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items Books that, in my opinion, are truly high-quality. I read some of them in just one day, and interestingly, I bought a few after finding recommendations on Benable.
If you're looking for a deeply emotional and thought-provoking novel, I highly recommend East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It's a powerful story about family, identity, and the struggle between good and evil, set in California’s Salinas Valley. The cha...
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
“Emily Henry spoils us with this one, giving readers not one but two gorgeous stories. Great Big Beautiful Life plays with truth, story-telling, family, and the things we do for love. With a delicious slow-burn romance, a perfectly grumpy hero, and a...
Great Big Beautiful Life: Reese's Book Club
A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many mor...
The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life
Bestselling author and transformational speaker Ryan Leak shares research-based strategies for working with even the most challenging people to create more collaborative and productive teams.
How to Work with Complicated People: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with (Nearly) Anyone
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive.” —Fareed Zakaria
“Spectacular…Offers a comprehensive indictment of the current problems and a clear path forward…Klein and Thompson usher in a mood shift. They inspire hope and e...
Abundance
A former evangelical pastor explains why we can stop worrying about hell and start focusing on love
Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love
“Perhaps never before has there been a book better timed or more urgent.” —Washington Post
“Michael Lewis has this incredible ability to zoom in on one person's story, and from there reveals something much bigger about our culture. His books leave y...
Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
The follow-up to Booker-listed literary sensation Solar Bones is a terse metaphysical thriller, named a most anticipated book of the year by The Guardian, The Irish Times, and The New Statesman.
This Plague of Souls
Climbing in Heels, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas's debut novel, is a fictional tale of the rise of three secretaries at the hottest agency in 1980's Hollywood, giving you a glimpse into the boys-will-be-boys club and the women who wanted a seat at a table ...
Climbing in Heels: A Novel
In her first book, the popular From the Front Porch podcast host and independent bookstore owner challenges the idea that loud lives are the ones that matter most, reminding us that we don't have to leave the lives we have in order to have the lives ...
Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put
A May 2025 Indie Next List Great Read
"Gabriële is a revealing, heartrending biographical novel about a complicated woman whose imprint on art history is undeniable."--Foreword Reviews
The story of a passionate love affair that triggered a revolu...
Gabriele
“A brilliant follow-up that proves Kristen Perrin is here to stay...A thrilling story that ends with a big reveal you won't see coming, even though the clues were in front of you the entire time!”—G.T. Karber, international bestselling author of Murd...
How to Seal Your Own Fate: A Novel
Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie.
“Sharp, slick, and chilli...
The Missing Half: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a reno...
The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of The Tainted Cup.
“Wonderfully clever and compulsively readable . . . another winning bl...
A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Soon to be a Netflix Film
A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today
“Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately f...
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
Now an Apple Original series from Academy Award nominees Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and starring Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.
The first two novellas in the New York Times bestselling Murderbot series, collected in paperback for the first t...
The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition
An undead orc knight leaves battle behind for a new kind of afterlife--one with good food, good friends, and maybe even fatherhood.
Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning o...
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating r...
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland