What to Read After the 10 Books Everyone Is Reading Right Now

Every pick here starts from a book a lot of people are reading right now, then points somewhere less obvious. The pairing is never vague vibes, it is one specific thing: a tone, a pace, a setting, a particular relationship, a kind of humor, a plot shape. For each one you get the reason to read it and the reason to skip it, because knowing when a book is not for you is worth just as much as knowing when it is.

1. All Systems Red — Martha Wells #1
2. The Paper Palace — Miranda Cowley Heller #2
3. The Hook Up — Kristen Callihan #3
4. Him — Sarina Bowen #4
5. Shadeslinger — Kyle Kirrin #5
6. Rebecca — Daphne du Maurier #6
7. The Last Mrs. Parrish — Liv Constantine #7
8. Circe — Madeline Miller #8
9. A Man Called Ove — Fredrik Backman #9
10. Every Summer After — Carley Fortune #10