Must Reads for Readers Who Want a Bit of Everything

1. Literary Fiction – The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li — A story of female friendship, obsession, and the power of storytelling.

2. Fantasy – Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse — An epic, fast-paced fantasy inspired by pre-Columbian civilizations, with gods, prophecy, and sky-faring ships.

3. Mystery/Thriller – The Appeal by Janice Hallett — A murder mystery told entirely through emails, texts, and documents.

4. Romance – Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood — A fake-dating, academia-based romance featuring two nerds who are way too smart to be this emotionally dumb.

5. Science Fiction – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers — Chosen family and interspecies bonding, what more could you want?

6. Historical Fiction—The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson — This nonfiction book reads like a novel as it follows three individuals during the Great Migration.

7. Memoir – Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner — An emotional story about food, culture, and the grief of losing a mother.

8. Short Story Collection – Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine — Beautiful stories centered around Latina women in the American West.

9. Horror – The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones — Years after a disturbing event on tribal land, four Native American men are hunted by a mysterious, vengeful force tied to their past. 

10. Poetry – Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong — A stunning collection that turns grief into poetry, love into language, and silence into sound.