New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century

The Return

Desta and her Falasha family embark on a perilous journey from Ethiopia to Israel, seeking freedom from discrimination and a new life in the…

The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis

Discover the unique and celebrated short stories of Lydia Davis, praised by literary giants for her emotional depth and formal inventiveness…

Pastoralia

George Saunders' acclaimed collection of stories blurs the line between the absurd and the profound, offering a hypnotic and original take o…

Hurricane Season

Pulphead

A sharp-eyed, uniquely humane tour of America's cultural landscape, from high to low, by the award-winning John Jeremiah Sullivan. This coll…

The Story of the Lost Child

The final volume of the Neapolitan Novels, this epic tale explores the complex, lifelong friendship between two women in Naples, blending in…

A Manual for Cleaning Women

A vivid journey through the lives of women who clean, filled with humor, heartache, and unexpected grace in the most ordinary places.

The Friend

A poignant exploration of grief and the unbreakable bond between a woman and her dog, blending wit and insight into a moving meditation on l…

We the Animals

Three brothers navigate a chaotic, loving, and sometimes dangerous childhood in a mixed-race family, forging their own paths as they grow up…

Runaway

Juliet's escape from a stifling teaching job leads her into a whirlwind of passion and betrayal, exploring the complexities of love and lost…

The Goldfinch

A gripping tale of loss, art, and obsession, 'The Goldfinch' follows Theo Decker as he navigates a world forever changed by tragedy, drawn i…

A Brief History of Seven Killings

A gripping oral biography of a near-mythic event in Jamaica, told through the voices of ghosts, gunmen, politicians, and more.

A Visit From the Goon Squad

Citizen

Claudia Rankine's Citizen is a powerful exploration of racial aggressions in modern society, blending poetry, essays, and images to expose t…

The Overstory

A monumental novel that intertwines the lives of nine strangers with the ancient, interconnected world of trees, revealing a hidden catastro…

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

A gripping exploration of life in a Mumbai slum, where hope and desperation collide in the shadow of India's booming future.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

A sweeping tale of two Jewish cousins who escape Nazi-occupied Prague and find themselves in New York, where they create a legendary comic b…

2666

A sprawling, haunting masterpiece by Roberto Bolaño, 2666 weaves together the lives of diverse characters in a fictional Juárez, where the d…

The Year of Magical Thinking

A raw and poignant exploration of love, loss, and resilience, this memoir captures the essence of a marriage and the profound impact of grie…

Fun Home

A darkly humorous and heartbreaking graphic memoir exploring family, identity, and the complex relationship between a daughter and her close…

Nickel and Dimed

Join Barbara Ehrenreich on an eye-opening journey into the lives of America's working poor, as she goes undercover to uncover the harsh real…

Life After Life

What if you could live your life over and over again, perfecting it each time? Ursula Todd does just that in this captivating novel that ble…

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

Alice Munro's masterful short stories explore the complexities of human relationships with her signature depth and insight.

The Sympathizer

A gripping spy novel set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, exploring the life of a conflicted captain torn between two worlds and ide…