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A TIME MAGAZINE BEST YA BOOK OF ALL TIME Beloved by generations of readers, Elsewhere is an original, moving novel about love, loss, and the meaning of it all from the New York Times–bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Is it possible to grow up while getting younger? Welcome to Elsewhere. The beaches are marvelous. It’s quiet and peaceful. You can’t get sick, and you’ll never turn even a day older . . . This is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth yet completely different. Here, Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby and returns to Earth. But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. She wants to get her driver’s license. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college. Now that she’s dead, though, Liz is forced to live a life she doesn’t want with a grandmother she has never met before. And it isn’t going well. How can Liz let go of the only life she has ever known and embrace a new one? Is it possible that a life lived in reverse is no different from a life lived forward? A book that transcends genre and category, Elsewhere is a modern YA classic. This deluxe edition features an introduction written by the author, a new Q&A from the author, and personal black-and-white photographs.

Traditional Chinese edition of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

La vida de A. J. Fikry no es en absoluto lo que él esperaba. Su librería está al borde de la quiebra, ha perdido a su mujer y, para colmo, le han robado enfrente de sus narices su posesión más preciada: una primera edición de una rara colección de poemas de Edgar Allan Poe. Ha llegado a un punto en el que se ha dado por vencido con la gente, y los libros, en lugar de ofrecer consuelo, se han convertido en un recordatorio más de un mundo que cambia demasiado deprisa.Pero una noche su vida se transforma de repente cuando se encuentra a una niña de dos años sola en la sección infantil. No hay rastro de su madre, solo una nota que dice: "Quiero que Maya crezca en un lugar con libros y entre gente que se preocupe por ese tipo de cosas. La quiero mucho, pero ya no puedo cuidar de ella". La búsqueda de la madre de Maya, del libro robado de A. J. y de consejos sobre el cuidado de niños no se hace esperar, y la gente del pueblo no tarda en darse cuenta de la transformación de la librería y de su propietario, algo que interesa especialmente a la encantadora y excéntrica representante de ventas de Knightley Press, Amelia Loman, que hace el arduo viaje a Alice Island tres veces al año para presentar sus libros al malhumorado propietario.

Korean edition of [Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Tomorrow] by Gabrielle Zevin. New York Times bestseller. Sam and Sadie--two college friends, often in love, but never lovers--become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before. Korean edition translated by Eom Il Nyeo.

Le roman événement de la rentrée littéraire 2023 LE livre phénomène aux États-Unis : l'un des meilleurs livres de l'année selon (entre autres) The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly et BookPage Par un après-midi de décembre, Sam repère Sadie sur le quai du métro parmi la foule. Ils ne se sont pas parlé depuis plus de dix ans, mais jamais ils n'ont oublié leur première rencontre, à l'hôpital. Sam se remettait d'un accident, Sadie venait voir sa sœur malade, et ces deux enfants passionnés de jeux vidéo se sont mis à refaire le monde. À présent étudiants, c'est un univers virtuel que les deux amis vont inventer et qui va les propulser au sommet : leur première création, Ichigo, est un blockbuster. Du jour au lendemain, ils deviennent des stars. Ils n'ont pas encore vingt-cinq ans et ils sont brillants, riches et célèbres. Mais le succès n'empêchera pas le piège de l'ambition et de la jalousie de se refermer sur eux... Un roman éblouissant qui interroge les notions d'identité, d'échec, de seconde chance et par-dessus tout notre besoin désespéré d'aimer et d'être aimé. Car oui, c'est une histoire d'amour, mais une comme celle-là, vous n'en avez jamais lu. Traduit de l'anglais par Aurore Guitry LS EN PARLENT " Ce livre n'est pas destiné à ceux qui voient la vie à travers les écrans, mais à ceux qui la comprennent à travers la fiction. " –; Glamour " Gabrielle Zevin revient avec une exaltante épopée sur l'amitié, le deuil et la création... Un coup de maître. " –;Publishers Weekly " Un roman charmant et captivant. " –; The New York Times " Fascinant... La grande force de Zevin réside dans son talent naturel de conteuse. " –; The Wall Street Journal " Un véritable tour de force... Une émouvante démonstration du pouvoir combiné de la fiction et du jeu, qui entraîne tout lecteur curieux à l'époque pionnière de la vaste industrie du divertissement trop souvent méprisée par les rats de bibliothèque, avec la profondeur et la sensibilité d'un grand auteur de fiction. " –; The Washington Post " Un conte passionnant sur l'identité, les relations sociales, et l'amour dans tous ses états. " –;PopSugar " Un magnifique récit qui mêle roman d'apprentissage, histoire d'amour et roman social. " –;Newsday " Gabrielle Zevin construit une fascinante intrigue autour de l'étincelle créatrice et des sacrifices qu'exige la vie d'artiste. " –;The Minneapolis Star Tribune "Une lecture hautement recommandée.' –;Library Journal " Ce roman explore les thèmes de l'identité, du handicap, du jeu et de l'amour à travers un imaginaire riche et inoubliable. " –;She Reads " L'univers que Zevin a créé est plein de nuances, vaste et, tout comme ceux imaginés par ses personnages, ludique. " –; The Guardian " Gabrielle Zevin signe une magnifique ode à la vie, d'une plume empreinte de sagesse et de vulnérabilité. " –;Tayari Jones, autrice d'Un mariage américain " Drôle, incisif, mélancolique et parfois bouleversant. Un roman coup-de-poing – dans le meilleur sens du terme. " –;Nathan Hill, auteur des Fantômes du vieux pays

With The Hole We're In--a bold, timeless, yet all too timely novel about a troubled American family navigating an even more troubled America--award-winning author and screenwriter, Gabrielle Zevin, delivers a work that places her in the ranks of our shrewdest social observers and top literary talents. Meet the Pomeroys: a church-going family living in a too-red house in a Texas college town. Roger, the patriarch, has impulsively gone back to school, only to find his future ambitions at odds with the temptations of the present. His wife, Georgia, tries to keep things afloat at home, but she's been feeding the bill drawer with unopened envelopes for months and never manages to confront its swelling contents. In an attempt to climb out of the holes they've dug, Roger and Georgia make a series of choices that have catastrophic consequences for their three children--especially for Patsy, the youngest, who will spend most of her life fighting to overcome them. The Hole We're In shines a spotlight on some of the most relevant issues of today: over-reliance on credit, gender and class politics, and the war in Iraq. But it is Zevin's deft exploration of the fragile economy of family life that makes this a book for the ages.

„Vicces, de gyengéd és megható történet, ami mindannyiunkat emlékeztet arra, hogy miért olvasunk és miért szeretünk ebben az életben.” Library Journal A. J. Fikry, a kiégett könyvesboltos nehéz éveket tudhat maga mögött: meghalt a felesége; az üzlete rosszabbul megy, mint valaha; ráadásul ellopták tőle legnagyobb értékét is, egy Poe verseket tartalmazó ritka kötetet. Idővel elfordul az emberektől, és még a könyvei sem nyújtanak számára vigaszt, mert a rohamosan változó világra emlékeztetik. Egy váratlan esemény folytán viszont kénytelen lesz újrakezdeni az életét, mert egy kislányról is gondoskodnia kell. A mogorva és életunt férfi hamarosan más szemmel néz a világra, igaz barátokra lel, újra szerelmes lesz, a könyvesboltja pedig a kisváros nyüzsgő központjává alakul át. Gabrielle Zevin jó humorérzékkel megírt, varázslatos regénye tisztelgés a könyvek világa előtt, szerelmes levél arról, miért szeretünk olvasni és miért zárunk bizonyos embereket a szívünkbe. Nélkülözhetetlen olvasmány azoknak, akiknek a könyvek a legjobb barátai és azoknak, akik hisznek abban, hogy „senki sem különálló sziget”.

- TIME MAGAZINE: Buch des Jahres 2022 - Amazon USA: Buch des Jahres 2022 - Apple: Buch des Jahres 2022 - US-Indie-Buchhandlungen: Buch des Jahres 2022 - Goodreads: Buch des Jahres 2022 MORGEN, MORGEN UND WIEDER MORGEN wurde 2024 von den Leser:innen der New York Times zu einem der zehn besten Romane des 21. Jahrhunderts gewählt Mitte der 90er-Jahre in Massachusetts: An einer U-Bahn-Station trifft Sadie, hochbegabte Informatikstudentin und angehende Designerin von Computerspielen, ihren früheren Super-Mario-Partner Sam wieder. Die beiden beginnen, gemeinsam an einem Spiel zu arbeiten, und schnell zeigt sich, dass sie nicht nur auf freundschaftlicher, sondern auch auf kreativer Ebene ein gutes Team sind. Doch als ihr erstes gemeinsames Computerspiel zum Hit wird, brechen sich Rivalitäten Bahn, die ihre Verbundenheit zu bedrohen scheinen. Ein Jahrzehnte umspannender Roman über Popkultur und Kreativität, Wagnis und Scheitern, über Verlust und über die Magie der Freundschaft. Daniel Schreiber zu MORGEN, MORGEN UND WIEDER MORGEN: »Ein fulminanter Roman, superspannend und gleichzeitig wunderschön.«

PREMIO GOODREADS 2022 MEJOR NOVELA DEL A?O PARA LA REVISTA TIME Una apasionante historia sobre los videojuegos, la amistad y la superaci?n Un g?lido d?a de diciembre de su primer a?o en Harvard, Sam Masur sale de un vag?n de metro y ve, entre las hordas de gente que esperan en el and?n, a Sadie Green. La llama a gritos. Por un momento, ella hace como que no lo ha o?do, pero entonces se vuelve y empieza la partida: una colaboraci?n legendaria que los lanzar? al estrellato. Piden dinero prestado, favores y, antes incluso de graduarse, firman su primera superproducci?n: Ichigo, un juego en el que uno puede escapar de los confines del cuerpo y las traiciones del coraz?n, en el que la muerte no significa m?s que una oportunidad para recomenzar y volver a jugar. Esta novela narra la historia de los mundos perfectos que construyen Sam y Sadie, el mundo imperfecto en el que viven y de todo lo que viene despu?s del ?xito: el dinero, la fama, la traici?n, la tragedia. La trama se extiende a lo largo de m?s de treinta a?os, va de Cambridge (Massachusetts) a Venice Beach (California), pasando por tierras intermedias y otros mundos. Ma?ana, y ma?ana, y ma?ana es una novela deslumbrante y compleja que ahonda en la naturaleza multifac?tica de la identidad: en los videojuegos como forma de expresi?n art?stica; en la tecnolog?a y la experiencia humana; en la discapacidad; el fracaso; las posibilidades de redenci?n; los mundos virtuales, y, sobre todo, en nuestra necesidad de conectar: de amar y ser amados. S?, es una historia de amor, pero ?nica en su especie.

'Briljant. Morgen en morgen en morgen is een van de beste boeken die ik ooit heb gelezen.' John Green Op een ijskoude dag in zijn eerste jaar op Harvard stapt Sam Masur uit de metro en ziet Sadie Green. Hij roept haar naam. Even doet ze alsof ze hem niet hoort maar dan draait ze zich om. Het is het begin van een legendarische samenwerking. Sam en Sadie zijn nog geen vijfentwintig, ze zijn briljant, succesvol en beroemd vanwege hun gamedesigns. Maar dit zal ze niet beschermen tegen hun ambities of tegen de liefde. Morgen en morgen en morgen is een opwindende en duizelingwekkende roman over vriendschap, beperking, creativiteit, en boven alles over onze behoefte aan verbinding: lief te hebben en geliefd te worden. Ja, dit is een liefdesverhaal, maar een zoals je nooit eerder hebt gelezen. 'Een ode aan vriendschap, aan de liefde, en aan de spelende mens.' **** NRC 'Speels, sprankelend en met veel liefdevolle aandacht in elkaar gezet.' De Volkskrant 'Even originele als meeslepende roman. Zevin schrijft zo aanstekelijk over de game-industrie, dat je er zelfs ademloos over leest als je sinds Pacman geen joystick meer hebt aangeraakt.' Het Parool 'Prachtig verhaal, origineel geschreven en maar moeilijk weg te leggen.' Elegance 'Schitterend. Zevin heeft het boek geschreven waarvoor ze is geboren. Dit boek zal iedereen voor zich winnen die nog nooit een videogame heeft gespeeld, en zal een instant cult status krijgen bij degenen die dat wel hebben gedaan.' Kirkus, starred 'Een duizelingwekkende, epische roman over vriendschap.' Publisher's Weekly, starred

Num gélido dia de dezembro, Sam Masur está a sair de uma carruagem de metro quando vê, por entre a multidão na plataforma, a sua melhor amiga de infância, Sadie Green. A amizade entre ambos terminara abruptamente quase uma década antes. O que não o impede agora de chamar por ela. Por um momento, ela finge não ouvir, mas acaba por ceder e olhar para ele. É assim que tudo (re)começa. O que se segue é uma relação que se tornará lendária. Juntos criam um jogo de computador revolucionário chamado ICHIGO, no qual o jogador pode escapar às limitações do corpo e da vida. O universo digital encerra infinitas oportunidades para começar de novo, sabendo mais, errando menos. É aí que Sam e Sadie descobrem uma intimidade que não são capazes de alcançar no mundo físico. O sucesso avassalador de ICHIGO traz-lhes fama e fortuna antes mesmo de completarem 25 anos, mas não os protege das suas ambições, obsessões criativas e paixões. Nem os impede de crescer. Esta é a história dos mundos perfeitos que Sam e Sadie constroem, por oposição ao mundo imperfeito em que vivem. Fala-nos das complexidades da vida, e da busca por aqueles lugares – e pessoas, e coisas – que confortam e validam a nossa existência. E, sim, é uma história de amor, mas não no sentido tradicional. Porque há muitos tipos de amor... e este – em toda a sua beleza, drama e a dor – é o de Sam e Sadie.

Neste romance emocionante da autora best-seller de A vida do livreiro A. J. Fikry e Em outrolugar, dois amigos – que sempre se amaram, mas nunca foram amantes – se unem em uma parceria criativa na indústria dos videogames, um mundo que lhes traz fama, felicidade, tragédia, dúvidas e, de certa forma, imortalidade. Em um dia congelante de dezembro, no seu terceiro ano em Harvard, Sam Masur sai do metrô e vê, entre uma horda de pessoas esperando na plataforma, Sadie Green. Ele a chama. Por um momento, ela finge não ouvir, mas então se vira, e um jogo começa: uma colaboração lendária que vai levá-los ao estrelato. Esses amigos, próximos desde a infância, pegam dinheiro emprestado, pedem favores e, antes mesmo de se formarem, lançam seu primeiro sucesso, Ichigo. De um dia para o outro, o mundo é deles. Com menos de vinte e cinco anos, Sam e Sadie são brilhantes, bem-sucedidos e ricos, mas essas vantagens não vão protegê-los de suas próprias ambições criativas e das traições do coração. Abarcando mais de trinta anos da vida dos protagonistas, de Cambridge à Califórnia, passando por lugares distantes, reais e virtuais, Amanhã, amanhã, e ainda outro amanhã é uma história intrincada, imaginativa e tocante que examina a natureza múltipla e complexa de nossos fracassos, identidades e deficiências, das possibilidades redentoras dos jogos e, acima de tudo, de nossa necessidade de conexão, de amar e sermos amados. Sim, é uma história de amor, mas diferente de tudo que você já leu. Amanhã, amanhã, e ainda outro amanhã está em processo de adaptação para o cinema pela produtora Temple Hill e pelo Paramount Studios. "Simplesmente brilhante. Um dos melhores livros que já li" – John Green

“Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.”—The Washington Post A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew. “This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love--love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory.” —Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child “You won’t want it to end.” —Family Circle “A natural for book groups.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “A reader’s paradise of the first order.” —The Buffalo News “A fun, page-turning delight.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune “Captures the joy of connecting people and books . . . Irresistible.” —Booklist “A wonderful, moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation that will sing in your heart for a very, very long time.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain “Readers who delighted in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this novel.” —*Library Journal, starred review

Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world -- of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over, fades from view. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars. This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest as it examines the nature of identity, creativity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play and, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.

ÒSLY, EXHILARATING . . . HILARIOUS.Ó ÑPeople (Book of the Week) Ê This is the story of five women . . . Ê Meet Rachel Grossman. SheÕll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything. Ê Meet Jane Young. SheÕs disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time. Ê Meet Ruby Young. She thinks her mom has a secret. SheÕs right. Ê Meet Embeth Levin. SheÕs made a career of cleaning up her congressman husbandÕs messes.Ê Ê Meet Aviva Grossman. The Internet wonÕt let her or anyone else forget her past transgressions.Ê Ê This is the story of five women . . . . . . and theÊsex scandal that binds them together.Ê Ê From Gabrielle Zevin, the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, comes another story with unforgettable characters that is particularly suited to the times we live in now . . . Ê

En 2083, le chocolat et le café sont illégaux, le papier est difficile à trouver, l'eau est précieusement rationnée, et la ville de New York est dominée par le crime et la pauvreté. Pour Anya Balanchine, 16 ans, la fille orpheline du criminel le plus célèbre de la ville, la vie est une routine bienheureuse. Jusqu'à ce que son ex-petit ami soit accidentellement empoisonné par le chocolat de la contrebande familiale, et que la police accuse la jeune fille. Brusquement, Anya se retrouve poussée malgré elle sous le feu des projecteurs : au lycée, dans la presse et, plus grave, au sein de sa famille de hors-la-loi...

Après une mauvaise chute dans un escalier, Naomi Porter se retrouve à l'hôpital, amnésique. Elle tombe folle amoureuse de James Larkin et nage dans un brouillard heureux. Mais cela ne peut durer. Il faut qu'elle sache qui elle était avant, et se lance dans une enquête sur elle-même.

When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A.J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life.

Don't miss Gabrielle Zevin's new novel, Young Jane Young, coming in August 2017. “Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds us all exactly why we read and why we love.”* A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew. “This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love--love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory.” —Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child “Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.” —The Washington Post “You won’t want it to end.” —Family Circle “A natural for book groups.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “A reader’s paradise of the first order.” —The Buffalo News “A fun, page-turning delight.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune “Captures the joy of connecting people and books . . . Irresistible.” —Booklist “A wonderful, moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation that will sing in your heart for a very, very long time.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain “Readers who delighted in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this novel.” —*Library Journal, starred review

En bokhandel kan være som en magisk verden. En verden der du kan dele båt med en tiger, elske en vampyr eller være gift med Henrik VIII. Et slikt magisk sted var bokhandelen på øya Alice utenfor Cape Cod i USA. Den var en drøm for bokelskere, helt til bokhandlerens kone døde i en bilulykke og sorgen gjorde A.J. Fikry bitter og kranglevoren. Nå er han på nippet til å gi opp. Han vurderer å selge sin verdifulle førsteutgave av Edgar Allan Poes debutbok og fytte fra øya. Heldigvis går det ikke akkurat som A.J. har tenkt: En tragedie inntreder – og det skjer et mirakel. Bli med inn i Herr Fikrys litterære liv! Herr Fikrys litterære liv er en roman om forandring og om å få en ny sjanse. Den minner oss på hvorfor vi leser, og hvorfor vi aldri skal gi opp håpet. Inspirasjonen til Herr Fikrys litterære liv oppsto på en bokturné for en av Gabrielle Zevins tidligere romaner. Hun besøkte bokhandlere rundt omkring i USA og ble imponert over bokhandlernes ukuelige optimisme og kjærlighet til bøker, og ideen til en fortelling om lykken ved å lese ble født. Herr Fikrys litterære liv er Zevins åttende roman, og bøkene er oversatt til et tjuetall språk. Hun er prisbelønt lmmanusforfatter og arbeider i tillegg som skribent for det prestisjetunge magasinet New York Times Book Review. Gabrielle Zevin bor i Los Angeles med sin mann. Besøk gjerne hennes hjemmeside: www.gabriellezevin.com.

?◆美國獨立書商第1名選書 ◆榮登《出版人週刊》、《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜 ◆翻譯授權20國：英國、德國、法國、荷蘭、西班牙、義大利、丹麥、芬蘭、挪威、瑞典、冰島、波蘭、加拿大、土耳其、以色列、巴西、日本、韓國、中國 我們不盡然是長篇小說，不盡然是短篇故事。 到頭來，我們是一部人生作品集。 A. J.大叔是島嶼上一家書店的老闆，個情古怪，鎮日與文字、試讀本、暢銷書、滯銷書、文宣，還有「奧客型」的讀者打交道。他的人生和期待的截然不同，摯愛的老婆過世，書店陷入有史以來的經營危機，就連手上最值錢的資產──一本愛倫坡詩集珍本，也遭竊不翼而飛。彷彿他生活的所在，A. J.的內心世界也是一座孤島，不管是充滿善意的警察局長藍比亞斯、全心想要拉他一把的大姨子伊思美，還是懷著熱情與理想、搭乘渡輪前來造訪的出版社業務員愛蜜莉亞，全被他冰冷惡劣的態度拒於千里之外。就連滿屋子的書香，也在一點一滴消失中…… 就在A. J.對人生感到疲憊、對市場感到寒心、對未來嗅不到希望的時刻，生命發生轉折，一個神祕的包袱出現在書店中。雖然只是一個小包袱，卻相當沉重。這個意外讓A. J.大叔有機會重新拾起他的人生，以嶄新的眼光觀看世界。沒多久，小島上的讀者與居民留意到他的改變，不屈不撓的業務員愛蜜莉亞也開始對他投以不一樣的目光，書籍中蘊藏的智慧再度成為A. J.世界的生命泉源。 然而，一切都將再度扭轉，意料之外的人生又悄然降臨…… 《A. J.的書店人生》充滿驚喜與感動，是一個令人難忘的故事，關於生命的轉變、第二次機會，以及我們為何而讀、為何而愛的無法抗拒的理由。在作者巧妙的筆下，「閱讀」本身也成為貫穿全書的重要角色。 島嶼書屋是間維多利亞風格的小屋，門廊上掛著褪色的招牌， 上面寫著：?沒有人是座孤島，一書一世界，一書一天堂。? 書店老闆A. J.將探索這句話的真義。 【媒體推薦】 「這本書提醒了我們，愛與被愛的能力、付出與接受的意願，能拯救陷於孤獨隔絕中的我們。一則美妙、動人的故事，關於人生的救贖與轉化，它會在你胸中迴盪許久、許久。」 ──賈斯．史坦（Garth Stein）（《我在雨中等你》（The Art of Racing in the Rain）作者） 「一場輕鬆且澎湃的盛宴，如果你曾經想像過一個社會的寶藏──書店，它是如何運作的話，這本書非常合你胃口。」 ──《潔米．艾廷博格（Jami Attenberg）（食慾風暴》（The Middlesteins）作者） 「這是一本幽默、浪漫、略帶懸疑的小說，而其中最重要的是元素是愛──對書、對愛書人，或者應該說是對人性不完美榮光的愛。」 ──愛歐文．艾維（Eowyn Ivey）（《雪地裡的女孩》（The Snow Child）作者） 「我貪婪地一口氣讀完本書。它是一封獻給文字的情書，迷人且趣味橫生，能讓你在哽咽中掛著一抹開朗的微笑。」 ──娜塔莎．索羅門斯（Natasha Solomons）（暢銷書作家） 「麗文是高明的作者，聰穎機智，她對書的熱情顯而易見。」 ──出版人週刊（Publishers Weekly） 「這是一本關於生命、救贖以及第二次機會的小說。有趣、溫柔、感動人心，不時提醒著我們閱讀與愛的理由。」 ──圖書館學刊（Library Journal） 「縱貫全書的娛樂性，時而風趣、時而反映人生，還是一則文學的愛情故事，談及書、閱讀與尋覓真愛。」 ──科克斯書評（Kirkus Reviews） 「麗文接續了這個年代罕見的傳統──她創作了一本娛樂性很高的小說，雖是小品，但能攫取人心；儘管有趣，卻不甜膩濫情。更難得的是，她對書、書店以及愛書人的未來，充滿見解。」 ──華盛頓郵報（The Washington Post） 「在這部甜美、向書店致敬、振奮人心的小說中，麗文完美捕捉到讀者與書籍配對的喜樂。耐人尋味的角色、對於書籍銷售的深入理解、關於經典作品的精闢評論，還有對讀書會以及行銷活動的幽默描述，愛書人將難以抗拒。」 ──書單雜誌（Booklist） 出版社 商周出版

AJ Fikry owns a failing bookshop. His wife has just died, in tragic circumstances. His rare and valuable first edition has been stolen. His life is a wreck. Amelia is a book rep, with a big heart, and a lonely life. Maya is the baby who ends up on AJ's bookshop floor with a note. What happens in the bookshop that changes the lives of these seemingly normal but extraordinary characters? This is the story of how unexpected love can rescue you and bring you back to real life, in a world that you won't want to leave, with characters that you will come to love.

In the Age of Love and Chocolate is the story of growing up and learning what love really is. It showcases the best of Gabrielle Zevin's writing for young adults: the intricate characterization of Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac and the big-heartedness of Elsewhere. All These Things I've Done, the first novel in the Birthright series, introduced us to timeless heroine Anya Balanchine, a plucky sixteen year old with the heart of a girl and the responsibilities of a grown woman. Now eighteen, life has been more bitter than sweet for Anya. She has lost her parents and her grandmother, and has spent the better part of her high school years in trouble with the law. Perhaps hardest of all, her decision to open a nightclub with her old nemesis Charles Delacroix has cost Anya her relationship with Win. Still, it is Anya's nature to soldier on. She puts the loss of Win behind her and focuses on her work. Against the odds, the nightclub becomes an enormous success, and Anya feels like she is on her way and that nothing will ever go wrong for her again. But after a terrible misjudgment leaves Anya fighting for her life, she is forced to reckon with her choices and to let people help her for the first time in her life.

In 2083, 17-year-old Anya Balanchine seeks a way to make Balanchine Chocolate legitimate, and although a trip to Mexico gives her new insights and ideas, escaping her mobster family's legacy of violence may prove impossible.

Als Naomi munt in plaats van kop had gekozen, zou ze niet terug de school in hoeven om haar camera te halen. Dan zou ze niet van de trap zijn gegleden en op haar hoofd zijn gevallen, en zou ze niet in een ambulance wakker zijn geworden met geheugenverlies. Ze zou zich absoluut nog haar vriend Ace hebben herinnerd. Ze zou zich ongetwijfeld hebben herinnerd waarom ze ooit verliefd op hem was geworden. En ze zou nooit James hebben ontmoet. Maar Naomi kiest wel kop. Ze valt van de trap en wordt wakker zonder enige herinnering aan de laatste vier jaar. Stapje voor stapje moet ze weer leren wie ze is en wat ze wil. En van wie ze nu echt houdt... Gabrielle Zevin schreef een ontroerende young adultroman over de liefde en het krijgen van een tweede kans.

From Gabrielle Zevin—the author of the critically acclaimed Elsewhere—comes the first book in the Birthright series, All These Things I've Done, a masterful novel about an impossible romance, a mafia family, and the ties that forever bind us. In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family.

From the author of Elsewhere and the Birthright trilogy, Gabrielle Zevin's Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is an imaginative YA novel all about love and second chances. If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn't have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn't have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn't have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her "Chief." She'd get all his inside jokes, and maybe he wouldn't be so frustrated with her for forgetting things she can't possibly remember. She'd know about her mom's new family. She'd know about her dad's fiancée. She wouldn't have to spend her junior year relearning all the French she supposedly knew already. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn't have wanted to kiss him back. But Naomi picked heads. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.