It's All About The Journey In The 9 Best Books Of November

Ori was found as a toddler on a remote island and later on in life, her own motherhood makes her wonder what happened to her mother. Will her deep dive into her memories of a stormy island and beaconless lighthouse change her future?

Happily married and childless by choice, Mona relishes her career as a university linguist. Then, a tragic accident leaves a boy orphaned and Mona is thrust headfirst into motherhood. Can she protect the career and the life she has built while keeping this little boy safe?

A native Canadian man gets advice from a glacier and starts to wonder if he’s going mad. Robbie always felt connected to his father, even if the two never spent a lot of time together, and now he’s missing. As he retraces his father’s last known steps at a glacier, the glacier starts to talk and Robbie wonders if he’s deeply connected to the land or slipping away from reality, just like his dad.

In 2171, society on Earth has collapsed, except for a select few female-only religious communities that shelter their inhabitants from the harsh wild world outside. Igraine has only known her cloister, has never seen a male, and is preparing for her transfer to an abbey on the moon, along with her friend Ophelia. When Ophelia begins to receive visions of a masculine archangel and secrets about their group's origins are revealed, Igraine starts to question the only future she’s ever known.

Jack Chen and Jack Owens find themselves sharing an office, the former a boy from Queens faking it until he makes it, while the later is the depressed nepo baby son of the company’s billionaire founder. Though the pair bond despite their lies, their friendship is eventually tested in what becomes a tense game, each coveting the other’s life.

After a family tragedy rocks Tiller’s world, he finds joy again in his Appalachian hometown through puppetry. His journey brings him to New York City in the 1970s to a PBS show where he finds his chosen family. The novel is structured like a documentary about the show, bringing us from Tiller’s past to the present, including a complicated love affair that shaped Tiller’s life.

Samuel Barkley is the only Black detective in his small Mississippi town in the 1970s. His new case of a dead man in a gay bar bathroom is peculiar and so is his new partner. Then there’s a plane crash coverup, which may not actually be a plane. Samuel learns that there is paranormal activity in town and these visitors are determined to stay, unless Samuel can find a way.

After Caitlin Moran hit rock bottom with doomscrolling and anxiety, she formulated a plan to escape to the country, but realized her problems just followed. In this part-memoir, part-self help book, Caitlin conspires to fight the algorithm, unplug and gain her sanity back one radical act at a time, even If the radical act is just picking up trash or daring to feel hopeful. This is a must read for anyone looking for optimism in a chaotic world.

A mom (Annie) and her daughter have found a remote hiding spot in Colorado, even with a party of hunters hot on their trail. Riven has always survived off the land and her mission of revenge has brought her to Annie’s cabin. As the two women’s world collide and they search for the truth, they learn that the truth can kill.