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A running ranking of the year's best books


What Kind of Paradise
★★★★☆ A girl grows up in a remote cabin with just her father, whose distrust of technology and government snowballs with each passing year.

Greg Barlin
May 303 min read


Broken Country
★★★★★ A small town, a love triangle, a murder, and a trial form the foundation of this twisty, emotional novel set in mid-1900s England.

Greg Barlin
May 224 min read


Murder at Gulls Nest
★★★★☆ A nun leaves her convent to investigate the disappearance of her friend, only to encounter multiple murders at her boarding house.

Greg Barlin
May 163 min read


You Are Here
★★★★★ A sweet and heartfelt story about finding love when you least expect it, told with a distinctly British cheekiness and sense of humor.

Greg Barlin
May 152 min read


The Anxious Generation
★★★★★ A thoroughly researched exploration of the rise in mental illness among Gen Z, paired with several suggestions for how we can fix it.

Greg Barlin
May 114 min read


Scythe
★★★★★ Two teenagers are forced to compete to become a Scythe, whose job is to control overpopulation by killing a set number of people each year.

Greg Barlin
May 33 min read


Great Big Beautiful Life
★★★★★ Two writers compete for the opportunity to author the memoir of a reclusive heiress while coming to realize they might just be soulmates.

Greg Barlin
May 24 min read


Society of Lies
★★★★☆ A woman who was part of a secret society while at Princeton investigates her sister's death, who was also part of the same society.

Greg Barlin
Apr 283 min read
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