The Books Our Authors Are Giving This Year

Chris Bohjalian: “Fantastic — deeply moving, astute, and often funny as hell. Rufi Thorpe writes about friendship with grace and insight, and the emotional mechanics (and emotional landmines) of growing up with a wisdom that floors me. Also? Has scenes with Pop-Tarts, which always earns bonus points.”

Jennifer Niven: “This sparkling wonder-filled middle grade novel is life-affirming, joy-inducing, and full of heart.”

Jennifer Niven: “A beautiful and profoundly powerful heartache of a novel that makes me want to not only be the best writer I can be, but the very best human I can be.”

Jasmine Guillory: “This is the perfect book to give to anyone trying to figure out their life (which is…just about everyone I know). It’s about all kinds of love and all sorts of relationships, from romantic, to family, to friendship, to those ones that don’t quite fit any of those categories but are still so important. It’s also very funny, and has lots of delicious food in it — a great gift for anyone!”

Jasmine Guillory: “Give this book to anyone who thinks presidential biographies are bloated and boring — it’ll change their mind! This biography of George Washington is entertaining, educational, unusual, and made me laugh out loud more than once. A great book for dads and precocious teens alike.”

Riley Sager: “Fans of the The Office–and there are many–will love learning how the remake of a British sitcom became one of the most beloved shows of all time. Told entirely by the cast, crew and creators who made it happen, it’s a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at everyone’s favorite dysfunctional paper company.”

Riley Sager: “This in-depth look at the magic of movie musicals, written by a woman who knows her cinema history, is as bright and bubbly as a chorus girl and as light on its feet as Fred Astaire at his peak. A must-read for movie lovers like myself.”

Fiona Davis: “A delightfully sordid collection of real-life murders in jazz-age New York City, charting the early days of forensic methods of investigation, written by a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist.”