Favorites and Must-reads (in no particular order)

Explore our curated list of favorite must-read books across genres. Discover timeless classics, hidden gems, and unforgettable reads for every book lover's collection.

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A Prayer for Owen Meany

by John Irving

A story of friendship through adversity, faith and destiny, and the search for God.
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The Hotel New Hampshire

by John Irving

"The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could …
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A Widow for One Year

by John Irving

“A Widow For One Year will appeal to readers who like old-fashioned storytelling mixed with modern sensitivities. . . . Irving is among the few …
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Until I Find You

by John Irving

Until I Find You is the story of the actor Jack Burns – his life, loves, celebrity and astonishing search for the truth about his …
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics

by Marisha Pessl

The mesmerizing bestseller that combines the storytelling gifts of Donna Tartt and the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock—A New York Times Ten Best Book of the …
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Then We Came to the End

by Joshua Ferris

This wickedly funny, big-hearted novel about life in the office signals the arrival of a gloriously talented new writer. The characters in Then We Came …
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

by Dave Eggers

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A "A beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book" (San Francisco Chronicle) that redefines both family and …
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Middlesex

by Jeffrey Eugenides

"I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, …
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Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

The most famous and controversial novel from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century tells the story of Humbert Humbert’s obsessive, devouring, and …
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She's Come Undone

by Wally Lamb

In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most …
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I Know This Much Is True

by Wally Lamb

Tells the story of a pair of twins, one plagued by schizophrenia and the other by a promise he made to his dying mother to …
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

by Michael Chabon

This brilliant epic novel set in New York and Prague introduces us to two misfit young men who make it big by creating comic-book superheroes. …
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The Fourth Hand

by John Irving

When a New York journalist suffers a horrible accident--his left hand eaten by a lion while reporting on a story from India--witnessed by millions on …
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Good in Bed

by Jennifer Weiner

A contemporary Cinderella tale told with intelligence, wit and style.