Tim asks: I just finished Patrick Radden’s Keefe’s new book, London Falling, and loved it so much. I’m looking for more nonfiction books that tell big stories, and where…
Helene asks: Although I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me, I've always been drawn to historical fiction and mysteries set in Ireland by Irish writers because the…
Cristina asks: I like quiet, intelligent books where something slightly strange is happening inside a person’s mind. I read for atmosphere and intelligent narration—not for plot. I’m drawn to emotional…
Emily asks: Lately I’ve been reading books where it seems like if you say, in response to the text, “big same, my guy,” you should be calling your psychiatrist for…
Becky asks: I’m into weird fiction. The kind that gets under your skin without showing you the monster. I like stories that feel haunted or eldritch, unsettling in a way…
Taylor asks: I'm looking for books that focus on the seemingly small horrors and constraints of existing as a woman—whether that's the physical realities (pregnancy, menopause, etc.) or the social…
Alaina asks: I want a short story collection that will move and unsettle me the way Julia Armfield's salt slow and Nina MacLaughlin's Wake, Siren did. Do you have any…
Tom asks: I’m a simple guy; I’m looking for a book that will make me feel broken and devastated, but somehow oddly hopeful. Some of my favorite books (if it’s…
Elizabeth asks: I have been a fan of retold Greek myths ever since I read Jeanette Winterson’s Weight and Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (still as relevant as ever after more…
Heather asks: I’m intensely interested in books that talk about the importance of stories in our lives. I’m passionate about mythology, fantasy, and the roles that stories play in their…
Camilla asks: I’m looking for that rare thing—a book that makes me feel complete and satisfied. I want to take the story, or the characters, or the ambiance with me…
Michael asks: I’m a retired English professor who’s become disenchanted with reading. I’d like to read a book that, after I’ve completed it, makes me want to read another book…
Daniel asks: I like to read widely: contemporary literary fiction, history, biography, mystery, anything that feels inspired and intelligent. In particular, I enjoy something complex and long—a family saga, a…
Michael asks: I’m looking for lesser-known science fiction and fantasy classics, steampunk, and comic novels. Any genre fiction recommendations are greatly appreciated (noir mysteries, for example). I love to feel…
KB asks: I’m looking for new books for me. I’m an avid fiction reader in my 60’s, and a politically liberal resident of the U.S. Midwest. I’m inspired by great…
Cynthia asks: I'm finding it difficult to discover a new favorite book, even though I’m an avid reader. I want to feel pensive, as if I'm sitting by a still…
Maya asks: I'm looking for strange, delicate, funny, slightly esoteric reads. The form and content don't matter much to me—I mostly read fiction, but I'm partial to creative essays (eg…
Laura asks: I'm requesting recommendations for myself, my spouse and my metamour. We're polyamorous, as are many of our friends, and I'm looking for fiction that explores of at least…
Jeff asks: I am looking for literary fiction that knows how to use language to entangle and disable me for days on end. Deep character development, plot that takes its…
