Fingersmith

You know what I’m tired of? Movie stills as book covers, red velvet everything, and LGBTQ+ stories that end in unmitigated tragedy. Mostly that last one. I mean, it happens with a frequency that’s downright alarming. If you’re queer and fictional, you’d better buckle the heck up, because it’s going to be a bumpy ride. However, books […]

Some stories are straightforward, telling us everything just as it is. Some employ a few twists that change the plot’s internal logic, giving the reader an excitingly bumpy ride. Then there are the six novels below, which think nothing of messing with your mind as enthusiastically as possible. The worst of it is, these novels […]

It’s almost Valentine’s Day—and the perfect time to year to read a love story. But our tastes in romantic tales vary as much as our dating profiles: sometimes we want our literary lovers to make us laugh, and just as often, we need a really good cry. Whether your tastes tend toward the lighthearted or […]

Our booksellers love getting lost in a good book, and here are 50 of our current favorites, grounded in history, and fully imagined by some of the best novelists working today. Back To Top