📚 There was no shortage of stories and ideas to keep us turning the pages well past bedtime. Between fresh voices and established authors, the literary landscape has something for everyone, whether you want to learn something new or escape into a different world for a while.

#1- YOU LIKE IT DARKER: Stephen King’s latest collection of twelve stories showcases the master of creepiness’s talent for finding horror in various forms — from supernatural threats to psychological terrors — while exploring deeper themes about talent, relationships, and mortality. The stories in You Like It Darker range from ghostly tales to crime narratives, maintaining King’s signature ability to tap into readers’ primal fears.

#2- REJECTION: Tony Tulathimutte’s Rejection is a collection of seven interconnected stories featuring characters continuously finding new rock bottoms as they wrestle with obsession, self-delusion, and the need for validation. It is a darkly comedic examination of modern relationships, identity, and the endless human need for connection in a world of rejection.

#3- SHE-WOLVES: Paulina Bren examines the history of women on Wall Street from the 1960s onward, chronicling their fight in the male-dominated financial industry. She-Wolves traces the evolution from the first generation of women who worked as secretaries and typists to later waves of business school graduates who sought higher positions.

#4- SUPREMACY: Parmy Olson analyzes how OpenAI’s Sam Altman and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis’ idealistic goals gave way to commercial pressures as they developed their technology. Supremacy explores the unregulated risks of AI development, from economic disruption to ethical concerns, highlighting how tech companies’ rush for profit has overshadowed responsible innovation.

#5- THE GOD OF THE WOODS: Liz Moore’s crime novel is set in 1975 at Camp Emerson. The story follows the disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara from the same camp where her brother vanished years earlier. Through assistant investigator Judy Luptack’s perspective, The God of the Woods unravels dark family secrets while exploring themes of abuse, trauma, and the challenges faced by women in law enforcement.

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