BOOK JACK

Fannie Flagg’s 2016 novel The Whole Town’s Talking is a tender, funny, and moving portrait of Elmwood Springs, Missouri—a multigenerational story about community, memory, love, and the quiet endurance of ordinary lives.

David Lowery’s Mother Mary teams Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel for a stylish, high-interest drama about fame, image, and the emotional cost of becoming an icon.

Stephen King’s 2014 novel Revival starts as a quietly moving coming-of-age story and evolves into one of his darkest, most unforgettable works—an eerie meditation on faith, grief, addiction, and the terrifying unknown.

Set on the wild western edge of Ireland, Eilís Dillon’s The Island of Horses is a beautifully written adventure novel filled with danger, mystery, and the stirring pull of the sea.