Your cheat sheet to an effortlessly stylish, well-read vibe. These are the books you see tucked in a trendy tote bag on the subway, name-dropped over a table of dirty martinis, or stacked on the nightstand of your style icon. From contemporary fictio...
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a haunting dystopian cult favorite about women cut off from the world, survival, and loneliness
I Who Have Never Known Men
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grief, glamour, and messy family dynamics collide as three sisters reunite after a loss
Blue Sisters
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dark, sharp novel about marriage, obsession, and the hidden power struggles at home
My Husband: A Novel
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a reimagined true crime that centers the victims, not the killer
Bright Young Women
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queer story, raw, full of secrets β one weekend in London changes everything
Evenings and Weekends
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witty & heartfelt Irish campus novel of love, friendship, and political chaos
The Rachel Incident
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smart nonfiction on how cults (and cult-like brands) use language to hook us
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
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true stories of heartbreak, friendship, & growing up
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
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Joan Didion's iconic essays on California, culture, and cool detachment
White Album
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Joan Didion's masterpiece on grief, loss, and how we keep going
The Year of Magical Thinking
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glamorous, messy love story in NYC - intoxicating & devastating
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
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a deadpan cult classic novel about sleeping through life & starting over
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
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the ultimate LA it-girl duo - style, essays, and attitude
Didion and Babitz
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Eve Babitz's dreamy, decadent essays on LA, art and love
Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, L.A.
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a fictional Manson-era novel about cult allure, danger, and desire
The Girls: A Novel
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smart, funny breakup novel about heartbreak, growth, and moving on