Family Drama

I Leave It Up to You

By Jinwoo Chong

This is a charming premise: After a 23-month coma, Jack Jr. wakes up to find his Manhattan life has evaporated and a global pandemic has set in. Where in this bewildering new world can he begin again? At his Umma and Appa’s sushi restaurant, back in Jersey. Jinwoo Chong, the author of Flux, offers guaranteed laughter and even a chance of romance in this promising sophomore novel.

This is a charming premise: After a 23-month coma, Jack Jr. wakes up to find his Manhattan life has evaporated and a global pandemic has set in. Where in this bewildering new world can he begin again? At his Umma and Appa’s sushi restaurant, back…

Flashlight

By Susan Choi

Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise, a story of power and perspective set at a 1980s performing arts high school, won the National Book Award in 2019 for the way it undid and upended narrative expectations. We have high hopes for Flashlight, and we know not to expect a straightforward structure. Beginning with a tragedy befalling a father and his 10-year-old daughter, the book branches out into different family members’ perspectives and peers into Korean, American and Japanese history.

Susan Choi’s Trust Exercise, a story of power and perspective set at a 1980s performing arts high school, won the National Book Award in 2019 for the way it undid and upended narrative expectations. We have high hopes for Flashlight, and we know not…

I’ll Come to You

By Rebecca Kauffman

Rebecca Kauffman’s thoughtful portrayal of family relationships in all their tension and secrets as well as intimacy and wonder in I’ll Come to You resembles the introspective style of authors like Ethan Joella or Ann Napolitano.

Rebecca Kauffman’s thoughtful portrayal of family relationships in all their tension and secrets as well as intimacy and wonder in I’ll Come to You resembles the introspective style of authors like Ethan Joella or Ann Napolitano.

Rental House

By Weike Wang

Weike Wang’s excellent dialogue, especially in scenes with in-laws, will make you laugh out loud as her third novel, Rental House, examines what grown children and aging parents owe one another.

Weike Wang’s excellent dialogue, especially in scenes with in-laws, will make you laugh out loud as her third novel, Rental House, examines what grown children and aging parents owe one another.

The Magnificent Ruins

By Nayantara Roy

For the Lahiris, the family at the heart of Nayantara Roy’s deliciously long The Magnificent Ruins, white-hot hate, resentment and violence mingle with love, loyalty and moments of tenderness.

For the Lahiris, the family at the heart of Nayantara Roy’s deliciously long The Magnificent Ruins, white-hot hate, resentment and violence mingle with love, loyalty and moments of tenderness.

The Night We Lost Him

By Laura Dave

From the bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me (now a limited series on Apple TV+) comes a tale of two siblings, Nora and Sam, as they untangle their father’s past in order to make sense of his “accidental” cliff side death.

From the bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me (now a limited series on Apple TV+) comes a tale of two siblings, Nora and Sam, as they untangle their father’s past in order to make sense of his “accidental” cliff side death.

Here One Moment

By Liane Moriarty

On an otherwise ordinary flight, a seemingly unremarkable woman known as “The Death Lady” informs every passenger as to when and how they are going to die. Their attempts to (and not to) change fate propel this philosophical novel.

On an otherwise ordinary flight, a seemingly unremarkable woman known as “The Death Lady” informs every passenger as to when and how they are going to die. Their attempts to (and not to) change fate propel this philosophical novel.

Banyan Moon

By Thao Thai

In Thao Thai’s Banyan Moon, Vietnamese American artist Ann Tran struggles with the loss of her grandmother, Minh.

In Thao Thai’s Banyan Moon, Vietnamese American artist Ann Tran struggles with the loss of her grandmother, Minh.

Hula

By Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes

Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes’ moving multigenerational novel centers on Hi’i Naupaka, a hula dancer following in her mother’s footsteps but missing the full truth about her parentage.

Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes’ moving multigenerational novel centers on Hi'i Naupaka, a hula dancer following in her mother’s footsteps but missing the full truth about her parentage.

Black Candle Women

By Diane Marie Brown

Diane Marie Brown’s Black Candle Women tells the story of three fierce Black women united by the spells and elixirs that have been passed down in their family.

Diane Marie Brown’s Black Candle Women tells the story of three fierce Black women united by the spells and elixirs that have been passed down in their family.

Burnt Sugar

By Avni Doshi

In Burnt Sugar, Avni Doshi probes the complexity of the mother-daughter tie as newly married Antara and her mother, Tara, must come to terms with the past while facing an uncertain future.

In Burnt Sugar, Avni Doshi probes the complexity of the mother-daughter tie as newly married Antara and her mother, Tara, must come to terms with the past while facing an uncertain future.

Apples Never Fall

By Liane Moriarty

We love a messy family drama, and Apples Never Fall fits the bill. It’s an exploration of marriage and sibling rivalry that follows four grown siblings who grapple with the disappearance of their mother and the likely culpability of their father.

We love a messy family drama, and Apples Never Fall fits the bill. It’s an exploration of marriage and sibling rivalry that follows four grown siblings who grapple with the disappearance of their mother and the likely culpability of their father.

The Alternatives

By Caoilinn Hughes

In Caoilinn Hughes’ The Alternatives, the Flattery sisters have a lot to navigate. When the oldest, Olwen, goes missing, the other three come together on a quest to find her.

In Caoilinn Hughes’ The Alternatives, the Flattery sisters have a lot to navigate. When the oldest, Olwen, goes missing, the other three come together on a quest to find her.

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