Young Mungo offers a striking story of disappointment, abuse, Protestant-Catholic conflict, and a young, gay love forged in the intensely...

Juhea Kim's looping story of Korea, courtesans, pickpockets, and the powerful figures complicating and shaping all of their lives...

Hanan's 1980s Irish coming-of-age story is full of angst, secrets, life-and-death danger, youthful determination--and the feeling that...

In Admissions, Kendra James explores race, friendship, ambition, and the absurdities and rhythm of daily life during her time at a New...

Betty is based on the author's family stories of difficulties, abuse, tragedies, and a hardscrabble life in the Appalachian foothills of...

As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after challenge, they grow, learn, and fight for resolutions to difficult...

Elliott's book for young readers offers a boy-crazy, truly funny main protagonist in Haylah Swinton. I delighted in watching her come...

In The Distance from Four Points, Littell explores deep human connections, grief, womanhood, what strength means, the power of origins,...

In Blau's gleefully 1970s-set novel, Mary Jane doesn't merely shift from emotional innocence to young adulthood, she comes into her own,...

Leky's book is full of magical realism, friends who are like family, some absurd, fablelike elements, and an ongoing exploration of...

This collection of previously published Sedaris works is a gold mine of discomforting, edgy, offbeat observations--with more heart than I...

My very favorite books from October! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. I included an immersive memoir...

The Paper Palace is atmospheric and often disturbing. I didn't understand many of the characters' motivations or reasoning so didn't feel...

More Memoirs I've Loved I find a good memoir irresistible, whether it's made up of key moments from the life of someone unknown to me or...

This second book in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series builds on book one's dark humor, dangerous forces, and the irresistible attraction...

So Long, See You Tomorrow is gorgeous, heartbreaking, and feels timeless. I loved it. My friend James mentioned this book as a favorite...

ICYMI: This young adult historical fiction story was a five-star read for me. I adored it. “My books promised me that life wasn’t just...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney's book about a young poet hyper-focused on her...

My very favorite books from September! These are the books I most loved reading during the past month. I included two titles from my...

In this memoir, Ford shares how she navigated an unforgiving childhood and complicated relationships with her volatile mother and her...