With honesty and humor, Tommy Pico uncovers the problems, stereotypes, and harm that our idea of a “Nature Poem” contains. This accessible, compelling poem is perfect to read all in one rainy afternoon. —Tom
These short stories are achingly personal and yet shockingly universal-- you'll find your own face reflected in the Sarahs. Each story is more creative and off-the-wall than the next. A masterwork of world-building. —Skylar
Are you dying to get your hands on a copy of Lahiri's newest novel? Instead of waiting for Whereabouts, try sinking your teeth into this gorgeous memoir. In Other Words is the first book Lahiri wrote entirely in Italian (originally published as In Altre Parole). It chronicles her deep and sometimes-tumultuous love for the language, asking the reader to consider how and where we find the places -- or languages -- we consider "home." —Rachel
Filthy Animals is Brandon Taylor’s follow-up to his acclaimed debut novel, Real Life: a collection of short stories so quietly original it is reinvigorating the genre. A novella in stories about a triadic romance accompanies stories about the hardest things: dinner parties, a tumor, old friends trying to find their way back to each other. The result is prismatic, heartfelt, piercing, a series of unexpected illuminations. —Dustin
Animated, witty, self-deprecating — Samantha Irby’s most recent essay collection is everything you could ever want in just 316 pages. Her up close and personal humor is impossible not to laugh at, and there is no doubt that you will find yourself saying, wow, thank you at the close of her devastatingly relatable tongue-in-cheek set of stories. —Olivia
In remarkable detail, Kantor and Twohey retell their incredible reporting journey that exposed Harvey Weinstein's abuses and launched a social movement. A story of silence and sunlight, dogged journalism and dastardly efforts to thwart it, She Said is a page-turner from beginning to end. —Kyle
A beautiful book written with care and elegance. Madeline Miller brings Greek mythology to life in this book about heroes, wars, gods, and legends in a way that feels both realistic and still mythical. —Bess
This YA debut follows nonbinary protagonist Ben, cast out by their parents, as they navigate a new life, a new school, new relationships, and their burgeoning identity. A sensitively told coming out/coming of age story that is at times joyful and devastating. —Jon
A powerful story that conveys life as it really is from beginning to end. —Mariama
A delightful, delectable, delirious marriage of traditional Jewish cuisine and modern creativity. If you don’t believe me, check out the roe nachos. Or the author photo. —Emma
Baldwin's classic queer romance set in 1950's Paris is a masterclass in exploring what happens to a character when their body and spirit are telling them one thing, while their brain - and society - are telling them the opposite. Gut-wrenching, sexy, psychologically riveting and teeming with bits of wisdom like this: "But people can't, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers, and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents. Life gives these and also takes them away and the great difficulty is to say Yes to life." —Jack
Okay, so it's a book about a robot-- but SO much more. It's about connection and care and everything that makes us human. Read this if you never read sci-fi, read this if you've never read Ishiguro, just read this! —Allie
Flora has it all-- her acting career taking off, her daughter growing up, and a rock-solid marriage. But when she finds her husband's missing wedding ring, she realizes not everything is as good as it seems on paper. Touching, funny, and sentimental. —Skylar
An intimate exploration of Black incarceration, rage, resistance, and the choices faced when one woman has the power to bring it all down. —Andy
Fans of Little Fires Everywhere will recognize the same page-turning prose of Ng set in Midwestern suburbia, which explores family, loss, secrets, and Asian-American identity and belonging. —Jack
A visceral, subversive novel about motherhood, mental illness, and the pressure for queer parents to be perfect. Arnett is a wonder and I'll be waiting eagerly for anything she writes. —Skylar
Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars combine and go off to college in this suspenseful coming-of-age thriller. Plot twists until the very end. I could not put this down! —Kelley
Christopher Ishenwood famously called Joan "Miss Misery." This haunted Hollywood nightmare novel lives up to that name. And as always, Joan is the queen of stunning syntax. —Jack
A beautiful book about the pains of growing up and being an adult in the world. This book crosses many worlds and keeps you hooked until the end. —Katya
I LOVED this book. It's beautiful and heart breaking and so so well written. Read this if you like historical fiction or food writing or legacies of imperialism or Gertrude Stein. —Donia
Morrison explores gentrification, female friendship, and betrayal with some of the most elegant language in the world in Sula. I think she's the best writer ever! Really! —Jack
Deliciously creepy and head-spinning -- this book pulled me in and it was a wild ride. Read this if you want to be left saying "WTF just happened??" —Skylar