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I Want You to Be Happy
Jem Calder
★★★★· Published 2026· 272 pages· read 2026
A 35-year-old copywriter and a 23-year-old barista collide in a London bar — and it's less a love story than a tender, sharp look at being broke and adrift in your 20s and 30s. Sally Rooney's a fan.
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The River
Peter Heller
Two college friends on a canoe trip in the far north race a wildfire — and stumble into something worse. Tense and gorgeous.
The Vacationers
Emma Straub
One family, one Mallorca vacation, every simmering tension along for the trip. The perfect beach read from Straub.
The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
A travel writer who hates leaving home, and the chaotic dog trainer who shakes him loose. One of Tyler's most beloved, and I get why.