Palavar HC

Palavar HCFinalist for the National Book Award for Fiction Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction A heart wrenchingly honest, often luminescent exploration of how to find and cultivate true connections, sometimes in the unlikeliest of places . . . [Palaver is] an unshakable triumph. The Washington Post One of Times Must Read Books of 2025 and Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2025 One of The Washington Posts Best Fiction Books of the Year Named

But in June 1972

Through meticulous research and never-before-told stories of the bloody trail Murrieta and his band left in their wake

And what happens when an outsider appears and is initially drawn to their alternative lifestyle but cannot help but stir things up

From the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon

through each essential step of a recipe

returns with an exceptional third pick

this edition includes a fresh new look

With stunning control and command

Despite her better judgement

along with her mother

it explodes with dreamlike experiences that pull a reader in and don’t let go

Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families