Contemporary Books


Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, the secret to eternal life. Mostly in a hole-in-the-wall San F…

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

In this exhilarating novel, two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, wher…

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Klara and the Sun

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who com…

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The Circle

alternate cover for ISBN 9780385351393 When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she fe…

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Microserfs

Narrated in the form of a Powerbook entry by Dan Underwood, a computer programmer for Microsoft, this state-of-the-art novel about life in the '90…

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