Barnes & Noble’s annual Book Haul sale is back, with up to 50% deals on hardcovers (including fiction, nonfiction, YA, and signed books) and other deals on paperbacks and comics. Here, we’ve broken down our most beloved picks to grab while they’re hot — stories that center on enrapturing narratives, powerful women, and relatable (but poignant) truths. Find our favorites below!
The icon’s revelatory tale lets you relive the early aughts while discovering the stories behind your favorite Britney hits. In a heart-wrenching, poignant tale, the pop star divulges her experiences behind some of pop culture's most publicized scandals and devastating tragedies. It’s an absolute must-read for anyone looking to understand the truth behind celebrity culture and the entertainment industry. Spears negotiated a stunning $15 million deal for the critically acclaimed memoir, with the book selling over two million copies in the U.S. alone.
The acclaimed author's first work of historical fiction topped bestseller lists and made it to Oprah's book club. The novel explores the tale of a Scottish abolitionist and Jamaican former slave who find themselves embroiled in one of London's most famous society scandals — where a bankrupt Australian butcher claimed to be the long-lost heir to the grand Tichborne estate and fortune. Featuring a fictionalized Charles Dickens, the work explores the nature of Britain’s class system and culture with Smith’s trademark zaniness and tongue-in-cheek writing style.
Exploring the often overlooked perspective of the American wife during the Vietnam war, the story links an attorney and homemaker's retrospective attempts to reconcile their earnest volunteer and service work in Saigon with their husband’s contributions to the tragedy of the war’s civilian deaths. Exploring themes of politics, war, sacrifice, and absolution, the riveting novel was a 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist and featured in best-of shortlists by Esquire, NPR, Vogue, and the Los Angeles Times.
This rich, complex family saga details the story of a World War II veteran and his family who purchases a house deep in the mountains of Vermont, far from the troubles and nuclear scares of 20th century life. As Katherine, the protagonist, grows up and leaves her idyllic, isolated childhood behind, she struggles to reconcile her idealistic beliefs with the increasingly radical changes brought by the 60s and 70s social movements. Spanning eighty years, the tale is a narrative of disruption, inheritance, idealism, and the downfall of empires.
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10 Must-Read Novels for Women in Their 20s
There is nothing more magical than curling up with a cozy read. The only thing that might come close to this magic is navigating womanhood in your 20s. Whenever I feel lonely, I pick up one of these comforting reads because literature has a beautiful way of being your friend-in-a-pocket. If I were asked to recommend any literary works to my fellow women, it’d have to be one of these (if not all). Read ahead to get the inside scoop on which novels function as a womanhood handbook.
A period piece set in 1919, the novel tells the story of John Sawtelle and his wife, Mary, who move with their dogs to Wisconsin's thick north woods in order to discover a life of meaning, purpose, and adventure, featuring a plethora of human, animal, and "otherworldly" characters. With a myriad of settings that include a small-town car factory, a midwestern firestorm, and humanity's ancient past, the crux of the book relies on the eternal relationship between dogs and people. The book is a prequel to the New York Times bestseller The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, a retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the Midwest.
Named one of Vogue’s Best Books of 2024, the novel follows three Asian teenagers and artistic collaborators who find themselves navigating polar opposite social classes and worlds during adulthood, struggling to balance their optimism for the future with building satisfying lives in a structurally imperfect world. Called "refreshingly girl-centric" with "wholly alive" characters, the novel explores the downside of long-held ideals in the innovations of social activism, fine art performance, and the internet, all through the various subcultures and changes of the 80s, 90s, and fantasy 2040s.
There has never been a better time to delve into Jane Austen’s most famous novel-of-manners classic than this fall. The novel explores the characters and romances of five Bennet sisters — who are obligated to marry to provide for themselves — as they explore the realities of society, family, and relationships. Considered one of the most globally beloved books ever written, this particular Barnes & Noble Classic Edition features a beautifully wrapped, foil-stamped binding, sure to endure for years to come.
Exploring the slow-burning, dramatic stories of three generations of Irish women, it explores a poetic dynasty that struggles with love, abandonment, and duty, alongside the consequences of knowing and experiencing the dark truth behind a beloved public figure whose fortune still provides their living. Featured in "best-of" lists by NPR, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, and Harper's Bazaar, the novel explores themes of trauma, introspection, and hope.
