20 Best New Reads for Your Book Club

by Amira Ghenim ; translated by Miled Faiza & Karen McNeill

A stirring, engrossing tale. Full review >

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by Erika Swyler

Singularly stunning and stunningly singular. Full review >

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by Amanda Lee Koe

Slithers gleefully around hot-button issues such as gender politics and racism without a whiff of didacticism. Full review >

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by Bernhard Schlink ; translated by Charlotte Collins

A brilliant dissection of a fragmented nation in which a glimmer of hope relieves a somber but wholly memorable tale. Full review >

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by Weike Wang

A compelling portrait of family dynamics under pressure. Full review >

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by Juhea Kim

Written in sumptuous prose, Kim’s novel is a feast for the senses. Full review >

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by Alan Hollinghurst

Hollinghurst continues to amaze and delight, hitting both the most delicate grace notes and portentous chords perfectly. Full review >

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by Louise Erdrich

In this tender and capacious story, love and tragedy mingle along the river and into the world. Full review >

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by Heather O'Neill

A powerful novel—heartbreaking, magical, and real. Full review >

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by William Boyd

An exceptional storyteller in fine form. Full review >

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by Pico Iyer

Essential reading for anyone interested in the monastic tradition and those who follow it. Full review >

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by Eric Dezenhall

Entertaining history in which mobsters often come off better than presidents. Full review >

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by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch

This brisk and vivid history of a 1960 assassination plot has the instincts of a thriller. Full review >

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by Nicola Clark

An authoritative and entertaining history. Full review >

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by Liz Pelly

A strong indictment to rouse consumers into considering just where our commitment to music is headed. Full review >

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