They say life is stranger than fiction. Here are five books that brilliantly blend the two.

Check out the thrilling prequel to Ken Follett’s beloved Kingsbridge series, and best of the month selections in the mystery, biography, and science fiction genres.

This month is an embarrassment of riches with highly anticipated releases from Yaa Gyasi and Elena Ferrante, fan favorites Fredrik Backman and Jodi Picoult, the prequel to Ken Follett's phenomenal Kingsbridge series, and a debut that is drawing lots of well deserved attention.

A powerful memoir that examines the ways in which institutionalized racism permeates our judicial system, Fredrick Backman returns with another endearing yarn that will expand your empathy in unlikely places, and Claudia Rankine challenges herself and her readers to confront questions about about privilege and bias.   

This month offers an addictive debut, a powerful memoir that examines the ways in which institutionalized racism permeates our judicial system, the latest from Louise Penny's beloved Chief Inspector Gamache series, and more.

In photos and stories, Hayes offers a different kind of love letter to New York city, one penned in the early days of the pandemic.

Helen Macdonald returns with a collection of essays that uncovers the poetry and power of the natural world, David Heska Wanbli Weiden has penned an impressive thriller set on a Native American reservation, and Amanda McCrina offers a novel about WWII which will please teen and adult audiences alike.

These are the books we’ll be happily buried in for the next few days.

A heart-wrenching memoir from a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, another from "an astronomical Indiana Jones," and the latest thriller from the author of Anatomy of a Scandal. 

This is a great opportunity to learn about the origins of these popular series, or to start them anew.

Here is what some of the Amazon Books editors had to say about the fantastic fictions on offer this month.

This year has been a disappointment in many ways, but not where great reads are concerned. Once again we felt compelled to extend our typical list of top ten favorites to twelve, and we're delighted to share them with you.

While 2020 has been a disappointment in many ways, it’s been a boon for books. And thank goodness! Because who hasn’t needed an escape, to be inspired, to learn something or be transported. Who hasn’t needed help making sense of the messiness of life? These novels will do that for you and more.  

Don't let a weird title turn you off from a great read.

When it comes to summer reading, the best-selling thriller author enjoys page-turners that rival her own. Here are some recent favorites.