Best Books of 2. 01. So Far)Whether you prefer your reading sexy and satirical, political and polarizing, or simply amusing, the year's best releases are guaranteed to hit the spot by providing some much- needed escapism, while challenging the status quo and sparking timely conversation. The best books of 2. We live in exhausting times—why not escape for a bit with a book? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.

Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years by David Litt. Remember when Presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of unhinged tweets? Former Obama speechwriter David Litt reflects on a time when fact- checking was an integral part of Whitehouse protocol, climate change was acknowledged as a real thing, and presidents not only turned up to the White House Correspondents’ Dinners—they also performed comic skits with Keegan- Michael Key.

In this candid memoir, Litt brings us inside Obamaworld, recalling the electrifying moment he discovered Obama and how he arrived at the White House at 2. White House speechwriters in history) to eventually become Obama’s go- to comedy writer. We get an inside look into politics as it was under the former administration, and we discover why Litt believes the legacy of Barack Obama will prevail long after the age of Donald Trump. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.

Shop: Amazon. com. Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions by Stephen Colbert and The Staff of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Based on the popular segment from The Late Show in which Stephen Colbert reenacts his most beloved Catholic tradition—confession—this illustrated collection of Midnight Confessions reveals more of his most shameful secrets. What’s his favorite thing to binge watch? Alcohol entering his own mouth.) True to Colbert form, this book is witty, clever, and fun. And just in case he ever asks if he can pet your dog, say no. He’s only asking because the men’s room was out of hand towels.

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Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss. From the bestselling author of The History of Love comes a moving and mesmerizing story about two New Yorkers on a search for meaning.

Recently divorced 6. Jules Epstein is giving away most of his money in a quest to free himself of possessions. With the last of it, he decides to travel to Israel to honor his deceased parents. Simultaneously, novelist Nicole, well- known for her authentic Jewish characters, leaves her family in Brooklyn and heads to Tel Aviv to write and analyze her failing marriage from afar. What unfolds in Israel irrevocably alters both of their lives and unlocks a little of life’s mysteries along the way. Shop: Amazon. com.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. In the small progressive town of Shaker Heights in Cleveland, Ohio, residents are proud of the community they’ve built. It’s a place where no one sees race, neighbors care for one another, and everyone abides by the rules.

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But when a childless couple decide to adopt a Chinese- American baby left at a fire station, everyone—particularly self- appointed town watchdog Elana Richardson and single- mother Mia Warren—seems to have conflicting opinions about what’s best for the child. Just like Ng did in her haunting debut novel Everything I Never Told You, she once again weaves race and identity in America into what is also a captivating tale about the nature of secrets and family. Shop: Amazon. com. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. The Golden House by Salman Rushdie.

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Rushdie’s provocative new novel opens on the historic eve of Barack Obama’s election. Secretive billionaire Nero Golden and his three sons have recently moved into an exclusive Greenwich Village community where they meet a budding filmmaker René, the novel’s narrator. René quickly decides that the Goldens are the perfect subject for a mockumentary style film, and this premise enables him to become fully immersed in the family’s fraught ecosystem. When the Trump- like presidential candidate Gary “Green” Gwynplaine, who calls himself the Joker, enters the story, things become shockingly familiar. What follows is a riveting and timely examination of American politics and values. Shop: Amazon. com. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.

Things That Happened Before the Earthquake by Chiara Barzini. When 1. 5- year- old Eugenia’s family is cast as the face of Italian SPAM (yes, the canned meat), her father, Ettore, decides that the logical next step is to hit up his one contact in Hollywood—the guy who wrote the Phil Collins song “Run to Paradise.” And so the family moves from Rome to post- riot, early ’9. Los Angeles—specifically to the less- than- idyllic San Fernando Valley. Eugenia’s parents quickly begin work on a low- budget psychological horror film (complete with Johnny Depp cameo). Against this wild backdrop, Eugenia begins her own cultural (and sexual) awakening—one that takes her from skipping high school classes to counter- culture Topanga Canyon, the Mojave Desert, and beyond. This hypnotizing and audacious first novel is inspired by Barzini’s own teenage years in L. A., and the unusual details are like nothing captured in fiction before.

Shop: Amazon. com. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta. Season 4 Episode 5 Futurama. U R MY MILF! Send me a naked pic!! Divorced mother Eve Fletcher has never, ever, received a text like this before. Could it be from one of her son Brendan’s friends?

What exactly is a MILF anyway? A quick Google search catapults Eve into a seemingly endless world of porn; a week later, she’s watched more Milfateria than she’d care to admit. Eve’s porn discovery prompts her to push the boundaries in real life with both cringe- worthy and exhilarating consequences. Perrotta, author of the hits Election, Little Children, and The Leftovers, once again delivers a riveting story about the longing for human connection and the inherent complications that arise when we challenge the status quo. Shop: Amazon. com. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. New People by Danzy Senna.

Maria and Khalil are the seemingly perfect couple; they’re both the same shade of beige, they live in a small, culturally- elite apartment in Brooklyn, and they’ve been cast in a film, New People, about biracial relationships.