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17 Hot Books Headed to the Screen

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND

by M.T. Anderson

Resplendent with Anderson’s trademark dry, sarcastic wit, this brief, complicated read serves as a scathing social... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END

by Adam Silvera

Engrossing, contemplative, and as heart-wrenching as the title promises. Full review >

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ROMANCE

A LADY'S GUIDE TO SELLING OUT

by Sally Franson

Come for the hilarious narration, stay for the whirlwind plot, luxuriate in the satirical gleam. Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

BEING MORTAL

by Atul Gawande

A sensitive, intelligent and heartfelt examination of the processes of aging and dying. Full review >

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FICTION

THE MANGO BRIDE

by Marivi Soliven

After tracing the family’s dark history, the tragic story ends on a more hopeful note for the next generation. Full review >

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FICTION

THE HUSBAND'S SECRET

by Liane Moriarty

Moriarty may be an edgier, more provocative and bolder successor to Maeve Binchy. There is real darkness here, but it is... Full review >

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FICTION

WASHINGTON BLACK

by Esi Edugyan

A thoughtful, boldly imagined ripsnorter that broadens inventive possibilities for the antebellum novel. Full review >

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NONFICTION

AN UGLY TRUTH

by Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang

Thorough, high-caliber investigative reporting every social media user should read. Full review >

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FICTION

DEAR EDWARD

by Ann Napolitano

Well-written and insightful but so heartbreaking that it raises the question of what a reader is looking for in fiction. Full review >

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FICTION

BILLY SUMMERS

by Stephen King

Murder most foul and mayhem most entertaining. Another worthy page-turner from a protean master. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE OUTRUN

by Amy Liptrot

An ordinary addiction memoir set in an extraordinary place—worth reading for the descriptions of life on a “beautiful,... Full review >

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FICTION

ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE

by Gail Honeyman

Honeyman’s endearing debut is part comic novel, part emotional thriller, and part love story. Full review >

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