BY ABBE WRIGHT • 2 MONTHS AGO Brit Bennet’s lush and evocative debut novel The Mothers was one of our favorite books of 2016. Set within a contemporary black community in Southern California, 17-year-old main character Nadia is reeling from her mother’s suicide and seeks solace in the arms of Luke, the pastor’s son. It’s supposed to just be a summer fling, but the fallout from their relationship is felt by everyone in their orbit for decades afterward. We sat down with Brit and asked her to tell us about her favorite books, what she did before her career as…
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7 Science Fiction Books to Live By
All Our Wrong Todays author Elan Mastai on his favorite novels that use sci-fi in brilliant ways. BY ELAN MASTAI Growing up, my grandfather had…
Books with Shocking Secrets Revealed
Secrets, secrets are no fun, unless they're revealed to everyone in a plot twist you never saw coming. BY MIRANDA BEVERLY-WHITTEMORE My fourth novel, June,…
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Looking for book recommendations? Want recommendations based on your custom interests? Who better to give you recommendations that librarians! Join Penguin Random House Library Marketing, along…
Books Paired with Chocolate
A Valentine's Day matchmaking guide for readers who love chocolate. BY BRITTANY GOSS It’s Valentine’s Day, a day that, let’s be honest, is really all…
