Creation Lake

Creation Lake*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKER PRIZE* *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD* *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 PEN FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION* *AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE ATLANTIC, VULTURE, VOGUE, THE WASHINGTON POST, KIRKUS REVIEWS, NPR, THE ECONOMIST, THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY, VOX, and more* From Rachel Kushner, two time finalist for both the Booker Prize and National Book Award, a

Based on the real story of a reform school that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of thousands of children

and scampers after squirrels

“Utterly original

And if Lauren thought Asa wasn't serious about anything

and the families we make

and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters

Luster meets The Idiot in this riveting debut novel about a volatile friendship between two outsiders who escape their bleak childhoods and enter the glamorous early '90s art world in New York City

and prove to herself that she is more good than bad

100-year-old classic feels entirely fresh again with breathtaking art by Caldecott Medal winner Erin Stead

Blandine lives alongside three teenage boys

She doesn’t need originality

sexual stereotypes