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1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans, Crown, $28. 2. Heart the Lover, Lily King, Grove Press, $28. 3. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32. 4 ...

1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans, Crown, $28. 2. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32. 3. Heart the Lover, Lily King, Grove Press, $28. 4 ...

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From literary fiction to sci-fi to deep dives in history, these books stayed with our reporters, producers and staffers long after the last page. This year in particular it feels hard to tell what is ...