This novel checks all my boxes: wildly ambitious, emotionally resonant, lushly written and laden with symbolism. And most importantly—it works.

Not my genre, not my style, not the kind of book I’m interested in, or so I thought. But then I gave Sylvain Neuvel’s Sleeping Giants a try. And… WOW.

“A typewriter shattered my destiny.” So begins The Time in Between, Maria Dueñas’s sweeping historic tale of love, high fashion, and espionage.

Don’t miss out on a good read just because it happens to be in the “wrong” section of the bookstore or the library. Sharon Draper’s Out of My Mind is for every reader who enjoys a (feel-good) story, well told.

The debut novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, one of today's greatest living writers, doesn't just display the seeds of greatness. It's already great—even though it was published when she was just twenty-six years old.

A book about books, for book lovers–and one that holds a special place in my heart and on my shelves.

 

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Welcome to the new podcast from the people who brought you What Should I Read Next. Each week Anne Bogel pulls one stand-out selection off her personal bookshelves and tells you all about it. Let's get to it.