The 25 Most Buzzworthy Books Right Now

by Kate Clayborn

A moving odyssey of family, self-discovery, and love. Full review >

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by Ali Hazelwood

Sink your teeth into this delightful paranormal romance with a modern twist. Full review >

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by Kelly Link

This book has many enchantments and moving moments, but it would have been better, and more magical, if it were shorter. Full review >

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by Adelle Waldman

The workplace dramedy of the year. Full review >

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by Natasha Pulley

Full of charming details and gender-bending gallantry, this imaginative thriller is a pleasure to read. Full review >

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by Phillip B. Williams

A multilayered, enrapturing chronicle of freedom that interrogates the nature of freedom itself. Full review >

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by Percival Everett

One of the noblest characters in American literature gets a novel worthy of him. Full review >

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by Tommy Orange

A searing study of the consequences of a genocide. Full review >

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by Matthew Blake

Layered and grandly operatic in scope and tension. Full review >

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by Marie-Helene Bertino

A heartbreaking book that staggers with both truth and beauty. Full review >

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by Amor Towles

A sneakily entertaining assortment of tales. Full review >

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by Elizabeth Everett

Melancholy and sexy in turns, a neo-Victorian love story that puts reproductive rights at the heart of a romance. Full review >

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by Jen Silverman

A flawed but vibrant and juicy book, good conversation fodder for the politically inclined. Full review >

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by Vinson Cunningham

A top-shelf intellectual bildungsroman. Full review >

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by Benjamin Stevenson

No, it’s not for everyone—but if you want to read a supercharged meta-pastiche like this, this is exactly the one to read. Full review >

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by Fareed Zakaria

A thought-provoking tour of recent history and its considerable discontents. Full review >

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by Christine Blasey Ford

An artful and honest account of sacrifice and survival. Full review >

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by RuPaul

A highly candid, empowering celebrity self-portrait. Full review >

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by Annie Jacobsen

An urgent warning guaranteed to cause nightmares—and frustrating, since we’re all powerless in the face of nuclear weapons. Full review >

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by Sarah McCammon

A bold, intriguing, intimate read. Full review >

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by Kara Swisher

Swisher for president. Full review >

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by Nicholas Shakespeare

Shakespeare leaves no stone unturned in this exhaustive, highly readable biography. Full review >

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by Marilynne Robinson

In this highly learned yet accessible book, Robinson offers believers fresh insight into a well-studied text. Full review >

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by Jonathan Blitzer

A sobering, well-reported history in which no one emerges a winner. Full review >

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by Keith O'Brien

A masterpiece of a sports biography and a must-read for baseball fans. Full review >

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