What happens when you check into a wedding hotel with no plus-one, no luggage, and no plan—just a fierce need to feel alive again? That’s the high-wire premise of The Wedding People, Alison Espach’s run‑away New York Times bestseller and Today Show #ReadWithJenna pick that’s been sweeping “best of the year” lists for good reason….
If you love big, messy, laugh‑through‑the‑lump‑in‑your‑throat family stories, Jade Chang’s The Wangs vs. the World belongs on your nightstand. This is a road‑trip novel with a brain and a beating heart—equal parts satire of wealth culture and a tender portrait of what remains when the money vanishes. It’s also funny in that smirking, “oof, too…
What if the only way to fix your relationship was to call the past? That’s the irresistible hook at the heart of Landline by Rainbow Rowell, a New York Times best-selling novel that blends love, humor, and a dash of magical realism. It’s a book that asks a bold question many of us quietly wonder:…
What happens when the funniest girl in the room decides a tiara isn’t enough—and a national audience might be? That’s the irresistible question at the heart of Nick Hornby’s Funny Girl, a warm, wise novel set in the swinging sixties that follows a beauty queen who wants something better: to make people laugh. If you…
