Like the blockbuster hit, Gone Girl, this Dutch bestseller makes devious use of class-consciousness and unreliable narration to tell the story of two sets of parents brought together by their sons' involvement in a horrific act.

While comedian and Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead doesn't have the name recognition of the inimitable Tina, her new collection of autobiographical essays follows in Fey's hilarious and empowering footsteps.

This novel about three best friends in 1960s small-town America packs the same emotional, political and at-times comedic punch as Kathryn Stockett's 2009 best seller.

This story is what might have happened if Cheryl Strayed or Elizabeth Gilbert had stayed home to tend to a century-old Michigan farmhouse. Bootstrapper is a memoir of grit, determination and a healthy amount of hog butchering.

You want sexy? We'll give you sexy. Damien Stark is a man who has never heard no--that is, until he meets a fiery woman who does things on her own terms. Erotic bathtub scenes ensue.

Although built around the self-help-book gimmick, How to Get Filthy Rich quickly transcends that schticky conceit and becomes a funny and moving exploration of class and (like The Great Gatsby) the triumphs and pitfalls of becoming a new person.

Strong female lead? Check. Crazy post-apocalyptic unnamed future? Check. Death, survival and a touch of teenage romance? Check, check and check. This new YA novel (the first in a trilogy) is garnering serious praise and a lot of Katniss comparisons.

Deceptively lighthearted and playfully experimental (think narration told through emails, faxes and other nontraditional media), Where'd You Go, Bernadette definitely brings to mind the award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad.

From an investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed-food industry and its connection to the obesity epidemic. Prepare to rethink your relationship with your shopping cart.

There's nobody quite like Curtis Sittenfeld...except, well, Curtis Sittenfeld. Her new book (about sisters with psychic abilities) has all the so-realistic-you-might-cry stuff you expect from the author of Prep and American Wife.

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald are having a moment. And this small but stunning book about the end of their great romance has a totally immersive living-history Paris Wife vibe.

Fans of Scandinavian crime fiction rejoice! The Healer (about a serial killer haunting Finland) builds a believably dark and ominous world, and like The Girl With... series, sets to explore the darkest secrets of seemingly normal people.

Like Patti Smith, Richard Hell was a foundational member of the New York punk scene (he most notably fronted the band Television), and like Just Kids, his gritty autobiography explores coming of age in an exciting and dangerous 1970s.

Ann Patchett's Bel Canto has been widely praised for its effortless lyricism and attention to transcendent beauty in the face of great terror. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Orphan Master's Son follows suit, taking on the mysterious and misunderstood world of North Korea.

You might best know Lauren Graham for her performance in Gilmore Girls, but her just-released debut novel about a young woman trying to make it in New York shows she also has writerly chops. Think Devil Wears Prada set in the competitive world of theater.

Why are people named Kim more likely to donate to victims of Hurricane Katrina rather than those of Hurricane Rita? Can decorating your walls make you more honest? NYU psychology professor Adam Alter explores the visual forces that shape us in this Gladwell-esque pop-sci romp.

The Tiger's Wife may have already hit your book-club circles, but if you haven't picked up this novel about a Balkan doctor and the remarkable power of allegory, it's worth doing so now. The Life of Pi similarities go beyond the tiger, we promise.

Set in two Venices--the modern physical world and a virtual alternate reality--this highly anticipated debut novel has everything you'd expect from your favorite Dan Brown: murder, corruption, CIA conspiracies and, of course, plenty of corrupt Catholicism to go around.

Though Sheryl Sandberg may be having a moment, she's certainly not the first to advise women in the workplace. How Remarkable Women Lead was written in 2009 with a message of empowering self-advocacy that would definitely fly at your nearest "Lean In Circle."

This devastating and electrifying novel about an inner-city teen trying to make it against all odds (poverty, unplanned pregnancy, etc.) has echoes of the 1996 book Push, which inspired the award-winning film Precious.

Books about how we deal with death might not be at the top of your beach-read list. But if you're a fan of the brutally honest and lyrically raw Didion, it's worth picking up Will Schwalbe's stunning memoir about the book club he formed with his mother in the final years of her life.

Here to prove that the young-adult genre isn't all vampires and dystopian death games is the aptly named Rainbow Rowell. Her charming Eleanor & Park--about two quirky teens who fall in love--brings to mind last year's stellar The Fault in Our Stars.

Preorder this debut novel (it hits bookstores in July) about a young Mexican girl who uses a game of cards to tell the story of her family's tragic demise. Like Junot Diaz, Zambrano has a flair for the intersection of Latin American history and the plight of the average teenager.

Maybe Foodist isn't quite as sassy as the tough-love reliant Skinny Bitch. But it does build upon the idea that losing weight isn't rocket science and you can achieve good, healthy weight loss without crazy, gimmicky diets.

Meg Wolitzer's sweeping new novel follows a group of arts-minded friends throughout their lives, with an attention to surprise and nuance that rivals the great Mary McCarthy.

OK, it doesn't take a genius to see the connection between these two. Like Philippa Gregory, Laura Anderson takes some pretty fun liberties with British history, in this case imagining that Anne Boleyn actually gave Henry VIII the male heir he wanted.

In the wake of Erin Morgenstern's magical-meets-historical The Night Circus comes The Golem and the Jinni, a gorgeous novel about a chance meeting between two mythical beings (one Yiddish, one Middle Eastern) in 1899 New York.

A sweeping and tragi-comic novel about family and redemption, May We Be Forgiven is what might have happened if Jonathan Franzen had teamed up with the Coen brothers. This story of a flailing man left to raise his brother's children is one of the best books we've read all year.

From the virtues of a shower puff to her hatred of the word delish, comedian Laurie Notaro's newest collection of essays has a Sedaris feel with a slightly raunchier sensibility. A beach-bag must.

George R. R. Martin not writing fast enough for you? Try The Name of the Wind, the first in Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller series. This high-action tale of a young magician making his way in the world has the epic nature of Game of Thrones with a little dose of Narnia thrown in.