Don’t Mind Your Own Business with Books That Take You Inside Their Characters’ Brains
There’s nothing quite like books that pull you into the mind of someone else, and if you’ve always wanted some…
Fiction
Stories That Move From One Generation to the Next
Stories are a kind of inheritance, passed from ancestor to descendent, teaching lessons and keeping memories alive. But while some…
Editor to Author: A Guest Post from Jessica George, Author of Maame, Our February Discover Pick
Like most 20-somethings, Maddie wants to find her place in the world. Between serving as her ailing father’s primary caregiver…
Literature and Love: Our Favorite Literary Novels with Romance
Love is in the air. If you’re in the mood for stories about the enduring power of love, you’re in…
The Mitford Affair and the Churchill Connection: A Guest Post from Marie Benedict, Author of The Mitford Affair
Marie Benedict has returned to us with a propulsive historical fiction thriller that is un-putdownable. Illuminating the hold fascism can…
Cooking, Home Confinement, and Storytelling: A Q&A With Elinor Lipman, Author of Ms. Demeanor, Our January Fiction Pick
This witty story of love under house arrest is a delicious delight with an intriguing cast of characters, befuddling circumstances,…
Winter Solstice Reads: Short Days Call for Tiny Heroes, and Long Nights Call for Heavy Hitters
It’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night here in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s only natural…
Our Calculations Determine These are the Best Books with Women in STEM
Whether you’re a fan of romance or fiction, we’ve got you covered with stories of fierce women paving their path…
Best Fiction Paperbacks to Gift Readers this Holiday Season
Maybe you’re wondering exactly what to get the reader in your family, or maybe you’re trying to figure out exactly…
Announcing Our 2022 Book of the Year
Each year, booksellers across the company vote on the book that we’ve been most proud to sell, and this year…
Elizabeth Zott Has a Point: A Guest Post from Bonnie Garmus, Author of Lessons in Chemistry, Our 2022 Book of the Year
All’s fair in love and chemistry. It’s 1960s California and there are certain things that women just don’t do. When…
Life, Legacy, and Celebrity: An Exclusive Guest Post From Kirthana Ramisetti, Author of Dava Shastri’s Last Day, Our October Fiction Pick
If you could read your obituary before your impending death, would you? In this humorous, heart-filled novel, matriarch Dava Shastri…
Overlooked and Underloved: Maggie O’Farrell on the Inspiration Behind The Marriage Portrait
The Marriage Portrait is novel based on real events: the short life of sixteen-year-old Lucrezia de’ Medici, who may or…
Booker Prize Winner for 2022
Congratulations to Shehan Karunatilaka! The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize. The Booker…
Ian McEwan’s Back Again!
Ian McEwan is the literary icon whose depth and breadth of titles literally has something for everyone. Fiction, Sci-fi, collections…
6 Books to Read Next if You Loved Where the Crawdads Sing
Can’t get enough of Where the Crawdads Sing? Check out these items to help you express your love of the…
The 23 Best Backstabbing Betrayals in Fiction
“Beware of the Ides of March.” Whether it’s friendship betrayals, literal backstabbings, or relationship betrayals, we have so many books…
37 Paperback Books We Think Are Must Reads
In life, there are things you could do, things you should do, and things you must do. These same categories…
Feel-Good Fiction
We’ve rounded up some great feel-good fiction to help keep us all happy and occupied. From the hilarious to the…
