistible, intimate novel about how those know us longest—even when they hurt us most
... Read more

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Lot

Stories

by Bryan Washington ...

Narrated by Bryan Washington, Dion Graham, JD Jackson, Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

**One of Barack Obama’s “Favorite Books of the Year”"Phenomenal" --Justin Torres, author of We the Animals"Brilliant" --Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun“A profound exploration of the true meaning of borders.” —The New York Times Book ReviewNAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2019 in the New York Times by Dwight GarnerA New York Times Notable Book of 2019The revelatory debut ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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**One of Barack Obama’s “Favorite Books of the Year”"Phenomenal" --Justin Torres, author of We the Animals"Brilliant" --Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun“A profound exploration of the true meaning of borders.” —The New York Times Book ReviewNAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2019 in the New York Times by Dwight GarnerA New York Times Notable Book of 2019The revelatory debut
... Read more

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Kinkier

Stories

by R.O. Kwon, Bryan Washington ...

A new fiction anthology of provocative stories building on the groundbreaking New York Times Notable Book Kink.A follow up to the groundbreaking New York Times Notable anthology Kink, this is a powerful, atmospheric collection of stories exploring different facets of sexuality and love, edited by R.O. Kwon and National Book Award finalist Bryan Washington.Featuring new fiction by celebrated ... Read more

$13.99 USD

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A new fiction anthology of provocative stories building on the groundbreaking New York Times Notable Book Kink.A follow up to the groundbreaking New York Times Notable anthology Kink, this is a powerful, atmospheric collection of stories exploring different facets of sexuality and love, edited by R.O. Kwon and National Book Award finalist Bryan Washington.Featuring new fiction by celebrated
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Not Without Laughter

A Novel

by Langston Hughes ...

Series series Vintage Classics
The award-winning first novel by the legendary Harlem Renaissance poetIn small-town Kansas at the turn of the twentieth century, Sandy Rogers is a young Black boy growing up surrounded by family. His mother, Annjee, works as a housekeeper for a wealthy white family while his father, Jimboy, comes in and out of town, bringing his guitar with him, and his grandmother, Hager, tries to keep the whole ... Read more

$7.99 USD

The award-winning first novel by the legendary Harlem Renaissance poetIn small-town Kansas at the turn of the twentieth century, Sandy Rogers is a young Black boy growing up surrounded by family. His mother, Annjee, works as a housekeeper for a wealthy white family while his father, Jimboy, comes in and out of town, bringing his guitar with him, and his grandmother, Hager, tries to keep the whole
... Read more
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Stitched [Dramatized Adaptation]

Rylee Adamson

by Shannon Mayer ...

Narrated by Nora Achrati, Bradley Foster Smith, James Konicek, Chris Davenport, Duyen Washington, Bianca Bryan, Chris Genebach, Kimberly Gilbert, Jacob Yeh, Holly Adams, Anthony Palmini ...

Series series Rylee Adamson
Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

"A Novella in the Rylee Adamson Series….""My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker.""When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.When the dust settles, my heart feels as though it will never be pieced back together. But there are too many lives riding on my ability to function at my best ... Read more

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"A Novella in the Rylee Adamson Series….""My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker.""When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.When the dust settles, my heart feels as though it will never be pieced back together. But there are too many lives riding on my ability to function at my best
... Read more

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