Picoult's new novel explores 9/11

The bestselling author just released Hollow Bones, her 30th novel, a deeply moving story about love and loss centered on the September 11th attacks.

Readers seek books with emotional depth

Many readers who finished Hollow Bones are now searching for other books with the same emotional impact and intriguing plots.

Picoult shares her favorite reads

Over the years, the My Sister's Keeper and Mad Honey author has recommended five books that are just as compelling as her own work.

Happiness Falls explores family mystery

In this 2023 Good Morning America book club pick, a young woman must uncover what happened to her father through her nonverbal brother who has a rare genetic condition.

“I read Happiness Falls in a single day. I can't remember a book with more layers.”

Angie Kim tackles bias and ableism

Picoult praised the novel for its layers exploring bias, language, ableism, racism, and family dynamics alongside multiple twists that keep readers riveted.

This Time Tomorrow asks what if

Emma Straub's page-turner follows a woman who wakes up as her 16-year-old self on her 40th birthday and must decide whether to change the past.

A love story across time

Picoult called the book a beautiful meditation on the special bond between a father and daughter that transcends time, leaving her in tears.

“I just finished This Time Tomorrow and I'm crying at its message and its honesty and its utter beauty.”

All My Rage spans two timelines

This National Book Award winner tells parallel stories of an arranged marriage in 1990s Pakistan and two best friends facing crisis in modern-day California.

Tahir explores the American dream

Picoult loved this young adult novel so much she wrote a blurb for its cover, calling it a gorgeous story about the costs of the American dream.

“All My Rage is a gorgeous, star-crossed story about the costs of the American dream.”

Addie LaRue makes a dark bargain

V.E. Schwab's bestseller begins in 1714 France when a woman makes a deal with a mysterious creature for immortality but at the cost of being forgotten by everyone.

Picoult wishes she wrote it first

Picoult loves this book so much she regularly gifts it to others, calling it one she wishes she had written and expressing jealousy over Schwab's concept.

“It's one of those books that I wish I had written first; I'm so jealous that I didn't.”

Famous Last Words delivers twists

Gillian McAllister's thriller follows a mother who discovers her husband is holding hostages in London and must piece together the truth about the man she thought she knew.

McAllister blindsides with surprises

Picoult praised the book for unexpected twists and a rare poignancy about relationships and love, calling it brilliant and saying it left her gasping.

“This novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping.”