Defiant
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Curated by Nyra
Recommendations
79 titles, sorted by mood and reading temperament. The shelf, rearranged for the season you are in.
Sun-drenched
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Ornate
Trust
Hernan Diaz
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Sun-drenched
Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Cerebral
The Candy House
Jennifer Egan
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Stripped Bare
Either/Or
Elif Batuman
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Pensive
Babel
R.F. Kuang
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Haunting
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Romantic
James
Percival Everett
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Haunting
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Cerebral
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Sun-drenched
The Vaster Wilds
Lauren Groff
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Pensive
North Woods
Daniel Mason
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Defiant
All Fours
Miranda July
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Haunting
Wellness
Nathan Hill
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Pensive
Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Politically Sharp
Yellowface
R.F. Kuang
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Haunting
Headshot
Rita Bullwinkel
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Quietly Joyful
Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Pensive
Long Island Compromise
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Haunting
The God of the Woods
Liz Moore
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Politically Sharp
Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Stripped Bare
Playground
Richard Powers
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Stripped Bare
Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Restorative
Beautyland
Marie-Helene Bertino
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Quietly Joyful
Liars
Sarah Manguso
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Sun-drenched
Brotherless Night
V.V. Ganeshananthan
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Stripped Bare
The Cliffs
J. Courtney Sullivan
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Ornate
Sandwich
Catherine Newman
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Defiant
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Sun-drenched
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Sun-drenched
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Cerebral
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Sun-drenched
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Restorative
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Politically Sharp
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Ornate
The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Cerebral
Beloved
Toni Morrison
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Defiant
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Politically Sharp
Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Quietly Joyful
The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Cerebral
Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Sun-drenched
The Fraud
Zadie Smith
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Restorative
NW
Zadie Smith
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Romantic
Western Lane
Chetna Maroo
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Sun-drenched
In Memoriam
Alice Winn
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Politically Sharp
The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Restorative
Our Evenings
Alan Hollinghurst
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Defiant
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Romantic
Caledonian Road
Andrew O'Hagan
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Stripped Bare
Cahokia Jazz
Francis Spufford
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Restorative
Briefly, A Delicious Life
Nell Stevens
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Haunting
The Whalebone Theatre
Joanna Quinn
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Wintry
Atonement
Ian McEwan
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Quietly Joyful
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Politically Sharp
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Ornate
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Defiant
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Politically Sharp
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Cerebral
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Haunting
Trust
Hernan Diaz
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Pensive
Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Cerebral
The Candy House
Jennifer Egan
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Politically Sharp
Either/Or
Elif Batuman
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Restorative
Babel
R.F. Kuang
An antidote to plot — in the best way.
Ornate
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Stripped Bare
James
Percival Everett
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Romantic
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Sun-drenched
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Wintry
The Vaster Wilds
Lauren Groff
Recommended by Nyra after the spring salon.
Politically Sharp
North Woods
Daniel Mason
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Romantic
All Fours
Miranda July
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Pensive
Wellness
Nathan Hill
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Quietly Joyful
Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Romantic
Yellowface
R.F. Kuang
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.
Wintry
Headshot
Rita Bullwinkel
A quieter cousin to your most-loved novel.
Romantic
Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange
Pairs beautifully with a long November.
Pensive
Long Island Compromise
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
If you loved last month's selection, start here.
Defiant
The God of the Woods
Liz Moore
For the reader who lingers in epigraphs.