The Shampoo Effect
Jenny Jackson
From the Pineapple Street author: a New Yorker parachutes into a tight seaside-town friend group and stirs everything up. A fun, fast beach read with a little more going on underneath.
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Alan Opts Out
Courtney Maum
An ad guy tanks the biggest pitch of his life and decides to just... opt out of capitalism entirely, from his suburban Connecticut backyard. Funny and sharp about ambition and privilege.
★ 5Heart the Lover
Lily King
A college love triangle from the '80s reignites decades later when crisis pulls the three back together. Turns out it's Casey from Writers & Lovers all grown up, and King just keeps getting better.
The Road to Tender Hearts
Annie Hartnett
An 80-year-old sets off across the country to win back his high school crush, then gets saddled with two orphaned grandkids and a cat who can predict death. Darkly funny and big-hearted at once.