'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' Thus memorably begins Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the world's most popular novels.

Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.

Mr. Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters, but his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family faces becoming very poor upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well to support the others, which is a motivation that drives the plot.

Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin is a lush, magical world where the characters of her imagination possess the most universal of desires and exceptional of talents. Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru. Delta of Venus is an extraordinarily rich and exotic collection from the master of erotic writing.

Hear the Wind Sing is the first novel by Haruki Murakami. It first appeared in the June 1979 issue of Gunzo, one of the most influential literary magazines in Japan.

This novel is the beginning of the "boku" tetralogy, a series that dives into the intricacies of life, memory, and the passage of time. The narrative is rich with cultural nuances and offers a glimpse into the Japanese way of life during the late 20th century.

Translated by Alfred Birnbaum, the story unfolds with philosophical undertones and presents a unique literary style that Murakami is celebrated for.

HOUDINI HEART harkens back to the masters of suspenseful supernatural horror: Poe, Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, but speaks with a wholly fresh voice. Once caught in its pages, there's no escaping Longfellow's terrible tale. Weeks ago, she was one of Hollywood's biggest writers, wed to one of its greatest stars. The doting mother of their golden child. But now? She's alone, tortured by a horrifying secret no woman could bear. Pursued by those she can't outrun, anguished by a guilt she can't endure, and driven close to madness, she flees to the one place she's ever called home: a small town in Vermont where River House still stands. To a child, the splendid hotel was mysterious and magical and all its glamorous guests knew delicious secrets. Cocooned in its walls, she will write one last book. Her atonement? Or her suicide note? But life is never as you dream it, and River House isn't what she'd always imagined it was. Intense, literary, and harrowing, Houdini Heart is a tale of bone-chilling horror, emotional torment, and psychological terror. Gripped by River House, trapped in an aging hotel of mirrors only Houdini could escape, how much can haunt a mind before it too is only a thing once imagined?

Anja Aropalo, a 53-year-old literature professor, made a promise to her husband, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease: she will help him die when he no longer remembers. As her husband gradually sheds his memories, Anja faces the heavy burden of fulfilling her promise.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Anja's niece, high school student Mari, falls in love with her language teacher with all the power of youth. Surprisingly, the teacher reciprocates Mari's feelings. In their unconventional relationship, power, desire, and responsibility intertwine, blurring the lines between right and wrong.

Raja explores the profound questions of humanity with rare maturity. How much responsibility can one take for another person? What place do we fill in the world, and who draws our boundaries? Can law, right action, and desire ever align in a human life? Pulkkinen's keenly observant prose weaves together tragic human fates that intersect and resonate, leaving Raja lingering in the mind for a long time.

Swimming Home is a subversive page-turner, offering a merciless gaze at the insidious harm that depression can inflict on seemingly stable, well-turned-out individuals. Set in a summer villa, the story is tautly structured, unfolding over a week where a group of beautiful, flawed tourists in the French Riviera begin to unravel.

A mysterious woman suffering from mental illness suddenly appears at the vacation villa, and her interactions with the guests reveal secret details about their past and the tensions within their relationships.