books i read in 2026

the secret history by donna tartt

paradise logic by sophie kemp

tom lake by ann patchett

my husband by maud ventura

the möbius book by catherine lacey

she’s a lamb! by meredith hambrock

scammer by caroline calloway

past tense by sacha mardou

slaughterhouse five by kurt vonnegut

leaving the fold by marlene winell

white noise by don delillo

play it as it lays by joan didion

[redacted] self help book

adult children of emotionally immature parents by lindsay c. gibson

when life gives you lululemons by lauren weisberger

famesick by lena dunham (hi kasey)

pain is a portal to beauty by alexis leigh

the island by antigone kefala

the diary of a young girl by anne frank

the metamorphosis by franz kafka

the idiot by elif batuman

what does israel fear from palestine? by raja shehadeh

six million paper clips: the making of a children’s holocaust memorial by peter w. schroeder and dagmar schroeder-hildebrand

either/or by elif batuman

nothing to see here by kevin wilson

the medium is the massage: an inventory of effects by marshall mcluhan and quentin fiore

strange buildings by uketsu

up from slavery by booker t. washington

health and safety by emily witt

an invitation to wines by john storm

crying in h mart by michelle zauner

transcription by ben lerner

east of eden by john steinbeck

strangers by belle burden