After a busy year, we've been looking forward to these quiet moments—feet up, good book in hand, nowhere to be. Here are the reads we're taking away with us over the holidays.
From powerful memoirs to captivating debuts, these are the stories we can't wait to get lost in.
Patti Smith's most intimate memoir yet—from a hardscrabble childhood in condemned housing to discovering Rimbaud and Dylan, through her marriage to Fred "Sonic" Smith and the losses that shaped her. Essential for anyone who's ever wondered where creative passion comes from.
On a remote island off Antarctica, a grieving father and his three children safeguard precious seeds as the world collapses around them. When a mysterious woman washes ashore during a violent storm, she brings secrets that threaten everything they're protecting.
In an alternate 1979 England where WWII ended in a treaty rather than victory, three triplet brothers live in a government home, their dreams recorded, their sins documented. When they discover the horrifying truth about their existence, they must escape.
When Kaspar discovers his late wife abandoned a daughter while fleeing East Germany, he sets out to find her—only to discover his granddaughter living in a neo-Nazi community. Schlink doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths, but this is ultimately about whether love can bridge impossible divides. Quietly devastating and deeply relevant.