Some Very Good Bedtime Reading

Discover the best bedtime books for a peaceful night's sleep. Our curated list of very good bedtime reading includes timeless classics and modern favorites to help you unwind and relax.

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The Divide

by Nicholas Evans

A devastating journey of discovery that extends from the streets of New York to the daunting grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. A family fractured by …
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A Wedding in December

by Anita Shreve

Gathering to attend a wedding in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, seven former classmates find the reunion marked by the death of a spouse, a …
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Tangerine Dream

by Ken Douglas

Best friends Haley and Taylor must deal with a terrible loss when Taylor's twin sister, Dylan, is killed in a car crash. Meanwhile, Taylor and …
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The History of Love

by Nicole Krauss

Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive. But it wasn't always like this: in the Polish …
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Envy

by Kathryn Harrison

A New York psychoanalyst in the midst of a midlife crisis, William Moreland comes face to face with a woman he had loved twenty-five years …
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Freshwater Road

by Denise Nicholas

Celeste Tyree, a young black collegian, leaves Michigan for Mississippi in the summer of 1964 to help found a Freedom School and a voter registration …
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Un Lugar Llamado Nada

by Amy Tan

Een groep Amerikaanse toeristen op kunstreis in Myanmar verdwijnt spoorloos. Hun kort voor de reis vermoorde reisleidster reist als geest met hen mee en vertelt …
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The Myth of You and Me

by Leah Stewart

Cameron ignores a letter asking for assistance from her former friend until her employer dies and leaves her with the final task of delivering a …
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Middlesex

by Jeffrey Eugenides

Three generations of a Greek American family find themselves plagued by a mutant gene which causes bizarre side effects in the family's teenage girls.
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The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully …
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The Year of Magical Thinking

by Joan Didion

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that …
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Close Range

by Annie Proulx

A collection of short stories, which includes the short story, Brokeback Mountain.
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Goodnight Nobody

by Jennifer Weiner

A young mother moves to a postcard-perfect Connecticut town where she unravels crime while her children are in nursery school. Investigating a death, she discovers …
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Arthur & George

by Julian Barnes

Tells the alliance of George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur a shabby genteel Edinburgh, their adventures, triumphs, and set-backs.
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Veronica

by Mary Gaitskill

The friendship between Alison, a young woman struggling with her ruined career as a fashion model, and Veronica, an older eccentric and proofreader, survives Alison's …
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The Jungle Law

by Victoria Vinton

Chronicles the 1892 arrival of a nearly penniless Rudyard Kipling and his pregnant young wife in Vermont, and his struggle to bring to life his …
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Last Night

by James Salter

A superbly accomplished new collection explores the acclaimed author's signature themes: love, honor, sacrifice, friendship, and abandon. In these taut, powerful stories, Salter portrays men …
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Isle of Passion

by Laura Restrepo

A tale of survival based on an episode in Mexican history.
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The Art of Uncontrolled Flight

by Kim Ponders

A stunning literary debut about a woman – an airforce pilot – torn between duty and desire. The long shadow of a charismatic father leads …
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The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives

by Sarah Strohmeyer

A tale of love and betrayal among the gated-in communities of American suburbia finds Ohio socialite Marti Denton realizing her passionate love for John Harding …