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Items tagged as Top Pick

Black and white book cover of "McCullers: Complete Novels" featuring a thoughtful woman, hand on head. Titles listed below, elegant font. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, The Member of the Wedding, Clo
Book, read May 5, 2026
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940)
by Carson McCullers
American Literature Debut Literary Fiction Top Pick
Black and white image of a large white whale surfacing amid dark ocean waves, surrounded by flying seagulls. Text reads “Application for Release from the Dream, Tony Hoagland.”
Book, read April 5, 2026
Application for Release from the Dream (2015)
by Tony Hoagland
Poetry Top Pick
Cover of The Killer Angels
Book, read, date unknown
The Killer Angels (1975)
by Michael Shaara
Historical Fiction Top Pick
Cover of North Woods
Book, read February 7, 2026
North Woods (2023)
by Daniel Mason
Literary Fiction Nature Writing Pulitzer Prize Finalist Top Pick
Cover of Five Decembers
Book, read January 17, 2026
Five Decembers (2022)
by James Kestrel
Crime Fiction Top Pick
Cover of Train Dreams
Book, read August 31, 2025
Train Dreams (2002)
by Denis Johnson
American Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of The Remains of the Day
Book, read August 7, 2025
The Remains of the Day (1989)
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of The Great Gatsby
Book, read August 6, 2025
The Great Gatsby (1925)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of One Hundred Years of Solitude
Book, read July 31, 2025
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez • translated by Gregory Rabassa
Classic Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of Moby Dick
Book, read June 23, 2025
Moby Dick: or, The Whale (1851)
by Herman Melville
American Literature Classic Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of The Scarlet Letter
Book, read May 30, 2025
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850)
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Literature Classic Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of East of Eden
Book, read August 25, 2024
East of Eden (1952)
by John Steinbeck
American Literature Literary Fiction Top Pick
Cover of Stoner
Book, read April 9, 2024
Stoner (1965)
by John Edward Williams
American Literature Top Pick
Cover of We Who Are About To...
Book, read October 29, 2023
We Who Are About To... (1975)
by Joanna Russ
Science Fiction Top Pick
Cover of Blindsight
Book, read January 30, 2023
Blindsight (2006)
by Peter Watts
Science Fiction Top Pick
Cover of Angle of Repose
Book, read March 31, 2021
Angle of Repose (1971)
by Wallace Stegner
American Literature Pulitzer Prize Top Pick
Cover of Slouching Towards Bethleham
Book, read March 19, 2021
Slouching Towards Bethleham (1968)
by Joan Didion
Essay Top Pick
Cover of House Made of Dawn
Book, read, date unknown
House Made of Dawn (1968)
by N. Scott Momaday
American Literature Pulitzer Prize Top Pick
Cover of A Gentleman in Moscow
Book, read August 5, 2020
A Gentleman in Moscow (2016)
by Amor Towles
American Literature Historical Fiction Top Pick
Cover of "Holy the Firm" by Annie Dillard features a serene beach scene at dusk with a reflective waterway and expansive sky. Quotes and text above and below.
Book, read March 2, 2020
Holy the Firm (1977)
by Annie Dillard
American Literature Memoir Top Pick
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