Book Recommendations

If you’re always looking for your next read, you’ve come to the right place. From new books to titles that deserve more recognition, we have book recommendations for everyone.

7 Alternate History Books

How could changes in our past affect our present?

Valentine’s Day Antidote: Villette by Charlotte Brontë

Fight reductive HEA (Happily Ever After) with Charlotte Brontë's last, best, novel.

The Ideal Marriage Reading List

Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.

Ayn Rand: Behind the Controversy

Is the controversial work of Ayn Rand worth revisiting? You decide.

The Re-Read: A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time created the space, especially for girls, to be interested in science fiction and fantasy.

Meet Upton Sinclair’s Forgotten Hero, Lanny Budd

This classic out-of-print series is available on an e-reader near you.

6 Books for Your Making a Murderer Obsession

Wrongfully imprisoned for 18 years, man freed, then convicted of murder. Super addictive documentary series born.

8 Scary Things from Dystopian Novels That Have Come True

Author Ray Bradbury anticipated the greatest dystopia of all—"Keeping Up with the Kardashians."

10 Acclaimed Books Under 200 Pages

Make the most of your downtime with reads you can finish in one sitting.

Jane Austen’s 12 Most Delightful Insults

We love your sass, Jane. Don't ever change!

The Re-Read: The Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing

Revisiting these favorite stories helps a writer to realize her own coming-of-age story might be embarrassing, but kind of awesome, too.

Celebrate L.M. Montgomery with 10 Quotes from Anne of Green Gables

More than 100 years later, the wisdom of Anne of Green Gables lives on.

Holiday Challenge: 31 Days of YA Books

It's time to put your passion to the test.

In Defense: Elizabeth Gilbert

Gilbert haters cite Eat, Pray, Love as proof of her failings, and in the process neglect her fantastic, near-perfect novel.

Holidays Abroad: Kate Christensen’s Thanksgiving in Tuscany

Writer Kate Christensen shares a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the Florentine hills—and her recipe for persimmon pudding.

The Re-Read: J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye

Revisting this classic novel, one writer discovers the truth about Holden Caulfield, and herself.