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The 10 Most Addictive Books of 2018 (So Far)

  • FICTION

    THE FAVORITE SISTER

    MAY 15, 2018

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE FAVORITE SISTER

by Jessica Knoll

Dizzying and overwrought but salaciously entertaining nonetheless. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    CALYPSO

    MAY 29, 2018

  • FICTION

    THE OUTSIDER

    MAY 22, 2018

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE OUTSIDER

by Stephen King

Not his best, but a spooky pleasure for King’s boundless legion of fans. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE PHARAOH KEY

    JUNE 12, 2018

FICTION

THE PHARAOH KEY

by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

When the end of a book with a dying hero makes the reader laugh, that’s a neat trick. This is a great cap on the series. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE GREY BASTARDS

    JUNE 19, 2018

  • FICTION

    CIRCE

    APRIL 10, 2018

FICTION

CIRCE

by Madeline Miller

Miller makes Homer pertinent to women facing 21st-century monsters. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    SUNBURN

    FEB. 20, 2018

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

SUNBURN

by Laura Lippman

Plotty, page-turning pleasure plus instructions on how to make a perfect grilled cheese sandwich and how to stab a man in... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK

    FEB. 27, 2018

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK

by Michelle McNamara

An exemplary true-crime book, and with an HBO adaptation in the works, this book will be enjoyed by any reader with an... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    BORN TRUMP

    JUNE 19, 2018

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

BORN TRUMP

by Emily Jane Fox

High-level gossip of a kind, but a well-sourced, train wreck–fascinating look at the makings of Clan Trump, “so uniquely... Full review >

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