THE YEAR'S Best Books GREAT GIFTS!

As 2023 draws to a close, we're looking back at our favorite books from a variety of old and new authors and compelling genres. Whether you give them or keep them, consider the holidays solved.

- LIZZ SCHUMER

BEST SCIENCE FICTION

The Future by Naomi Alderman

In this all-too-prescient dystopian novel, two women may hold the keys to the end of the world: a famous survivalist on the run from assassination and a former cult member whose apocalyptic warnings are starting to come true. This is a story about money and power and how. both can corrupt us or set us free. Clear your weekend for a compelling one-sitting read. $29

BEST CAMPUS DRAMA

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

A murder at a New Hampshire boarding school, a student-turned-podcast-host, a guest professor who can't help digging up long-buried secrets and all the fallout that results - this thriller features gripping suspense, sketchy moral codes and a little '90s nostalgia. $28

BEST GHOST STORIES

Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Ghosts, monsters and things that go bump in the night abound in this spooktacular collection of scary stories from Indigenous and Native authors. Whatever your preferred flavor of scariness, there's a story here that will keep you awake long after you've turned off the lights. $17

NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB PICK

The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl