17 Hot Books Headed to the Screen

by M.T. Anderson

Resplendent with Anderson’s trademark dry, sarcastic wit, this brief, complicated read serves as a scathing social... Full review >

by Lan Samantha Chang

A disruptive, sardonic take on the assimilation story. Full review >

by Adam Silvera

Engrossing, contemplative, and as heart-wrenching as the title promises. Full review >

by JJ Bola

Solid writing and sensitive insights make this one a winner. Full review >

by Sally Franson

Come for the hilarious narration, stay for the whirlwind plot, luxuriate in the satirical gleam. Full review >

by Atul Gawande

A sensitive, intelligent and heartfelt examination of the processes of aging and dying. Full review >

by Marivi Soliven

After tracing the family’s dark history, the tragic story ends on a more hopeful note for the next generation. Full review >

by Liane Moriarty

Moriarty may be an edgier, more provocative and bolder successor to Maeve Binchy. There is real darkness here, but it is... Full review >

by Esi Edugyan

A thoughtful, boldly imagined ripsnorter that broadens inventive possibilities for the antebellum novel. Full review >

by Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang

Thorough, high-caliber investigative reporting every social media user should read. Full review >

by Ann Napolitano

Well-written and insightful but so heartbreaking that it raises the question of what a reader is looking for in fiction. Full review >

by Stephen King

Murder most foul and mayhem most entertaining. Another worthy page-turner from a protean master. Full review >

by Amy Liptrot

An ordinary addiction memoir set in an extraordinary place—worth reading for the descriptions of life on a “beautiful,... Full review >

by Gail Honeyman

Honeyman’s endearing debut is part comic novel, part emotional thriller, and part love story. Full review >

by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile

Flashy and engaging with emotional depth—a slam-dunk thrill. Full review >

by Anthony Veasna So

Even when these stories are funny and hopeful, an inescapable history is always waiting. Full review >

by Wesley Lowery

A timely, significant book. Full review >