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The Author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY Returns with a Delightful and Tender Story

A young man's life is turned upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world.

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Returns!

When Gamache receives a phone call at his home in Three Pines, instructing him to go to a remote, forgotten area in Quebec to find a dead body, a mystery unspools that tangles the past, the present and the future.

HUNGERED by Debut Novelist Amanda Rizkalla is Oprah's Book Club Pick for October

The book revolves around an unforgettable young narrator and the complicated, loving, cruel and generous figures that make up her universe.

BAD WORDS is October's B&N and "GMA" Book Club Picks, and the #1 Indie Next Pick

Ríoghnach Robinson's sharp and deeply felt debut is about art, ambition, and the connections that both inspire and undo us.

SOPHIE, STANDING THERE is Reese's Book Club Selection for October

Meg Mason's new book is a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.

John Mutter's Debut is a Literary Love Story Braided Through a Psychological Spy Narrative

FORTUNE AND GLASS blends intimacy, danger and moral complexity into a World War II story that feels both timeless and urgent.

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Our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for October

Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the “Good Morning America” Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the “Read with Jenna” Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

October's Top LibraryReads Pick is THE MEMORY OF BORROWED BOOKS by Meg Anderson, a debut novel that follows one librarian who discovers a hidden room of unfinished memories --- and must find the one that can save her beloved library from closing forever.  

» Click here for October's Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks.

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When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache receives a puzzling phone call at his home in Three Pines, instructing him to go to a remote, forgotten area in Quebec to find a dead body, a mystery unspools that tangles the past, the present and the future.

This audacious and darkly funny literary crime masterpiece is centered on a Black cop in an Atlanta precinct, whose façade of white alliance begins to crumble after a highly publicized murder.

Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus - Fiction/Humor

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY returns with an irresistible, delightful and tender story about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ returns with a masterful new novel that captures the astonishing bravery of ordinary people in extraordinary times.

The Queen of Roses by Julia Kelly - Historical Fiction

Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, THE QUEEN OF ROSES is a novel of love and sacrifice from the internationally bestselling author of THE LIGHT OVER LONDON and THE LAST GARDEN IN ENGLAND.

The much-beloved author of the critically acclaimed SORROW AND BLISS returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.

Trad Wife by Sarah Langan - Psychological Thriller/Horror

A journalist descends into horror as she uncovers the sinister truth behind a trad wife influencer in this enthralling blend of chilling suspense and razor-sharp commentary on modern femininity, performative domesticity and social media.

The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight.

In this darkly funny and irreverent memoir, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America.

From the New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES comes a sweeping multigenerational saga inspired by Mary Beth Keane's own family history, following 11 brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana and New York.

The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of PACHINKO returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic: a masterpiece by turns sweeping and intimate that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty.

BAD WORDS is a sharp and deeply felt debut about art, ambition, and the connections that both inspire and undo us.

COME CLOSER is a profound and eye-opening book by Dr. Galit Atlas, a psychoanalyst and the internationally bestselling author of EMOTIONAL INHERITANCE, that reveals how our childhood wounds hold the key to understanding our adult relationships.

Fortune and Glass by John Mutter - Historical Fiction

FORTUNE AND GLASS is a philosophical spy novel and literary love story about private choices, secret resistance, and the cost of staying human inside a system determined to erase individuality.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of BY ANY OTHER NAME comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner.