| |  | | | Ann Patchett says this 'profoundly moving' road novel reads 'like sitting in a car beside a dear friend' | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - After dropping his daughter off at college, Tom isn't ready to face what's waiting for him at home — so he takes a cross-country road trip to confront various people and places of his past…
- A Booker Prize finalist recommended by NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many more
- "It would be impossible to read The Rest of Our Lives without pleasure" (The Telegraph)
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 | | | A photographer sacrifices everything for his ambitions — and decades later, the past comes calling | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - From the acclaimed author of My Struggle, who's "among the finest writers alive" (The New York Times)
- When his career reaches a high point, is Kristian Hadeland prepared to pay the price of success?
- "A damned masterpiece" (The Times) set in 1980s London and 21st-century New York City
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 | | | Published to much anticipation, this 'hit debut' (Booklist) follows one family's unraveling | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "I can't remember the last time a novel made me laugh so hard or feel so much tenderness for its characters" (Leslie Jamison, author of Splinters)
- As Catherine and Bud's marriage falls apart, their daughters' lives are also spiraling into chaos. Then, their fates become intertwined with that of a mysterious billionaire…
- "I've read entire books that contain less wit and inventiveness than a single one of Cash's sentences" (Eric Puchner, author of Dream State)
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 | | | This unforgettable saga won over Stephen King, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Gabrielle Zevin | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - In the Mojave Desert, Dan and Tamma — two high schoolers bound by their love of rock climbing and adventure — face their families' pasts and their own futures
- From the New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling
- "Insanely bighearted" (The Washington Post)
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 | | | 'A standout novel of 2026' (The Guardian) set on a wealthy colonel's estate in Pakistan | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - "You'll be hearing about [this book] again when the shortlists for the big literary prizes are announced… The pages turn themselves" (The New York Times)
- A kaleidoscope of characters finds their lives intertwining and clashing against the background of a feudal society
- From a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist hailed as a "literary magician" (The Times)
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 | | | Bea and her eccentric, estranged mother venture west on a madcap treasure hunt | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Follow along on the road trip of a lifetime that will take the mother-daughter duo down unexpected and transformative paths
- A deeply moving and very funny novel based on a true story
- Full of "rich, vivid characters," "gasps of gorgeous prose," and "moments that gleam with brilliance" (Kirkus Reviews)
- The ending is guaranteed to surprise you
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 | | | The self-proclaimed final novel from the Booker Prize–winning author of The Sense of an Ending | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - In this inventive work of autofiction, the narrator — an ailing writer named Julian — narrates his decades-long investment in the romance between two friends
- "Each time I read it, I thought about it for days afterwards" (Financial Times)
- Published on the author's 80th birthday, this literary reflection on love, death, and memory is not to be missed
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 | | | 'It's even better than I could have imagined,' raves Celeste Ng | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Indian-American preteen Georgie makes a shocking confession: She and her sister have killed their uncle, but the British are to blame for his death…
- A witty coming-of-age tale set in '80s Wyoming
- "I fell in love with McConigley's fierce, wry narrator Georgie Ayyar from the first page and couldn't stop reading" (Jessamine Chan, author of The School for Good Mothers)
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 | | | Recently widowed Isabel returns to the Cornish coastal village where she was found as a child | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - This transportive novel steeped in atmosphere, adventure, and folklore is one of The Washington Post's top picks for January
- When a band of smugglers approaches Isabel's cottage with their wounded captain in tow, her life will never be the same
- In a starred review, Publishers Weekly says this historical novel "stands out from the pack"
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 | | | In 19th-century Tibet, two outsiders venture into a forbidden kingdom | | WHY IT'S READWORTHY: | - Balram, an Indian surveyor-spy, searches for a missing friend, as Katherine sets out to become the first European woman to reach Lhasa
- Both "thrilling and profound," this novel is "a proper page-turner" (BBC)
- Set against the awesome Himalayan landscape — its looming peaks, glimmering waters, and small villages
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