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Very Cold People

VERY COLD PEOPLE

Sarah Manguso

My parents didn’t belong in Waitsfield, but they moved there anyway.” For Ruthie, the frozen town of Waitsfield, Massachusetts, is all she has ever known. Once home to the country’s…

One of our recommended books is The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

THE CHOSEN AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Nghi Vo

Immigrant. Socialite. Magician. Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society—she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most…

One of our recommended books is Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire

CRESS WATERCRESS

Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire turns his trademark wit and wisdom to an animal adventure about growing up, moving on, and finding community. When Papa doesn’t return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress…

One of our recommended books is The Patron Thief of Bread by Lindsay Eagar

THE PATRON THIEF OF BREAD

Lindsay Eagar

Fished from the river as an infant and raised by a roving band of street urchins who call themselves the Crowns, eight-year-old Duck keeps her head down and her mouth…

One of our recommended books is Metropolis by B.A. Shapiro

METROPOLIS

B. A. Shapiro

The New York Times bestselling author of The Art Forger delivers a spellbinding and moving novel about what we hang on to, what we might need to let go, and…

One of our recommended books is Dragonfly Eyes by Cao Wenxuan

DRAGONFLY EYES

Cao Wenxuan

Ah-Mei and her French grandmother, Nainai, share a rare bond. Maybe it’s because Ah-Mei is the only girl grandchild. Or maybe it’s because the pair look so much alike and…