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[quote=Anonymous]Here are a few I've read recently and enjoyed. I've tried to include a little info about why I'm recommending them.

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
A podcaster returns to her boarding school/high school to teach a class and ends up investigating a case from her days there as a student--murder of a classmate. I liked the way the main character revisited certain things that were accepted without question as a teen. I really like Makkai and found this book to be nuanced with flawed characters ... which I happen to love.

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
This takes place in Brooklyn Heights and basically examines multigenerational wealth through a few different POVs.

Goodbye Phone, Hello World by Paul Greenberg
Some ideas on being without your phone and why it's important to do so.

Station Eleven or Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (if you read both, I'd read them in this order)
I really love St. John as a storyteller and the way her books seem to slip around in time and from one POV to another.

The Bookshop Around The Corner by Jenny Colgan 
This is honestly like the biggest hug in book form. A librarian moves to rural Scotland to find herself/open a bookshop.

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan 
Another moving around in time/place/POV exploring the idea of memory ... in the book you can externalize your memories and share them with others (and experience their memories too).

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