Books like Do Everything in the Dark by Gary Indiana

Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

After being murdered at fourteen, Susie Salmon watches from heaven as her family, friends, and killer grapple with grief and justice, revealing how love and forgiveness shape a family's future.

Jennifer Egan’s interlocking narratives weave the lives of Bennie Salazar, a former punk rocker turned record executive, and Sasha, a restless young woman, across decades and continents, exploring music, memory and the fragile threads that bind us.

A Jewish American teen travels to Ukraine with a tattered photograph, seeking the woman who saved his grandfather during the Holocaust, guided by a quirky translator, a blind veteran, and an oddly named guide dog.

A Black man's journey through racism, identity and activism in 1940s Harlem, culminating in a revelatory escape from the streets to self-knowledge.

An Englishman finds himself in the most unlikely of places: the sun-baked countryside of India. With no job, no prospects, and no sense of belonging, he must rely on his wits and humor to survive.

Mohammad Khan, an American Muslim architect, designs a Manhattan memorial for the 9/11 victims, while Claire Burwell, a grieving widow, defends his vision against family backlash, media pressure, and political opportunism.

Step into Lee's Machine Shop and meet Gilman Lee, infamous for his blues guitar, bootleg whiskey, and lovemaking. If you're a friend, he'll roll out the good times. If you're an enemy, he'll bite your ears off. Gilman dazzles nearly everyone except Gemma Collet, a cynical young woman who wrote her own ten commandments and follows them. Why, suddenly, is the whole world knocking on the door of Pick, Kentucky? It's in a county so remote that there are no craft shops, yogurt huts, or fast-food restaurants. Entering the region is like being swallowed by a living thing: a dinosaur or some other prehistoric animal that has evolved into a geographical area for reasons of self-preservation. Sent inland by the ocean's waves, Tom Jett, a philosopher from California, lands in Pick when his car breaks down. Frank Denton sneaks into town, bringing his grim search for Rosalie Wilson, one of Pick's own, a woman blessed with green eyes and a torch singer's voice. Meanwhile, the Conroy Coal Company is there to do what it's done since time immemorial - persuade people to sign coal leases that seldom pay off.

A series of stories set in Avonlea, focusing on characters and events in a small Canadian town, suitable for young adults or children, including tales of Aunt Cynthia, and featuring characters like David Spencer and Miss Emily.

Aldous Huxley's longest 1928 novel, *Point Counter Point* explores complex themes of intellectual life and society in England with a sophisticated, serious narrative.

Sheriff Troy Davis struggles to find love in the small town of Cedar Cove while dealing with the unexpected death of his daughter and a series of mysterious break-ins.

Confrontational essays and fiction by Gary Indiana collide in "Let It Bleed," a collection that challenges readers with bold cultural critiques from Rodney King’s beating to the 1992 presidential campaign.

In 1985 Chicago, gallery director Yale Tishman faces career triumphs and the devastation of the AIDS epidemic, while his friend Nico dies and his partner tests positive. Thirty years later, Fiona travels to Paris to confront her estranged daughter lost to a cult, uncovering the lasting impact of AIDS on their lives.

In 'Juliet, Naked', Nick Hornby weaves a story of love, loneliness and music as a woman, a washed‑up singer, and a teenage fan rediscover themselves through an unlikely friendship and an acoustic re‑release of a celebrated album.

Gary Indiana’s absurd comedy of manners follows a chilling double murder, weaving through a surreal New York landscape where resentment drives drama, romance, and deadly intrigue in a tangled murder trial.

A collection of short stories by Edmund Wilson that sketch American middle‑class suburban life, social customs, and intellectual dynamics within a fictional county.