9 Excellent Reads for Labor Day Weekend

by Gabriel Tallent

A powerful, well-turned story about abuse, its consequences, and what it takes to survive it. Full review >

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by Claire Messud

Emotionally intense and quietly haunting. Full review >

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by Marc Levy ; translated by Sam Taylor

Breezy and fast-paced, this romantic comedy is a bonbon of delicious, albeit mostly empty, calories. Full review >

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by Michael Connelly

More perhaps than any of Connelly’s much-honored other titles, this one reveals why his procedurals are the most soulful in... Full review >

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by Tom Perrotta

More spot-on satire with heart and soul from a uniquely gifted writer. Full review >

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by Louise Penny

A meticulously built mystery that follows a careful ascent toward a breaking point that will leave you breathless. It’s... Full review >

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by Cherise Wolas

From the start, one wonders how Wolas is possibly going to pay off the idea that her heroine is such a genius. Verdict: few... Full review >

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by Jonathan Dee

An absorbing panorama of small-town life and a study of democracy in miniature, with both the people and their polity facing... Full review >

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by Samantha Hunt

Grab your comforter and a flashlight for this tour de force collection from one of our most inventive storytellers. Full review >

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