1: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

“Steeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, this fierce and hauntingly beautiful novel centers on…Kya’s heartbreaking story of learning to trust human connections, intertwine[d] with a gripping murder mystery, revealing savage truths. An astonishing debut.”—People

13: Blue Moon - Lee Child

“Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of.”—Ken Follett

15: Olive, Again - Elizabeth Strout

“Strout managed to make me love this strange woman I’d never met, who I knew nothing about. What a terrific writer she is.”—Zadie Smith, The Guardian

12: Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe

“Patrick Radden Keefe’s gripping account of the Troubles is equal parts true-crime, history, and tragedy. Keefe’s incisive reporting reveals the hidden costs of the Troubles, illuminating both the terrible toll of the conflict, and how it continues to reverberate today. A must read.” —Gillian Flynn

1: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

“Steeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, this fierce and hauntingly beautiful novel centers on…Kya’s heartbreaking story of learning to trust human connections, intertwine[d] with a gripping murder mystery, revealing savage truths. An astonishing debut.”—People

15: Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe

“Patrick Radden Keefe’s gripping account of the Troubles is equal parts true-crime, history, and tragedy. Keefe’s incisive reporting reveals the hidden costs of the Troubles, illuminating both the terrible toll of the conflict, and how it continues to reverberate today. A must read.” —Gillian Flynn

3: Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng

“I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting.”—Jodi Picoult

12: There There - Tommy Orange

“Pure soaring beauty.” —The New York Times Book Review

1: Wonder Movie Tie-In Edition - R. J. Palacio

“Wonder is the best kids’ book of the year.”—Slate

1: Clean Getaway - Nic Stone

3: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

“Steeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, this fierce and hauntingly beautiful novel centers on…Kya’s heartbreaking story of learning to trust human connections, intertwine[d] with a gripping murder mystery, revealing savage truths. An astonishing debut.”—People

9: The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club) - Ta-Nehisi Coates

“This potent book about America’s most disgraceful sin establishes [Ta-Nehisi Coates] as a first-rate novelist.”—San Francisco Chronicle

14: Blue Moon - Lee Child

“Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of.”—Ken Follett

15: Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe

“Patrick Radden Keefe’s gripping account of the Troubles is equal parts true-crime, history, and tragedy. Keefe’s incisive reporting reveals the hidden costs of the Troubles, illuminating both the terrible toll of the conflict, and how it continues to reverberate today. A must read.” —Gillian Flynn

14: White Bird: A Wonder Story - R. J. Palacio

“At once expressive and chaste, an elusive but ideal combination.”—The New York Times

1: Looking for Alaska - John Green

“Looking For Alaska is a showcase to the raw talent John Green has, the kind of talent that can make you close the crisp last page of a novel and come out as a different person…. A gem of modern literature.”—The Guardian 

2: Let It Snow (Movie Tie-In) - John Green

“The authors share an ironic, idiosyncratic sense of humor that helps bind their stories, each with a slightly different tone and take on love, into one interconnected volume brimming with romance and holiday spirit.”—The Horn Book

5: Turtles All the Way Down - John Green

“So surprising and moving and true that I became completely unstrung.”—The New York Times

8: The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

“This is a book that breaks your heart—not by wearing it down, but by making it bigger until it bursts.”—The Atlantic