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H. J. Reynolds Author Of Without a Shadow

From H.'s 3 favorite reads in 2026.

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H. J. Reynolds Why H. loves this book

A new favourite author! After racing through this, I went on to read her other two novels and they are just as beautifully written. If you like Taylor Jenkins Reid, you have to pick up a Clare Leslie Hall.

By Clare Leslie Hall ,

Why should I read it?

6 authors picked Broken Country as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

*****AMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR *****
INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
REESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICK
FEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK
AMANDA LAMB BOOK CLUB PICK

'An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming'
REESE WITHERSPOON

'This story of a love affair is so addictive it could be at home with the thrillers . . . A simmering book of secrets,…


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Her Little Secret by Julia Stone,

If you’re intrigued by the psychology of relationships this is the novel for you.

Described as a modern-day Rebecca, this is a story of a bereaved man’s obsession with his deceased married lover, Michelle. Determined to find out all he can about Michelle’s life when she wasn’t with him,…

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Marianne Sciucco Author Of Swim Season

From Marianne's 3 favorite reads in 2026.

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Marianne's 3 favorite reads in 2026

Marianne Sciucco Why Marianne loves this book

Feeling let down after World Cup 2026 has ended? Need a soccer fix? Beck Dorey-Stein's "Spectacular Things" keeps soccer fever going. In this fast-paced, emotional read you'll meet two sisters, Mia and Cricket, raised by a single mom, Liz, who has given up her dreams of soccer stardom and raised her daughters to be stars. With Olympic and World Cup dreams discarded and realized, the book takes you on a deep dive into childhood, varsity, travel, and professional soccer accompanied by all the angst inherent in becoming a super athlete. With relatable characters to root for and cry for, you're sure to prolong your World Cup fever. This is a book that will stay with you long after you've turned the pages. Amazon

By Beck Dorey-Stein ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Spectacular Things as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Sisterhood, sacrifice, and the golden age of women's soccer all wrapped up into one epic story' REESE WITHERSPOON

Mia and Cricket have always been close. The gifted daughters of a young single mother, they couldn't be more different. Responsible, academic Mia assumes the position of caregiver far too young, while star athlete Cricket seems born for soccer stardom. But the cost of achieving athletic greatness comes at a price.

As Mia and Cricket grow up, they grapple with the legacy of their mother's secret past while navigating their own precarious future. Can Mia allow herself to fall in love at…


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Gayle Rosengren Author Of What the Moon Said

From Gayle's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Gayle Rosengren Why Gayle loves this book

It evoked such powerful emotions in me.

By Maggie O'Farrell ,

Why should I read it?

51 authors picked Hamnet as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER 2021
'Richly sensuous... something special' The Sunday Times
'A thing of shimmering wonder' David Mitchell

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART.

On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a sudden fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home?

Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London.

Neither…


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Shearwater Storm by Arthur Winer,

Charlotte Rose’s quiet life on a remote island is forever changed the day Michael Cordero, injured and bleeding, steers his ketch, Shearwater, into her cove. Charlotte tends to Michael’s wounds, using the skills she’s learned caring for her husband and son, who are away fishing for salmon. As Michael recovers,…

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Anthea T. Piscarik Author Of The Years In Between

From Anthea's 3 favorite reads in 2026.

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Anthea's 3 favorite reads in 2026

Anthea T. Piscarik Why Anthea loves this book

I'm in awe of Maggie's masterful storytelling, her delicate balance of suspense and poetic language, ger juxtaposition of words to create a world unto themselves. Examples? Ferocious fear. ...the apologetic creep of winter. The characters soak into the pages of her story and then leap out in three dimensions.

By Maggie O'Farrell ,

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22 authors picked The Marriage Portrait as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The author of award-winning Hamnet brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court.

“I could not stop reading this incredible true story.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club Pick)

"O’Farrell pulls out little threads of historical detail to weave this story of a precocious girl sensitive to the contradictions of her station...You may know the history, and you may think you…


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Susan Price Author Of A Sterkarm Kiss

From my list on time and change.

Why am I passionate about this?

I’m a British author for children and young adults and have lost count of the number of books I’ve published. I’ve won awards, and my books have been translated into many languages. I’m also an avid reader: have been for almost all of my life. I know a good series when it hooks me in!

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Susan Price Why Susan loves this book

I had my doubts about reading this because, well… Tudor history.

I love Mantel’s work but…another trot through Henry VIII’s marriages and murders? I wasn’t sure it was for me. But within moments of opening the book, I was away with Mantel and Thomas Cromwell.

Even the title, Wolf Hall, demonstrates her gift. It was the name of the Seymour family’s seat, and the book never takes us there—but it was Jane Seymour who replaced Anne Boleyn and gave monstrous Henry his heir. The title hangs over the action, echoing, Man is wolf to man.

Mantel’s Cromwell is complex, often kind as well as ruthless, but Mantel herself said that she presents only one possible view of him. Read it and make up your own mind!

By Hilary Mantel ,

Why should I read it?

23 authors picked Wolf Hall as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Winner of the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the the Orange Prize Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award

`Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good' Daily Mail

'Our most brilliant English writer' Guardian

England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust and need comes Thomas Cromwell, first as Wolsey's clerk, and later his successor.

Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a charmer, a bully,…


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Tracy Wise Author Of Manufacturing a Duchess

From my list on 19th century women characters to spill the tea with.

Why am I passionate about this?

I love 19th century novels and strong heroines. I have spent so much of my life reading and living in the worlds of these novels, sometimes I feel as much (or more) a native of that world than our own 21st century. I also love vibrant, intelligent writers who know how to put a sentence together and create an atmosphere and characters who pop off of the page. If you want to get lost in a book, and hang out with incredible women, I warmly recommend these five novels.

Tracy's book list on 19th century women characters to spill the tea with

Tracy Wise Why Tracy loves this book

This is a lovely, quiet book literally set in Jane Austen’s own, private world.

It centers around her surviving sister, Cassandra, and explores what it means to be part of a sisterhood that is close and intimate, and then to lose one half of that pair. Cassandra seeks to do what she believes is best, on her sister’s behalf and to preserve (or craft, perhaps?) the memory of that sister’s life.

It is about everyday people and life (yes, there was a time when Jane Austen was simply the not-well-off daughter of a vicar in rural England). A moving read. I have not yet watched the miniseries, starring Keeley Hawes, which is available via PBS streaming.

By Gill Hornby ,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked Miss Austen as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The Sunday Times bestselling novel, set to be a major TV drama
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'You can't help feeling that Jane would have approved.' OBSERVER

'So good, so intelligent, so clever, so entertaining - I adored it.' CLAIRE TOMALIN
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Throughout her lifetime, Jane Austen wrote countless letters to her sister. But why did Cassandra burn them all?

1840: twenty three years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury, and the home of her family's friends, the Fowles.

She knows that, in some dusty corner of the sprawling vicarage, there is a cache…


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Dulcinea by Ana Veciana-Suarez,

The woman who inspired Don Quixote sets out across the dangerous roads of Spain to honor her dying lover's final plea.

The daughter of a wealthy merchant, young Dolça Llull Prat is besotted with the dashing, bootstrapping Miguel Cervantes from their first meeting. Despite Miguel's entreaties, the ever-practical Dolça, with…

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Christopher Trudeau Author Of Django in Action

From Christopher's 3 favorite reads in 2026.

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Christopher Trudeau Why Christopher loves this book

I like period fiction and this showed different sides of WWII that I hadn't come across before. It did a good job showing the complexity of the people caught up in the war.

By Anthony Doerr ,

Why should I read it?

56 authors picked All the Light We Cannot See as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION

A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.'

For Marie-Laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazes. The miniature of a Paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home.…


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Dianne Wolfer Author Of Light Horse Boy

From Dianne's 3 favorite reads in 2026.

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Dianne Wolfer Why Dianne loves this book

I love books that bring mythology to life. The central character was intriguing and believable. She was frightening and kind and her rage was totally understandable.

By Madeline Miller ,

Why should I read it?

56 authors picked Circe as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The international Number One bestseller from the author of The Song of Achilles, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

Woman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE.

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child - not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift…


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Darlene Foster Author Of Amanda in Ireland

From Darlene's 3 favorite reads in 2026.

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Darlene Foster Why Darlene loves this book

A slow, meticulous, ordered and incredibly enjoyable read. I loved all the characters, including the Metropol hotel itself. Count Alexander Rostov, destined to spend the rest of his life in the hotel, handles his situation with grace, style and some fun. The book is cleverly written with wit and detailed description. There is a hilariously perfect description of a dog and cat encounter, and an episode of juggling oranges and knives that had me chuckling, to name a few. The Count's relationship with the hotel staff, patrons, and long-term residents is well depicted. There are many heartwarming moments. I also loved how Russia's history is woven into the story.

By Amor Towles ,

Why should I read it?

49 authors picked A Gentleman in Moscow as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers, soon to be a major television series

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel

In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and…


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A Particular Man by Lesley Glaister,

This book is a literary historical novel. It is set in Britain immediately after World War II, when people – gay, straight, young, and old - are struggling to get back on track with their lives, including their love lives. Because of the turmoil of the times, the number of…

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From Paula's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Unknown Author Why Paula loves this book

As someone new to ancient greek history this provided an illuminating, detailed and relatable insight. Beautiful writing combined with a dizzying array of characters, and a curiously stunning lead. I have rarely been so moved.

By Madeline Miller ,

Why should I read it?

48 authors picked The Song of Achilles as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD**
**A 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR**

WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION
A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'Captivating' DONNA TARTT
'I loved it' J K ROWLING
'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms…


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