We’ve Got Even More Book Suggestions

In early April, we were both struggling to focus and looking for an escape from a shut-down world, so we turned to the National Book Foundation's Lisa Lucas and author and Books Are Magic owner Emma Straub for some reading recs. Now, exactly 99 days later, Lisa is back, this time with podcast regular and Riverhead Books publisher Jynne Dilling Martin to restock our shelves with recommendations. There's something for everyone this episode, whether you're looking for a graphic novel to keep your short attention span in check, a historical trilogy set in the court of Henry V (complete with its own plague), a sci-fi battle royale set in New York City, or a New York Times bestseller all your friends are probably reading right now. A reminder to order any of the books that make it on your must-read list from your local bookseller or one of these Black bookstores across the U.S.—or, from Bookshop.org, which gives money from sales for independent bookstores. Here's a full list of what we talked about: The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom Weather by Jenny Offill Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins Severance by Ling Ma What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez The Friend by Sigrid Nunez Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Mothers by Brit Bennett 12 Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis Man V. Nature by Diane Cook The New Wilderness by Diane Cook The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow Lisa: @LikaLuka Follow Jynne: @Jynnnne Follow Lale: @LaleHannah Follow Meredith: @Ohheytheremere Follow Women Who Travel: @WomenWhoTravel