Show Don't Tell
Curtis Sittenfeld
Sittenfeld's short stories are every bit as sharp and funny as her novels. She just gets people.
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★ 5Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld
An SNL-style writer falls for the pop star hosting the show and refuses to believe it could work. Smart, swoony, very fun.
★ 5Eligible
Curtis Sittenfeld
A modern-day Pride and Prejudice set in Cincinnati, and enormous fun. No one does banter and human foibles better than Sittenfeld.
★ 5Whistler
Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors for a reason; I couldn't put this down.
★ 5Heart the Lover
Lily King
A college love triangle from the '80s reignites decades later when crisis pulls the three back together. Turns out it's Casey from Writers & Lovers all grown up, and King just keeps getting better.
★ 5Clock Dance
Anne Tyler
A woman who's spent her life being useful to others suddenly drops into a family of strangers who need her. One of Tyler's most tender.