12 Excellent Reads for February

by Katie Kitamura

A minutely observed novel of infidelity unsettles its characters and readers. Full review >

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by Yuval Noah Harari

A relentlessly fascinating book that is sure to become—and deserves to be—a bestseller. Full review >

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by George Saunders

With this book, Saunders asserts a complex and disturbing vision in which society and cosmos blur. Full review >

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by Angie Thomas

This story is necessary. This story is important. Full review >

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by Yoojin Grace Wuertz

Engrossing. Wuertz is an important new voice in American fiction. Full review >

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by Peter Watson

Those who reject the idea of convergence outright may not get far in this book, but readers with no objection to a sweeping,... Full review >

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by John Darnielle

A smart and rangy yarn: file under suspense, horror, and domestic drama. Full review >

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by Min Jin Lee

An old-fashioned epic whose simple, captivating storytelling delivers both wisdom and truth. Full review >

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by Hideo Yokoyama translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies

Elaborate but worth the effort. Think Jo Nesbø by way of Haruki Murakami, and with a most satisfying payoff. Full review >

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by Jessa Crispin

Forget busting glass ceilings. Crispin has taken a wrecking ball to the whole structure. Full review >

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by Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Deeply researched, telling moments in the life of arguably the most written-about man in American history. Full review >

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by Heather O’Neill

Big and lush and extremely satisfying; a rare treat. Full review >

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