Readers’ Choice: The Top 10 Books on Off the Shelf Right Now

From the author of WE ARE CALLED TO RISE comes a brilliantly conceived novel that will make you stop everything and read. ’ROUND MIDNIGHT follows the interconnected lives of four women in Las Vegas, each of whom experiences a life-changing moment at a classic casino nightclub.

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George Saunders is an acclaimed short story writer of the collections THE TENTH OF DECEMBER, PASTORALIA, and more. His first novel, LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, is a mesmerizing blend of historical fact and fiction. It’s the story of the death of Abraham Lincoln’s son Willie told almost entirely through the voices of the spirits in the graveyard where Willie is laid to rest and where Lincoln returns to hold his son’s body.

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Each of Ernest Hemingway’s four wives thought her love would last forever and each one was wrong. Spanning 1920s bohemian Paris through 1960s Cold War America and based on real love letters and telegrams, this novel explores how it was to love, and be loved by, the most famous writer of his generation.

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JUST MERCY is a powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us and an unwavering call to fix our broken justice system, from the influential lawyer behind the Equal Justice Initiative.

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When young Gerard Freeman discovers a trove of ghost stories written by his great-grandmother, his mother’s baffling reaction sets him on a lifelong quest to understand the mystery that haunts his family. Slow-burning and eerie, THE GHOST WRITER is a gothic puzzle of a novel that blurs the lines between truth and fiction. Don’t read this one late at night.

HILLBILLY ELEGY is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. J. D. Vance’s memoir of small town life offers another peek behind the curtain of working class people living in near poverty and trying to navigate where they fit into America’s modern tapestry.

After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. 
10% HAPPIER takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene.

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Since she was born, Truly has suffered constant abuse and humiliation for her enormous size. But when her beautiful sister, Serena Jane, attracts a ruthless suitor, both their destinies change forever.

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The debut novel from award-winning author Lori Ostlund, AFTER THE PARADE is about a man who leaves his longtime partner in New Mexico for a tragicomic road trip deep into the mysteries of his own Midwestern childhood.

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A hilarious novella about Queen Elizabeth II and her newfound love of reading. A book for book lovers, indeed.

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