Heller’s newest novel, a coming-of-age tale of a young girl and her mother who retreat to the solace of the Vermont woods, is unlike any of his previous. A tender tale of the love between a mother and daughter and the healing power of nature.

After a near-stranger dies in their bucolic village in upstate New York, three couples are forced to reexamine their friendships and relationships in midlife. A thoughtful debut novel about found family.

A thoughtful book of what it means to show up for each other and what community looks like.

The orchard is a leash that pulls you back, Lara tells them, and it’s true … because here they are.

Wally Lamb is an expert at mining trauma for hard truths. While a difficult read, you’ll think about it for days upon days.

HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN is the sequel to Joyce Maynard’s 2021 COUNT THE WAYS. Fans will be heartened by its message of forgiveness and redemption.

Maria Reva’s debut novel, ENDLING, intended as a satire of the marriage industry in Ukraine, takes a stunning turn when Russia invades Ukraine. In an ambitious and achingly raw metafictional spiral, ENDLING balances horror and comedy, drawing on the author’s own experiences as a Ukrainian expat tracking her family’s survival behind enemy lines.

In a flooded San Francisco of the future, an unexpected friendship between an artist and the 130-year-old woman she cares for reignites purpose and hope.

Cash Blackbear is on the case again in the fourth installment of the series, BROKEN FIELDS. Marcie Rendon will be teaching at the North Shore Readers and Writers Festival this November. Registration is open on the Grand Marais Art Colony Website.

A touching book about families and forgiveness. Fans of Anne Tyler will embrace Gail and Max and root for a possible reunion.

I didn’t want THE WEDDING PEOPLE to end. I delighted in Phoebe’s awakening. I cheered for new beginnings.

The brilliantly imagined story of a Prairie Witch set in Nebraska during the dustbowl. Russell creates a historical, supernatural and slightly weird tale with a timely message. A cautionary tale about climate change and revisionist history. An extraordinary work by a phenomenal writer.

A stunning work of fiction that knits together the past and present, personal and historical, with a complex structure, and an unforgettable storyline and characters.

Erdrich addresses the harm fracking and corporate farming can cause in this comical story of love gone awry. In classic Erdrich style, these serious subjects are within the framework of a facical story that will make readers laugh out loud — a spoonful of sugar beets to make the medicine go down.

Two brothers grieving the death of their father in Dublin find a way to create a new family.

Haig unspools the tangled storyline of Grace’s past, the perceived mistakes and missteps that have hobbled her, and lays a new path before her – a life of connectedness to her new home and community.