Fiction
Trust
Hernan Diaz
An unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception, told through an intricate web of nested plotlines.
The Candy House
Jennifer Egan
From one of the most celebrated writers of our time comes a novel about memory and the quest for authenticity and human connection. A follow up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad.
If I Survive You
Jonathan Escoffery
A major debut, blazing with style and heart, that follows a Jamaican family striving for more in Miami. An introduction to Escoffery, a profound generational storyteller.
The Rabbit Hutch
Tess Gunty
Set over one sweltering week in July and culminating in a bizarre act of violence, The Rabbit Hutch is a savagely beautiful and bitingly funny snapshot of contemporary America. Winner of the National Book Award.
Vladimir
Julia May Jonas
Propulsive, darkly funny, and wildly entertaining, Vladimir perfectly captures the personal and political minefield of our current moment, exposing the grey area between power and desire.
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
The legendary novelist returns with a modern-day update of David Copperfield, set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.
Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel
As human and tender as it is intellectually playful, Mandel’s novel of time travel and metaphysics builds on her wildly successful previous works, Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel.
Our Missing Hearts
Celeste Ng
From the bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a new dystopian novel about the power of art, the legacies we pass on to our children, and our ability to survive a broken world with hearts intact.
The Furrows
Namwali Serpell
A bold exploration of memory and mourning that twists unexpectedly into a story of mistaken identity, double consciousness, and the wishful—and sometimes willful—longing for reunion with those we’ve lost.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Spanning thirty years and multiple locations, a dazzling and intricately imagined novel that examines the multifarious nature of identity, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to love and be loved. From the author of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry.
Non-Fiction
Strangers to Ourselves
Rachel Aviv
The acclaimed, award-winning New Yorker writer offers a groundbreaking exploration of mental illness, illuminating the startling connections between diagnosis and identity.
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Kate Beaton
This nonfiction graphic narrative, set in Canada’s oil sands, is an untold story of our neighbor to the north: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me
Ada Calhoun
In reckoning with her unique heritage, as well as providing new insights into the life of one of our most important poets, Calhoun offers a hopeful meditation on parents, children, and artistic ambition.
Easy Beauty
Chloé Cooper Jones
From Pulitzer finalist Chloé Cooper Jones, a groundbreaking memoir about disability, motherhood, and the search for a new way of seeing and being seen.
Stay True
Hua Hsu
A coming-of-age story that details both the ordinary and extraordinary, Stay True is a bracing memoir about growing up, friendship, grief, and the solace that can be found through art.
Constructing a Nervous System
Margo Jefferson
In her new memoir, Jefferson fuses the criticism that she is known for, fragments of the family members she grieves for, and signal moments from her life into a wildly innovative work of depth and beauty.
The Song of the Cell
Siddhartha Mukherjee
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies, an exploration of medicine and our radical new ability to manipulate cells.
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
Stacy Schiff
Celebrated as one of the most influential biographers of our time, Schiff (Cleopatra, The Witches: Salem, 1692) returns with the rollicking story of America’s most elusive founding father.
Lost & Found
Kathryn Schulz
This marvelous work of nonfiction is part memoir, part guidebook to sustaining wonder and gratitude in the face of loss and grief. Award-winning author Schulz writes with humor, curiosity, and tenderness.
An Immense World
Ed Yong
A tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, from Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong.
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