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5 Novels Perfect for Your Next Roadtrip

5 Novels Perfect for Your Next Roadtrip

Whether you’re driving cross-country or just heading out for a weekend getaway, a great book can make any road trip more enjoyable. We’ve put together a list of five books that are perfect for hitting the open road!


River of Mercy

by Paula Scott

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A gripping novel of love and loss, family and betrayal—ultimately beautiful and uplifting—for readers of Where the Crawdads Sing, The Great Alone, and Go as a River about a teenage boy and his single mother finding courage, grace, forgiveness, friendship, and, finally, coming home to a love they didn’t expect in a town she should never have left.

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Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt

by Lucinda Riley & Harry Whittaker

Release Date: May 11, 2023

Spanning a lifetime of love and loss, crossing borders and oceans, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt draws the Seven Sisters series to its stunning, unforgettable conclusion.

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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

by Tom Hanks

Release Date: May 9, 2023

From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film…and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.

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Trust

by Hernan Diaz

Release Date: May 3, 2022

At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle, TRUST engages the reader in a quest for the truth while confronting the deceptions that often live at the heart of personal relationships, the reality-warping force of capital, and the ease with which power can manipulate facts.

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Where Waters Meet

by Zhang Ling

Release Date: May 1, 2023

A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother’s secret life in an emotional and immersive novel by Zhang Ling, the bestselling author of A Single Swallow.

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