A wedding brings out the best and worst in people. Tensions run high, as do the comedic and dramatic possibilities during a wedding taking place in the shattered world of the 2008 Great Recession. The Pulitzer and National Book Award winning author Louise Erdrich captures it all in The Mighty Red,

In this thoughtful, observant look at Dave's life from that young age on—through love affairs, career changes, and all of life's ups and downs—Hollinghurst once again shows off his singular ability to bring readers inside the world of a character.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. The big books of fall are like tomatoes, or zucchini: You look forward to them all summer and when they finally arrive, in a rush, you have more than you can handle.

We’re in the midst of an ever-present but light curtain of rain over my city of Washington, DC, which means it’s the perfect time to open up a window, get a cup of coffee, and start a new book to distract myself from how gloomy it’s been.