Discounted for May 2026: Captivating Literary Books You Don’t Want to Miss!

Lina, from her home in Paris, narrates the lives of three women in the conservative city of Barranquilla, Colombia. 

While attending country club parties and leisurely walks along the promenade, a darker truth emerges, intertwining Dora, Catlina, and Beatriz as victims of the patriarchy. 

Set over a single day, this multi-generational novel follows the lives of Vincent and Ellen MacNamara, who, over sixty-six years, have experienced their fair share of hardships.

Most recently, Ellen, in the disoriented aftermath of a stroke, injured Vincent. The family has come to be by the couple’s side—and tensions that have bubbled for decades come to a head. 

Set along the coast of Maine, following the once wealthy Ellises, Jen Ellis must work to pay off her late husband’s debts—while her son, Jeb, has to decide between attending school or running the family fishing business.

There is little else Canadance Ellis, Jen’s sister-in-law, dislikes more than playing host to a houseful of people. Will she be able to put her pride aside for the sake of family—or will the rest of the Ellises pay for her choice? 

In eighteenth-century Paris, the Jewish Jacob Cerf has survived a terrible teenage marriage and is intent on beginning again. That’s when he is transported to two hundred years later—as a fly! 

He observes life around the Long Island suburbs, amazed at how much life has changed in the twenty-first century. Still, as small as he is, Jacob is able to make an impact—starting with the lives of a volunteer firefighter and a young Orthodox Jewish woman.

In what is called the Before, designers made a crucial choice: to create humankind with a hole in its heart. Elliot Chance is unaware of this and goes about life in Manhattan, feeling untethered, adrift. 

Until he becomes involved in a support group and meets Sasha and Bannor. Together, they embark on a journey to find out what life is all about. 

Based on the true story of the daughter of a Scottish royalist family, Elizabeth Murray’s life has been turned upside down by the Great Rebellion. 

While her father is at King Charles I's exiled court, the Murray women must band together to protect their family home. With no money left after paying all the fines for royalist sympathies, it falls to Elizabeth to marry well and save her family. 

Mindy feels out of place in her neighborhood, where most of the wives are in their thirties. Made even worse is her feud with Beth Diamond, the self-absorbed mommy next door. 

But one day, Mindy needs to enlist Beth’s help, and they learn they have much more in common than they once thought. 

The lives of three women come together as they deal with the mounting pressure and ultimate joy of being alive. 

Sigrid is a young student who becomes involved with an older author; Trine stumbles into motherhood while balancing her career as a performance artist; and Linnea is on the hunt for the perfect location for a film.