The 10 best books you'll want to read this January, according to Amazon's editors
"American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins
In this compulsively readable, empathy-arousing read, a mother and son are forced to flee from Acapulco to the United States after inadvertently getting in the crosshairs of a drug cartel.
"Uncanny Valley" by Anna Wiener
In this timely memoir that serves as a cautionary tale, Anna Wiener describes her transition from book publishing to the Silicon Valley bubble, a place with excesses and unbridled ambitions that overshadowed its progressive ideals.
"Boys and Sex" by Peggy Orenstein
Hyper-masculinity, hookup culture, racial stereotypes, and consent are among the numerous topics discussed in this compassionate, insightful, and potentially uncomfortable read by Peggy Orenstein.
"Tiny Habits" by BJ Fogg
A perfect new-year-new-you read, "Tiny Habits" is a prescriptive guide for changing behaviors that are impeding you from achieving goals ranging from getting more sleep, to losing weight, to reducing stress and anxiety.
"Long Bright River" by Liz Moore
In this Dennis Lehane-esqe thriller that's also a moving story of family and addiction, a policewoman must investigate the disappearance of her estranged sister, who may have fallen prey to a serial killer.
"Dear Edward" by Ann Napolitano
Twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor of a plane crash that kills 183 other passengers, including his family. "Dear Edward" is the poignant story of some of those passengers, and of summoning the resilience necessary to move forward after unimaginable tragedy.
"Agency" by William Gibson
In William Gibson's thought-provoking sequel to The Peripheral, which can also be read as a stand-alone, individuals in the future are reckless puppeteers with other people's pasts.
"Wilmington's Lie" by David Zucchino
Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino sheds light on a dark and little-known part of history: the overthrow of an elected government in the U.S. by white supremacists bent on destroying their mixed-race community.
"The Night Country" by Melissa Albert
In Melissa Albert's fascinating (and macabre) follow-up to her dark fairy tale, "The Hazel Wood," Alice Proserpine escapes the Hinterlands, but her attempts to forge a normal life in New York City prove highly challenging (and potentially deadly).
"The Wives" by Tarryn Fisher
Seth has three wives. After finding a piece of paper with a random woman's name on it, the wife he is legally married to surreptitiously seeks her out. This sets off a chain of events with catastrophic consequences in this page-turning psychological thriller.
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