Our Favorite Books of the Year — You Won't Be Able to Put Them Down!

On the surface, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is about the scandalous history of Old Hollywood with a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of glamorous celebrity couples — but beyond that, it touches on issues of sexuality, race, and what it means to be a strong woman, both now and in the '40s and '50s.

I promise you won't be able to put it down. I laughed, I cried, I couldn't stop thinking about the empowering, relatable, and flawed women at the heart of this story long after reading it.

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From Bad Feminist author Roxane Gay comes Difficult Women, a collection of short stories featuring many different women living many different lives. The stories featured in this collection are what you'd expect from reading Gay's wonderful opinion pieces in The New York Times: smart, thoughtful, and heartbreakingly real. They stay with you long after finishing.

Jialing is just 7 years old but already knows that as a Eurasian child — both Chinese and European — she is hated by both groups and does not fit in. It's 1907 when she is abandoned by her mother and must learn to survive on her own, guided by the Fox spirit, which she and her mother respected and prayed to. Dragon Springs Road is a beautiful coming-of-age novel filled with magical realism.

When Kate Priddy agrees to an apartment swap with her distant cousin Corbin Dell, she is ready for a fresh start from a traumatic past. But when she arrives at Corbin's elegant Beacon Hill apartment building, she discovers that his neighbor has been murdered, and she is drawn into the investigation. Was it her cousin? Or another neighbor? Her Every Fear is a Hitchcockian thriller from the author of The Kind Worth Killing.

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Julia and Evan are young and in love. They graduate Yale and move to New York City where Evan gets a job at a hedge fund and Julia works at a nonprofit. But then, life interferes. The Futures takes place on the cusp of the 2008 market crash and so perfectly encapsulates that time of life when everything was just beginning, when you had no idea who you were or where you were going.

Ella Hawthorne flees her old life and moves into a small Greenwich Village apartment, where her handsome neighbor warns her to stay out of the basement at night. Ella soon discovers that her new building used to house a speakeasy where flapper Geneva "Gin" Kelly was a regular. As she learns more about her building's secret history, we're transported to the 1920s, where we learn about Gin's love triangle and Roaring Twenties lifestyle. Will Ella learn to live in The Wicked City, too?

Three families, all best friends, all living in row houses next door to each other. But when one family outgrows their home, the other two don't want them to move away. The solution? Create a Pretty Little World by tearing down the walls between their houses and live in one big house, all together. They've got the space they need, but is this the lifestyle they want?

One day, Rosie and Penn's fifth son puts on a dress and then refuses to take it off. This Is How It Always Is is a bold, honest, heartbreaking story about the choices parents make and how life goes on but not always according to plan. This must-read novel is a fictionalization of the story Frankel told in her smart, thoughtful Modern Love column and is the perfect pick for book clubs.

Four best friends from high school gather at a weekend away. They play a fun drinking game, where each one writes an anonymous letter, spilling secrets and revealing hidden truths. But then The Fifth Letter is found in the embers of the fireplace. Who wrote it? And what were they trying to hide?

Isabelle Poole has just graduated high school, pregnant and alone. Enter The Infinite Family Project, an experiment where 10 children are raised collectively, without knowing who their actual parents are. Everything seems promising at first, but how long can this utopia last? In the followup to the acclaimed The Family Fang, Perfect Little World is a novel about the meaning of family.

When stay-at-home wife and mother Maddy commits suicide, it leaves her husband and daughter reeling, trying to piece together what could have gone wrong. Told in alternating viewpoints of Maddy's husband, daughter, and even Maddy herself from beyond the grave, I Liked My Life is a heartbreaking and ultimately heartwarming read about life, death, and family.

In The Odds of You and Me, Bernadette "Bird" Sincavage has just 13 days left on her probation. After that, she can create the life she's dreamed of for her and her 4-year-old son. But when Bird sees James Rittenhouse, a man who once helped her when she needed it, living in an abandoned church, she faces an impossible choice. Does she help him, like he once helped her, or look away, wait out her probation, and start a new life?

The incomparable Joyce Carol Oates delivers the must read of the Winter. With A Book of American Martyrs, she brings us the story of two diametrically opposed families and how their lives become tied together after one fateful act. When Luther Dunphy assassinates Augustus Voorhees, an idealistic doctor who performs abortions in their small Ohio town, he has no idea that this action will cause their families to become inexorably linked. A powerful and timely story for the times we are living in.

In Always, Kailey Crane has a great life: a handsome fiancé and a great job that she loves. One night, she sees a homeless man on the sidewalk, and when she looks in his eyes, she instantly recognizes him: he is the love of her life, the one who got away, Cade McAllister.

Twenty-six-year-old Katie Brenner longs to reinvent herself and live the way she sees others living on Instagram. She moves to London, rebrands herself as "Cat," and gets a cute flat (a tiny flat with two roommates). When her dreams collapse, she moves back to her family farm where she learns that a "perfect life" isn't really what she thought it was. My (Not So) Perfect Life is pure escapist fun from the author of the beloved Shopaholic series.

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A new Elinor Lipman novel is always a cause for celebration. And her newest will not disappoint: the story of 32-year-old Faith Frankel, who returns to her suburban hometown, where she takes a job as a professional thank you note writer for her alma mater and buys a charming bungalow home. Little does she know, the house might contain some secrets. On Turpentine Lane is another pitch-perfect, delightful romantic comedy from the beloved author of The Inn at Lake Devine.

When teenage runaway Noa, with baby in tow, finds refuge in a German traveling circus at the height of World War II, she is trained by Astrid, the lead aerialist. But Astrid resents Noa's presence and fears that Noa's presence will put her and the entire circus at risk. Because Astrid has a secret, and so does the circus. The Orphan's Tale is a compelling and beautifully told story about the power of female friendship, with all its complications.

When Ava Antipova is summoned back to her family's vineyard after the suicide of her twin sister, Zelda, she is unsurprised when she gets a message from Zelda from beyond the grave. After all, her sister loved games and deception, but as Ava begins her twin's scavenger hunt, she's left to wonder: is Zelda really still alive? Dead Letters is a smart and twisty thriller that will keep you guessing right up to the ending. An un-put-downable debut.

Did you ever look at the classic painting Christina's World and wonder what inspired it? So did Christina Baker Kline, and the result is A Piece of the World, an imagining of the life of Christina Olson, subject of Andrew Wyath's famous work.

When 16-year-old Pia meets Ben, she hides her secret: that eating has always been difficult for her. But she's not just a picky eater, she is afflicted with the eating disorder ARFID, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, something with which the author has dealt with personally. Told in second person, Sad Perfect is a young adult novel that's not just for teens.

When Leeba Groski gets the chance to work at Chicago blues record label Chess Records, she jumps at the chance. It's the dawn of a new era in music, and Leeba is happy to have a life outside of her Orthodox Jewish family. But when she meets a black blues guitarist, her family shuns her just as she discovers her own talent as a songwriter. Windy City Blues shines a light on a pivotal moment in US history and deals with themes that are just as timely now as they were then.

Meet Andrea Bern. She's 39 years old, still single, and child-free. But she's so much more than that, especially in the hands of bestselling author Jami Attenberg. Told in smart and funny vignettes, All Grown Up is an examination of what it means to be a woman and a grown-up in today's times. This deceptively short novel will stay with you long after finishing the last page.

It was a huge thrill to interview Danielle Steel about March book, Dangerous Games, her 108th novel. A departure for Steel, it's a political thriller about power, ambition, and the search for truth. It's a must read for Steel fans and new readers alike.

As a country is on the brink of civil war, two people meet and fall in love. A secret love affair begins as the world crumbles outside their door. Exit West is a compelling read that will make you think about the times we are living in right now.

It's a long wait between Hannah Tinti books, but it's always worth it. In her latest novel, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, we meet the titular character, Hawley, and his daughter, Loo, whom he tries to protect from his criminal past. But do our pasts always come back to haunt us? It's an unforgettable novel that is one part coming-of-age, one part mystery, and all parts utter delight.

What if you were on vacation, umbrella cocktail in hand, and returned to your hotel room, only to find that your husband and child were gone? Almost Missed You asks that question and will leave you wondering: how well do you really know your spouse? This page-turning debut is an emotional look at marriage, parenthood, and friendship.

Was it rape or was it consensual sex? That is the question Amy Hatvany unpacks in her compelling new novel, which explores the hot-button issue of acquaintance rape. Told in alternating viewpoints, we see how each side perceives the buildup and aftermath of a night that will change the lives of two best friends forever. It Happens All the Time is a must read for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Twenty-two years after a teenager is convicted of the gruesome murder of a black family, journalist Rebekah Roberts gets a letter that says: "I didn't do it." Set against the backdrop of the Crown Heights riots, no one will help Rebekah investigate this case. But that won't stop her. Conviction is the third novel in Dahl's popular Rebekah Roberts series.

Bea seems to have it all: the husband, the two kids, and the new house in a chichi suburb. Only problem is, Bea feels like an outcast, being biracial in her new neighborhood, and her husband is cheating on her. Again. She has her childhood best friend, Awilda, for support, but when the unthinkable happens, she finds herself with nowhere to turn. And Then There Was Me is a thought-provoking novel about marriage, parenthood, and friendship.

When Phoebe meets Jake Pierce as teenagers, she's instantly drawn to the excitement. Years later, he's created a huge financial empire, and she's right there by his side. But when his success is revealed to be the result of a Ponzi scheme, everything falls apart. The Widow of Wall Street is a ripped-from-the-headlines story about love, ambition, and forgiveness.

Anita Hughes has a knack for taking us on a journey to a far-off place and making us feel like we're on vacation. In White Sand, Blue Sea, she brings us to St. Barts, where she brings the island to life. Get swept away in this story of love and adventure, and don't forget the SPF!

Based on the fires that consumed Maine in 1947, The Stars Are Fire is the story of Grace, a wife and mother who is forced out of her home when her town burns to the ground. Five months pregnant and caring for her two toddlers, Grace is devastated to learn that her husband, a volunteer firefighter, has gone missing in the fire. Left with nothing and forced to rebuild her life, Grace discovers her own strength and resilience against staggering odds.

First comes love, then comes marriage. But what comes next? In How to Be Married: What I Learned From Real Women on Five Continents About Surviving My First (Really Hard) Year of Marriage, journalist Jo Piazza travels the world to discover what the first year of marriage is truly about and how to survive it.

Elizabeth Strout blew us away last year with My Name Is Lucy Barton. She returns this year with Anything Is Possible, a novel that she wrote in tandem with that novel. Strout said: "It came to me that all the characters Lucy and her mother talked about had their own story — of course! — and so the unfolding of their lives became tremendously important to me." Anything Is Possible is a true gem by a singular talent.

This highly anticipated debut by Doree Shafrir, culture writer at BuzzFeed, takes us to the heart of the New York City startup world. (You didn't think it was just Silicon Valley, did you?) Meet Mack, the It boy of the tech world, who's got a million-dollar idea. Meet Katya, the journalist covering the goings-on in his world. When their paths cross, it will have consequences neither could have imagined. Startup is a clever novel about trying to connect in the tech-heavy world we live in now.

When a girl shows up on Marin Bishop's doorstep, claiming to be her half-sister, she sets off for a Summer of discovery at a Cape Cod bed and breakfast to meet the family she never knew. The Forever Summer is a gem of a novel about strong women, the meaning of family, and the secrets we keep. It's the perfect read to get you into a Summer state of mind.

Best friends Annie and Sarah are in desperate need of money. Solution? Create a "luxury" antiaging face cream and sell it to the wealthy members of Annie's book club. Things are going according to plan . . . until Annie decides to add a "special" (read: totally illegal) ingredient to the mix. What could possibly go wrong?! In Crimes Against a Book Club, a lot!

Were you obsessed with The Girl on the Train? (OK, yes. I know. We all were.) Well, get ready for another thrill ride from Paula Hawkins. With Into the Water, she introduces us to a town filled with secrets, where two women have drowned in the same river just months apart. What's more: they are not the first women to drown there. It's an unputdownable, smart, thoughtful thriller.

What would you do if you won the lottery? That's what happens when Alice buys her best friend (who she's secretly in love with) Teddy a lottery ticket for his 18th birthday. Winning millions seems like a dream come true . . . or is it? Windfall is a young adult novel, but younger readers and adult readers alike will fall in love with this charmer about luck, love, and fortune.

Did you love The Rosie Project? (Of course you did!) Graeme Simsion is back with another charmer, The Best of Adam Sharp, about 50-year-old Adam Sharp, former piano player, formerly in love with Angelina Brown. But that was decades ago. Adam now has a happy life with his partner, Claire . . . or does he? When Angelina gets in touch, will Adam give things a second chance?

From the acclaimed author of Maine comes Saints For All Occasions, the story of a large Irish family and the two sisters at its core. Spanning 50 years, the story of Nora and Theresa Flynn, and the choices they made when they were 21 and 17 years old, is utterly unputdownable. It's a beautiful novel about family, secrets, and the ties that bind us to each other.

The author of Bergdorf Blondes brings us back to the wild 1980s with Party Girls Die in Pearls, a mystery set at Oxford University, which will be the first in Plum Sykes's Oxford Girls series. It's a darkly funny, delicious treat.

Gail Gideon has made a radio career out of being a single woman, divorced by her husband. Her daughter, Nic, always lived in her shadow, but after a riding accident, she wakes from a coma as a changed person. Will their ever-evolving relationship be able to change once again? Every Wild Heart is a love letter to mothers and daughters.

Who doesn't love a little celebrity gossip? (Answer: no one. We all love it!) But who's out there, getting you the scoop? Meet Ella Warren, celebrity news reporter. She loves spying on the Hollywood elite for her stories, but when one story hits a little too close to home, will she choose her job or the people closest to her? According to a Source, written by a real celebrity journalist insider, captures the Hollywood lifestyle perfectly.

What would you do if you lost everything? Seventy-year-old Bea is a widow who was barely scraping by. When a phone scam robs her of her tiny savings account, she takes to the road. She meets Allie, a 17-year-old teenager who was living a life of luxury . . . until her parents were arrested for tax fraud. Allie and Bea is a story of losing everything, only to discover what truly matters, by the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward.

Joan is a 10-year-old girl who can't forget anything, thanks to an accident in Home Depot that left her with the ability to remember every day of her life in cinematic detail. Gavin is a man who is desperate to remember, after losing his partner and trying to piece together their final months together. Written by actor and songwriter Val Emmich, The Reminders is beautiful and beguiling, a story that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.

When Edsel Bronfman wins a prize, his unremarkable life takes a turn for the remarkable. He's won a free weekend in a beachfront condo, but the only catch is it's for couples only, which means he's got 79 days to find a companion. Extraordinary Adventures is a charming novel about the possibilities in life, from the author of Big Fish.

When Nicholas Young returns home to be at the bedside of his grandmother Su Yi, he finds that he's not the only one there. When the entire Shang-Young clan descends to get their piece of the inheritance, Nick will discover family secrets and the ultimate Rich People Problems. This is the third installment in Kwan's wildly popular Crazy Rich Asians series, which is being adapted for film as we speak. (And no, you don't have to have read the first two to dive right into this one!)

Two couples in Washington DC, the best of friends. But when one couple's star begins to rise, what will happen to that friendship? The Hopefuls is a smart, thoughtful exploration of marriage and the cost of ambition that you won't be able to put down.

Liz and Lisa are known for their women's fiction with a magical twist, but in The Good Widow, they show us their darker side. Their first foray into domestic suspense, we meet Jacqueline "Jacks" Morales just as she learns that her husband has died. But what was he doing in Hawaii? And who was he with? The Good Widow is a fantastic thriller that will keep you on your toes as Jacks tries to figure out who her husband really was.

In The Sunshine Sisters, Jane Green introduces us to Ronni Sunshine. Ronni fled London for Hollywood, where she became a huge star. Her three daughters grew up in her immense shadow. But now, Ronni has discovered that she is dying, so she summons her three kids home to make amends. Will these very different women be able to come together for their mother's final bow? The Sunshine Sisters is this Summer's ultimate beach read.

In the Summer of 1992 on Avalon Island (a stand-in for New York's Long Island), a gypsy moth infestation takes over and it's all anyone can think about, all they can talk about. The daughter of one of Avalon Island's most prominent families returns, with her African-American husband and biracial children in tow, upsetting the balance between the haves and have-nots on opposite sides of the tracks. Covering issues of race, class, and privilege, The Gypsy Moth Summer is a sweeping novel, grand in scope, about a Summer that changes everything.

Ever since getting bitten by a shark at age 12, Maeve has been obsessed with them. Years later, she's become a marine biologist, known as "the shark whisperer." When she returns to her hometown, she discovers an illegal shark finning operation and that her ex is back in town. The Shark Club is the debut novel of Ann Kidd Taylor, the daughter of Sue Monk Kidd.

Two identical twin sisters, two very different islands. Harper and Tabitha could not be more different, much like their home islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, but when their father dies and their mother falls ill, they may just have to rely on each other. The Identicals is a fun, delightful, un-put-downable novel by the undisputed queen of the beach read, Elin Hilderbrand.

When Katie goes to have her father's stamp collection appraised, an unusual World War II-era Austrian stamp is discovered. Could this stamp be a part of the resistance movement, used to send secret messages? The Lost Letter is a gorgeous and thrilling novel that asks the question: how far would you be willing to go for love? Perfect for book clubs and fans of The Nightingale.

Collin is an amazing artist who does his work in chalk, content to let it be washed away day after day. Nina is an idealistic teacher, struggling to make a difference. When these two fall in love, Nina introduces Collin to her father, a video game mogul who has created a virtual-reality game that one of Nina's students is obsessed with. The Chalk Artist is a novel about education, reality, and love by New York Times bestselling author of The Cookbook Collector.

Set against the backdrop of the financial crisis of 2008, five women will face the repercussions of the actions of the one man they call husband, friend, father, son, and employer. Our Little Racket is a smart debut novel that examines power, greed, and the price of the American dream.

When a beautiful Berkley mom disappears on a hike, her husband and daughter are left to deal with the aftermath. Her husband, Jonathan, copes by writing a memoir of their life together, their love story. But her daughter, Olive, begins experiencing strange visions of her mother in which she is alive. While Jonathan worries about Olive's mental stability, Olive sets off on a journey to discover the truth, with twists and turns that will keep you guessing. You will not be able to put Watch Me Disappear down.

It's 1949 in South Philly, post-World War II, and we meet the Palazzini family, where two brothers have split their family into two factions. Orphaned Nicky lives with and works for his Uncle Dom, but when he's drawn into the local Shakespeare theater company, his eyes are opened to a world beyond that of his family and their family-run cab company. Using motifs and themes from the Bard, Kiss Carlo is an epic novel about family, secrets, and pursuing your dreams.

Do you really know your husband? In Every Last Lie, Clara's husband and child are in a serious car accident, leaving her husband dead and her 4-year-old daughter saying: "The bad man is after us." As Clara tries to discover the truth of the night of the crash, she learns things about her husband that she never knew. Has her whole life been a lie?

Who Is Rich? That's simple: he's a cartoonist who leaves his wife and kids each Summer to teach at an arts conference. What's not quite as simple? That he had an affair last Summer with one of his students that he worries about his out-of-print books and that his current magazine job doesn't pay very well. This debut novel is a sharp satire about art, sex, and money.

When 30-year-old Ruth is dumped by her fiancé, she quits her job and goes back home. Home, however, is not quite how she left it, as her father, once a well-known history professor, is now suffering from Alzheimer's. Goodbye, Vitamin is a darkly funny debut novel about love, loss, and heartbreak.

When Kit Lowell randomly sits at David Drucker's lunch table one day, a friendship begins. Kit is still reeling from the tragic death of her father, and David has never had another person sit at his lunch table before. Can these two misunderstood teens find what they are looking for? What to Say Next is a deceptively easy read about some tough issues that will keep you turning its pages long into the night. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell.

Sunshine Mackensie is loved by the millions who watch her YouTube cooking shows, read her number one bestselling cookbooks, and visit her website filled with insights from her farm-girl upbringing. Only problem? The whole thing is a lie. And when Sunshine is exposed as a fraud, she's forced to go back to the one place she never thought she'd return to — her sister's house in her hometown of Montauk — to try to make things right. Hello, Sunshine is a smart, fun read about trying to live an authentic life in the age of social media overload.

New York Times bestselling novelist Patti Callahan Henry says "[b]ookshops are sanctuaries," and it is this idea that has inspired her latest novel, The Bookshop at Water's End. When a doctor makes a tragic mistake in the emergency room, she seeks solace at Water's End, the seaside town where she spent childhood Summers camped out at the local bookshop. Her best friend soon joins her, and they reunite with the bookstore owner. A great read about finding yourself and returning home.

Leah Birch Briggs is a single 38-year-old graphic novelist who loves superheroes. When a crisis with her grandmother forces her to rush home to her traditional Southern family, she doesn't know how to tell them that she's pregnant. And that she doesn't know the guy's name. And that he's black. But there's no time for that as her grandmother's condition is worse than she's been led to believe, her stepsister's marriage is unraveling, and a discovery is made in her grandmother's house that will change everything. Prepare to fall hard for The Almost Sisters.

Janey Sweet doesn't need to lost weight. Does she? When Janey, CEO of a couture wedding dress company, is given the ultimatum: lose 30 pounds or lose your job, she dives headfirst into the world of diet and fitness trends. Fitness Junkie is a hilarious satire of the fitness industry and all its trends from the bestselling authors of The Knockoff.

Delphine Duplessi is known, in 1925 Manhattan, for her unusual "shadow portraits," works of art that are beautiful. But that's not why the high society set loves them — it's because they often reveal the deep, dark secrets of their subjects. When tragedy strikes, Delphine renounces her gift. But can you ever deny the thing that makes you who you are? The Library of Light and Shadow is a story about magic, secrets, and lies.

Sour Heart is the first book from Lena Dunham's new Lenny imprint. Need we say more? Yes? OK, we'll say a little more: this collection of short stories is about the immigrant experience, growing up, and the power of family.

The Address: famed New York apartment house The Dakota. Two women, separated by a century, are touched by the building and by the excess of their times, the Gilded Age in 1884 and another "gilded age," New York City in 1985. Let this evocative novel sweep you away to another time and place.

When acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie got a letter from a childhood friend, asking how she could raise her daughter to be a feminist, Adichie had some ideas. The result is Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, a smart, funny, and perceptive read about how we can raise our next generation to be strong women.

If you read Ariel Levy's harrowing essay "Thanksgiving in Mongolia," then you know where her story starts off: a miscarriage that almost took her life and then a failed marriage. The Rules Do Not Apply takes off from there, examining the idea of having it all in today's world.

There are three trimesters to a pregnancy, and then there's the fourth, which encompasses those exhausting newborn days. But what happens when a working mom is ready to go back to work? That's The Fifth Trimester, and it requires a fair amount of negotiating. Let this no-holds-barred guide show you how to navigate this difficult time in every mother's life.

Eighteen years. That's a lifetime. That's a marriage. In her memoir Hourglass, Dani Shapiro examines her marriage and how it has been transformed by time and experience. In elegant prose, Shapiro uncovers universal truths about married life and life in general. This is a must read that you will want to start reading again as soon as you've turned the last page.

Sheryl Sandberg faced every wife's worst nightmare: the sudden death of her husband while they were away on vacation. How would she come home and tell her children what had happened? How would she go back to work? How would she ever experience joy again? She turned to her friend, psychologist Adam Grant, to help her through this life-shattering event. Sandberg and Grant teamed up to write Option B, which details her struggle to deal with her husband's death and also teaches us how resilience is a muscle that we can all build. This book is a must read for anyone who has faced adversity, anyone who has struggled in life, and anyone who has ever asked, will it always feel like this?

New York Times book review editor Pamela Paul has kept a journal of every book she has ever read. She calls this book Bob, and in her new memoir, My Life with Bob, she details these books that have shaped her life. The result is a smart, beautifully written memoir about the relationship we have with books and how the books we read frame our lives. This charmer is a must.

Patricia Lockwood’s funny, irreverent memoir Priestdaddy details her life growing up as the (nonbelieving) daughter of a Catholic priest. When Lockwood and her husband are forced to move back to her childhood home, will they be able to find common ground?

Plus-size model Ashley Graham is an outspoken advocate for the body-positivity movement. In her collection of essays, A New Model, she shares stories of growing up, her early career, and meeting her husband. This deeply personal book encourages confidence and shows women what true beauty looks like.

Jill Dodd got out of an abusive home and made it as a model in 1980s Paris. From there, her path would take her to Monte Carlo to the harem of a Saudi billionaire and then back to her hometown to find herself. The Currency of Love is a raw and inspiring story about one woman's search for independence.

We gobble up everything Roxane Gay writes, and her memoir, Hunger, has been hotly anticipated since it was announced. Gay reveals, in brutal detail, the act of violence that defined her young life and how that divided her life into before and after. Hunger is Gay at her most brave and vulnerable — a must read about food and how to nourish ourselves.

Are you Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud? If not, you probably know the type of person BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen is talking about. She’s an unruly woman, and people are threatened by her. Through the lens of celebrity, Petersen examines these women who break the mold.

Admit it: you're totally obsessed with celebrities. We all are. In The Stars in Our Eyes, Julie Klam asks, why? This funny, eye-opening look into our celebrity obsession will have you talking about the stars and what our favorite famous people really say about us.

Who doesn't want the perfect body? We all do. Kimberly Rae Miller does. In her new memoir, Beautiful Bodies, Miller examines a life of dieting and seeks to find where this unattainable image of the "ideal body" came from.

Still recovering from the tragic death of her father, Zoe and her brother are attacked in the woods one night but then rescued by a bounty hunter named X, who is from a terrible place called the Lowlands. X is after Zoe's attackers and others like them, and he keeps his identity hidden from everyone but his prey, until he meets Zoe. In Jeff Giles's unique novel The Edge of Everything, Zoe and X must work together to escape the Lowlands and uncover more about their fates, but at what cost?

Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, said the novel is "utterly original. Beautifully written. At turns poignant and funny, the story of Zoe and her fight to save her family and the strange young man known only as 'X' will stay with you long after you finish this extraordinary book."

What happens when the line between a game and real life begins to blur? Scarlett is about to find out. Fans of The Night Circus will love a new romantic fantasy novel with traveling performances, dark secrets, magic, deceit, and, of course, love. Stephanie Garber's debut novel, Caraval, is all that and more!

King's Cage, the third installment of the Red Queen series, finds Mare Barrow, the Lightning Girl, without her fire. Imprisoned and powerless, Mare must live with her past mistakes while the newbloods and Reds continue to ready themselves for war. Meanwhile, Cal — exiled prince and brother of now King Maven — will attempt to help her escape, but there may be nothing anyone can do to stop all of Norta from going up in flames.

When Griffin's ex-boyfriend and first love dies in a tragic accident, the future he envisioned is altered forever. Adam Silvera's heartbreaking new novel, History Is All You Left Me, is about survival and finding a way up and out of grief by confronting the things that haunt you.

Veronica Roth, author of the bestselling Divergent series, is back with a science-fiction series that is (literally) out of this world. In the galaxy Roth has crafted in Carve the Mark, everyone is born with a currentgift, or a unique power. A boy and girl who come from enemy countries must decide if they can overcome their different backgrounds and loyalties and work together to help each other.

Childhood fairy tales of the Goblin King become a reality for Liesl when her own sister is taken by him. In Wintersong, Liesl journeys to save her sister and discovers an unexpected world and a mysterious man who rules it. Labyrinth fans will love the enchanting romance Booklist calls "exquisitely and lyrically crafted tale of longing, sibling loyalty, and the importance of women in a time when women were so often overlooked."

Angie Thomas's debut novel, The Hate U Give, is more relevant than ever. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the story follows Starr Carter, a 16-year-old trying to find a balance between the two worlds she knows: the poor neighborhood she lives in and the wealthy prep school she attends. When Starr witnesses the shooting of her best friend — at the hands of a police officer — she becomes the only person who can reveal the truth of what really happened.

Publisher's Weekly says that "though Thomas's story is heartbreakingly topical, its greatest strength is in its authentic depiction of a teenage girl, her loving family, and her attempts to reconcile what she knows to be true about their lives with the way those lives are depicted — and completely undervalued — by society at large."

Fans waiting anxiously for The Song Rising, the third installment of the Bone Season series, can finally get their hands on the anticipated novel. The Mime Order left off on a cliffhanger of epic proportions, and Paige Mahoney — now Underqueen of London's criminal population — is still reeling from a shocking betrayal. She carries the weight of the syndicate on her shoulders as she prepares to lead a revolution and tries to navigate new terrifying technology that could be the downfall of voyants.

Strange the Dreamer is a mythical fantasy novel about a war orphan living in a world where dreams choose the dreamer, but he fears his dreams — especially those about the lost city of Weep — chose wrong. Answers, and a mysterious blue-skinned goddess, wait in the city.

From the author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapien's Agenda comes The Upside of Unrequited, a sweet story about friendship, family, and the agonies (and excitements) of young love.

A Court of Mist and Fury is hands down the sexiest YA novel I've ever read, but knowing the goddess in human clothing also known as Sarah J. Maas, there's even more in store for the third installment of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

A Court of Wings and Ruin finds Feyre back in the Spring Court with her former High Lord lover-turned-foe, Tamlin. She's been parted from her friends and mate, and she must use her wits to infiltrate enemy territory in order to help defeat an even greater threat to the world and prepare for war. If you want juicy romance, badass women (and men too!), politics (not the boring kind), magic, and unforgettable characters, then pick up this series ASAP.

Jenny Han's Always and Forever follows Lara Jean as she spends her senior year planning her father's wedding and spending time with her boyfriend, Peter. But bigger decisions about her future loom, and Lara has to soon face potentially leaving her family and the boy she loves behind.

Anyone who has read Renée Ahdieh's The Wrath and the Dawn duology (and if you haven't — get on it!) will be thrilled that she released a new novel this year, called Flame in the Mist. Set in feudal Japan, this story follows a young woman named Mariko, who is the daughter of a samurai. On the way to be married in order to help her family's political standing, Mariko's group is attacked, and she poses as a boy to escape and infiltrate the clan of her enemies (attention: Mulan-lovers!).

Emery Lord, author of When We Collided and The Start of Me and You, returns with a novel about love, friendship, growing up, and facing life's difficult challenges in the heartfelt novel The Names They Gave Us.

If you love urban fantasy, it's time you delved into the Shadowhunter world in all its glory. Demon fighting, forbidden love, magic, and more make the Dark Artifices series (a series that takes place after the events of The Mortal Instruments) so unique. Lord of Shadows is the follow-up to Lady Midnight, the first book in Cassandra Clare's newest trilogy. The book will pick up where Lady Midnight left off — which was, if fans will remember, on a bit of a cliffhanger (Mark?! Emma?!). If the new novel is anything like the first in the series, you'll be putting aside all your "real-life" responsibilities in order to dive into this epic universe.

Fans of Sarah Dessen will be ready to get their hands on her next romantic young adult novel, Once and For All, a sweet story about a young woman whose profession is helping brides plan their wedding, even though she stopped believing in happy endings when she tragically lost her first love. When a new person walks into her life, will she be willing to give love another chance?

A memoir by comedian Ms. Pat, Rabbit is the story of her childhood in the tough West End neighborhood of Atlanta, finding herself with two children when she was only 15 years old. Determined to create a better life for her kids, Rabbit is a story of one woman's resilience and persistence.

Yejide and Akin have been married since college, and though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed that polygamy is not for them. But after four years of unsuccessfully trying to have children, her in-laws bring a young woman, who becomes Akin's second wife. Yejide knows getting pregnant is the only way to save her marriage, but when she does, the cost is far greater than she could have ever imagined.

Buy Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo here.

Did Ruby make the right choice all those years ago? Or was Ethan the one that got away? A modern retelling of Persuasion, The One that Got Away is a fun, fast read about rediscovering a lost love.

Sing, Unburied, Sing is so many things. It is the latest novel by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. It is a road-trip story. It is a ghost story. It is a story about hope and struggle in the contemporary South and the bonds of family.

When immigrant billionaire Nero Golden moves into New York's Greenwich Village on the day of Barack Obama's inauguration, his filmmaker neighbor finds the subject for his next project. As he gets closer to Golden and his three sons, he becomes privy to their secrets and watches as the political tide changes things for the Golden family and all of New York. The Golden House is a brilliant examination of the times we are living in today. A must read!

The new novel from the acclaimed author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, Dinner at the Center of the Earth is a political thriller about Prisoner Z, a spy being held in a secret cell, and the guard who has watched over him for a dozen years. Interspersed throughout, we also learn about the Parisian waitress he once loved, an Israeli general who has been comatose for years, and a young Palestinian who works toward funding his brother's antisettlement activities. What do they all have in common?

We all grew up with Louisa May Alcott and her Little Women. And many people know that the character of Jo March was based on Alcott herself. But what about Jo's sister Amy? The character who was based on Alcott's real-life sister May? She was an artist in her own right, but so little is known about her life. In The Other Alcott, Elise Hooper imagines the life of May Alcott and her quest to discover who she really is.

The bestselling author of Girl Waits With Gun and Lady Cop Makes Trouble, Amy Stewart, is back with Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions, another story about the real-life Kopp sisters. It's a must read for lovers of detective fiction and historical fiction alike.

This book took my breath away. In the town of Shaker Heights, a town that prides itself on being a planned community where residents play by the rules, the Richardsons — a married couple with four children — rent an apartment to single mom Mia Warren and her daughter, Pearl. These two very different families crash into each other, creating unexpected consequences that reverberate in ways no one could imagine. Little Fires Everywhere is the un-put-downable story that everyone will be talking about this Fall. A must read for book clubs.

"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down." So says Hillary Rodham Clinton in the introduction of her memoir about the election, What Happened. Whether you love Hillary or hate her, this is a must read for all women.

Two very different storylines, both connected by Israel. Sixty-eight-year-old attorney Jules Epstein is giving away all of his possessions and traveling to Israel, where he plans to create a memorial to his parents. Meanwhile, a Brooklyn writer and mother is searching for her next subject and becomes fascinated by a story of a man falling from the balcony of a Tel Aviv hotel, the same hotel where she used to stay as a child. Forest Dark is a thoughtful and complex novel that will keep readers thinking.

From the author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes Love and Other Consolation Prizes, a novel inspired by the true story of a child who was auctioned off at the 1909 World Fair. When 12-year-old Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan, finds himself at the Seattle World Fair, it feels like a prize. But he soon discovers that he is, indeed, the prize and will be auctioned off "to a good home." But the winning ticket goes to the madam of a high-class brothel. Fifty years later, Seattle is hosting the World Fair once again, and Ernest must balance his past with his present.

The highly acclaimed and regarded Toni Morrison reflects on the "themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, and the desire for belonging." Using her Norton Lectures, Toni delves into questions like, "What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct Others? Why does the presence of Others make us so afraid?" In her search for answers, the novelist uses history, politics, and literature. With a foreword by National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Origin of Others is a must read.

Buy The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison here.

Do we ever really know the ones we love? That's what Best Day Ever asks its readers as they watch "perfect husband" Paul Strom create the "best day ever" for his wife. Is he really the great person that he would have us all believe? Or is the truth far more sinister?

Think you know Little House on the Prairie? There's more. In Caroline: Little House, Revisited, Miller re-creates the world of Little House and tells the story of Caroline Ingalls, who we know as "Ma." And hardcore fans, don't despair. This novel has been authorized by the Little House Heritage Trust, so you won't be disappointed.

In a small town, a thousand dead birds fall from the sky, onto a high school baseball field. Then, a teenage girl — known as "the witch" — goes missing. The Blackbird Season is a suspenseful mystery about small-town secrets and scandals.

Jennifer Egan won a Pulitzer Prize for her last novel, the spectacular A Visit From the Goon Squad, and she returns with Manhattan Beach, a novel that is completely different in every way. It opens during the Depression, as 12-year-old Anna Kerrigan goes with her father to visit a business associate, Dexter Styles. Then we fast forward to World War II, when Anna is working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard after her father has mysteriously disappeared. Her path crosses with Dexter Styles once again — does he hold the key to her father's disappearance?

Fresh Complaint is a collection of short stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides. The stories run the gamut in terms of content and tone, but there's one thing that's guaranteed in a story by Eugenides: writing that is as beautiful as it is honest.

What would happen to the world if women suddenly had a new power? That's the question asked by Naomi Alderman in her new novel, The Power. Joss Whedon called it "magnificent." Need we say more? Yes? OK. Margaret Atwood said it "will knock your socks off."

Carmen Maria Machado blends emotion, beauty, and creepy storytelling in Her Body and Other Parties. She plays with "psychological realism and science fiction, comedy and horror" and bends genre to create stories that "map the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies." From a woman recounting her sexual encounters as a plague slowly consumes humanity to a woman's surgery-induced weight loss resulting in an unwanted house guest, Carmen touches upon queerness, femininity, and the complexities of being a woman.

Buy Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado here.

Thought you'd heard the last of the Quinn family and their adventures? Think again. The characters you've come to know and love from the Winter Street series are back in Winter Solstice, and true Elin Hilderbrand fans should prepare for a treat: Fast Eddie from The Rumor makes an appearance, too!

With 45 million copies of his books in print, John Green needs no introduction. (But in case you're living under a rock, he wrote this mega bestseller.) He returns with Turtles All the Way Down, a book about which he says, "This is my first attempt to write directly about the kind of mental illness that has affected my life since childhood, so while the story is fictional, it is also quite personal." As if we needed a reason to get more excited about this book.

Just in time for Halloween, Alice Hoffman brings us back to the world of the Owens family, whom we first met in Practical Magic. It's a world where magic exists and love is a curse. The Rules of Magic will transport you. An utter delight.

A memoir about writing from bestselling author Amy Tan? Yes, please! Where the Past Begins takes us through Tan's childhood and up through her start as a writer. It is personal, complicated, and intelligent. A must read for readers and writers alike.

Who doesn't love Tom Hanks? (Answer: everyone loves Tom Hanks.) His first foray into fiction is Uncommon Type, a collection of short stories that are just as charming as we imagine the man himself to be. These stories are smart and poignant and will leave you wondering: is there anything Tom Hanks can't do? (Answer: apparently, no.)

Get ready to pull up the covers and read something scary, just in time for Halloween. Strange Weather is a series of four short novels by horror writer Joe Hill. If his name seems familiar, that's because he's the son of legendary writer Stephen King. Here, he carries on the family tradition of creating chilling stories that will terrify and amaze you.

Did you love Mad Men? (Who didn't?!) Heather, the Totality is the first novel by Matthew Weiner, the show's creator. A story about obsession and privilege, you'll read this short novel (just 144 pages!) in one delicious gulp.

From the acclaimed author of White Oleander comes The Revolution of Marina M. At 816 pages, the novel is epic in scope: a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution.

Louise Erdrich won the National Book Critics Circle Award for LaRose, and now she's back with another showstopper: Future Home of the Living God. When evolution starts moving in reverse, women begin giving birth to babies who are primitive forms of human beings. There are talks about government getting involved, rounding up pregnant women, and our narrator, who is pregnant and writing diary entries to her unborn child, must fight for both her life and the life of her baby. This dystopian thriller is a must read for fans of The Handmaid's Tale.

Arthur Moses takes the bus to the cemetery every day to have lunch with his late wife. One day, 18-year-old Maddy Harris, who visits the cemetery to escape the kids at school, sits next to him and a friendship begins. The Story of Arthur Truluv is an emotional read about loss, love, and second chances.