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The Sisters
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
★★★★· Published 2023· 656 pages· read 2026
A sprawling, propulsive family saga about three sisters and the curse hanging over them for decades. It landed on the NYT's ten best books of the year, and I get why.
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Famous Men
Julie Buntin
A young woman convinced a Pulitzer-winning poet might be her father follows his trail to an NYC MFA program. Buntin's debut Marlena got a ton of love, and this one digs into power — in academia, between men and women, parents and kids.
★ 5The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Four grown siblings, one dwindling inheritance, and endless family dysfunction. Funny and sharp — I tore through it.
The Good Mother
Sue Miller
A divorced mother's custody fight turns on her own desire. Sue Miller is so good on the fault lines of family.