The Nest
10 of the Best Book Covers of 2016
A book cover is a calling card, a promise and a wrapper you don’t ever want to tear off. At best, like the ten covers presented here, they are evocative, original and beautiful, offering a tantalizing glimpse of what to expect inside, matching their story in tone, mood and style. Many of these novels are… Read More »
Tags: All the Birds in the Sky, ark Matter, Blake Crouch, Book Design, Books, Charlie Jane Anders, Colson Whitehead, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Design, Emma Donoghue, Homegoing, Jennifer Close, maria semple, Nicola Yoon, Sarah Maria Griffin, Spare and Found Parts, The Hopefuls, The Nest, The Sun Is Also a Star, The Underground Railroad, The Wonder, Today Will Be Different, Yaa Gyasi
7 Life-Changing Parties in Honor of National “It’s My Party” Day
October 11 is National It’s My Party Day, and what better way to celebrate than with some good books? In fiction, there’s nothing like a gathering of all the main characters to bring about drama. Whether they lead to love, marriage or disaster, these parties are ones for the record books. The Gilded Life of… Read More »
Tags: Alex Brunkhorst, Ann Patchett, Books, Commonwealth, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Daughters of the Bride, f. scott fitzgerald, jane austen, Lucy Foley, Pride and Prejudice, Staff Picks, Susan Mallery, The Book of Lost Things, The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine, The Great Gatsby, The Nest
5 Fictional Dysfunctional Families We Can’t Get Enough Of
What is it about the dysfunctional, fictional family that keeps us turning pages? There is something oddly fascinating about peeking in through the windows at a family that just can’t seem to get it together. We are mesmerized by their issues and their family drama. These kinds of novels often produce a feeling similar to rubbernecking—they… Read More »
Tags: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Dysfunctional Families, family, Herman Koch, Karin Slaughter, Liane Moriarty, Paula Treick DeBoard, Pretty Girls, Staff Picks, The Dinner, The Drowning Girls, The Nest, Truly Madly Guilty
5 Refreshing Reads to Cool Down With in August
OK so, summer is great. We all know this. It’s probably the most anticipated season in the year—‘cause who doesn’t love the luxury of enjoying gloriously lazy days out in the sun, whether on the beach, having a picnic or doing a backyard BBQ? The flip side, though, is…it can get real stinkin’ hot outside.… Read More »
Tags: adam's rib, And The Mountains Echoed, antonio manzini, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Guy Browning, khaled hosseini, M.L. Stedman, Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade, Staff Picks, summer, The Light Between Oceans, The Nest