The Most Overlooked Books of 2015

by Lauren Fox

Read it for the magnetic voice and Fox's ever interesting perspective on work, love, friendship, and parenthood—because,... Full review >

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by Nicole Kornher-Stace

Difficult, provocative, and unforgettable—the most dangerous kind of fiction. Full review >

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by Nina Bunjevac illustrated by Nina Bunjevac

The personal perspective humanizes historical currents that might otherwise seem abstract and inexplicable to American... Full review >

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by Sarai Walker

Part Fight Club, part feminist manifesto, an offbeat and genre-bending novel that aims high—and delivers. Full review >

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by Gabi Kreslehner ; translated by Shelley Tanaka

Powerful and deeply resonant. Full review >

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by Caryl Phillips

Gorgeously crafted and emotionally shattering. Full review >

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by Leslie Pietrzyk

Like Magic Rocks in a fishbowl, these stories turn the stones of grief into something bright, crystalline, mesmerizing. Full review >

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by Valynne E. Maetani

This fantastic debut packs a highly suspenseful blend of action, intrigue, and teen romance. Full review >

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by Jill Bialosky

Like Edward feels upon discovering a transcendent piece of art, this book finds that little opening at the edge of your soul... Full review >

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by Cecelia Tichi

A fruitful, well-written blend of cultural history, literary criticism, and biography. Now the only question is, where’s the... Full review >

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by Jennifer Latham

This whip-smart, determined, black Muslim heroine brings a fresh hard-boiled tone to the field of teen mysteries Full review >

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