Best Books of 2015 (So Far)

Say goodbye to beach book season—the kids are headed back to school and soon, you might just find yourself with a little more free time. With that in mind, here is some of the best of the bunch this year.best-books-of-2015-A-Little-Life-new

A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara

For fans of epic sagas—those 700-plus page books that invite you in and put you in a stranglehold ’til you get to the end—I found this to be far more engaging and emotionally traumatizing than “The Goldfinch.” Read.This.Book.

 

 

 

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Jane Smiley

In her second book chronicling the 100-year Langdon family story, Smiley has woven a deeply intricate tale of an Iowa farm family spreading its wings to both coasts. It would be a crime not to read “Some Luck” first, and then grab the third book, “A Golden Age,” to be released in October. All I can say is, “Oh, Frank.”

 

 

 

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Stephen King

King never fails to put forth a fine effort, and his follow-up to “Mr. Mercedes” was gripping from the first page. A fantastic thriller that leans to the lighter side of the author’s penchant for gore, and promises another visit to the paranormal in the next book of the trilogy.

 

 

 

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Lisa Glatt

Ah, those hippie days of the early 70s, when free love reigned and nudism emerged as an attractive subculture. Only thing is, when you are barely a tween, it can’t be that cool to watch your mom and her boyfriend partake. Wonderful coming-of-age story.

 

 

 

best-books-of-2015-BelieverBeliever: My Forty Years in Politics
David Axelrod

As we gear up for the 2016 elections, Axelrod’s poignant memoir is a trip back in time to his early days as a reporter-turned-political operative in Chicago politics, and a first-rate history lesson on the inner workings of national campaigns.

 

 

 

 

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Jon Krakauer

Krakauer delivers a riveting account of how acquaintance rape is handled in a college town. A must-read in the era of Bill Cosby.

 

 

 

 

best-books-of-2015-The-Country-of-Ice-Cream-StarThe Country of Ice Cream Star
Sandra Newman

Fans of the 2014 hit “Station Eleven” will love this novel that takes reader to another post-apocalyptic world, where a mysterious disease kills anyone reaching the age of 20. It’s up to Ice Cream Star to save her brother’s life, and she must risk hers to accomplish her goal.

 

 

 

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David Arnold

Damn you, first-time author, for once again reminding me there really are people that write amazing novels right out of the gate—this one, about 16-year-old Mim traveling hundreds of miles to get back to her mother and finding herself along the way.

 

 

 

 

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