The Lists

Looking for a book to curb a craving? Look no further…

The list for when the rainclouds are heavy and you’ve just sat down with a hot cup of coffee

  • What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon

  • Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

  • Atonement by Ian McEwan

  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The list for a moonless night and an elevated heart rate

  • Bird Box by Josh Malerman

  • The Shining by Stephen King

  • Dracula by Bram Stoker

  • Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

  • One by One by Ruth Ware

The list for inhaling, not chewing

  • Dead Until Dark, Charlaine Harris

  • Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

  • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

  • Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

The list for when you want to get the conversation started

  • Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

  • A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage

  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind by Noah Yuval Harari

  • The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

  • Know My Name by Chanel Miller

The list for when this world feels boring

  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman

  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

  • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

  • The Martian by Andy Weir

  • Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

The list for when you want to read the book then watch the (good) movie

  • Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

  • A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

  • The Princess Bride by William Goldman

  • Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

  • Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The list for when you want to travel to faraway places

  • The Mermaid of Jeju by Sumi Hahn

  • Moloka’i by Alan Brennert

  • The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

  • Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

  • My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The list for when you want to feel everything deeply

  • The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

  • The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

  • Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

  • The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

  • The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne

The list for becoming your best self

  • Atomic Habits by James Clear

  • Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

  • Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani

  • On Writing by Stephen King

The list for when you’re feeling spicy

  • Book Lovers by Emily Henry

  • Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

  • The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

  • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

The list for when you want to time travel

  • The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

  • City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

  • Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

  • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett