Author of two novels, two collections of short stories, and a nominee for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her stories have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, and numerous anthologies here and abroad. She has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, Slate, and Salon, among many other publications, and has won a National Magazine Award.
The Shock of the Light (2026) Lori Inglis Hall "Hall writes about World War II, so we can live it, intimately, with our young heroes, Tess and Theo, as we follow them through their joined and separate paths, in this startling, elegant and revelatory novel about lies, loss, and enduring love."
The Birdwatcher (2025) Jacquelyn Mitchard "As taut, compelling and unnerving as it is witty and compassionate, The Birdwatcher is one hell of a mystery. Mitchard illuminates friendship, romance and family with a bright and even tender light."
What We Sacrifice for Magic (2024) Andrea Jo Dewerd "For fans of magic, of sisters, and of the unexpected, What We Sacrifice for Magic is the book you want. It is charmed, charming and a poignant and compelling coming-of-age story."
The Glassmaker (2024) Tracy Chevalier "Chevalier, one of our great storytellers, brings us unexpected worlds: Venice and Murano, artisans and empresses, compelling us through six fascinating centuries, with one irresistible family, weaving stories that captivate and transport the reader."
The Road from Belhaven (2024) Margot Livesey "Margot Livesey is a great, gifted storyteller, with a moral compass of pure gold and the necessary clear eyes to understand and love us all, with our mistakes and misunderstandings and damages. She holds the world of Belhaven Farm up to her bright, sharp vision and the light and the shadows dance for generations."
Leaving (2024) Roxana Robinson "Leaving is a passionate portrait of marriages, of parenthood (early and late), and the tectonic shifts of family life. Roxana Robinson brings her wit, her beautiful sentences, and her compassionate clarity to this book about the price of love and the enduring need for it."
After Annie (2024) Anna Quindlen "After Annie is Anna Quindlen's new wise and heartfelt novel of connection, of loss and love and the power of both. It celebrates the friends and family we have, mourns our great and small losses, and helps us find the unexpected light in the dark places we all have."
Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style (2023) Paul Rudnick "If you believe that there should be more pleasure, more style (high and low) and more genuine wit in this world, then read Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. If you don't, I am sorry for you and if anyone cares for you, even a little, they will run out and get you this joyful and snarky, life-affirming, love-celebrating novel."
Sam (2023) Allegra Goodman "Sam is a deeply wise and empathetic portrait of this unforgettable girl, making her way into this tricky world and into the reader's life."
Our American Friend (2022) Anna Pitoniak "An irresistible political thriller with wit and heart, Our American friend is a fascinating take on a mysterious fictional First Lady and a moving, rueful exploration of love, loyalty and the presence of the past."
Vera (2021) Carol Edgarian "In Vera, the past is as alive as you are, the brilliantly illuminated characters loving and surviving, breaking and building, destroying and redeeming, in rich detail and true color. Vera’s 1906 is a world we see and live in."
The Smash-Up (2021) Ali Benjamin "Sharply funny, perceptive, and surprising at every turn, The Smash-Up is a story that’s acid-etched and full of heart. Ali Benjamin is Edith Wharton with fresh eyes."
The Daughters of Erietown (2020) Connie Schultz "This is a big, deep, warm, and moving story of unforgettable women who make and shape their families. With the eye and ear of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the insight and language of a born storyteller, Schultz immerses us in The Daughters of Erietown, from love to loss and back."
Sea Wife (2020) Amity Gaige "Sea Wife is an immersive pleasure. Amity Gaige captivates us, tricks us, and transports us. She understands the inner and the outer world - from quiet misery to murderous seas - and there is no world she cannot explore and illuminate."
Hannah's War (2020) Jan Eliasberg "Jan Eliasberg knows how to open big with strong suspense and wry humor and take us for a hurtling ride through one of America's most complex moments. The wonderful characters of Hannah's War bring together a moving love story, a high-stakes mystery and a fascinating look into the moral compass of an exceptional woman."
An American Marriage (2018) Tayari Jones "Tayari Jones is a great storyteller. An American Marriage holds the reader from first page to last, with her compassionate observation, her clear-eyed insight and her beautifully written and complex characters. Jones understands love and loss and writes with passion and precision about the forces that move us all from one to another."
Gypsy Moth Summer (2017) Julia Fierro "This novel shakes and stirs family saga and summer romance upside down. The irresistible story-telling brings to life each character and Fierro doesn't just observe, she knows...Like all great novelists, she gives us the world."
We Were Strangers Once (2017) Betsy Carter "Betsy Carter's warm and beautiful prose brings us love, tragedy, mystery and hope in a moving celebration of America and the people who have come to it."
Painted Horses (2014) Malcolm Brooks "This novel has the hard thrill of the West, when it was still a new world, the tenderness of first love and the pain of knowledge. A gripping, compulsively readable page-turner."
