New in Paperback, January 2024
Oh, January: Month of resolutions new and old. If reading more books is at the top of your plan for…
Lexie Smyth
Lexie Smyth has over a decade of experience as a professional Book Person. A connoisseur of gorgeous sentences, she’s always on the lookout for the next great novel to immerse herself in.
Our Most Anticipated Books of January 2024
New Year, new reading. If your resolutions for 2024 include reading more, or reading authors and/or genres who are new…
Booksellers, Riffing: The Color Purple
Booksellers love to talk about all-time favorites and their current must-reads, the books that changed them and the books they…
That’s the Door You Choose to Go Through: Reading Alice McDermott
“It does come down to that moment, when as a reader or as a writer entering into a story we…
And the Winner Is…2023 Booker Prize Edition
Bookmakers in the U.K. were betting on one of the three Pauls — Harding, Lynch and Murray — to win…
Love Makes Everything Possible: Reading James McBride
We’ve been fans of James McBride’s work since we first read his memoir, The Color of Water, ages and ages…
Our 2023 Book of the Year: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
“I would have never dreamed a book about a simple grocery store would make this kind of difference in the…
The Best Family Sagas
It’s a cliche for a reason, that line about all happy families being the same. Is there anything better that…
The Best Books to Get Lost in Translation
Sometimes magic starts with a language you don’t speak fluently (or at all). Emily Wilson delivers a follow-up to her…
The Best Literary Fiction
Sometimes the best stories are the ones where the action never stops or the murderer escapes. Sometimes the best stories…
Our Discover Prize Winner 2023
This is what I told the crowd who joined us at our store on the Upper West Side of New…
50 Historical Fiction Books You Need Now
Our booksellers love getting lost in a good book, and here are 50 of our current favorites, grounded in history,…