Books like Magician by Colm Tóibín

After his wife's death, Max Morden retreats to a seaside town from his youth, where he must confront loss, aging, and the intrusions of nearby holidaymakers.

Olivia Laing examines urban loneliness through the lens of Manhattan’s cultural scene, weaving memoir, biography, and criticism around artists like Andy Warhol, Edward Hopper, and David Wojnarowicz.

Nicholas Flamel, his sister Sophie, brother Josh, and friend Scatty flee to Paris, where they confront enemies and a looming prophecy while aging without the Book of Abraham. Their quest for fire magic and confronting Machiavelli shapes their fate.

A young woman wrestles with the legacy of her brother’s childhood brain tumor while navigating a 20‑year arc of family tension, isolation and the strict Catholic culture of a rural Irish farming community.

A complete 12‑book set of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid through Hard Luck, perfect for fans and collectors.

413 pages ; 23 cm

A coming‑of‑age tale that follows teenage girls as they form bonds over shared love for books in a library setting, weaving in themes of friendship, English literature, and the lives of widowers.

In Colm Tóibín’s quiet, lyrical novel, Nora Webster, a widowed mother of four, wrestles with loss, poverty and the weight of secrets in a small, interconnected community.

A young Irish woman, Eilis Lacey, leaves 1950s Ireland for Brooklyn, finding work, education, and love, only to be confronted with an impossible choice between a new life across the ocean and her roots back home.

Three generations of an estranged Irish family reunite in a decaying coastal home to care for Helen's brother Declan, who is dying of AIDS, and confront their shared pasts and unresolved relationships during the early 1990s.

Colm Tóibín's *The Master* follows a brilliant writer whose literary triumphs are shadowed by personal failures and emotional isolation.

A fictional biography of Thomas Mann.

In a Montana town, a veteran coping with PTSD and a newly-divorced woman named Jillian form an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives, exploring friendship, family, self‑confidence, and the complexities of ranch life.

Davy Spencer might be the new kid in school, but that doesn't mean he can't start as the most POPULAR kid. With the help of his two best friends, Chuck and Annie, Davy throws himself into making viral YouTube videos with hilariously disastrous results. If he can pull this off, everybody at his new school will know his name before even meeting him. Davy's YouTube channel has everything- awesome pranks? Check! School lunch reviews? Check! Undercover detention missions? Check! Getting duct taped to the wall? Check - wait what? Becoming a rockstar Youtuber isn't easy but Davy won't give up... no matter how crazy things have to get. Kid Youtuber is a funny children's book for ages 9-12, middle school students, and adults who never grew up. Marcu Emerson is the author of Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja, The Super Life of Ben Braver, and Recess Warriors.