What We’re Reading

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This month, our reading lists are packed with new thrillers, award-winners, and modern classics.By: Celadon TeamWhen we’re not poring over manuscript submissions, we’re tackling our to-be-read list. This month, we’re paging through a selection of compulsively readable thrillers and true crime, books-turned-into-films, lauded award-winners and finalists, and modern literary classics.

If you’re looking for your next book, try one of our picks. And if you’ve already read any of these titles, give us your review in the comments below.

Jamie Raab
President and Publisher

Stylized graphics of a female figure with an atomic symbol for a head on a yellow background for the cover of "chemistry" by weike wang.Smart, moving, and funny, this anti-coming-of-age story is about the uncertainties of love, life, and even science. #quirky #wonderfulA captivating book cover with a dynamic burst of color, hinting at a thrilling and possibly suspenseful story titled "the perfect mother" by aimee molloy.An addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedly connected when one of their newborns goes missing. #fun #pageturner

Deb Futter
SVP and Co-Publisher

A monochromatic book cover of "when we were orphans" by kazuo ishiguro, featuring vintage photographs and a seal indicating it's a winner of the nobel prize in literature.A complex, intelligent, subtle and restrained psychological novel built along the lines of a detective story, it confirms Ishiguro as one of the most important writers of our time. #hauntingA book cover of "never let me go" by kazuo ishiguro, featuring a close-up of a person's eyes looking upward, with evocative quotes praising the novel.Suspenseful, moving, beautifully atmospheric, Never Let Me Go is modern classic. #voicedriven

Rachel Chou
Associate Publisher

A book cover titled "do no harm" by henry marsh with critical acclaim by the new york times, featuring an illustration of a human brain with red lines possibly depicting the delicate work of neurosurgery.If you believe that brain surgery is a precise and exquisite craft, practiced by calm and detached doctors, this gripping, brutally honest account will make you think again. #gripping #truestories #brainyA book cover for the novel "the woman in the window" by a.j. finn, featuring a striking design with the title text obscured by horizontal lines, creating a sense of mystery and suspense.Twisty and powerful, ingenious and moving, The Woman in the Window is a smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense that recalls the best of Hitchcock. #twisty #gaspoutloud

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Ryan Doherty
Executive Editor

The cover of the book "i'll be gone in the dark: one woman's obsessive search for the golden state killer" by michelle mcnamara, hailed as a new york times bestseller, with an introduction by gillian flynn and an afterword by patton oswalt. the cover features a stark contrast of yellow and black with distressed white lettering.The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. #topical #rippedfromtheheadlines #truecrimeA close-up of an intense gaze, half-obscured by darkness, on the cover of thomas harris' novel "the silence of the lambs," acclaimed by the new york times.An ingenious, masterfully written novel, The Silence of the Lambs is a classic of suspense and storytelling. #terrifying #bestthrillerever #audiobook

Anne Twomey
Creative Director

A book cover titled "the artist's way" by julia cameron, celebrating the 25th anniversary, subtitled "a course in discovering and recovering your creative self," with a testimonial by elizabeth gilbert, author of 'big magic,' and a foreword by natalie goldberg. the cover has a parchment-like background with bold, serif typeface emphasizing the title.A revolutionary program for artistic renewal from the world’s foremost authority on the creative process, The Artist’s Way is a life-changing book. #deeplyspiritual #profoundA woman in traditional korean dress stands contemplatively above a stark mountainous landscape, embodying the themes of heritage and resilience in the novel "pachinko" by min jin lee.This book will encourage and inspire the next generation of designers as well as providing a sourcebook for seasoned designers and educators. #inventivelygeekyIn The Moderns, we meet the men and women who invented and shaped Midcentury Modern graphic design in America. #classic #avantgarde

Randi Kramer
Editorial Assistant

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera. #nerdy #quirky #audiobookIn this gorgeous, page-turning saga, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan, exiled from a home they never knew. #heartfelt

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