The Astral is a huge rose-colored old pile of an apart­ment building in the gentrifying neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. For decades it was the home of the poet Harry Quirk, his wife, Luz, and their two children. But Luz has found (and destroyed) some poems of Harry’s that ignite her long-simmering sus­picions of infidelity, and he’s been kicked out. Now he must reckon with the consequence of his literary, marital, financial and parental failures.

A mesmerizing, moving and elegantly written debut novel, THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past.

In Alice LaPlante's masterful, haunting debut novel, a former orthopedic surgeon suffering from dementia becomes the primary suspect in the murder of her best friend and neighbor.

When Stuart Font throws a housewarming party, he invites all the residents of his new building. But careful planning can only get a person so far. As it turns out, this party will be one everyone remembers.

The events of a single night shatter a family's sense of security and identity in this provocative and deeply affecting domestic drama --- a brilliantly observed portrait of modern life and the underlying truths we take for granted.

From bestselling author Ann Brashares comes the return of Tibby, Lena, Carmen and Bridget, whose friendship became a touchstone for a generation. Now they have grown up, starting their own lives. Though the jeans they shared are long gone, the sisterhood is everlasting.

Dr. Marina Singh is sent to Brazil to track down her former mentor, who seems to have disappeared in the Amazon while working on what is destined to be a valuable new drug. She also hopes to find answers to questions about another friend's death, the state of her company's future, and her own past.