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20 Books To Curl Up With This Fall

FICTION

WE LOVED TO RUN

by Stephanie Reents

A candid portrait of athletes’ endurance and women’s friendships. Full review >

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FICTION

IT HAD TO BE HIM

by Adib Khorram

A pleasure-filled, wholeheartedly sincere second-chance romance. Full review >

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FICTION

MARTHA'S DAUGHTER

by David Haynes

Haynes’ first collection of stories is a treasure trove of warmth, smarts, and wisdom. Full review >

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FICTION

TO THE MOON AND BACK

by Eliana Ramage

This author is as ambitious as her protagonist: There are three novels worth of material here, all good. The moon or bust! Full review >

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FICTION

LIFE, AND DEATH, AND GIANTS

by Ron Rindo

With its profound portraits of both Amish and secular characters and their luminously real community, this is a must-read. Full review >

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FICTION

THE WILDERNESS

by Angela Flournoy

Elegant and unsettling, this novel evades the expected at every turn. Full review >

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FICTION

BOY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

by Sam Sussman

Come for the riveting father-son mystery, stay for the most beautiful and moving mother-son story in recent memory. Full review >

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FICTION

GRACE & HENRY'S HOLIDAY MOVIE MARATHON

by Matthew Norman

A winning, bittersweet love story that has just as much hope as it does heartbreak. Full review >

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FICTION

THE LAND IN WINTER

by Andrew Miller

A masterful, acute, and very British novel, revealing the tensions of a time beset by winds of change. Full review >

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FICTION

PALAVER

by Bryan Washington

A patient, powerful analysis of the dual devotion required to heal a fractured relationship. Full review >

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NONFICTION

BALDWIN

by Nicholas Boggs

A dynamic portrait that deepens our understanding of a complex artist. Full review >

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NONFICTION

STORYTELLER

by Leo Damrosch

A dazzling life of Robert Louis Stevenson, centering on family and landscape as the axes of his imagination. Full review >

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