Killing Commendatore, Haruki MurakamiThe epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best selling author of 1Q84. In Killing Commendatore, a thirty something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a strange painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing

this volume is lavishly illustrated with 500 images that capture the richness and breadth of the classic period's imagery

and the award-winning Ender saga is one of the best-loved series in the genre

Descent is not just a mystery

The narrators hear their echoes in history and change their destinies in ways great and small

menacing and awe inspiring

” — The New York Times “Deeply moving

: books and novels that have been added on our personal to-read lists after receiving them in as donation—perhaps more eclectic and less well-known but look to be riveting

Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield

voted by Time as the #1 novel of 1991

which condemn them to year upon year of stagnant growth

and directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit named Tommy Wiseau—made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles

I hold their anticipation for three seconds